Heartburn during chemotherapy
Common Questions and Answers about Heartburn during chemotherapy
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Please help me. My father was diagnosed with NSCLC (adenocarcinoma) in October. His left lung was removed and now he received 4 rounds of chemotherapy. The lymph nodes on the left side of the lung were effected and removed. He is receiving cisplatin and taxotere as his treatment.
His brain scan, abdominal organs all were clear at the time of the diagnosis.
Yesterday he had an abdominal ultrasound (not due to any complaints) which showed a 15 milimeter 'something" in the liver.
I was just diagnosed with stage 1c ovarian cancer, had both ovaries, uterus, and omentum removed 5 weeks ago. But during my appoitment on Tuesday with the UNC oncologist I was told no chemotherapy. I am confused. Do I need it or not??????
yesterday i had bad diarrhea but it stopped by itself , when i woke up this morning i wokeup with a runny nose and all other symptoms of common cold.. in addition to sever heartburn.. i only took panadol for the cold but it didn't work,
i need some cold medication safe during pregnancy as well as something for the heartburn..
3cm, grade 2, IDC) chemotherapy may be considered. The oncologist will discuss with you the risks and benefits of chemotherapy as part of a treatment plan in your individual situation.
The decision to do chemotherapy during chemotherapy would be based on the estimated risk versus benefit in any individual case and would be decided by an oncologist. In general, the preference is not to do chemotherapy during the first trimester of pregnancy and to wait as long as is reasonable based on risk. The later in the pregnancy that chemotherapy is given, the less risk to the fetus. You should discuss this specifically with your oncologist and obstetrician.
My grandfather was receiving chemotherapy last week and the nurse messed up and he received a bottle of medicine in 15 minutes, that normally takes 45 minutes to an hour. During which he lost his speech, but it came back in 5 minutes. Now he is having problems with his sight and his mouth is still numb. Do I need to find another Dr. or what? I know the symptoms are related to the mess up, and I just need some suggestions....
I have ovarian cancer, I had chemotherapy for 6 years.But right now I am taking a break for 7 months. My problem is I started having heart burn for 3 months now, I HAVE TAKEN PREVACID, PRILOSAC AND NOW i AM ON NEXIUM.But they ar not helping me at all. I saw my oncho yesterday and she said ther is nothing they can do, and to avoid spicy food. But I havevn't been eating any spicy or hard food for several months now, what shall I do? Please help me.
I would like to ask you whether I can take AHCC /KINOKO GOLD --- the traditional AHCC/ during the chemotherapy . I will be taking my second course of chemotherapy tomorow - FEK. Thank you very much for the information.
1) Taxol / Paraplatin (first line chemotherapy) = September 2007 to Februray 2008
normal CA125 after the second cycle; went up after the sixth cycle / last course
2) Caelyx (second line chemotherapy) = March 2008 to August 2008
CA125 began to go down after the third cycle; went up after the sixth cycle / last course
3) Oral Etoposide (third line chemotherapy) = 22 September - 12 October 2008
completed the first cylce; her Gyn Onc would stop treatmetn due to toxicity
her WBC, RBC, hemogl
I have this horrible sore throat caused by heartburn. I was wondering wat kind of medicines would ya use for a sore throat. Also is a little nyquil safe to drink at night for sleep.
I have never had heartburn in my entire life until now I'm 24 weeks pregnant and seems like everything I eat gives me heartburn what can I take to relieve it?
How long may be the recommended interval period for resuming "Chemotherapy" after performing "Modified Mastectom" in which a couple of axiliary lymph nodes also removed ?
s almost certain for you to experience loss of appetite at some point during your chemotherapy. You have to will yourself to eat specially during these times. Your body becomes more susceptible to adverse effects of treatment when it does not get adequate nutrition.
2. Drink lots of water. This is to protect your kidneys from the toxic effects of the chemotherapy.
3. Protect yourself from infection.
Most oncologists will not want to be doing invasive procedures during chemotherapy given the increased risk for infection. In a case where hormone receptors are positive, it is likely that hormone therapy would begin after chemotherapy and radiation therapy (if she needs it). Her doctor will be best to advise regarding this. If you are concerned, you may want to consider a second opinion.
), there is a chance that any tumor spread to the armpit nodes will get cleared by the chemotherapy. Hence, doing the sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may not yield reliable results - negative sentinel nodes may have been originally positive for cancer, but those cancer cells might have been killed off by the chemotherapy. If neoadjuvant chemotherapy is performed, it might be better to sample more nodes during surgery, instead of just doing sentinel node biopsy.
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