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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jon,
Emends is often given for nausea. It's a 3 day regimen. One pill a day for 3 days beginning the day you get the chemo. There are also many different "breakthough" nausea meds but I was also one that suffered a lot with nausea. After my second big dose of Cisplatin nothing seemed to work for me.
I also did not keep up with my daily calories and hydration and it led to trips to the ER to get fluids, 30% total weight loss and really worse of all was the constipation that resulted near the end of my Tx ordeal. So not sure if a Peg is an option or even the nasal tube but you better find something that works or you will bring on a host of unnecessary complications to your already nasty Tx.
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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