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How Long Does Stomach Ache And Nausea Take To Subside?
My husband has stage 3 lung cancer and is getting chemo and steroids to help side affects. He can not sleep and is very uncomfortable with swollen feet nausea and stomach pain. Has minor nose bleeds. They said thfey can lower the steroids but can give radiadion until cancer is reduced. How long are the side affect
Tue, 12 Aug 2014
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thanks for asking
i would like to tell you that stomach pain and nausea are the side effects of chemotherapy and high dose steriods ..........they can subside if you take proper medicines....
1) like anti emetics e.g tab or inj ondanesetron
2)and cap omeprazole 40mg once daily....... it will subside when the chemotherapy is stopped......meanwhile you should check your husbands full blood count and observe for any spontaneous bleeding or fever........
thanks for asking
i would like to tell you that stomach pain and nausea are the side effects of chemotherapy and high dose steriods ..........they can subside if you take proper medicines....
1) like anti emetics e.g tab or inj ondanesetron
2)and cap omeprazole 40mg once daily....... it will subside when the chemotherapy is stopped......meanwhile you should check your husbands full blood count and observe for any spontaneous bleeding or fever........
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