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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Geri,
Emends worked on my first chemo and I didn't need anything else. By the time I got my 2nd chemo Emends barely worked and they gave me a few different ones to take and I barely made it without nausea. By the time of my 3rd bag I was pretty nauseated and nothing was working pill wise so I really became nauseated and nothing made a difference. To me the nausea was the worst part of my entire Tx. It was only when I decided that taking no meds was better than all the side effects of the meds that I began to be able to keep food and water down and improvement followed.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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