You're welcome, David! Im so sorry you are having hearing issues!!! Ive known many OC patients who have had noticeable hearing problems after having cisplatin. With the 3 big bag method of cisplatin, almost all patients have had adjustments made to their final dose, some had reductions on their 2nd dose. When are you due for your 3rd dose?

Cisplatin can be hard on the stomach too! After struggling with it and having an unbelievably bad reaction to the anti-nausea meds, I had a very difficult time which is why my cisplatin doses were so drastically reduced. Im hoping you already have anti-nausea prescriptions for zofran or compazine to help counter-act the nausea. From what I remember back in 2007 when I had cisplatin, its usually about 5-7 days after the 2nd cisplatin dose patients get hit with nausea from the chemo. I suggest talking with your doc about this but, Id advise you to begin taking the anti-nausea meds about 5 days after the 2nd cisplatin even if you have not had serious issues with nausea. Continue taking it around the clock for several days. After about 4 days of the anti-nausea meds try taking a half dose to see if you can stop taking it. Pay close attention to any nausea as this can and will sneak up on you making you sick to your stomach so you struggle to keep down even a sip of water. At least thats how I went thru it, Im hoping you fare better than I did and dont have to deal with controlling nausea. Everybodys different, you never know, you could be one of the lucky ones who dont have many of the side effects that plague most going thru rads w/ cisplatin.

Treatments are HARD!!! At OCF, we try to help everyone to get thru their treatments weather its chemo w/ rads, surgery or both. Going thru similar experiences helps us to help others. Sometimes all this medical stuff can be overwhelming. Dont be shy about asking your doc for anxiety meds if you start having trouble mentally managing what you are going thru. Many OC patients and caregivers as well need some temporary help to get thru some dark days or weeks. Many of us have been shockingly hit out of the blue with a serious disease we had never even heard of. Its ALOT to process. Just remember, now that you have found our OC message board, you have people to help you. Its ok to lean on us if you need to. We understand what you're going thru.

Hang in there!!!