Chemo and Blood Clot

sshhaarrii
sshhaarrii Member Posts: 38 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Anyone here ever get a blood clot during chemo. I did and I'm not even finished with round 2. I had no idea blood clots could be a side affect. The ironic thing is I went ER for intestinal issues. Kudos to the ER Dr. Anyway, I now need 2 injections of blood thinners a day through chemo.

 

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  • Nellasing
    Nellasing Member Posts: 528 Member
    edited December 2016 #2
    sshhaarrii bummer!

    So Sorry to hear that!!!  I googled it really quick because I hadn't heard of it or had the problem and there is a ton of information if someone isn't along soon to share their story. 

    SO GLAD they caught it at the ER and your Dr. has a plan for moving forward.  Everyone is so different.   (((HUGS))) and prayers <3<3

     

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    #3
    Cancer makes you clotty

    Just having cancer makes you more prone to blood clots. I actually had a mild stroke after 14 weeks of chemo. They didn't attribute it to the chemo but to a previously undiagnosed afib but I'm sure all the stress of chemo and cancer didn't help things. Good luck and I'm glad they caught the clot before it caused you more problems. 

  • Lou Ann M
    Lou Ann M Member Posts: 996 Member
    edited December 2016 #4
    Blood clots

    Blood clots were one of the first things my oncologist warned me about and he always checks my legs for any sign of swelling.  When I went to the ER with pain in my neck that is also the,first thing the,checked for.  Later I had a mild heart attack that the doctors believe was caused by a blood clot caused by the chemo drug Avastin.  Gv8H4

    Hugs and prayers, Lou Ann

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 789
    #5
    Hang in there, Shari! You can

    Hang in there, Shari! You can do this and we'll be here to chear you on. Kim

  • sshhaarrii
    sshhaarrii Member Posts: 38 Member
    edited December 2016 #6
    Crazy cancer! There are so my

    Crazy cancer! There are so my different things that can happen as a result. The ER Dr also told me there was a nodule in my lung. I don't know if it was something my oncologist knew about or not. That was the 1st I heard of it. Guess I'll find out next week. Oh, and I left the hospital with horrible neck pain, too. I figured it was just the hospital bed. So frustrating, makes me want to pull my hair out...lol. Oh thats right, I have no hair, I mean rip my wig off..lol.

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    edited December 2016 #7
    Hang in there sshhaarrii!

    Hang in there, sweetie. Unfortunately this is a marathon not a sprint. 

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,360 Member
    #8
    sshhaarrii said:

    Crazy cancer! There are so my

    Crazy cancer! There are so my different things that can happen as a result. The ER Dr also told me there was a nodule in my lung. I don't know if it was something my oncologist knew about or not. That was the 1st I heard of it. Guess I'll find out next week. Oh, and I left the hospital with horrible neck pain, too. I figured it was just the hospital bed. So frustrating, makes me want to pull my hair out...lol. Oh thats right, I have no hair, I mean rip my wig off..lol.

    look at you, sshhaarrii!

    look at you, sshhaarrii!  Cracking jokes!!  

  • Editgrl
    Editgrl Member Posts: 903 Member
    edited December 2016 #9
    Hang tough, sshhaarri!  It

    Hang tough, sshhaarri!  It does seem like something is always popping up during chemo.  Just hunker down and plow your way through this.  We're with you!

  • EZLiving66
    EZLiving66 Member Posts: 1,482 Member
    edited December 2016 #10
    The side effects of chemo are

    The side effects of chemo are unbelievable!  Last year when our oldest granddaughter was a junior in high school, a classmate died at school on a Monday morning after having chemo on Saturday.  The whole school was just devastated.  The school's principal is the son of a good friend of mine and she said he was just heartbroken.  What a shock for that family!!!  The mother said she had no idea you could DIE from chemo.  

    I wish you the best and totally understand you wanting to pull your hair (or lack thereof) out.  The only thing you can count on with chemo is that you can't count on anything!!

    Love,

    Eldri

  • TAyers
    TAyers Member Posts: 86 Member
    #11
    sshhaarrii said:

    Crazy cancer! There are so my

    Crazy cancer! There are so my different things that can happen as a result. The ER Dr also told me there was a nodule in my lung. I don't know if it was something my oncologist knew about or not. That was the 1st I heard of it. Guess I'll find out next week. Oh, and I left the hospital with horrible neck pain, too. I figured it was just the hospital bed. So frustrating, makes me want to pull my hair out...lol. Oh thats right, I have no hair, I mean rip my wig off..lol.

    Humor

    Sharri,

    I can see your humor between the pain and frustration. Definitely follow up on that lung nodule and be your own advocate.  I just had mine removed and it's highly suspicious for cancer. I will be praying for you.

    Tami

  • Soup52
    Soup52 Member Posts: 908 Member
    edited December 2016 #12
    I'm so sorry. Yes, I knew

    I'm so sorry. Yes, I knew about the blood clot possibility. I had a friend who had one while on chemo. I took a trip while on chemo and the doc prescribed the leva injections. I had an appointment at the bleeding and clotting institute here and the doc their advised the shots while on chemo, too. He even warned that having a port causes some inflammation too. I take Aleve daily anyway for my knee pain and which has some blood thinning properties, too.

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