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Nausea and vomiting along with nose bleeds in patient with metastatic breast cancer?

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44 and she is now 60. For at least 10 of the past 16 years she has been on some type of chemotherapy and been through 3 different treatments of radiation for metastices to the lungs, bone, colon and liver with a second occurrence of bc in her opposite breast.

She is currently on herceptin (only). Three more tumors were found in her liver, again, and she will be starting another round of chemo next month. The insurance company denied the treatment plan her doctors wanted to start so it will more than likely be Taxol again, which she is dreading.

She has been having alot of nausea and vomiting lately and nose bleeds. I understand nausea/vomiting is common during chemo but not typical for her while on herceptin only. The nose bleeds and constant drip are also concerning to me.

She lives 300 miles away and refuses to move in with me, as all of her doctors are there, she still works full time and has a life of her own where she lives. I respect her decision but it makes me worry about her even more.

Can the vomiting and nose bleeds be due to the new tumors in her liver?

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  • 7 years ago
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    The truth is that your Mum has been through a lot of treatments and these will affect her whole body. Over time, she has had to deal with lots of different types of cancer which cause many different problems. If your Mum has liver cancer, this could cause problems with her clotting factor (a chemical in the blood which helps blood to clot and therefore prevent bleeding). The vomiting could be caused by the different metastases she has or the treatments she has had. Your Mum is a very strong woman to have been able to continue her life the way she has. Give her all your love and support. Be strong for her and respect her life and her choices. May God bless you both.

  • 7 years ago

    Could be.

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