Hi Al! Im glad you have started your treatments so you can get rid of your cancer. When undergoing treatments, be careful around crowds. Your resistance will get progressively more compromised as treatments continue. Just be aware of avoiding any sick people and crowds. Use hand sanitizer often and wash your hands all the time, the more the better. Plus dont put your hands near your eyes, nose or mouth to help avoid spreading germs.

Eat as much as you possibly can!!!! Push yourself to have all your favorites now as your sense of taste and ability to swallow will change temporarily. Its one of the lovely side effects we all go thru. Every single day take in at least 2500 calories and 48-64 oz of water. Especially important is extra water the day prior to, the day of and the day after getting chemo. You want to flush that poison out of your system! Pay close attention to any changes after having chemo, especially hearing and report them to your nurse and doctors immediately. Do NOT get another dose of chemo if you have any issue no matter how minor with your hearing. Cisplatin can be changed to something else. It is known to cause hearing loss which is permanent so pay close attention to this.

Best wishes with everything!!!