Just started chemo need advice to manage side affects

Hi

I had by first round of Chemo last Friday on Sunday night terrible pain in legs the same on Monday with added scores in mouth,

pain better Tuesday. Just felt sick Wednesday lost voice, Thursday felt better but still had no voice by the evening chest pain during the night chronic back pain and upset tum I don't have a tempature but the pain is chronic ,

Any one got any tips please much appreciated :) 

Parents
  • GMorning Suran and welcome here to our friendly and caring site. Sorry you are having side effects so early with your chemo. Chemo is a fight! But its a fight for health - so try your best! First thing is to let them know - the oncology team needs your input to plan and do the chemo = so if you're in pain - give them a call and ask their opinion. In mean times - we found that keeping warm helps. You could ask the doctor for painkillers perhaps but if you are against them (as my wife was) then drinking loads of fresh water may help. She slept loads during her chemo and got to round ten - before dropping out. Everyone is different with chemo = but the effects can accumulate - so ask the onc. to help.

    All the best = steven

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  • GMorning Suran and welcome here to our friendly and caring site. Sorry you are having side effects so early with your chemo. Chemo is a fight! But its a fight for health - so try your best! First thing is to let them know - the oncology team needs your input to plan and do the chemo = so if you're in pain - give them a call and ask their opinion. In mean times - we found that keeping warm helps. You could ask the doctor for painkillers perhaps but if you are against them (as my wife was) then drinking loads of fresh water may help. She slept loads during her chemo and got to round ten - before dropping out. Everyone is different with chemo = but the effects can accumulate - so ask the onc. to help.

    All the best = steven

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  • Many thanks for taking the time to reply, I really appichate it. Your right I need to speak to the team and stop thinking I am a waisting there time my difficulty I have always struggled to ask for help.

    like many of us I was lacked incit to the impact of chemo , I think I see my self as a superhero thinking a am exempt to side affects and this has been a shock.

    on a posstive I am nit sounding a Marge Simpions any more voice is returning ,:)