What's going on after radiotherapy

summary

Lethargy after radiotherapy is actually a normal reaction of chemotherapy. Don't worry. Many patients with cancer or tumor will choose radiotherapy. Chemotherapy is like a double-edged sword, killing cancer cells and destroying normal cells. Therefore, many patients always feel lethargy after radiotherapy. Let me introduce how this is going on.

What's going on after radiotherapy

Reason 1: after radiotherapy is boring. In fact, many people will have it. More than 90% of cancer patients will have different side effects after radiotherapy, which belongs to the normal performance after radiotherapy.

Reason 2: in the process of radiotherapy, in addition to killing cancer cells, it will also kill normal cells, so the body will have a great sense of weakness and fatigue. Let your father stay in bed more often, and the symptoms will be relieved after stopping radiotherapy.

The third reason: cancer chemotherapy can make patients lose appetite, reduce diet, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation. Many chemotherapy drugs cause the above symptoms by stimulating gastrointestinal mucosa. Inflammatory reaction: fever, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, sore mouth, etc. Also prone to hair loss and other phenomena. This is a common phenomenon, which can not be solved by adding trace elements. Therefore, chemotherapy is not recommended.

matters needing attention

Although chemotherapy is the way most patients use, long-term chemotherapy will have some side effects. 1. Local reactions: phlebitis, local tissue necrosis; 2. Gastrointestinal toxicity; 3. Bone marrow suppression; 4. Immune control; 5. Liver injury; 6. Nephrotoxicity; 7. Lung toxicity; 8. Cardiotoxicity; 9. Neurotoxicity; 10. Hair loss and skin reactions