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6 Round Of ABVD - Now Having Trouble Breathing
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Jul 26, 2009 - 10:14 pm
I recently completed chemo, 6 rounds (12 treatments) of ABVD, right before treatment #12 the day before actually I participated in the LIVESTRONG Challenge and walked the 5K without a problem, the next day at chemo my blood pressure was on the low side as were the results from my CBC. But we continued the last dose of treatment, since I have been having trouble breathing, I just cannot get a deep breath. I am ok as long as I am sitting or laying down, but even going from my couch to the kitchen 20 feet away makes me feel winded, and out of breath. I have emailed my oncologist but no response as of yet. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Did it subside on its own?? Hoping that this is not a long term side effect. |
Joined: Apr 2009
Joleen,
Though I am not a doctor, I would assume that you have been given Bleomiacin (part of your ABVD). Bleo can mess with the lungs in some patients as it did with me. You are fortunately at the end, so hopefully it should clear up. I was subjected to a simple arterial blood test to check oxygen levels in my blood (at least that's what they told me they did- I was young at that time). I'm not sure how they check it 20 years later. But still, I would try calling your oncologist, instead of emailing. If you get no response, and still have the shortness of breath, try your PCP or even go to the emergency room. You are experiencing something real and not just in your head.
Paul E. (Hodgkoid2003)
Joined: Mar 2009
The last 2 days were rough, Monday I spent the entire day back and forth between medical centers first for a radiation consu