[sherunsforcakeParticipant]

Hello lovely people,   Dad is 76, newly diagnosed and will be starting chemo next week now that he’s healed from a 3 month chest infection.  Last week he started a Dex cycle , was taking Penicillin V and  morphine for a torn muscle, then one night collapsed vomiting with shock like symptoms.    He’s now in hospital and they are trying to raise his BP.

Could this be related to all the meds/protein levels worsening?  They’ve said he’s not had a stomach infection.  He’s still dizzy and unsteady.  Is there anything we can do?

Thanks for any advice – this is a whole new world for us, so appreciate any advice you can give.

[ellenModerator]

I am sorry that you have not yet received any replies to your post. I hope you don’t mind me responding, my name is Ellen and I am one of the Myeloma Information Specialists here at Myeloma UK.

I am sorry to hear that you dad collapsed and was hospitalised. This is quite an unusual and severe reaction and it may be that no one on the forum has had a similar experience. It is difficult to know why your dad may have collapsed – it could have been due to a number of things. Infections and vomiting, for instance, can cause dehydration and this can lower the blood pressure. I’m not sure if a collapse would be related directly to the protein levels worsening, but it could be indirectly related if the kidneys were becoming affected or if calcium levels were rising significantly.

Patients can sometimes experience severe allergic reactions to medications and this can cause collapse, so it may be that your dad was having a reaction to the drugs he was on. I hope that they get to the bottom of things in the hospital and that he is beginning to improve and feel better.

I hope this has been of some help, but if you have any further questions, or would like to talk things through, please feel free to call the Myeloma Infoline on 0800 980 3332 – I or one of my colleagues can clarify things for you further. Alternatively you can email directly to askthenurse@myeloma.org.uk

With best wishes

Ellen

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