I'm heading into week 5 of my chemo radiation and last Saturday after the chemo on Friday I was admitted into hospital for a suspected infection, I had a high temperature and was shivering and achey, they couldn't find an Infection in my blood cells, they said my proteins were low anyway they kept me in for a few days and gave me iv antibiotics. So I had my 4th chemo yesterday and the same thing happened again last night! I rang the doc this morning and he said just to take paracetamol to bring down the temperature so he obviously knows it's not an infection, I think it's just a bad reaction, has this happened to anyone else? I also feel really sick even though I'm on emend tablets. I only have 6 rads left bit 2 more chemo, it's for lymph node involvement, one out of 14 after my RH, sick of feeling sick!
Hiya I haven't experienced a reaction to the chemo however I'd say the best thing to do would be to talk to your specialist nurse if you have one and see what she thinks. I was told things can be done to help with a reaction although they using do pump you full of iv antihistamines. Sorry I couldn't be more help, totally appreciate the being sick of feeling sick tho It's tough but your on the home stretch now :). Xxx
Hey there. I hope you are feeling a bit better now. I had similar thing happen to me after the second and third chemo and then they knew it wasn't an infection but had to cover anyway. Then one day dr said I could try taking paracetamol after the chemo and hey Presto it worked! Still had very mild temp but nothing worth worrying about. I just did this then each time I had chemo X
Thanks for the replies, I will ask that's about the paracetamol, I really can't do another Friday evening like that again! The headache!! I will see what my nurse says although I have to wait until Tuesday with the bank holiday tomorrow so she's not in. Thanks again, Sarah
Sorry to hear you've been having a rough ride :-(
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Lots of love
Tivoli
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If you want an answer before Tuesday ring the hospital ward that you were on .(maybe chemotherapy inpatients ward). Always tell the nurses how you are feeling daily at radio- they should be able to help.
I was told I could take paracetamol. I had 25 external radio and 5cisplatin for 1 lymph node involvement.
Good luck with the rest of your treatment. Keep us updated..
