 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Many of us, including myself went thru the 3 big doses of cisplatin. I was so sick my third dose was cancelled. Others will get a smaller weekly dose of cisplatin. They seem to handle the smaller doses much easier than the bigger 3 week doses.
Keep up with the anti-nausea meds. Every time you think you are doing ok it will sneak up on you and then its next to impossible to get ahead of it again. Nutrition and hydration are what will make this whole thing much easier to tolerate. Push yourself for every single day to get a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. If you can do more thats even better.
Hang in there!
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  | 
