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Frenchie
Frenchie Member Posts: 37
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Hello everyone.  

My wife has just had her 2nd lot of AC (and Avastin - trial).   

Both times she's been ok for around 12 hours after getting home, and then the vomitting starts.  4 times over around 8 hours.   She has the Kytel and about 3 other anti nausea therapies before and after treatment.  

Our main concern, is this vomitting is inhibiting the work the chemo should be doing in her system.

 Confused Are we right to worry, or is this normal?  

Thanks so much.  

James

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  • SoapMaker
    SoapMaker Member Posts: 157
    edited January 2009

    Hi James. I am really sorry your wife is having such a difficult time. Her vomiting will have no effect on the chemo. She does, however, need to stay as hydrated as possible. Evidently the anti-nausea meds she is taking are not a match for her. Speak with her onc and have the meds changed. They have Emend, which is suppose to be pretty good. They also have one that has not been out too long...Aloxi. They administer it about 30 minutes prior to infusion and it is suppose to last 5 days. Another thing that you may want to look into is Seabands. They are used for seasickness. They work on some and not on others. She can also sip ginger ale, eat crackers and take ginger caps in between her nausea meds. They just have to find what is right for her. Here is a webpage that has some hints and tips for going through chemo. You have to scroll a little. www.truefacesofbreastcancer.org/tips.htm

    Sending healing thoughts to your wife.

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  • pennylane
    pennylane Member Posts: 177
    edited January 2009

    Please get her Dr to give her the emend.  I don't think I could have done chemo without it.  I never got sick to my stomach...just wasn't hungry...no big deal.  Most of the women who took emend say the same thing.  Your wife should not be suffering this way from treatment....I'm so sorry for both of you....   Good luck and take care, P

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  • VickiG
    VickiG Member Posts: 536
    edited January 2009

    Emend is amazing ~ talk to her onc.  She pbly gets Aloxi in her premeds, but check on that as well just to be sure.

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  • walstib123
    walstib123 Member Posts: 11
    edited January 2009

    I took Emend also but got nausea (No vomitting) for the first 24 hours.  Compazine worked REALLY WELL for the breakthrough nasusea.

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  • GracieM2007
    GracieM2007 Member Posts: 1,564
    edited January 2009

    Also had the Emend here, never threw up.  although I was still nauseaus, and couldn't eat a whole lot, at least I didn't have that to deal with.  I agree to check with her doc for some other med to help out.  I also used Compazine in between.

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  • sftfemme65
    sftfemme65 Member Posts: 790
    edited January 2009

    Hi I also had Aloxi right before treatment, plus I used Emends for 3 days each time.  I never got sick that goodness.

    Teresa

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  • mrschilicook
    mrschilicook Member Posts: 23
    edited February 2009

    Agree with the rest.  Talk to her oncologist.  They have lots of meds now for nausea.  I took Emend and a couple of others.  They also gave me an anti-nasuea med in I.V. drip form before chemo started.  Don't wait...call the hotline number they gave you.  Don't wait until the next appointment.

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  • Marlina
    Marlina Member Posts: 33
    edited March 2009

    VickiG,

    You did great this far. I'm worried sick because this is my second breast ca with 11/30 nodes positive. I'm only 33 and I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant with my second child. They can't check for distant mets because of the pregnancy, but I don't have any complains anywhere else, tho I do have slight difficulty in breathing, which could be my bronchiol asthma which seems to get worse during pregnancy. I'm greatly worried, depressed and looking people like you for inspiration. thank you.

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  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 754
    edited March 2009

    marlina

    i was trip neg  no node involvement when i was 39   ten yrs later got redx trip neg again with many nodes positive ,  dont know how many since i had adjunct chemo therapy then my surgery

    but when i had my dbl mast and node dissection there was absolutely no sign of any cancer   stay positve   you will be fine   it is totally possible  it happened to me...

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  • tibet
    tibet Member Posts: 545
    edited March 2009

    jdash

    What kind of chemo did you have the first and second time? Did you have mast. the first time? By removing the other healthy breast, would it reduce the risk of developing a new primary?

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  • anna62
    anna62 Member Posts: 76
    edited March 2009

    jdash

    When you had your first diagnosis did you have the mastectomies then ??  I am triple neg with clear nodes and the onc. said not chemo needed, I had bilat mast. and only microcinvasion.  I would love to hear from you.

    Anna

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