So had my chemo last Wednesday, a week ago .
I really don't know what happened but for some reason I was sick.
I was still on the antibiotics for UTI so finished them on the Wednesday night.
Took my usual antisickness but on the night time I was sick every hour for 3 hours
Next morning I phoned acute, actually I phoned them during the night but no one picked up .so tried in the morning,
Was told to take the antisickness & if I get worse phone them back .
Survived on lack of water, food Thursday, drugged myself up with the antisickness & steriods.
Wretching on the Friday,& sat, was sick on the Friday, the druggs did not work, I think I brought them back up.
Sore from the white blood cells, felt like flu.
Stopped taking the antisickness from Friday I thought what's the point, I bring it back it back up, it's hurting me.
I possibly may should of phoned back up acute but I thought, they will only pump me full if more drugs, which have done nothing.
Sat managed to keep food down
Sunday , Monday , Tuesday too.
Drank coconut water which seemed to hydrate me , lived on stew for 3 days.
Now Wednesday , I just still feel weak, horrible taste in mouth, eating/ drinking normal but small amount of food, wee is clear.
Was suffering from constipation had painful stomach ,still using a hot water bottle.
I had to treat myself like I had flu ,as treating myself like I had chemo was getting me no where.
My stomach was sore from all the sickness, sore from all the drugs they gave me,.
They gave me 2 different types of antisickness, & a steriods which is supposed to be antisicknes.,
Before I even had the chemo I had stuff for antisickness & steroids.
My stomach just didn't like it atal, or my intestines.
Got to make an appointment to speak to oncologist as don't seem to have one for April as of yet.
Is this normal , ? Is this what chemo does to you ?
Thanks
Oh good grief! What a nightmare! I was given domperidone anti sick to be taken 3 x daily and they have worked for me. being sick I know you feel like you’re bringing up your gut! Have you not got a ‘passport’ for A&E which allows you treatment without queuing/cross questioning? I was given one and told to report to A&E if I was struggling. Hope you find a solution soon xxx
I don't know what a passport to a&e is , I have seen this before on this site, and also red card, we have where I live a number to phone to acute, at the oncology department they see you if your il with no waiting time , I guess this is similar to a passport/ red card., at the time I was just sick , no temp when I phoned
I will try and sort something out , as I'm not really wanting next lot if this is what it does to me ,I got one more EC then start 12 weeks of pax.
I'm concerned for my health if this is the state I get in, I don't want to be pumped full of drugs at acute as that's what they would do.
Update!!!
Spoke to oncologist and she's reducing my last EC by alot as I've had two full dose already & changing antisickness meds.
Hopefully I won't feel so bad, then onto the pax weekly, which she said is kinder, its the drug they give to the elderly apparently, but I could still get side effects!
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