You cannot flush the catheter or port with.
Chemotherapy port side effects.
Port can develop instability.
Some chemotherapy side effects are mild and treatable while others can cause serious complications.
If you have this call your doctor right away.
It speeds up chemo infusions.
It can be used for other therapies.
Though chemotherapy is an effective way to treat many types of cancer chemotherapy treatment also carries a risk of side effects.
Digestive system some of the most common side effects of chemotherapy affect digestion.
Contact your doctor immediately if.
A survivor s list of the pros cons of chemo ports.
The catheter tube outside your body gets longer.
Chemo port side effects infection.
Many people who have a port placed for chemotherapy will develop a thrombosis clot in the catheter often causing a need for the port to be replaced.
Clots can usually be treated with blood thinners but your port may need to.
A clot proves another side effect of a chemotherapy port.
Plus side effects like nausea vomiting and mouth sores might put you off food.
The side effects may be caused by the amount of fluid that is injected into your peritoneal space during your ip chemotherapy or by the medication itself.
Any fluid leaks out.
Abdominal pressure or bloating after your treatment is over try to walk around.
There is a lot of bleeding.
You have shortness of breath or dizziness.
You may have none some or all of these side effects.
Dry mouth and mouth soresthat form on the tongue lips gums or in the throat can make it difficult to chew.
Chemotherapy can make food taste bitter or metallic which won t exactly make you want to sit down to a hearty meal.
No more iv bruises.
Here are some of the more common side effects caused by chemotherapy.
Symptoms of a clot include redness and painful swelling.
A clot can also cause swelling in your arms shoulder neck or head.
It can stay in as long as you need treatment.
Fatigue hair loss easy bruising and bleeding infection anemia low red blood cell counts nausea and vomiting appetite changes constipation diarrhea mouth tongue and throat problems such as sores and pain with swallowing.
You get a fever.
