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Hello- Are you taking daily anti-nausea medication? I had to because of cisplatin. That is some tough stuff and I don't think that I could have completed my course of treatment without Zofran.
I laud you for sticking with an eating program. Plenty of water (I timed mine a glass every hour and a half while I was awake. It really helped get the poisons flushed!
Have you been prescribed meds for any discomfort?
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I am fluid restricted which makes it tough. Only 17oz on chemo days. 34oz on non-chemo days. I'm hopeful this restriction will be removed and soon. Anti-nausea drugs are added by iv to my chemo. Those are supposed to last 3 -4 days. I have pills which I have not started yet. PCP (Prochlorperazine 10mg. every 6 hours and Lorazepam .5mg once daily) The pharmacist said Lorazepam would cause drowsiness, does not actually help with nausea, but calms nervous system down. After her visit, I thought I'd just not use Lorazepam. I believe Lorazepam is the same class as Zofram. How often did you take Zofram? You said it helped? Did you take other drugs for nausea? If so I'd love to hear how you used them. Did you find that exercise helped? At least mild exercise?
I've just started my second round of chemo. Day 1 is done. Today is Chemo 2 & plus radiation, tomorrow is day 3, no radiation. The radiation worries me the most, although I do trust the doctor. Thank you for your input on the nausea drugs. VLR