Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy, with Jyoti D. Patel, MD

Dr. Jyoti Patel discusses the possible side effects of chemotherapy for cancer treatment, shares information about medical advances for managing these side effects, and advice on how to talk to your health care team.

[danallen]

I’m a cancer survivor, I had throat cancer and cancer in my neck. The radiation was hard and so was the chemo! I’m 6 months cancer free! I’m happy to be alive, however the side affects are hell, I suffer from short term memory loss, numbness in my legs and fatigue, I sometimes sleep for 10 hours and 4 hours later I need a nap. I don’t see the side affects leaving any time soon. I know people that have had the same treatment and don’t suffer with the same side affects, I think it all depends on your body chemistry. At least I’m here for my daughter!

[marciacapell]

I was really fearful when my process started 4 months ago. I felt overwhelmed by all of the information I was being given. But I knew all of those doctors and nurses were there to get me the help I needed to get better! 😊 So I listened to them explain how the treatment plan would be managed, and after my first few treatments I wasnt afraid anymore. I actually looked forward to being with the nurses in the chemo room and visiting with them, and my Oncologist is the most amazing cancer doctor on the planet! 😇👍 I have had a few annoying side affects during this experience, but nothing I cant manage as long as Iam careful to do what Iam told. And since we are in the middle of this scary covid virus situation, I actually look forward to my chemotherapy appointments because it is the only time I can leave my house since I dont have an immune system anymore lol 😂🥰

[do]

I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I am 66, and depending on which cardiologist I talk to on any given day, I have had either two or four heart attacks. Both radiation and chemo have serious effects on the heart. To make matters worse, I live in Vegas, which is the healthcare armpit of the country. As noted, I can't even get cardiologists FROM THE SAME PRACTICE to agree on how many heart attacks I've had. That's how good "healthcare" is here.

[AsWeSpeak]

Excellent information and well presented. Thank you so much Doc.

[stancrawford]

Wow, this doesn't seem remotely close to my wife's chemo experience. Try continuous misery from mouth sores, nausea, fatigue, weakness, extreme pain.

[phillysophe]

I watched the vid. I read the comments. As a new chemo patient, I benefitted from all of it. Perhaps, what might be more deliberately emphasized is that this is a good but basic intro to the topic provided in a limited budget of allowed on-camera time. The MD can’t and shouldn’t cover everything even if she could. However, she stressed repeatedly that every person’s experience may vary from what she is saying. I fully empathize with the deep suffering described in some of the comments, and I learned from them. But I needed an intro first because I’m both uninformed and scared, and I don’t know what I don’t know. The vid got me started. I didn’t want a doctor to scream, “You’re gonna die a horrible death from side effects!” I already know I might. I hope none of us does. Instead, I now have a better idea of what questions to ask and what info to seek as I (hopefully) move to higher levels of understanding. Get well, all.

[jqootxi]

I’m refusing Chemotherapy. I watched several of my relatives suffer even more and still die. It’s my body and I want to go out on my own terms.

[helenbreakiron]

Good nutriton is important but it's so hard when you can't taste anything or stand the I'm trying, though

[nonyabiness]

I’m in the middle of chemo now. I’ve had every side effect from wbc dropping to 1.6 running fevers, extreme stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, daily headaches, fatigue, no taste, hair loss….and my doctor won’t lower my dosage because I’m triple negative breast cancer. Early stage though. Like I just hope I can get through these next treatments! I can’t function that first week!

[roselucht]

I have terrible weakness, nauseous, heart rate goes way up when I get up to go to the rest room, I end up having to sleep most of every day for 1-1/2 weeks. Thankfully I only have 2 more sessions.

[tonychuks]

Its 4 days now Since my Wife underwent her 1st chemo, and i noticed she is improving by day from fatigue and nosea / vomiting.
But the pains at the affected Breast persists.

[motherof]

I had 6 chemo treatments. I did feel exhausted for one week and nauseous. I was down for one week out of three weeks. I cried a lot and didn’t want to do it. I got it done. If I had to do it again, I would have taken the anti nausea medications more often. Just to get through that week.

[seattlecathy]

They don’t tell you that it’s not 100% effective. Can be as low as 20% or 30%.

[AmitKumar--]

Someone help me. My dad has metastatic adenocarcinoma cancer of the small intestine So someone help me I'm so scared. Please help someone
I live in Ahmedabad, a small city in India. I am currently studying And the situation is not good That I don't have that much money

[sweetheart]

Someone please help me with chemo. I feel sooo sick every time I do it. What can I do about it. I feel like I can’t do it anymore I hate it.

[charliehutch]

I enjoyed her ''method'' of delivery but was totally disappointed in her coverage of the TITLE 'side effects' she went out of her way to NOT list them which played right into her 'method' of double speak and circular reasoning.

[rcinelli]

It . Is . F@#*ing 😭
But we get up every day, shower, do housework, put our smiles on and take care of our children w boundless amounts of energy!
Then at night, when no ones looking, when no one's asking
" how are you ? "
We cry ourselves to sleep

[luxuryexperiences]

My friend is using Centauri Honey Turkish brand with crazy price around 17, 000 $ for 1 kilogram medicinal Cave Honey , only rich can afford

[balajiiengco]

What is the conclusion?
I cannot understand.

[shailajabhosle]

Can you tell me which drugs used to increase WBC count and platelets during chemotherapy, one of my friend is suffering from T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma during chemo therapy NHL-BHM-95 regimen at induction IB phase first week went well but second week his platelets count is 35000 and wbc is 700 so almost 1 and half week further session of chemo is halt