post chemo nausea

I had my first cycle of chemo- for mesothelioma- last Wednesday [1st June] and was not too bad regarding feelings of nausea, headache and bad taste in my mouth,  however from around the afternoon of  Friday  2nd day after treatment the onset of all the above symptoms really, shockingly, kicked in. For the last three days I have felt an extremely low quality of life suffering  badly from the above symptoms. I realise the reaction to chemo will vary from patient to patient, and what particular treatment their on, and for the particular  type of cancer their being treated for, however it would be comforting to hear that the debilitating symptoms do/can subside. 

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  • Hi Bal, welcome to the forum but sorry you have cancer. I don't know what chemo you're on and I think there are hundreds of kinds of chemo. A  lot depends on what cancer you have as to the type of chemo would be prescribed. I did have chemo for colon cancer at first diagnosis and I was so sick, they had to stop it. It might be a good idea for you to contact your treatment team to let them know that you are experiencing bad side effects from the chemo. They would be the best to advise you what to do. Let us know what they tell you. I guess it would depend on how bad the sickness is as to what they would say.

    I hope you get through this okay.

    Take care.

    Lorraine 

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  • Hi Bal, welcome to the forum but sorry you have cancer. I don't know what chemo you're on and I think there are hundreds of kinds of chemo. A  lot depends on what cancer you have as to the type of chemo would be prescribed. I did have chemo for colon cancer at first diagnosis and I was so sick, they had to stop it. It might be a good idea for you to contact your treatment team to let them know that you are experiencing bad side effects from the chemo. They would be the best to advise you what to do. Let us know what they tell you. I guess it would depend on how bad the sickness is as to what they would say.

    I hope you get through this okay.

    Take care.

    Lorraine 

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