| Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | To avoid dehydration one must drink 2-3 liters of water every day (that's 6-8 12oz bottles). This includes fluids found in foods such as soup. Fluids must be replaced if they are lost through vomiting or diarrhea. It is very easy to get dehydrated and it will make you feel like sh*t as well. Staying hydrated also protects your kidneys if you are on chemo.
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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