 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Adding to Bill's post, I found constipation to be the worst side effect of them all. Pain can be managed, they did a lousy job with constipation and it can really make you suffer, especially when homeostasis stops. The pain meds are the culprit; dietary fiber, staying hydrated, stool softeners, Reglan, fruit in your diet all help. Talk to your nutritionist.
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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