5 days later after first chemo

waffle8
waffle8 Member Posts: 234
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Oh my chemo,It is worse then and better then I imagined.....Seems like I have a lot of side affects..Was very nauseated for 2 days used 2 diff. meds[zofran? and compazine] have a very very very itchy rash on upper body, sores on my tongue, and feels like I am starting a [hate to say it]yeast infection..
But Praise God one down and 3 to go.....Like you all say it is no walk in the park but it is doable..Any advice my pink friends?
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  • heidijez
    heidijez Member Posts: 441
    #2
    Crud! I hate to hear when my
    Crud! I hate to hear when my bc sisters are having a tough time with chemo. If it's any consolation, in addition to the yeast infection, I was also extremely constipated after my first chemo (they warned me about diarrhea, so I was shocked to say the least). Hang in there, it will get better!
  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    #3
    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I
    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I would recommend that you contact your onc because of the rash. I believe that depending on the type of chemo cocktail you take, you can get sores in your mouth. I have seen a recipe for a mouth rinse that some ladies have used and had success with it. I'll try to locate that and bump it up for you. But, still contact your onc because you may be having an allergic reaction to one of the meds. Let us know what you do. Good luck!
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #4
    MyTurnNow said:

    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I
    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I would recommend that you contact your onc because of the rash. I believe that depending on the type of chemo cocktail you take, you can get sores in your mouth. I have seen a recipe for a mouth rinse that some ladies have used and had success with it. I'll try to locate that and bump it up for you. But, still contact your onc because you may be having an allergic reaction to one of the meds. Let us know what you do. Good luck!

    I am so sorry Waffle that
    I am so sorry Waffle that you are having a hard time. Hang in there!

    ♠♣ Susie ♠♣
  • Boppy_of_6
    Boppy_of_6 Member Posts: 1,138
    #5
    Hey
    Sorry to hear this waffle8 I am also 5 days out from my 1st chemo taking Taxotere Cytoxan. I have done pretty well had some diahrea, not to bad though. They told me if I had mouth sores to use 1/2 tsp. of salt in 8ozs. of warm water to rinse my mouth every 2 hrs, for about 1 min. or baking soda in water. Hope this helps some. Your Onc. should be able to give you something different to help with the nausea next time. Best of luck and God Bless
    Boppy
  • pattimc
    pattimc Member Posts: 431
    #6
    Itchy rash
    I had extreme itchies throughout all of my treatment (chemo and rads). My body had a systemic yeast infection (due to all the antibiotics we're on, compromised immune system, etc). It was suggested by my PCP to eat Activia everyday and take Acidophilus also. It helps clean up any bad bacteria in your system and helps to support your digestive tract. After doing that for awhile, I am now itch free and no more digestive problems.

    Good luck with the rest of your chemo! You can do it!
  • waffle8
    waffle8 Member Posts: 234
    #7
    pattimc said:

    Itchy rash
    I had extreme itchies throughout all of my treatment (chemo and rads). My body had a systemic yeast infection (due to all the antibiotics we're on, compromised immune system, etc). It was suggested by my PCP to eat Activia everyday and take Acidophilus also. It helps clean up any bad bacteria in your system and helps to support your digestive tract. After doing that for awhile, I am now itch free and no more digestive problems.

    Good luck with the rest of your chemo! You can do it!

    Thanks for all the
    Thanks for all the encouragement......I hate to complain but I know everyone is going thru this so that helps me so so much to know I am not alone.......Trying to keep my hands busy typing so I can,t scratch........
  • camsgram
    camsgram Member Posts: 106
    #8
    waffle8 said:

    Thanks for all the
    Thanks for all the encouragement......I hate to complain but I know everyone is going thru this so that helps me so so much to know I am not alone.......Trying to keep my hands busy typing so I can,t scratch........

    it will get better
    I just had my 4th chemo today (AC) 12 more to go but should be easier says my onc. chnging to different chmo (T) this time. Take it easy and do as much as you can. It reaaly helps to try to do normal things.
  • ms.sunshine
    ms.sunshine Member Posts: 707 Member
    #9
    camsgram said:

    it will get better
    I just had my 4th chemo today (AC) 12 more to go but should be easier says my onc. chnging to different chmo (T) this time. Take it easy and do as much as you can. It reaaly helps to try to do normal things.

    Rinse mouth with warm water
    Rinse mouth with warm water and baking soda, it does help. Suck on popcicles or frozen yogurts are good.Also use Benadylre(sp) anti itch cream.
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #10
    MyTurnNow said:

    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I
    Hi, Waffle, and welcome. I would recommend that you contact your onc because of the rash. I believe that depending on the type of chemo cocktail you take, you can get sores in your mouth. I have seen a recipe for a mouth rinse that some ladies have used and had success with it. I'll try to locate that and bump it up for you. But, still contact your onc because you may be having an allergic reaction to one of the meds. Let us know what you do. Good luck!

    So sorry that you are having
    So sorry that you are having all of these side effects. You should call your oncologist anytime you start having any problems. Praying you get relief soon.

    Lex♥
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #11
    waffle8 said:

    Thanks for all the
    Thanks for all the encouragement......I hate to complain but I know everyone is going thru this so that helps me so so much to know I am not alone.......Trying to keep my hands busy typing so I can,t scratch........

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #12
    survivorbc09 said:

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #13
    survivorbc09 said:

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #14
    survivorbc09 said:

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #15
    survivorbc09 said:

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #16
    survivorbc09 said:

    Sorry Waffle for all that
    Sorry Waffle for all that you are going thru. I pray it gets better for you!


    HUGS!

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #17
    waffle8 said:

    Thanks for all the
    Thanks for all the encouragement......I hate to complain but I know everyone is going thru this so that helps me so so much to know I am not alone.......Trying to keep my hands busy typing so I can,t scratch........

    I am praying that chemo will
    I am praying that chemo will get better for you waffle. Sending you big hugs!


    Leeza
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #18
    Boppy_of_6 said:

    Hey
    Sorry to hear this waffle8 I am also 5 days out from my 1st chemo taking Taxotere Cytoxan. I have done pretty well had some diahrea, not to bad though. They told me if I had mouth sores to use 1/2 tsp. of salt in 8ozs. of warm water to rinse my mouth every 2 hrs, for about 1 min. or baking soda in water. Hope this helps some. Your Onc. should be able to give you something different to help with the nausea next time. Best of luck and God Bless
    Boppy

    So sorry to read this
    So sorry to read this waffle. Praying that it doesn't continue.
  • Gabbie99
    Gabbie99 Member Posts: 17
    #19
    learning from experience...
    My second treatment was yesterday and when discussing with my onco what side affects I had after the first treatment I mentioned that my entire mouth and tongue turned white and thought that was from cell renewal...he said that I should have called- it was thrush, (yeast infection) and a script for Diflucan would have cleared that up in a couple of days. Learned that I will call him if anything different that I am not sure about...My only really bad days were 3 & 4. Day 7 was like a natural high because felt like myself again. REally think the key is to not rest too much. Felt better if I took as many walks a day as I cold handle. I rinsed my mouth out with baking soda and water a couple times a day. Also experimented with diferent flavors of hot tea...everything tasted so YUCK! Used to love my diet coke and finally on day 8 it tasted good again!

    Call your doctor.....the yeast thing is probably very fixable.
  • Mama G
    Mama G Member Posts: 762
    #20
    Gabbie99 said:

    learning from experience...
    My second treatment was yesterday and when discussing with my onco what side affects I had after the first treatment I mentioned that my entire mouth and tongue turned white and thought that was from cell renewal...he said that I should have called- it was thrush, (yeast infection) and a script for Diflucan would have cleared that up in a couple of days. Learned that I will call him if anything different that I am not sure about...My only really bad days were 3 & 4. Day 7 was like a natural high because felt like myself again. REally think the key is to not rest too much. Felt better if I took as many walks a day as I cold handle. I rinsed my mouth out with baking soda and water a couple times a day. Also experimented with diferent flavors of hot tea...everything tasted so YUCK! Used to love my diet coke and finally on day 8 it tasted good again!

    Call your doctor.....the yeast thing is probably very fixable.

    Yes it was me! CHEW ON ICE CHIPS!!!
    I did it during the administering of the RED devil and it helped a LOT!!! Even during TAXOL it seemed to help. If nothing else, you're getting water into your body when it needs it most.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #21
    carkris said:

    Was it Mama G who sucked on
    Was it Mama G who sucked on ice chips during chemo? and helped alleviate mouth sores? I had yeast on my tongue so took nystatin for that. nowhere else thank goodness as ihad other problems "down there" lots of issues with constipation/diahrea. if you take alot of zofran you may ndd a stool softener. also sometimes all chemo sessions are not the same, so the next one may be better.

    Sorry that your first chemo
    Sorry that your first chemo was so bad for you. Praying the others go smoothly for you!


    KYLEZ ♥

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