Sue, my husband just finished his 3rd round of the same treatment. The 1st round was the worst with fatigue, nausea and a very sore mouth. We discovered if he took a nausea pill then ate or drank calories about 20 minutes later, the nausea was minimized. Pain meds helped with the sore mouth. For nutrition I bought frozen yogurt, fresh fruit, milk and powdered protein and mixed it in my Magic Bullet. Quick and nutritious.

The 2nd & 3rd chemo had the same side effect but not nearly as much as the 1st. He generally feels pretty good in spite of the chemo. I also advanced from my Magic Bullet to the NutriBullet. See the website. It's perfect for nutrition even if he ends up with a feeding tube. I use the entire vegetable/fruit in this one. I much prefer to use the fresh stuff if possible while trying to keep the protein and calories at a max.

I also do serving-size sugar free jello and puddings with protein powder. Easy to grab and soothing on the mouth.

Hope this helps.


Diane-wife to Paul, age 55
DX 9/17/12
HPV/SCC/BOT Stage 4a
Non-smoker/casual drinker
Otherwise healthy
9/24/12 Cisplatin, Taxotere,5-FU - 3x
12/3/12 Rad x 35/Carboplatin x 3
1/15/13 DVT upper thigh
Passed away 1/23/13