Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 6 | Sandy, good job at being aware of the importance of yoru fluid intake. Everything you lose must be replaced, thats not even counting your daily minimum intake you need. This can turn into ALOT of fluids.
You should have anti-nausea meds. Take them around the clock, not missing a dose. Once you get behind the nausea, it seems like its impossible to get ahead of it. If worse comes to worse... there are even suppository anti-nausea meds for those severe cases where its not an option to take meds orally.
Best wishes!!! 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 |