A vomitting question........

Tina Brown
Tina Brown Member Posts: 1,036 Member
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Just a bit of background info

1. I am on my second line chemo (same one as before) Carbo/taxol.
2. I had my second infusion on the Thursday before New Year.
3. On New Years eve around 3pm I began with violent stomach pains and vomitting.
4. I promptly took some anti-sick meds
5. Vomitting continued on and off until 9pm where I couldn't stand it any longer. (Anti-sick meds not working)I was unable to keep water down. Violence of stomach pains increasing.
6. I called the ambulance and I was started to feel out of it. They came within minutes. They decided to take me in to get checked out and re-hydrate me.
7. Once in A & E I was retching but nothing was left in my stomach to come out.
8. I was given IV saline and anti-sick meds.

I SPENT NEW YEARS EVE IN A & E and what an experience.

I was sent up to the ward eventually and was kept awake from 2.00am - 5.00am but nurses and doctors asking about my chemo and cancer etc. At some point I happened to mentio I had eaten a ham sandwhich where the ham was a weekmout of date!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After blood tests and my history and my obs the doctors decided my sickness was due to a reaction to my chemo. Now bear in mind I have never been sick after chemoe before.

So my question to you is this:
1. Are you ever sick, as in vomitting 8 times after your chemo(carboplatin/taxol)
2. OR could my vomitting be a result of food poisioning?

I hope your answers are all 2. because I don't think I could do that amount and volumn of vomitting again ..........ever again.

Thanks Tina xxxx

Comments

  • Mwee
    Mwee Member Posts: 1,338
    #2
    Hi Tina
    Oh, you poor thing! I've never vomit after any chemo/ I feel yucky and have a terrible taste in my mouth for days after being infused with carbo. I get stomach pains, body aches,
    numbness in my toes, etc.............. BUT this sounds like #2 (our friend food poisioning), to me! I hope you never have to go through that again.
    ((((HUGS)))) Maria
  • Tina Brown
    Tina Brown Member Posts: 1,036 Member
    #3
    Mwee said:

    Hi Tina
    Oh, you poor thing! I've never vomit after any chemo/ I feel yucky and have a terrible taste in my mouth for days after being infused with carbo. I get stomach pains, body aches,
    numbness in my toes, etc.............. BUT this sounds like #2 (our friend food poisioning), to me! I hope you never have to go through that again.
    ((((HUGS)))) Maria

    Thanks Maria
    Those are the same symptoms I get from chemo - feeling slightly yukky, shooting pains in my body and a terrible taste in my mouth. I am convinced it was food poisioning.

    Thanks Tina
  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 Member Posts: 287
    #4
    Vomitting
    My Mom has never been sick like that from chemo either but my brother in law was once when they gave him too much.
    If I had to venture a guess I would say you had food poisioning. Food borne illness take 12-48 hours to hit your system and when it hits it is violent.
    My husband had an FBI about 15 years ago, he lost 9 lbs in three days and was forced to take 5 weeks off of work because he works in the food industry.
    I hope today finds you feeling better.
    Kellly

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