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,

    I was OK at first too but when the side effects did kick in I made the mistake of thinking this was normal and didn't ask for help when I should have.

    I found that domperidone really helped, but I needed a lot more of them than I was initially prescribed. Between me, the cancer nurse, the oncologist and my GP we did get this sorted out.

    Keeping a diary is a good idea, it will also help you be able to gauge whether things are improving or getting worse over time.

    Good luck

    Dave

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  • Hi,

    I was OK at first too but when the side effects did kick in I made the mistake of thinking this was normal and didn't ask for help when I should have.

    I found that domperidone really helped, but I needed a lot more of them than I was initially prescribed. Between me, the cancer nurse, the oncologist and my GP we did get this sorted out.

    Keeping a diary is a good idea, it will also help you be able to gauge whether things are improving or getting worse over time.

    Good luck

    Dave

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