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Chemo treatment journey: He's so tired. Hard to be cheery
Caregivers | Last Active: Jul 8, 2022 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I had my first chemo (pump and 4 hour infusion). I thought I would be dysfunctional after. To my surprise I felt just like before the infusion, fine. Later in the day I got more tired than usual but not for laying down. Did go to bed by 8:30pm. I also felt a subtle metalic like feeling on my tongue but not yet sensitive to cold as is predicted/expected. I guess all the more invasion and disturbing side effects will kick in later and with subsequent infusions. I am just grateful I'm okay today. they did say it could take a couple of days before effects may start (like the runs, mouth sores etc). So far so good. At least it's a nice way to start. I'm sorry the other person was sooo tired right away. I have ampullary cancer (rare) and treatment like colon cancer. I wish I could communicate with others who have had the Whipple surgery (I had it in jan, 2022). Any one out there with it? Vera
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Hey Vera, you might be interested in connecting with other members who have had Whipple surgery here:
- Whipple procedure and follow up chemo https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/whipple-procedure-and-follow-up-chemo/
How are you feeling now that a couple of weeks have passed? When do you get your second infusion?
My husband had Whipple in March 2022. He has stage 1 Ampulary cancer. He has had sepsis twice resulting in five hospital stays between May 2 and 28th. We are waiting for chemo but can’t start bc of poor liver test results.
Right now I am completely confused. He is exhausted all the time and has no appetite at all. I hope your chemo continues to go well. Let’s stay in touch. Barbara
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Using plastic eating utensils I found helped me with the metallic taste--no more metal/chemical interaction. I used stationary bike to exercise in order to keep blood flowing/moving in my body. Less pain as chemicals had no place to congregate. Tough go all the way around.