 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Ask your doc right away for the hydration prescription, do not wait for the next round of chemo. Hydration can make you feel absolutely horrible. When I was dehydrated I thought I was dying. I was positive that what I was experiencing was the signs that someone goes thru before they pass away. Dehydration can be a very serious matter. When you are throwing up and cant keep things down its so easy to become dehydrated. Talk with your radiation nurse and dco right away about getting into the chemo lab for hydration a few times per week. You will be surprised at how much better you will feel when you get that done. you will walk out of there feeling almost like you did before all this started.
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  | 
