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Brother diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer
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After 2nd chemo treatment and 9 days after infusion treatment any ideas what is going on????
Am so dizzy I fall down upset tummy sweating like no tomorrow at nite unsure to even drive a vehicle
Doing the Folfox infusion plus they added a 3rd chemical Infusion Pump gave out on the 2nd day so only got half of the new drug My feelings are feeling terrible Any ideas folks
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Yours is consistent with what I experienced.
I had severe balance, vertigo and weakness issues, specific cause of which was never determined. Once I was being led to get a weighing and collapsed. Nurse (half my weight) caught me halfway down, two others pushed me into a wheelchair. No chemo that day! Got a quick ride to the ER where nothing was found. Was referred for additional cardiac work which also found nothing.
The oncology folks dropped the oxaliplatin.
My cardiologist lowered my BP meds to increase my BP which seemed to help some. I did some balance-improvement PT and some online brain exercises to improve brain speed, but I had balance issues long after completing chemotherapy.