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Lillian67
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9 years ago

So sick - what do I do?

im on round 2 of chemo. My little ones had the sniffles and a cough and I've picked up. Day after chemo I got a sore throat. I had my side effects and they weren't bad but as my immunity dipped down this bug has picked up. Chemo on Tuesday, by Saturday I can't get out of bed. It feels like the onset of chest infections I use to get. Tuesday I went to he dr, he gave me antibiotics to take. It's now Thursday and I still feel terrible. I have a hard cough, am awake most of the night coughing. During the day I can't stand up for more than 10 minutes without getting dizzy. My temp isn't going up so I can't take myself off to the hospital.
do I just have to ride it out? Hope that as my immunity picks up it will kick it?
or should I try to see my onc?

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  • Lillian67's avatar
    Lillian67
    Member
    9 years ago
    I'm smack bang in the middle of the 7-10 day period.
    my temp is now up to 37.5
    ill give the unit a call, forgot I could do that :)
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    melclarity
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    9 years ago
    @Lillian67 So the week of your infusion you have full immunity, its the 2nd week that it dips, they only watch for high temp which indicates infection. Chemo in general makes you feel CRAP and was my experience. The other thing is too after my first infusion I did get a chest infection and was cleared up by antibiotics. in 4.5 months this was the only time I actually got sick irrespective of low immunity. I also worked in a special school with sick kids and my Oncologist said its no problem. You can get sick from anywhere, key is to just not be around people who have something serious...the common cold etc., is fine so to speak. Id ring your Oncology dept and double check, my Nurse in charge was always available for any query. Make sure you keep panadol up! Hugs Melinda xo
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    SoldierCrab
    Member
    9 years ago
    @Lillian67
    I agree Call the chemo unit, also get yourself some pineapple and eat it or juice it and it will help you stop coughing..
    Hugs 
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    Nadi
    Member
    9 years ago
    Hi Lillian sorry you are feeling this way. I would ring the chemo unit. Tell them what you are experiencing and get their advice. They might want you to come in and get checked out and could take your bloods to check your neutrophils. You have to ensure you are well. Chemo, as you know can really knock us around, and it could turn into an emergency quickly especially if your temp goes up. Good luck.