| Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I second what Diane said. The same thing goes for rehydration. If you have it done in the infusion unit it's 4X faster (and that's AFTER the wait to get triaged and seen) and far more comfortable. I had to be rehydrated 3X during Tx and the first timne was in the ER. You're out of luck if you need rehydration on the weekend or late at night. Ask the oncology unit what their operating hours are.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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