Hi, I am from Auckland, New Zealand and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and have some other minors areas, so it has spread in March 26.
I have constant nausea and vomiting day and night, have just today got home from the hospital Fri 17/7 been in there since Tue 14/7 also spent Tue to Sat in hospital last week.
They have pushed out my chemo appointments twice because of how much I am already struggling with nausea and vomiting .
They have had me on 4 types on anti nausea medications and none of them have worked one little bit, a lot of my vomiting comes from this dry cough I have acquired. Much easier with a wet cough. I also take asthma medications but am not a asthmatic. I stopped taking codiene for the cough because I thought that was the answer but it isnt.
Its been 5 weeks since my last chemo/immuno and it should be 3 weekly.
I am absolutely beside myself with how to manage this constant nausea and vomiting. Please help.
Any tips or tricks much appreciated.
Hello Dunno44
I am sorry to hear that you are dealing with constant nausea and vomiting due to your cancer treatment.
My own cancer was different to yours but by responding it should bump your post and bring it to the attention of someone who has dealt with similar effects. Hopefully they will then be able to offer more specific support.
My cancer was endometrial but during both chemotherapy and pelvic radiotherapy I did have a lot of nausea and I appreciate that it is a challenging side effect to cope with. The things that helped me was different combinations of anti nausea medications and the timing of taking them. I found taking one type regularly- for me that was ondansetron and then on the advice of my CNS I took domperidone 30 minutes before eating. I remember my CNS saying to take the medication before I felt sick as this gave it a chance to work- she said it was better to do that than give the nausea a chance to kick in.
I kept meals light and ate more little and often. My meals were quite bland/plain. I found certain foods would make me feel more sick- spicy, processed, dairy so avoided them.
It sounds like your vomiting is due to your cough and I am afraid that I can't really give any tips for that as it is not something I have experienced.
While you are waiting for someone to reply to your post, I wonder if it would be worth posting directly to one of the nurses on here who may be able to offer further advice. I will pop a link below.
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