side effects of oxiplatin

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  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #22
    robertwoitas said:

    hi maglets, they told me
    hi maglets, they told me about four to six months of treatments one every three weeks. i also use the rice in a sock to help keep warm. its not so bad now but every once in a while i will forget and take a drink of cold water and boy does that hurt. luckily i live in a warm climate so it doesnt bother me that much.
    Just had a pet scan to check on two spots one on the liver nad one on the lung. hopefully i'll get some good news for once.
    All we can do is "NEVER GIVE UP"

    lucky no 13 is your post today!
    Hi again....good luck with those PET results....will they take a long time....I don't like the waiting. i have a CT on March 30 to check the liver....and I just had the CEA"s taken but that takes 2 weeks where we are to get the results from that blood

    ok thinking and sending good PET wishes....
    I am not giving up.....not yet maybe never

    Mags
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #23
    nausea
    HI Robert, I'm pretty new to this, only two treatments so far, but when I was having my first treatment, a man came in for an IV treatment to help with his upset tummy. He was in the chemo room for about 20 - 30 minutes and was so thankful to the nurses as he left. I assume that type treatment for nausea would be covered by insurance. Be sure to ask!

    My doc gives me 30 mins. of an anti nausea med before chemo and it lasts for 3 days. I've not had any nausea so far. Exhaustion, weakness.... yes. I HATE the chemo smell! I've gotten those automatic air sprayers and have them in every room. It helped over power the smell in my nose for those few days I had on the pump and it was clearing out of my system.

    Peeing in the wind..... Always make sure the wind is AT YOUR BACK, Buzzard!

    God Bless!

    Diane
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #24
    Hi Robert
    Hi robert....wondering how your nausea is?

    My rounds one and two were so good and this time I have really been feeling it since infusion on thursday.....can't say my stomach ever settles down.

    Have you had any luck getting the old stomach settled??

    ~Mags~
  • robertwoitas
    robertwoitas Member Posts: 17
    #25
    maglets said:

    Hi Robert
    Hi robert....wondering how your nausea is?

    My rounds one and two were so good and this time I have really been feeling it since infusion on thursday.....can't say my stomach ever settles down.

    Have you had any luck getting the old stomach settled??

    ~Mags~

    hi maglets
    my nausea is bad enough that i am not eating or drinking enough and had to go to the er for meds. Thye told me the results of the PET scan, it has now mets to the liver, one small lesion. talk to the surgical tem on friday about what do i do next. pretty bummed out today.
    hope you find something for your stomach to ease the quizzines.
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    #26
    robertwoitas said:

    hi maglets
    my nausea is bad enough that i am not eating or drinking enough and had to go to the er for meds. Thye told me the results of the PET scan, it has now mets to the liver, one small lesion. talk to the surgical tem on friday about what do i do next. pretty bummed out today.
    hope you find something for your stomach to ease the quizzines.

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  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #27
    robertwoitas said:

    hi maglets
    my nausea is bad enough that i am not eating or drinking enough and had to go to the er for meds. Thye told me the results of the PET scan, it has now mets to the liver, one small lesion. talk to the surgical tem on friday about what do i do next. pretty bummed out today.
    hope you find something for your stomach to ease the quizzines.

    hang in
    oh robert I am so sorry....liver mets...or at least met crap! I'll bet the surgical team will give you some good news on that....been there twice....it's doable Robert.

    My nausea is easing maybe a little.

    Ok now it's Wed and you have to absorb this new info.....glad you can move to the surgical team by Friday ...not too much waiting. There will be an answer Robert....please keep trying to eat and drink...

    oxaly buddy
    ~Mags~
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #28
    robertwoitas said:

    hi maglets
    my nausea is bad enough that i am not eating or drinking enough and had to go to the er for meds. Thye told me the results of the PET scan, it has now mets to the liver, one small lesion. talk to the surgical tem on friday about what do i do next. pretty bummed out today.
    hope you find something for your stomach to ease the quizzines.

    Will be praying for Friday to bring only good news!
    Do update as soon as you can.
  • shoppergal
    shoppergal Member Posts: 118
    #29
    but it helps appetite. I
    but it helps appetite. I lived on alot of junk food because the only thing that tasted good was sugary things. No matter what I did I always had that awful taste in my mouth and I always worried that I had bad breath, so I chewed alot of gum.I never thuoght I'd make it thru chemo but I did. Now on my pet/ct scan they found some nodes that all we can do is watch and wait, but there is a possibilty I might have to do more chemo. Won't know for a few months. Good luck you can do it!!!
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #30
    shoppergal said:

    but it helps appetite. I
    but it helps appetite. I lived on alot of junk food because the only thing that tasted good was sugary things. No matter what I did I always had that awful taste in my mouth and I always worried that I had bad breath, so I chewed alot of gum.I never thuoght I'd make it thru chemo but I did. Now on my pet/ct scan they found some nodes that all we can do is watch and wait, but there is a possibilty I might have to do more chemo. Won't know for a few months. Good luck you can do it!!!

    surgical team
    any word from surgery Robert?

    thanking about you and Lisa and Cheryl today!]

    hugs,
    ~Mags~
  • robertwoitas
    robertwoitas Member Posts: 17
    #31
    maglets said:

    surgical team
    any word from surgery Robert?

    thanking about you and Lisa and Cheryl today!]

    hugs,
    ~Mags~

    liver tumor
    nickle size tumor on the liver. surgery team has to talk to the tumor board to see if they do the resection soon or go after it aggresivly with chemo first. good news is that they can do all the surgeries (gall bladder removal, illeostomy takedown and the liver resection) at the same time.
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #32
    robertwoitas said:

    liver tumor
    nickle size tumor on the liver. surgery team has to talk to the tumor board to see if they do the resection soon or go after it aggresivly with chemo first. good news is that they can do all the surgeries (gall bladder removal, illeostomy takedown and the liver resection) at the same time.

    that's all good
    Hoorah Robert....that is all good news....there are things to be done. The first time I had my liver re-sected they took my gall bladder....non one bothered to tell me and I didn't miss it for a year:)

    So waiting for the tumor board....ok....maybe chemo maybe surgery straight away....all good


    thinking of you

    Mags

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