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Breathing episode after Oxaliplatin?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 11, 2023 | Replies (6)

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Hi Colleen! I did! My next run is the 13th. I don’t know if I will be getting the iron infusion they wanted to give me the last time. I feel like maybe they will wait and just do the 5FU and see what happens. I am on hydroclorothiazide as well and read that some stage 4s had gone into anaphylactic shock do to a drug interaction and a couple have died. I know I am stage 3, so wondering if perhaps that could have been the culprit for the breathing. I don’t know why I couldn’t walk. It took about 4 days to get around without tight calves and feet that kept cramping up. I think I just may be too sensitive. I am able to taste saline solution and stuff and know I fail the nuclear stress tests. We shall see how it all goes! 😊

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Not related to cancer, but maybe your cramping and the hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) are related. I used to be on that drug and couldn't keep my electrolytes near the normal range, particularly potassium.

Low electrolytes can cause cramping. A few years before I was diagnosed with cancer, I changed cardiologists and the new one took me off HCTZ and put me on Spironolactone which is potassium-sparing. Goodbye low potassium.

Your medical team would have to weigh in on the wisdom of changing meds during chemo, but in the meantime you can try an electrolyte boosting drink with your medical team's approval. I do Gatorade G2 or Gatorade Zero when I have cramping - others use Pedialyte.