Michael --

Wow, I cannot imagine why they did not give you Zofran (or similar) from day one, with such a strong emetic drug as Cisplatin! Barry's getting Carboplatin, also a very strong emetic, and was given a Zofran script a week beforehand (he also uses it for the Ethyol) as well as a sample of Anzemet which is an even more expensive drug of same type. The downside is that they are all very expensive -- $30-40 a pop for Zofran if you do not have pharmacy coverage. (Or buy it in Canada <gr>)

Our chemo nurse says that these new anti-nausea drugs are "complete breakthroughs in treating chemotherapy nausea" and work on the serotonin uptake system in the brain. They can be taken with Compazine as they operate in a different manner -- but Barry tried the latter and didn't really like how it made him feel, a familiar complaint. He uses Reglan before eating and that and Zofran seem to control the (Ethyol) nausea. He gets a strong 24-hour IV anti-emetic on chemo days (Wednesday) and so far has not had to take anything else --

Just tell the nurses you need more effective anti-nausea meds and insist that you get them...

Gail