littleprincess's Cancer Blog
July 12, 2008
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If the chemo doesn’t make you sick, the drugs they give you after will! I went home with Zofran, and was still queasy so my doctor added compazine. Thursday I was feeling well enough to work. I left work and went for radiation, which I got to early and they were running late. My bladder has to be full, and it got to where I walked myself back there and told them its now or never! They told me to let just a little out…too full, let a little more go…4 mL over the range, but the doc said to do it anyway. I left the hospital just in time for traffic. It took me 2 hours to get home. I was so weak and dizzy. I’m hungry but whenever I think about food I feel like I’m going to hurl. Its so bad! So Friday I did not go to work, and I took myself off of the compazine as I wasn’t feeling as nauseous. The doc told me to try Ativan instead. So last night I had my Zofran and Ativan. Still just a little queasy, but at least I don’t feel like I’m falling through space and time. And Thursday my feet and hands were tingly, but that’s gone away. On one hand I don’t want to go through this again, but on the other its only 4 more weeks…
And then there’s my gratitude for all of you. Strangers linked together…feeling like a family. I celebrate the happy days, I cry with you on the dark days, I rage against this stupid disease, I smile at the small stuff. We are all together in this life at this time to help one another. Just to be there for one another. Yall are all a huge support. Thank you!
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Thanks for your support -
Lisa ask for emend and kytril, both were fantastic when I received my mitamycin c and 5fu with zofran for any breakthrough n&v. The ativan did nothing for n&v but it did take the anxiety edge off. I started on oxycontin 10 days into rad due to severe burning of my entire bottom/perineum. I learned too late about using biafine cream you can get an order for which will help with the skin burning just take it off before rad treatments. Get some xylocaine gel for pain on urination or bm’s which will come due to radiation. If I can offer any other suggestions please let me know. Lily
This is really a wonderful, wonderful place. I am not quite sure when Jill started it. If it was here, I just wish I had known about it when I was going through the chemos.
THANKS, JILL. YOU ARE THE BEST.
Hugs,
Joyce