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skuttlebug
skuttlebug CSN Member Posts: 45
in Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin) #1
can having thrush for 5 or 6 weeks make you feel weak and shaky. denise
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  • JoanieP
    JoanieP CSN Member Posts: 573
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    Hi Denise,
    When I was going through Chemo I had it but always went to see the Dr. I would call the Dr. and ask. Don't take any chances. Take care of you. Joanie
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  • michelleb1064
    michelleb1064 CSN Member Posts: 53
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    Chemo alone can make you feel weak. I too used to get thrush after chemo and It would make me feel twice as bad. I would get to the point that I wouldnt/couldnt take in enough food or drink to mantain my strangth. Have you tried Difflucan? It is perscription you can get from your oncologist and is a preventative, so you dont get thrush. I also take probiotic pills that are just over the counter from any pharmacy. Buy the live probiotics, they put the good bacteria back into your body and get rid of the bad bacteria. Eat plain acidophilus yogurt and keep your month clean. Brush as much as you can. I even get an extra dose of hydration to help me recover even faster. Hope this helps and take care. Michelle
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  • COBRA666
    COBRA666 CSN Member Posts: 2,401 Member
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    Denise,
    I never had thrush so I do not know if it can make you weak or not.The chemo however will make you weak. It last for quite a while.I have been out of chemo for over 6 months and am now just getting back to normal energy levels. The Ensure will help keep the energy levels up. So do not give up on the Ensure.John (FNHL-1-4A-5/10)
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  • skuttlebug
    skuttlebug CSN Member Posts: 45
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    michelleb1064 said:

    Thrush
    Chemo alone can make you feel weak. I too used to get thrush after chemo and It would make me feel twice as bad. I would get to the point that I wouldnt/couldnt take in enough food or drink to mantain my strangth. Have you tried Difflucan? It is perscription you can get from your oncologist and is a preventative, so you dont get thrush. I also take probiotic pills that are just over the counter from any pharmacy. Buy the live probiotics, they put the good bacteria back into your body and get rid of the bad bacteria. Eat plain acidophilus yogurt and keep your month clean. Brush as much as you can. I even get an extra dose of hydration to help me recover even faster. Hope this helps and take care. Michelle

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    the first medicine i had was difflucon then 2 bottles of oral medicine to swish and spit now i am on my second bottle of nystatin which i swish and swallow i have been out of chemo a year last month denise
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