My mother-in-law was just diagnosed with luekemia. She was in her 4th day of chemo when she began to dramatically get worse. They stopped her chemo and now she seems to be doing better.
2006-10-10 16:28:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
like any other drugs, every individual reacts differently to chemotherapy....since its her 4th day already...its not an allergic reaction...its more of her body unable to tolerate the side effects...
2006-10-10 16:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
people can be allergic to chemotherapy
However - chemotherapy harms many human cells (including the cancer cells) so people are often a little unwell when on chemotherapy and so may get better when they come off it.
It is a tricky balance the oncologist has to strive for - kill the cancer without hurting the host
2006-10-10 23:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, people can be allergic. Usually it is the actual drug they are being given in chemotherapy that they are allergic to. A good friend of mine actually went into shock from an allergic reaction to one of the drugs. The doctors changed it and she started reacting better to the treatment!
2006-10-10 23:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you can be allergic to anything that comes into contact with your body, whether on the skin or inside the body.
An allergy means that your body thinks the chemical or item is a foreign object that must be fought off. Similar to fighting a germ or bug you get when you get a cough or infection, your body will fight anything it perceives as dangerous.
There are even parts of the body that get attacked by the body system that fights infections or germs. MS is a disease where the body in effect is fighting or killing itself (MS causes the destruction of lining or sheathing of nerves).
2006-10-10 23:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by wellab76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mother-in-law is more than likely having side effects, they are very bad,and yes you feel a lot worse. my husband was very sick,for about the first 3 weeks. just ask a lot of questions, there are so many chemos,and there are a lot of meds they can give to counter act the side effects. hope this helps
2006-10-11 03:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemo makes anyone sick.........sometimes the treatment is too rough for individuals and they have to stop and then start again........happened to my mom's friend.......try to get more info directly thru doctor as to why! Hope your mother -in-law feels better real soon..........God bless!
2006-10-10 23:32:32 · answer #6 · answered by crownvic64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can be allergic to it, they now have a way to test to see if that is the problem.
2006-10-10 23:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by marta n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is entirely possible that she had an adverse reaction to the radioactive chemo...she needs to talk to her dr about alternative therapies
2006-10-10 23:31:43 · answer #8 · answered by moluvsmark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋