 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Cisplatin is some nasty stuff. I puked a LOT during treatment and they had to cut the last infusion so I only had 2 instead of the planned 3 but I am a six+ year survivor. None of the anti-emetics worked for me all that well. I ended up using Compazine suppositories because I couldn't puke them up. Make sure that you are on a strong antiacid as well because Cisplatin does a number on the stomach.
It is essential to take in 2-3 liters of fluids a day to protect your kidneys.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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