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#39746 03-01-2006 04:51 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Michele, can any of his meds be dissolved in water beore he takes them? That would get them into his system faster.Amy
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#39747 03-02-2006 01:07 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | Michele
We ended up using suppositories( compounded at small local pharmacy) for Pete`s nausea. This after trying every oral anti-nausea drug known!
Talk to your Doc before he gets too dehyrated.
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#39748 03-02-2006 02:10 PM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 115 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 115 | We haven't actually tried dissolving them in water but will give it a shot, although I'm not sure if that will help because even taking them in tablet form doesn't seem to help even after waiting. The only thing accomplished is that he gets drowsy but when he wakes up, he is still nauseated. We haven't thought about suppositories, although I have seen Compazine suppositories mentioned on this forum - he has tried compazine tablets - would the suppositories be more effective? He is not necessarily throwing up a lot, just sometimes, as a matter of fact, he says he wishes he could throw up because he feels that would relieve the nausea for awhile.
Thanks everyone.
Michele
Michele, caregiver to husband, Jesse, SCC diagnosed 1/5/06 unknown primary, lf neck mass >6 cm. Chemo (Cisplatin 2x; Carboplatin & Taxol 2x) & XRT radiation 39X ending 4/4/06. Rad neck dissection 8.5 hrs 4/13/06. 30 HBO treatments Fall 2006.
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#39749 03-21-2006 01:43 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 | Michelle, My husband just got a prescription for Zofran that dissolves under the tongue or just in the mouth. Maybe this form would help?
Caregiver to husband David, non smoker. Dx 1/06 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV, neck nodes involved. Surgery/Chemo/Rad. Treatment finished 5/06. Waiting. Recurrence in lung, Aug07. 6 months Cisplatin/Erbitux. Spots shrinking after 3 Cisplatin tx.
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#39750 03-21-2006 06:28 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 126 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 126 | NAN P,
I hope your husband did not continue with the ethyol. My wife had also a severe rush after the initial few injections. The RO gave in continuing with the Ethyol injections and she had ended in the hospital after that because of a severe rection to the Ethyol (Amiphostine).
Regarding the nausea and vomiting we have become to accept that as a fact of life and there is not much that can be done to control it.
My wife is 8 months out from end of chemoradiation and still has severe nausea and vomiting.
CG to wife;
Jan 2005 DX SCC Tongue T2N1MO; RND surgery Mar 2005; 35 XRT and 4 cisplatin completed Jul 2005.
Dec 2006 tongue surgery, Scar tissue no cancer.
Feb 2010 neck node FNA - negative.
2010 ORN right jaw plus fracture
2015 ORN left jaw plus fracture
Feb 2016 Lower jaw reconstruction by Fibula free flap+titanium plate - Permanent G-tube
June 2016 Difficulty breathing - Permanent Trachea tube
Dec 2019 DX Cervical cancer - Stage 1 - Surgery Jan 16 2020.
15-20 esophagus/larynx dilations
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