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Good Morning!
Had an infusion yesterday. It seemed that right from the start the steroids and anti nausea infusions didnt give me the usual 1 day feeling good results. I do have 2 anti nausea drugs at home..zofran and compazine. The zofran doesnt work at all, and the compazine works but needs to be boosted with other things. I started just
having peppermint life savers..they really help alot. Plus trying to drink alot of water with lemon. Also, having bland comfort food has been helpful. Mashed potatoes seem to go a long way in keeping nausea at bay. I made some ginger tea with fresh ginger and will start that today with honey and lemon. One more new thought..
I have started to keep Frankincense oil by my bed, and use it as aromatherapy as needed. I am trying to fill my space with things that make me feel hopeful for the future and cared for the moment. I put up my Christmas tree 2 days ago. Just lights. I know it's very early, but I really only have 2 fairly good weeks a month, and wanted to give myself time to let things unfold without making me feel exhausted.
Thank you so very much for your thoughtful and kind
concerns. I'm sending my hope and love to all of us who are going through this
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You are clearly plugged in to what works for you *and* plugged in to a broader range of healing methods, which I admire and salute. I doubt that I can add anything you've not thought of, but in case any of this is useful:
-- Eating small pieces of crystallized ginger helped me.
-- Watching classic movies (1930s-50s) helped me; you can find a lot on YT, although generally not the best-written / best-acted ones, most of which are still under copyright. (One that isn't: My Man Godfrey, a screwball comedy with an egalitarian under-mssg.)
-- Watching vids of animals on The Dodo's YT channel helped sometimes.
-- Watching various vids from PBS (docus as well as multi-part dramas) -- $5/mo. to join my local station and get access to its library.
-- Reading some of the light features in The Guardian (Pass Notes, You be The Judge, Blind Date).
Best wishes.
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Try ginger tea or drink. It helped me.