Ricky, welcome to OCF! You have found the best site for help both with moral support and correct medical info.

Right now you are at the point where most of us wanted to quit rads. It is such a rough road, which Im sure I dont have to tell you. The very best thing you can do to help yourself is to focus on things you have control over like your intake. If you push yourself to take in a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water every single day you will feel better. If you can get more in that will help you even more. Even 3500 daily calories isnt too much, either is 64 oz of water daily. So push yourself!!! Ask your doc for a prescription to get extra hydration in the chemo lab. When you walk out after getting hydrated, you will feel like a new man. Your intake is the key to getting thru this easier or struggling thru it. For at least the first year after rads you will need to keep up the 2500 calories and 48 oz of water daily to help get you back to your old self.

Please feel free to ask questions and we will help get your thru the next few weeks. Its ok to lean on us, we have been there and fully understand just how awful OC and its treatments are.

Best wishes!!!



PS.... I have sent you a private message (PM). Look towards the middle near the top of the page for where it says My Stuff. You should see a tiny flashing envelope, click on that and get the PM. Please take some time to review it with the link I sent. It will help you to make a signature and learn how to navigate the forum easier.