Hi annamarieph

Sorry to hear your Mum is having a tough time 

My Mum has also recently had her first dose of docetaxel and experienced these side effects too ..her Chemo help line were able to help with extra medication to help settle things so if you haven't already I would suggest you get In touch with them and tell them what your Mum is experiencing so they can help . Really hope things start to improve soon x

Thanks for your response :) 

She was given anti sickness tablets and loperamide/Imodium for the diarrhoea, but her biggest problem is the cramping pain that comes alongside it in waves. Not sure if this drug helps with cramps aswell? 

I hope your mums symptoms have resolved with their advice x

Hopefully immodium will help . Mum also had omeprazole and gavison so may be worth asking about that ?  It's definitely worth keeping the chemo line informed .  Mum had a really rough few days but things have improved a bit and I'm sure they will for your Mum x

Thankyou so much. Although it's a terrible thing, it's nice for her to read this and know that she's not alone. I hope you are recovering well from this trauma. ️
did you find that the stomach cramps were relieved as long as the vomit/diarrhoea was controlled? 

Thankyou 

Yes I find the cramps eased with pain relief and once diarrhoea subsided 

Hot water bottle helped at times when I was not too hot 

Side effects are grim and at times you feel like you can't go on but we do and mum will feel better 

I never thought I'd make it through to 7 cycles but I have although I feel horrendous now I know each day gets easier and mum will too 

Michelle