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PCP put me on Lasix

cahjah75
cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
for the swelling in my feet/ankles/lower legs. They hurt so much it was hard to put on shoes or walk. I started the Lasix on Friday and took it Saturday & Sunday. I did not take it today because I have chemo #5 tomorrow and need to hydrate. All I know is that it worked and my ankles aren't swollen anymore. I can start it again several days after chemo if I have the same swelling problem. He also told me to start taking Prilosec for the acid reflux. (I took it for years and stopped after losing 40 lbs. Now that I've regained the weight even small meals feel like they're stuck at the bottom of my throat. As for my cough of 6 weeks - my chest xray showed nothing, my lungs are clear so I started taking Mucinex Expectorant/Nasal Decongestant and WOW the gates opened up. I'm getting rid of a lot of mucus and my cough has loosened up. I will be glad when I finally feel good again sometime after chemo #6????
Char
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  • webbwife50
    webbwife50 CSN Member Posts: 394
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    You will!!
    Dear Char, you will feel better after you're done with the chemo business. It is incredible all the things that happen as a result of chemo. I had my last taxol round a year ago, to the day. While I did have a huge surgery after chemo, I have felt that I am just now starting to find my new normal, and I am happy with where I am at. Try to keep your "chin up" and know you are in my thoughts and prayers...hugs..alison
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  • AMomNETN
    AMomNETN CSN Member Posts: 242
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    Lasix
    Char,

    I too had swelling in my legs, ankles, feet, hands etc. I was on Lasix til a few weeks ago. I know where you are had. Just hang in there. It helped me to lay down as much as I could to keep the swelling down. This will pass. Chemo is one tought cookie but we are tougher.

    Janie
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  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 CSN Member Posts: 2,462
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    Hi Char,
    Sorry you aren't feeling well. But just think, after tomorrow you will be one step closer to finishing your chemo! Woo Hoo! Hope things improve for you. Hugs, Jean
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  • VickiSam
    VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #5
    Jean 0609 said:

    Hi Char,
    Sorry you aren't feeling well. But just think, after tomorrow you will be one step closer to finishing your chemo! Woo Hoo! Hope things improve for you. Hugs, Jean

    bumping up ...
    Vicki Sam
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Hi Char,
    Sorry you aren't feeling well. But just think, after tomorrow you will be one step closer to finishing your chemo! Woo Hoo! Hope things improve for you. Hugs, Jean

    Hoping that the Lasix will
    Hoping that the Lasix will do its job for you Char! Soon you will be graduating from chemo and can focus on life after cancer!


    Sue :)
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  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia CSN Member Posts: 4,014 Member
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    Lasix (furosemide), aka
    Lasix (furosemide), aka viatmin L, is a great drug for edema. Make sure you eat your bananas and/or drink OJ while you are on it. If you feel weak or dizzy, let your pcp know as you made need a dosage reduction.

    Here's a link (because I really can't help myself--lol):

    Lasix (furosemide)
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  • Lighthouse_7
    Lighthouse_7 CSN Member Posts: 1,566 Member
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    CypressCynthia said:

    Lasix (furosemide), aka
    Lasix (furosemide), aka viatmin L, is a great drug for edema. Make sure you eat your bananas and/or drink OJ while you are on it. If you feel weak or dizzy, let your pcp know as you made need a dosage reduction.

    Here's a link (because I really can't help myself--lol):

    Lasix (furosemide)

    Cynthia,
    Are you a nurse?
    Cynthia,
    Are you a nurse? You have very good detailed answers and I was just wondering. I am always informed from your posts.
    Thanks,
    Wanda

    I too am on Lasix and it works too well sometimes LOL. I know where every bathroom is . On a very low dose though. I was on hydrochlorathaizide for years and loved that one but it made my potassium spike way too high.
    Excuse my spelling, I know it's not correct :)
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  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia CSN Member Posts: 4,014 Member
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    Lighthouse_7 said:

    Cynthia,
    Are you a nurse?
    Cynthia,
    Are you a nurse? You have very good detailed answers and I was just wondering. I am always informed from your posts.
    Thanks,
    Wanda

    I too am on Lasix and it works too well sometimes LOL. I know where every bathroom is . On a very low dose though. I was on hydrochlorathaizide for years and loved that one but it made my potassium spike way too high.
    Excuse my spelling, I know it's not correct :)

    LOL, guessing the viatmin l
    LOL, guessing the viatmin l crack gave me away??

    I am a neonatal nurse practitioner and my patients are all under 12 lbs, so thank you for saying you are informed from my posts as adults are not my usual patients. But I am also a nerd ;-) and from a very medical family: father a doc, sister a doc, mother a nurse, daughter almost a PA--hopefully :-)
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
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    CypressCynthia said:

    Lasix (furosemide), aka
    Lasix (furosemide), aka viatmin L, is a great drug for edema. Make sure you eat your bananas and/or drink OJ while you are on it. If you feel weak or dizzy, let your pcp know as you made need a dosage reduction.

    Here's a link (because I really can't help myself--lol):

    Lasix (furosemide)

    Cynthia
    he gave me a very low dose. It's in liquid form 10mg. All I know is that I was in the bathroom every 15 min. LOL
    Char
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  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy CSN Member Posts: 2,832 Member
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    cahjah75 said:

    Cynthia
    he gave me a very low dose. It's in liquid form 10mg. All I know is that I was in the bathroom every 15 min. LOL
    Char

    How timely!
    My oncologist just prescribed Lasix this afternoon. My ankles and feet started swelling a week ago. I just knew I was in heart failure (why not, everything else is falling apart?), but oncologist assured me this happens to chemo patients. And now that I see some of you are also on Lasix, I believe her!
    Suzanne
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