Ceazar,

Does your Dad have anything for the nausea? If not, he should call on Monday and have his docs prescribe something. The chemo dose will not be lowered (it wouldn't be effective if it was) but the side effects can be managed. I had to try a couple of things before finding what worked for me, kept hydrated (which is surprisingly important for nausea) and was fairly nausea-free once we had the right course worked out. If you can get him to use the tube at least for hydration that might help for the time being.

I think the pain associated with the Neulasta should minimize with each dose.

- 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