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Effects on your heart
has anyone had a problem with their heart rhythm, specifically going into AF and at a very high rate, after their first infusion? Or is it because I had a chest infection? 5 days in hospital a...
@Brenda5 .... you may help here?
It hasn’t happened to me, but i have One friend who ended up with a heart condition that was caused by her regime of chemo .... but it took some years to ‘show up’.
What treatment are you on? I put up a post about this subject a while back .... tho it depends on your treatment. Just be aware that chemo CAN affect the heart.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/19592/cardiomyopathy-and-chemo-a-serious-condition-to-be-aware-of/p1
Take care and all the best fo4 your ongoing treatment. xxx
It hasn’t happened to me, but i have One friend who ended up with a heart condition that was caused by her regime of chemo .... but it took some years to ‘show up’.
What treatment are you on? I put up a post about this subject a while back .... tho it depends on your treatment. Just be aware that chemo CAN affect the heart.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/19592/cardiomyopathy-and-chemo-a-serious-condition-to-be-aware-of/p1
Take care and all the best fo4 your ongoing treatment. xxx