Hi everyone
I hope someone can help with this. I was wakened at 3 this morning with a dull but very painful ache in my stomach (towards the right hand side) I could not get back to sleep and the pain got worse so I phoned the hospital oncologist at the back of 6. She told me to take paracetamol and to see my GP if it didnt get any better (she also asked if all my cancer was gone??? whats that all about if we were sure it was gone why would I have chemo etc).
I saw my Gp at 8.40 (had to give bloods anyway) and the pain had eased off he said to just keep topped up on the paracetamol- he also said he couldnt see that it was related to the chemo? Has anyone else had anything like this- the ache is just small now but it was so sore at one point I hope it doesnt come back. I will mention it at my chemo on thursday. Ive never had anything like it before- I thought it must be to do with the chemo. Any advice would be much appreciated
Yvonne x
Hi
I had awful stomach pains when I was having chemo, but this also involved bouts of diarreah too. When I got the cramping pain I just knew I would have to fly to the loo, then it eased off for a while but returned a couple of hours later. This went on for most of my chemo and in the end the diarreah was burning my poor bottom. I also had burning when I ate from the minute I swallowed I could feel it going down. I was having taxotere.
I was told I had thrush in my stomach, I was given some antibiotics plus Omeprazole and it all cleared up within a couple of days.
Hope it helps and good luck with your appointment on Thurs.
Hi peacock thanks for replying to my message.
I have had a few days where Ive had a really upset stomach and been rushing to the loo- but these pains have been a bit different. I feel so nauseas and sore - i guess it could be so many different things- maybe the two are related. I’ll see whats happens- get worse will phone docs/stay the same will tell them on thursday. I didnt even know you could get thrush in your stomach. Sometimes its so hard to figure out whats going on
Yvonne x