| Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I am not sure about oz's but the book says 2-3 liters (4-6 12 oz bottles) daily. If you can't stay hydrated you will feel even sicker and risk kidney damage. The symptoms you mention could be from dehydration but I would suspect a low WBC and/or RBC as well.
Salt will make the dehydration worse.
It got to a point that I had to use "pink magic" swish & spit in order to drink anything.
My heart goes out to you - these are the tough times. They will pass.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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