Can you go for chemo if you have a cold?

IamHope
IamHope Member Posts: 58
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I started feeling sick yesterday and woke up misserable this morning. The whole toot, sore throut, blocked nose, coughing, headache and pain in the ears. My first chemo session is booked for Friday. Will I be able to go?

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  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    Call
    If I were you I would call your oncologist office today and if you are feeling better on Friday and you don't have a fever they may still do your chemo or they may put if off for another week. They may want to draw some blood.

    I hope you feel better soon.

    Hugs to you,
    Margo
  • whichwitch
    whichwitch Member Posts: 42
    Sry to hear your not feeling
    Sry to hear your not feeling well. sending hugs and good wishes your way.
  • tgf
    tgf Member Posts: 950 Member

    Sry to hear your not feeling
    Sry to hear your not feeling well. sending hugs and good wishes your way.

    Hope
    I don't know about chemo with a cold ... but I came down with pneumonia during my chemo treatments and I was still able to have chemo. I'm sure if you call the oncologist's office and tell them how you are feeling ... they will tell you whether you will be able to have your chemo. My guess is you'll just have to play it day-by-day to see how you are doing the day of your scheduled appointment.

    Good luck and take care ...

    hugs.
    teena
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    tgf said:

    Hope
    I don't know about chemo with a cold ... but I came down with pneumonia during my chemo treatments and I was still able to have chemo. I'm sure if you call the oncologist's office and tell them how you are feeling ... they will tell you whether you will be able to have your chemo. My guess is you'll just have to play it day-by-day to see how you are doing the day of your scheduled appointment.

    Good luck and take care ...

    hugs.
    teena

    Call your oncologist and let
    Call your oncologist and let him know. They will decide if you should have chemo or not then.


    Hugs, ♥ Lex
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    Everyone has given you the
    Everyone has given you the best advice~ call your Dr! Because chemo depeletes our white cell count, making it near impossible to fight off infections, chances are, depending on the severity of your cold, that he may decide to postpone it for a week. But it may not be the case! Let us know what happens! And, get well soon...colds are no fun at the best of times!

    Hugs,
    Claudia
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    chenheart said:

    Everyone has given you the
    Everyone has given you the best advice~ call your Dr! Because chemo depeletes our white cell count, making it near impossible to fight off infections, chances are, depending on the severity of your cold, that he may decide to postpone it for a week. But it may not be the case! Let us know what happens! And, get well soon...colds are no fun at the best of times!

    Hugs,
    Claudia

    Your oncologist will let you
    Your oncologist will let you know if he doesn't think you can have the chemo. But, he might let you go ahead if it is just the start of a cold.

    ♥ Hugs, Kristin ♥
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    Kristin N said:

    Your oncologist will let you
    Your oncologist will let you know if he doesn't think you can have the chemo. But, he might let you go ahead if it is just the start of a cold.

    ♥ Hugs, Kristin ♥

    Ask your oncologist, and,
    Ask your oncologist, and, let us know. I really have no idea, but, I would think they would continue the chemo.
  • CR1954
    CR1954 Member Posts: 1,390 Member
    Check.....
    Check with your onc, but I developed a virus after my second round of chemo, and still continued. The onc kept a close watch on my bloodwork.

    Sadly, because of the chemo, my virus lasted over two months and I completely lost my voice for seven weeks...no fun.

    But at least I finished chemo on time.

    But call & ask what your onc thinks.

    Hugs,

    CR
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    CR1954 said:

    Check.....
    Check with your onc, but I developed a virus after my second round of chemo, and still continued. The onc kept a close watch on my bloodwork.

    Sadly, because of the chemo, my virus lasted over two months and I completely lost my voice for seven weeks...no fun.

    But at least I finished chemo on time.

    But call & ask what your onc thinks.

    Hugs,

    CR

    So, what did your oncologist
    So, what did your oncologist say? Did you go?
  • IamHope
    IamHope Member Posts: 58
    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    IamHope said:

    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.

    Glad
    I'm glad you were still able to have your chemo treatment.
    Being full of snot probably doesn't help your stomach either.

    Hope you feel better soon.

    Hugs,
    Margo
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    IamHope said:

    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.

    Oh.. I so sorry that you are
    Oh.. I so sorry that you are feeling so miserable... Hang in there... I hate colds.. I hate this cancer and every type of treatment that goes with it... I hate all of it... but you are doing so good... hang in there.. no one should have to feel like yesterdays pizza... and I agree one would think with all of the advances in the 21st century that one could come up with a cure for the cold...

    hugs

    ~T
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    IamHope said:

    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.

    Oh.. I so sorry that you are
    Oh.. I so sorry that you are feeling so miserable... Hang in there... I hate colds.. I hate this cancer and every type of treatment that goes with it... I hate all of it... but you are doing so good... hang in there.. no one should have to feel like yesterdays pizza... and I agree one would think with all of the advances in the 21st century that one could come up with a cure for the cold...

    hugs

    ~T
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    IamHope said:

    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.

    Sorry that you got sick. I
    Sorry that you got sick. I hope you feel better soon.

    Hang in there.


    Hugs ♥Lex♥
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
    IamHope said:

    Thanks for all the advice!
    I did call my onc. I have bronchi-influenzia (spelling?)
    Chemo went ahead on Friday. My frist round. Oy! I was so scared! I'm doing the CAF treatment which ment 7 drips one after another. Strange, I thought they going to mix up the whole concuction in one drip.
    I got so sick last night. Today I'm feeling like... how to explain. It feels asif every cell in my body is irretated with me and wants to leave. Being full of snot and coughing the whole time on top of all of this is just not right!
    This is hectic people! I mean we live in the 21st Century! When are they going to find a way to cure this without making us feel like yesterdays pizza.
    TIP: When going for all these operations, chemo treatments and other cancer related hospital visits, do NOT watch ER, House, Grays Anatomie - it's just not funny.

    Sorry you don't feel well
    I hope you get over your cold soon and start to feel better quickly! Pammy
  • Tux
    Tux Member Posts: 544
    Akiss4me said:

    Sorry you don't feel well
    I hope you get over your cold soon and start to feel better quickly! Pammy

    Get well soon! Glad you got

    Get well soon! Glad you got your chemo over with on Fri. Keep us posted on how you are doing! Hugs & prayers sent your way!
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    Tux said:

    Get well soon! Glad you got

    Get well soon! Glad you got your chemo over with on Fri. Keep us posted on how you are doing! Hugs & prayers sent your way!

    Hope you get to feeling
    Hope you get to feeling better. One more chemo done!


    Hugs, Leeza