| Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 346 Likes: 3 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 346 Likes: 3 | I sometimes wonder why they even bother with pills for OC patients at all. Bless your heart. I'm terrible at swallowing them even at the best of times. Big ones ... not gonna happen. I hope the liquid form goes better for you.
Keep on taking care of yourself ... things WILL get better. Maybe slower than you want, maybe not (we can all hope for faster!) ... but they will get better. And we're all here to cheer you on.
Surgery 5/31/13 Tongue lesion, right side SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated T1N0 based on biopsy and scan Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes 12/2/13 follow-up with concerns 12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned 1/8/14 Port installed PEG installed Chemo and rads 2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June 2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia Fall 2017: HBOT Jan 18: oral surgery
| | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 345 Likes: 8 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 345 Likes: 8 | augmentin 875mg are HORSE PILLS. they are hard to swallow even without OC. Oh my. best wishes on getting well. I spent 12 yrs on antibiotics for sinus infections due to my chemical allergies (hence my allergy to husband getting chemo has been an issue). They can be hard to get rid of but that's a high dose so hoping it brings you quick and completely relief.
Spouse of 58 yr old with BOT cancer Stage 4a HPV16 positive 3 chemo treatments cisplantin 35 radiation treatments 7000 cGy former smoker/chewed tobacco for 38 yrs. 1/2020 diagnosed with cancer near TMJ 4/2020 chemo 5 days every 2 weeks 6/2020 proton therapy 9/21/2020 cancer free
| | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 Assistant Admin Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | Assistant Admin Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 | At out hospital, the doctors recommend using a pill splitter. It’s available at GNC, or on amazon.com. However, do check with your pharmacist as not all pills can be crushed or split.
Gloria She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016. | | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 16 Member | OP Member Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 16 | I crushed the stinking things, dissolved in water and used the peg, (I did check with the pharmacist first) they still upset my stomach and I stopped after 2 days..
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