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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | Geri,
I was given Aloxi and Emend during my weekly treatment on Tuesday, took the Emend for two days immediately post treatment, as prescribed, and then I'd go back in on Fridays for another dose of Aloxi and 1.5 liters of fluid. This seemed to work very well for me and with my PEG tube, I fundamentally lost no weight during treatment and had no trouble with dehydration or nausea. (Afterwards, as I was transitioning off the PEG I did lose weight, though.)
As far as my skin, for whatever reason, I didn't experience bad burns which, being fair-skinned, I had expected. I used an aloe-based moisturizer from the Body Shop and had a couple of smallish blisters that developed about 10 days post-treatment.
Not sure if this helps or not.
- Margaret
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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