Do treatment side effects get worse over time?

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Tessa Richardson

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33 months ago at 12:37 PMAugust 05, 2022 at 12:37 PM

I've had 4 treatments now and I didn't feel so bad after the first two, but the third and fourth have been so tough. Is it normal for treatments to worsen as they progress? Just wondering if this is normal.

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Last activity by Melanie Jones, 37 months ago at 12:55 AMApril 05, 2022 at 12:55 AM

Melanie Jones・37 months ago at 12:55 AMApril 05, 2022 at 12:55 AM

Yes for me the same thing

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Sid Mahoun・37 months ago at 5:55 PMApril 04, 2022 at 5:55 PM

I'm sorry you're going through this too. It gets worse before it gets better unfortuantely.

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Elizabeth Cleveland・37 months ago at 9:34 AMApril 04, 2022 at 9:34 AM

A lot of cancer treatments are cumulative so yes, they will get worse as you take more! It totally sucks but if it's doing it's job, that build up should be fighting the cancer off too.

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Jess O・37 months ago at 12:15 PMApril 04, 2022 at 12:15 PM

No you're not alone with that, mine got worse too. What treatment are you on?

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Lucy Gidion・37 months ago at 6:58 PMApril 03, 2022 at 6:58 PM

For sure, that happened to me. My side effects were way worse by the end of treatment cause all of that stuff is building up in your body, so it does make sense for it to feel worse and worse.

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