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Anybody had the cold while on chemotherapy?

ovarian_support
ovarian_support CSN Member Posts: 44
in Ovarian Cancer #1

It looks like my mom finally caught the bug that Dad says he caught at the hospital.  I caught it after him but even with the massive amounts of lysol I was spraying around, she started coughing today.  For my Dad and myself we felt awful for one day and then had lingering congestion.  I don't know how bad it will get for her but I'm concerned about the congestion because she has had the plueral effusion.  Is there something I can do to help or something that she can take to help her fight this off?  Thank You for reading.

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  • Kaleena
    Kaleena CSN Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    #2
    Call her oncologist.  They

    Call her oncologist.  They may give her some antibiotics.

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  • lovesanimals
    lovesanimals CSN Member Posts: 1,366 Member
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    Kaleena said:

    Call her oncologist.  They

    Call her oncologist.  They may give her some antibiotics.

    Hi

    How's your mom doing?

    Kelly

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  • poopergirl14052
    poopergirl14052 CSN Member Posts: 1,183 Member
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    lovesanimals said:

    Hi

    How's your mom doing?

    Kelly

    Me

    I am dealing with upper respitory cold.  I took Mucenex and drank plenty of tea. Finally feeling better and coughing stuff out. If I get a temp over 100.3 I have to call doctor. Hope your mom is feeling better.....Val

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  • ovarian_support
    ovarian_support CSN Member Posts: 44
    #5
    Thanks

    Thank you guys. mom actually handled the cold better than I did.  Tonight she's staying at the hosptial, the plural effusion has caused a traped lung that makes it even more difficult for her to breathe.  It looks as though the hospital suction in her new plurex catheter is having a positive effect and she was breathing much easier when i left for the night.  Thank you for asking.

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