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What Causes Fluid Retention Post Chemotherapy?

My 81 year old wife is a stage 4 lung cancer patient and has had several Chemo treatments the last on March 13th. I, her husband, took her to the local hospital ER because of reactions and discovered her blood pressure had plummeted ; so ER Doctor prescribed Midodrine after counsulting with her Oncologist. She is at our residence with continued low blood pressure and is very swollen and has accumulated almost 15 pounds since this was discovered mostly fluid retention and with pain throught her mid-section which I assume may be from the cancer having advanced from lung area to he pelvic and back area after the last tests by the Oncologist. Will see the oncologist tomorrow but am asking what would be causing the fluid build up plus the contimued low blood pressure in spite of her taking the Midrodrine medication ? Frank Sularz : YYYY@YYYY Mesa, Arizona
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Those patients may have electrolyte disbalance and low levels of albumin which can cause edema.

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What Causes Fluid Retention Post Chemotherapy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Those patients may have electrolyte disbalance and low levels of albumin which can cause edema. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.