My grandpa just got through his first dose of chemo and had no side effects what so ever. Will the side effects get worse over time, or will it continue to be this painless for him?
2007-01-27 06:31:10 · 4 answers · asked by Catherine 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
it takes more than one time for the side affects my mother had 32 rounds of chemo and with some people they dont have a lot of pain. really depends on where the cancer is and what stage it is good luck and i hope he stays pain free
2007-01-28 01:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends entirely on the type of chemotherapy. But it might also indiciate that they started with a low dosage and will ramp up to whatever level he can "tolerate".
My chemotherapy center was a regional beacon center where tough cases went after problems or ineffective treatment in other programs.
One of the attending nurses pointed that out to a bunch of us one day, "Basically, if you aren't having some symptoms you probably aren't being dosed properly unless the medications REALLY have very few symptoms."
Overall the effects of chemo are cumulative during the time your grandpa is getting therapy but after a few weeks the effects should wear off. There may be permanent side-effects from the therapy though - so watch out for those.
Someone, ideally your grandpa himself or some other family member should read thouroughly all of the the list of effects of the medications and keep an eye out for them.
2007-01-27 09:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The effects can be accumlative. It depends really on the type of chemotherapy a patient is having and whether the dosage is high or low. On top of that everyone is different the way they respond to chemotherapy. For some people it is a breeze and for others they get very sick even thinking about the chemo.
But chemo can also be accumlative . . which is one way it becomes effective against the cancer and why it is imperative to stay on a schedule. My son has always tolerated chemo quite well, and is generally only sick towards the last day or two of his chemo cycle. The majority of the time he is fine and when he's not he takes ativan or zophran.
2007-01-27 07:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-27 07:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Dorothy and Toto 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋