Nova Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 My husband, Harry, finished his first week of radiation today. He's been having it twice a day. They have Valet parking at the clinic he goes to, so when we arrived today for the treatment, he stepped out of the car while I was giving the keys to the valet guy. When I turned back around, Harry was sitting down in the middle of the sidewalk! I rushed over to him, and he said he just got so weak and dizzy that he had to "sit"! He's gotten sick after the chemo, but he's never been this bad..... Is this a common reaction to radiation? (or is it maybe the combination of the chemo and radiation, since this is the first week he's gotten both at once?) He's totally wiped out..... can barely walk from room to room, is very nauseated (even with the 4 meds he takes to combat it), can't seem to think straight, etc. Thanks for any insight on this..it scared me to see him sitting in the middle of the sidewalk! Take care, Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddyslittlegirl Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 My dad just finished his 3rd week of radiation. He's not getting chemo and he has been pretty weak and having dizzy spells. We thought maybe it's because his blood pressure is a little low, but it sounds like it's mostl from the radiaion. Anyway, hope that helps. I hope he starts to better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley (MLC) Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hi, my mom had radiation treatments for her laryngeal cancer about 5 years ago. I remember that she was very tired and weak throughout her treatments. She definitely snapped back a few weeks after the treatments ended. Good luck with your husband. Shelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missyk Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 With my mom it was the same, too. Weakness, fatigue,dizziness, all of it while doing the radiation side of treatment. The good news is that the energy level DOES come back up for most pretty quickly once radiation is done. Many prayers and best wishes to you and your husband! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Thanks, maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel then! Only 2 more weeks of radiation..(the end of it, will be about the time to start a new round of chemo.. ) Thanks for writing. Wishing you all well, Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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