Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | There have been quite a few members who have mentioned hiccups so it could be related to treatments. Without a study conducted we cant be certain about the link to treatments.
Were you able to talk to your doc about counting down to when you will feel the chemo starts to give you side effects?
Onedansetron is generic for zofran. Its an anti-nausea medicine that tricks your mind into not noticing the stomach rumblings. I still take this occasionally, had to use it last night. Aprepitant is emend for nausea too. Dexamethsone is for inflammation. If I were you, I would watch the calendar and the day before you are going to feel the chemo effects I would start taking Onedansetron and Aprepitant rotating them off and on around the clock. The Onedansetron is a tiny little white pill that I dissolve in water and put thru my tube so I dont have to worry about trying to get tiny uncoated pills down by swallowing. I usually take 2 of the 4mcg pills at a time and do this up to every 4 hours. This is what I have found over the years works for me. Please understand, I have been at this for 10 years so thats a heck of a long time to learn about how to best manage my medications to suit my symptoms.
Good luck with your treatments.... pay close attention to counting your calories every day! 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 |