Anybody have throat paralysis with Oxaliplatin

CarrieL
CarrieL Member Posts: 13
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Just had my 3rd round of chemo Wed afternoon. Early Wed. evening I could not breath and had to call 911, chemo Dr. said I had a rare throat paralysis reaction to Oxaliplatin and now have to get allergy tested to see what my sensitivity is and next chemo treatment I have to stay overnight for monitoring. Anbody have this problem?
Carrie

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  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #2
    Hi Carrie,
    I had an allergy
    Hi Carrie,

    I had an allergy to Oxaliplatin, which was discovered the first time I had it during infusion. I got all itchy & broke out in hives & my lips got swollen. They stopped it, pumped me full of Benadryl & steroids, then proceeded very carefully. My subsequent infusions of it were stretched out over a much longer amount of time & they had me take some oral steroids and Benadryl at home before coming in each time, also.
    I did have two times of being at home, however, and feeling like my throat was closing in when I was trying to swallow food. It was kind of scary. I never called 911, because it turned around fairly quickly. So, I don't know if they could give you steroids/Benadryl beforehand if they feel like the benefit of the Oxaliplatin is still worth giving to you.

    I'm now on my second time of having chemo & my onc decided to not go the Oxy route again. (I'm taking Camptosar, Erbitux, & Avastin now).
    Best wishes to you-
    Lisa
  • CarrieL
    CarrieL Member Posts: 13
    #3
    lisa42 said:

    Hi Carrie,
    I had an allergy
    Hi Carrie,

    I had an allergy to Oxaliplatin, which was discovered the first time I had it during infusion. I got all itchy & broke out in hives & my lips got swollen. They stopped it, pumped me full of Benadryl & steroids, then proceeded very carefully. My subsequent infusions of it were stretched out over a much longer amount of time & they had me take some oral steroids and Benadryl at home before coming in each time, also.
    I did have two times of being at home, however, and feeling like my throat was closing in when I was trying to swallow food. It was kind of scary. I never called 911, because it turned around fairly quickly. So, I don't know if they could give you steroids/Benadryl beforehand if they feel like the benefit of the Oxaliplatin is still worth giving to you.

    I'm now on my second time of having chemo & my onc decided to not go the Oxy route again. (I'm taking Camptosar, Erbitux, & Avastin now).
    Best wishes to you-
    Lisa

    Thanks
    I am getting allergy tested this coming week to see what my allergy is to Oxaliplatin, but it felt like I couldn't breath at all and was making funny sounds to get air into my lungs, very scary. How much longer did the stretched out infusion take? Right now I get it over 2 hours.
  • Marc141
    Marc141 Member Posts: 1
    #4
    Benadryl
    I've had three rounds of chemo myself. They infused high-octane Benadryl before the Oxaliplatin. At the UC Davis Cancer Center they do that as a precaution for just about everybody.
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #5
    Marc141 said:

    Benadryl
    I've had three rounds of chemo myself. They infused high-octane Benadryl before the Oxaliplatin. At the UC Davis Cancer Center they do that as a precaution for just about everybody.

    Oxaliplatin pre-treatments
    I remember getting Benadryl by IV prior to by Oxaliplatin infusions as well. I did wind up having to drop it from the chemo after 3 treatments, though, due to nerve and muscle issues. Mary
  • angelsbaby
    angelsbaby Member Posts: 1,165 Member
    #6
    HI
    MY HUSBAND WAS ON THAT HE HAD A HOOK LIKE FEELING IN HIS THROAT . COULD NOT DRINK ANYTHING COLD HOPE THAT HELPS

    ANGELSBABY

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