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ddon
6 years agoMember
AC affecting the heart?
I know long term chemo can affect the heart but has anyone felt it during treatment? I have had one session and my resting heart rate has gone up 20 bpm and hasn’t come down. I was so nauseated and ti...
ddon
6 years agoMember
wow - your husband was fit - I am not in the triathlete category. But you’re right, it’s a big increase. So much stuff goes on with the body during chemo and other than a broad overview of possible side effects it’s hard to sort out what is probably normal and what isn’t. One day my throat was so sore and it hurt just to open my mouth. For hours. Then it just faded away and got better and never came back. Weird.
Anyway, feeling almost normal today otherwise and it’s so good to enjoy a cup of coffee again.