Hospitalised a week after 1st chemo

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Hi not had the most pleasant of experiences. My  first chemo was fine on the day but then 3 days later after I had finished my steroids I started with the sickness and diarrhea. All week I was struggling to eat and drink and was admitted to hospital as my symptoms were getting worse sickness tablets and loperamide not always helping.  My heart rate was 140 bpm and I was dehydrated and tested for infection. They fed me with antibiotics which made it worse and with not eating lost 8 pounds in weight. Ended up with no infection thankfully. They put it down to chemo and viral gastroenteritis but honestly think it was just  the strong  chemo as I'm being treated for her2 positive breast cancer. My next one is this Thursday which I'm absolutely dreading as don't want to go through all that again. My stomach still not 100 per cent they have prescribed lanzepramole for the acid and ondansetron and loperamide. I don't know whether to just start taking the ondansetron before the sickness starts just need abit of advice. They have said they will give me an extra week if I'm not 100 per cent so will have to see. 

  • Unfortunately your reaction to chemo, does still happen. Hopefully your oncologist  will reduce your dose for this week. I really can sympathize  because chemo made me very sick. I'm pleased you were taken into hospital so you had support. I did try taking the anti sickness pills a day or two before the chemo. I definitely took laxatives the day before because I had problems with constipation so if your problem was diarrhoea, try taking the loperamide. In the end I just had to except that the chemo made me very sick. I'm not going to say it ever improved but eventually the chemo finished and I had to tell myself that it was necessary as I had TNBC so no other treatment. In the end I just had to believe it would work and it has. My cancer was in 2015 and to date , still clear.

    I do hope it goes better for you this time but if not, just be encouraged by the fact, the treatment is very successful these days.

    Thinking of you.

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    • I have to go once every 3 weeks for chemo and this last week before my next one I've finally felt my normal self again. I can't stop eating at the moment and starting to build myself up with loosing weight last time. Its so hard having to go through it all again Thursday. They haven't mentioned lowering the treatment yet just seeing how I get on with medication in place to try prevent it. I'm dreading it to be honest. Good to hear though that u are clear and that's what I need to try focus on if anything just so tough :(