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How long do chemo side effects last after treatment ends?
How long do side effects last? Many side effects go away fairly quickly, but some might take months or even years to go away completely. These are called late effects. Sometimes the side effects can last a lifetime, such as when chemo causes long-term damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or reproductive organs.
How long does it take to detox from chemo?
What to do during – and for 48 to 72 hours after – chemo: It generally takes about 48 to 72 hours for your body to break down and/or get rid of most chemo drugs. But it’s important to know that each chemo drug is excreted or passed through the body a bit differently.
How can you make chemo patients feel better?
Here’s what they had to say.
- Get some rest.
- Stay hydrated.
- Eat when you can.
- Create a sense of normalcy in your routine.
- Look to your support and care teams to have your back through treatment.
- Keep things around that bring you comfort.
- Stay ahead of your nausea.
- Stay positive.
Do chemo symptoms get worse?
The effects of chemo are cumulative. They get worse with each cycle.
Do side effects from chemo get worse with each treatment?
Most types of pain related to chemotherapy get better or go away between treatments. However, nerve damage often gets worse with each dose. Sometimes the drug causing the nerve damage has to be stopped. It can take months or years for nerve damage from chemotherapy to improve or go away.
How long do you Stay Sick after chemo?
It is usually worst during the first 4 to 6 hours after treatment and goes away within 24 hours. Delayed nausea and vomiting usually does not start until 24 hours or more after you get chemo. It can last for several days.
How long does it take to recover from chemo?
However it can take up to six months to recover from chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is out of your system a number of hours after you’ve had it given but the side effects can take up to about six months. During follow up you will be monitored to make sure that you are recovering from the chemotherapy.
How long do people live after chemo?
How often and for how long you have chemotherapy depends on the type of cancer you have and the drugs that are used. You will usually have a number of treatment cycles, and these may be daily, weekly or monthly. Often people have chemotherapy over 6–12 months, but it’s possible to have it for a shorter or longer period.
How long is from surgery did you start chemo?
about 40\% of the women started chemotherapy within 30 days after surgery about 44\% of the women started chemotherapy 31 to 60 days after surgery about 16\% of the women started chemotherapy 61 or more days after surgery