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Your advice on getting through Chemo for lung cancer
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 28, 2023 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
One thing that is very important is to stay hydrated. These strong chemicals can do very strange things to our bodies. But dehydration can cause nausea too. Are you taking anti-nausea meds every day to prevent it from happening?
I'm a firm believer in letting chemo patients eat what they want but the healthier your diet is during good times will probably benefit you the most. Be kind to yourself. It's quite a journey. It sounds as if your husband is quite a good supporter!
I never ate spicy food but when I had chemo with cisplatin (ugly stuff) I needed to eat spicy stuff so that I could taste it. Very strange for me. I still like medium spicy foods to this day for some things.
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Yes, I do eat healthy 90% of the time. Lots of fruit, vegetables and salads. But on those “off” days - it’s whatever sounds good! I’ve decided not to beat myself up about it. I do enough of that already! I do have some anti nausea medicine but I don’t take regularly, just as needed. I do find that drinking water helps the most with the nausea.
I do have a strange taste in my mouth… but foods haven’t tasted different - yet. I do rinse with warm salt water and baking soda a few times a day at recommendation of oncology nurse. Apparently chemo is rough on the tissues in your mouth and can cause sores.