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Having a cold infection while on chemo

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hi everyone, 

my friend has had chemo about 2 weeks ago and has no immune system. she caught a cold a couple of days ago and the doctors isolated her and put her on antibiotics. she cannot cope with the cold because the symptoms are really bad but the doctors said they cannot do anything more until the antibiotics start to work. what is unfortunate is that she was going to have her last chemo session this week but now everything stops until she recovers. 

also due to covid i cannot go to see her at the hospital so she has been away from everyone for a couple of months too. 

is there anyone who has been through the same thing or someone who can give a bit of reassurance that she will be okay 

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    Hi there, my husband had chemotherapy and although on antibiotics he still had treatment, so are you sure she will not be having the session?  If that's correct, delaying treatment by a few weeks, we were told, is not a problem as the chemotherapy carries on working during this time, so because one session is not done does not mean that she will get worse.  I'm not a doctor but just helping through my own experience and what our oncologist advised us.  Hope she soon gets over her infection on the antibiotics.  Best wishes, Carol 

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    thank you for the reply Carol,

    yes the doctor has put her into isolation while the symptoms of the cold disappear and stopped chemo until she is clear of a cold. although a cold is not a big deal to us without cancer it is for a someone going through chemotherapy. I'm just praying that this cold disappears soon and her treatment can be back on track again. 

    thank you once again x

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