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Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 | Hi Hellion, as the gastroenterologist explained to me, the nausea that one feels during chemo treatment has nothing to do with food or liquid intake, it is the central nervous system reacting to the chemo medication. (John cannot swallow at all and I was worried that he wouldn't be able to throw up if he should be hit by nausea during his drug trial.) Taking the anti-nausea meds when you feel the nausea coming on is better than waiting until you are actually throwing up. Get ahead of the nausea.
Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.
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