Feeling awful after finishing 5 weeks chemoradiation treatment.

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Can anyone give me some advice on how to cope particularly with feeling nauseous and vomiting all the time.Really getting me down.

Thanks

  • Hi babs 

    what chemo are you on ? 
    If I/V. Are giving you anti emetics prior to infusion such as dex and granesetron ? 
    At home  do you have maxolon , stemetil and/ or ondansetron ? All can be very helpful 

    I was on oral capecitabine  lasted 5 days couldn’t do it. This week I started on 5FU/LV and they loaded me up prior to infusion. It’s only week 1 but worked A dream 

    Soeak to your chemo team ….  I hope it settles for you. It’s the worst feeling 

  • Hi . I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling but well done on finishing the chemoradiotherapy. I’ve heard people say that the side effects have continued for a couple of weeks after stopping but then eased. Could you ring your colorectal support nurse and see if there’s a better antisickness that they can give you?

    Take care

    Karen x

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm