@JAMOS...Are you experiencing bloating/gas rather than nausea? The cisplatin is usually administered with some long-lasting anti-nausea meds during the infusion along with a prescription to be filled for other anti-nausea meds to be used at home as needed. Bloating/gas is a different matter and apparently not everyone experiences it. What we found helped with bloating/gas is simethicone (CVS Pharmacy has a higher dose in their brand)...along with a dose of milk-of-magnesia. Hope you find some relief soon.
More info on simethicone here... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000747/

Try Boost VHC which has 560 cals in a small 8 oz can. This means you have to swallow less to get the necessary daily nutrition. Also you better drink plenty of water, like 48 ozs a day or you will end up in the ER getting fluids. Some and not nearly enough, treatment facilities administer IV fluids as a part of this Tx and a port comes in handy. I went to the ER 3 times during my Tx (all on weekends, of course) all because I didn't drink enough water. Dehydration also leads to the Big C which speaking from very painful experience is not something you want to add to your Tx concerns.

You might want to post this as a new topic as your post is likely to be overlooked here. My doc treated me aggressively with anti-nausea for 4 days after each chemo and had almost no nausea as a result. Suggest pressing your doc for further meds until it passes. Everyone is different in terms of how side effects affect them; for most the peak nausea seems to pass within 4-5 days. Definitely call the doc and see if more can be done. Treatment is rough but we can get through this. Good luck!

Watch your intake! Dehydration can cause far bigger problems while you are having chemo with your radiation. Chemo can be very hard on the kidneys. You MUST flush it out with at least 48 oz of water every single day. Dont think you can skimp one day and make it up the next, the next day never comes.

Your nutrition is what will make it easier or harder to get thru this. Every single day you must get a minimum of 2500 calories. Not sure if you have a feeding tube or not but you still need to keep swallowing every day anyway, even if it hurts.

Dont worry about bothering doctors on the weekends. They work for you. If you need fluids you can get them in the chemo lab with your doc referring you over for hydration. You will instantly feel alot better when you get a couple bags of fluids. Dehydration can make you feel awful. Dont suffer in silence, call the doc. If you feel you arent getting enough daily speak up. Tell the nurses or your doc. This is very very important!!!! You must have open communication with your medical team. In order to help you they need to know if you are struggling and whats going on with your side effects.

Dont be embarrassed to ask for help either, you arent the first and wont be the last to go thru this. Your team should be able to help get you back on track with nutrition and hydration. If your facility has a nutritionist, it may be a good idea to speak with them to help you with your diet.

As far as nausea goes, take the anti-nausea meds even if you think you are past the throwing up. Thats where I got hung up, I would think i was ok and would skip a dose then I was sick as a dog and couldnt keep anything down. If you are doing the 3 big bag method of chemo it will usually hit you 5 - 8 days after you get the dose of chemo. I am guessing that you will feel the effects of it for 4 - 6 days then you will be ok again until the next dose. Make sure to tell your team everything! They will adjust the dosage partly depending on your reaction to the chemo.

Hang in there and stick with us, we will help get you thru this.

I read from that in a study, Carboplatin was not as effective as Cisplatin for SSCHN. There is probably another study, that shows it was just as effective.

I looked back, and only found so far, comparisons with PF induction studies with cisplatin vs carbopaton. One said cisplatin was better, and anothet said there was slight improvement with carbo. It's all fuzzy math, and didn't even bother writing the info down. These are from the 90's.