Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Nate, the nasuea should not hit you for several days. Check this with your chemo doc or even with the oncology nurses. Some people have very mild side effects from the first dose. I had cisplatin 3 doses but only was given 2. It hit me about a week later. Once it hits, do not stop taking the anti nasuea meds or it will get ahead of you and it will be impossible to keep things down. Drink tons of water to help your body flush it out. What Im telling you is what happened to me, doesnt mean it will effect you as much. Use the peg tube to help with your meds. Dissolve them in a tiny bit of warm water. Make sure you check with the doc or pharmacist about this so you dont dissolve any time release meds. The zofran works very well. I just picked up a prescription of zofran dissolvable tablets and the pharmacist told me they would have cost $2500 without insurance. If I were you I would start taking the zofran on a regular basis about day #5 after chemo.
Best of luck to you with everything. ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive |