On 6/9/2009
jess1979 wrote:
please help me i need someone to give me some advice on my mom and i need the truth. she had overian cancer 18months ago and she was clear of cancer for about 3 months and now it has come back in the lining of the stomach she has had one cemo and it did not work but it was a trial. She is now on another one she has 2 and now she keeps bein sick all the while she has had to have a blood transfusion and had to be kept in hospital for 3 days havin fluids in her that was last week and today she has had to go to hospital again cause she is really poorley cause she still is not eating and drinking what could be courseing this please help
jessica
Jessica- if she is on chemo that can cause a lot of side effects. If she is getting blood transfusions that is not uncommon. The chemo drugs can cause her blood counts to drop and then she needs blood transfusions to raise them again. A lot of folks on chemo just feel yucky and have no appetite and have a hard time eating.
Have you asked her doctor about this? There are meds that may be able to help depending on what all side effects she is having.
Stay strong and don't be afraid to ask the doctors. Also, you may want to ask them for information on what to expect from treatment. They should have already told you all that though.
Tracy