Chimo,side effects!!!!! Were is JerseyGUY.

vilma80
vilma80 Member Posts: 22
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hello.Everyone!
Hubby started chimo treatment last week,side effects are here as all we know,diarrhea,3-4 times...and daily vomiting,,,:(. He is week,doesnt feel like he wants to eat,food hearts his tummy,,Im very concernd,and worried,as we have to continue him on chimo for 2months,,
Has anyone experince these side effects,and plz tell me how long do they last? As hubby lost a lot of wait,I dont know how much more he is going to loose after that.Curently he is on erbutix.
JersyGUy will be a big help....Were is he...as they have the same diagnosis.Adenocarsinoma stage4,with signet cell.
Thanks all,and god Bless.
V.

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  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #2
    Meds...
    Has the onc not prescribed any anti-nausea medications for him? No one should have to suffer through chemo, there are great meds out there to help out with the diarrhea and the vomiting...Emend, dexamethasone is what my onc has me on, please tell your onc about these symptoms, so he can give prescribe something for your husband.
  • vilma80
    vilma80 Member Posts: 22
    #3
    Shayenne said:

    Meds...
    Has the onc not prescribed any anti-nausea medications for him? No one should have to suffer through chemo, there are great meds out there to help out with the diarrhea and the vomiting...Emend, dexamethasone is what my onc has me on, please tell your onc about these symptoms, so he can give prescribe something for your husband.

    Thanks hun,
    He has him on
    Thanks hun,
    He has him on this antibiotic for the rush,and also for diarrhea.I will cll the ocn today
    and let him know.
    it seems like he has less pain from chemo and very little appetite.
    ahhh.I just pray for every single one of you on this sit.
    GOD BLEES.
    V
  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #4
    Side Effects
    Vilma,

    Your husband should not be suffering like this. You need to call the onc immediately and ask for anti-nausea meds. There are a host of options: Zophran, Compaizine, Emend, Sancuso...etc. Zofran worked well for me, but not for others. I fought insurance for Zofran but they pay for the more expensive Sancuso patch. That actually works better because I put one patch on each week and I get 24/7 nausea coverage. I'm on chemo 21 a month so I have nausea pretty much nonstop without any meds. Get him on something so he can eat. Losing weight quickly is not a good sign at all. He needs to eat.

    I have lost about half of my small intestine and more large intestine than you want to know about. Add in chemo and rads....well, I can give some input on the diarrhea issue. I get
    Sandostatin shots at each infusion. That is a must for me. I take (every day) a combination of: one dose Pepto Bismal, one dose Immodioum AD, 2 Lomitol. At the stage your husband is at in treatment that was at the first sign of dirrhea - the gas, cramps, loose stool, whatever. Then another dose with each loose stool following until it was under control. I have altered that slightly now due to the chronic nature of my situation. Talk to the onc and get some prescriptions and some over the counter stuff. Get on the regimen that his onc reccommends as my situation is certainly different and I am not a doctor.

    The above is based on my situation, again, I'm not a doctor. I just want you to know that the doctor (more likely his nurse) is there to help with this and your husband needs that help.

    Good luck,

    Kimby

    Edited to add: If your husband is having both vomiting and dirrhea he will dehydrate quickly. Make sure he is drinking something with electrolytes like Gatorade or Powerade. Dehydration will end him up in the hospital so be careful!
  • vilma80
    vilma80 Member Posts: 22
    #5
    kimby said:

    Side Effects
    Vilma,

    Your husband should not be suffering like this. You need to call the onc immediately and ask for anti-nausea meds. There are a host of options: Zophran, Compaizine, Emend, Sancuso...etc. Zofran worked well for me, but not for others. I fought insurance for Zofran but they pay for the more expensive Sancuso patch. That actually works better because I put one patch on each week and I get 24/7 nausea coverage. I'm on chemo 21 a month so I have nausea pretty much nonstop without any meds. Get him on something so he can eat. Losing weight quickly is not a good sign at all. He needs to eat.

    I have lost about half of my small intestine and more large intestine than you want to know about. Add in chemo and rads....well, I can give some input on the diarrhea issue. I get
    Sandostatin shots at each infusion. That is a must for me. I take (every day) a combination of: one dose Pepto Bismal, one dose Immodioum AD, 2 Lomitol. At the stage your husband is at in treatment that was at the first sign of dirrhea - the gas, cramps, loose stool, whatever. Then another dose with each loose stool following until it was under control. I have altered that slightly now due to the chronic nature of my situation. Talk to the onc and get some prescriptions and some over the counter stuff. Get on the regimen that his onc reccommends as my situation is certainly different and I am not a doctor.

    The above is based on my situation, again, I'm not a doctor. I just want you to know that the doctor (more likely his nurse) is there to help with this and your husband needs that help.

    Good luck,

    Kimby

    Edited to add: If your husband is having both vomiting and dirrhea he will dehydrate quickly. Make sure he is drinking something with electrolytes like Gatorade or Powerade. Dehydration will end him up in the hospital so be careful!

    Great to hear from you!
    Thanks a lot dear.
    He has his second round of erbutix today,and i did gat him meds.for his nausea and dirrhea.His ocn sad that he will give him some fliuds today,and help his dehydration.Elvis is at the stage Kimby that everything makes him uncomfortable and he starts having pain,he is very moody and sometimes he is at the point that he gets upset easy,when you talk meds.AHHH I'm very worried for my hubby.
    I wanna thank you a lot and god bless.
    V.

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