For cancer patients, cancer is not scary. What is scary is postoperative chemotherapy...
Clinically, there have always been two situations in cancer chemotherapy. Some cancer patients are getting worse and worse due to chemotherapy; Cancer patients successfully defeat cancer cells due to chemotherapy.
htmlEighteen years ago, my grandmother, accompanied by her uncle, went to the hospital for examination due to unexplained abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and other symptoms, and was diagnosed with early-stage intestinal cancer. When my mother heard the news, she rushed to the hospital. With my father’s extensive connections, my grandmother quickly completed the surgery to remove the intestinal cancer.
After a week of recuperation, my grandma’s energy and energy have obviously recovered a lot. However, during the postoperative examination, it was found that there were still tiny cancer cells left in my grandma’s intestines, which may relapse and spread at any time. With the discussion of my uncle and my mother, my grandmother received chemotherapy for cancer. During the chemotherapy, my mother took me to stay with my grandmother all the time, so I clearly understood the pain of cancer chemotherapy.
What are the side effects during chemotherapy, and how to deal with it.
1 Decreased immunity
My grandmother experienced decreased immunity during chemotherapy. A slight breeze would cause colds and fevers . The doctor explained that the main reason is that chemotherapy drugs not only destroy cancer cells, but also kill good cells. When there are insufficient human cells, the patient's immunity will decrease. The doctor said that it is not bad if you only have fever and cold symptoms during chemotherapy, but some patients may also develop infections.
· Countermeasures
If a cancer patient shows signs of decreased immunity during chemotherapy, family members can supplement the patient with nutrients at this time, such as: high-quality protein and multivitamins . These two nutrients are essential for improving immunity. All forces will be of some help. In addition, you can also take the patient out for a walk to relieve his mood.
2 Nausea and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting were also the most obvious side effects of grandma’s chemotherapy. Especially during the medication, she wanted to vomit out all the “things” in her stomach. Mainly because chemotherapy drugs will cause certain irritation to the gastrointestinal tract of cancer patients, causing patients to experience nausea and vomiting.
· Countermeasures
If cancer patients have symptoms of nausea and vomiting, patients with more severe symptoms can take antiemetic drugs to relieve the symptoms. If they are mild patients, they can eat some liquid food . Try not to eat greasy, Stimulating food may relieve the symptoms of vomiting
3 Pain all over the body
The side effect of "pain all over the body" does not seem serious to my grandmother, but a grandmother in the clinic felt very strong pain. After the doctor administered the medicine, she often felt pain. Will roll around in the hospital bed. Patients with different physiques have different reactions to drugs, so there will be certain differences in pain symptoms.
·Countermeasures
If it is really painful, you can ask your doctor to prescribe some analgesic drugs to relieve the pain caused by chemotherapy drugs. If the pain symptoms are relatively mild, family members can spend more time with the cancer patient and talk about happy things to distract the patient's attention, thereby achieving indirect pain relief.
4 Hair loss
For patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy, hair loss is the most likely side effect that affects people's emotions. Some patients may experience anxiety and depression when seeing large patches of hair falling out during alopecia. A low mood will affect the patient's resistance, making his body worse and worse.
· Countermeasures
If the hair loss is severe, you can shave your hair directly during chemotherapy, so that you will not feel anxious about losing large patches of hair. Of course, if the "bald head" cannot be accepted, the patient can choose to wear a hat or wear a wig. If the hair loss is caused by chemotherapy, there is no need to worry too much. After the patient stops taking the medication, the hair will slowly grow back.
5 Oral mucosal congestion
My grandma also suffered from oral mucosal congestion during chemotherapy. At this time, she did not dare to eat at all. Even eating softer food would cause symptoms of dysphagia and pain in swallowing
· Countermeasures
At this time, the patient can eat some pomegranate food to minimize the friction caused by the food on the oral cavity, thereby relieving the pain caused by swallowing. If the pain symptoms are severe, you can take some painkillers under the guidance of a doctor.
In addition, during chemotherapy, cancer patients may suffer from loss of appetite due to the side effects of chemotherapy, leading to malnutrition symptoms. At this time, the family members must ensure a balanced nutrition in the patient's diet and pay attention to the absorption of nutrients. Regardless of any cancer patient, any type of cancer, cancer chemotherapy will have different side effects. For patients with poor health, the reaction after chemotherapy may be stronger, which will make the patient's health worse and even speed up the death of cancer.
After chemotherapy, the patient's health is worse. Why do we still need chemotherapy?
The reason why he chooses cancer chemotherapy is mainly because compared with the side effects caused by chemotherapy, the spread of cancer cells is more fearful. If the cancer cells in the body are not intervened in time, the cancer cells will rapidly grow and spread to every part of my body. If I wait until this time for treatment, it will be too late.
In addition, compared with early-stage cancer, late-stage cancer patients have poorer physical fitness, and the side effects of chemotherapy will be more intense.
Although chemotherapy cannot completely cure cancer, it can eliminate a small number of cancers. For patients with advanced stages, although chemotherapy cannot eliminate cancer cells in the body, it can inhibit cancer cells from spreading unchecked in the body. The growth, spread, transfer, etc., thereby extending the patient's life.
