Feeling sick before chemo

milliesmom · Regular Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 33

i don't know if it is stress, but for the last month, I can't eat very much. My throat closes up and I know I'm going to get sick if I take another bite.

Would this be from the disease or what I am thinking stress.

I'm usually not a "throw up" type of person, and I have only done that once when my husband cooked something that really had an odor. I think spinach.

But I've noticed off and on a feeling of needing to eat but knowing if I do I am going to be sick. I've been trying crackers and they do help, but I don't like crackers.

I'm probably sure it's the stress and the panic attacks I've been having, but just wanted to make sure.
I've lost twenty-five pounds since I first found out in early March. The first eight was from the flu but the rest has just been from not being able to eat.

Milliesmom

milliesmom · Regular Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 33

Here I am answering my own question again. I just took my blood sugar and it is almost 300. I've been on my third day of prednosone and I think that is causing my blood sugar to rise and the cause of my being sick to my stomach.

My blood sugar has never been that high ever.

When I said that I had lost weight, most of it was due to my trying to lose weight, the flu and the sick feeling from stress. I am still eighty pounds overweight so I have more I would like to lose. I have lot's of pain if I eat white sugar, white flour, eggs and white rice. They all cause inflammation in me and when I quit eating them, I lose weight.

Does anyone know if FOLFOX causes blood sugar increases?

Thanks,
Milliesmom

brainman · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Feeling sick before chemo

Hi milliesmon.

WOW! Blood sugar level of 300!! That is dangerously high. Are you still taking the prednisone? While that high of a BSL could and probably is caused by the prednisone, they cannot rule out diabetes quite yet. I am not sure if FOLFOX has an impact on BSL. Obviously, these are issues for you to discuss with your medical team.
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milliesmom · Regular Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 33

Yes I do have diabetes but I've never had a blood sugar of 300. Having a panic attack, plus the prednosone, plus eating a dinner high in starches, I'm sure is what did me in.

I've got three days left on the prednosone so I've got to be very careful in what I eat these three days.

I thought I had been told, (I've been told so much) that the FOLFOX can causes my blood sugar to rise.

I need to look into this more and talk to the doctor before starting.

I've heard some people don't feel normal unless their blood sugar is about 200. I would feel sick as mine stays around 114.

Thanks again,
Milliesmom

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