 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 58 | Hi, Mary --
I too had some problems with heartburn and chemo, though I had another platinum drub, carboplatin. Turns out it wasn't the chemo but the steroid that they gave me concurrently that was causing it and I was prescribed protonix. Worked like a charm!
Talk to the medical oncologist. It is a pretty common side effect.
Tim
SCC Right Tonsil, T2N1M0, Dx 12/04, Tx 40 radiation (180 rad), 8 Chemo (carbo), Tx ended 3/15/05, Selective neck dissection 5/24/05, 22 nodes, 4 levels, no evidence of metastatic malignancy!!! :-)
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