MalouDP Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Hi everyone, I'm just curious if any of you have a hickups after chemo? Thomas seems to have this hickups that last 3 days after each chemo. Is this something I should be worried about? Thank you everyone. He is doing good and spirits are up. God Bless us all Love, Malou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkerdoodler Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Malou - Jim used to get hiccups a lot... not necessarily related to the chemo, but when I asked the doc about it they said hiccups are usually related to "irritation of the diaphragm" - which I'm sure could be chemically related. It's frustrating tho' I don't know whether an old "farmer's remedy" might work, but it used to work for me... give him a glass of water, then you go stand behind him and put your two middle fingers in his ears, pressing inward, and have him drink the water down (usually about 4 oz.) swallowing several times. I don't know "why" it works but it often does! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom K Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I had hiccups the day after treatment every time. My chemo regime was the weekly variety with lower doses of carbo/taxol. My onc said hiccups were actually a mild form of nausea and he gave me a prescription for Compazine which did help. They always went away by the second day after chemo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I was also told that hiccups can be a mild form of nausea, and that would fit with chemo treatments. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppie Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 scare the hick ups outta him....tell him you are pregnant! That scared my sister's husband...they have three hellcats and a 4th would be ,....lordy lordy! Just kidding.. Hope he feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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