Your doctor can give you a medicine to help relieve any nausea and vomiting you may have. Ask about taking medicine before your next treatment to prevent nausea and vomiting. Call your doctor's office if nausea and vomiting lasts more than 12 hours, or still occurs even though you are already taking medicine to control it. Low White Blood Cell Count White blood cells help your body fight off infection. If you think you may have an infection, call your doctor's office right away.
Hair loss is another possible side effect.
Your nurse can share ideas and tips to help you prepare for the possible loss of hair. Make sure you have Imodium A-D at home before your first chemotherapy treatment. Imodium A-D is also called loperamide and comes in 2 mg caplets. If you are not sure what to buy, ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. Four-Step Plan to Treat Diarrhea Follow this plan to stop diarrhea before it gets serious.