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I'm not sure what she gave you, but....
I'm guessing it's just a suggestion of what to eat DURING and right after the treatment that would be easy on your system. What does it say on the front of the booklet? After the first few days of chemo I went right back to my normal diet and had no problems.0 -
TCH for 18 weeks straight .. Been there just finishMama G said:I'm not sure what she gave you, but....
I'm guessing it's just a suggestion of what to eat DURING and right after the treatment that would be easy on your system. What does it say on the front of the booklet? After the first few days of chemo I went right back to my normal diet and had no problems.
this dense dose chemo treatment 12/18 .. about 6 months ago -- my suggestion for you is to follow what program has been layed out for you .. and in time, you will find that adding foods that your body can tolerate. Protein is needed to keep your body strength and White Blood Cells at good levels so you can fight off infections.
My experience .. my body .. BBQ - chicken or steak - baked anything did work for me, or any tomatoe based foods.
Hydrate with water, you will quickly get sick of just plain water - my suggestion as this worked for me is add a little - apple, grape, cranberry juice to your water. You may also try pink lemonade, crystal lite or lipton pre-pkg'd pouches. Mix anything you can think of with water. Herbal tea's is another great way to get water into your system.
Best of luck and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki Sam0 -
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My guess would be that the Dr. is giving you guidelines/suggestions for what your system will be able to tolerate. As the Dr. or chemo nurses to be sure, but my own experience and many,many, many, posts that I have read lead me to think you should ead whatever goes down and stays down the best. I was one of the lucky ones that had very little stomach upset, so I could pretty much eat anything other than Mexican food or Indian food (my favorite "out to eat" categories). But some folks can barely keep down saltines and water, so nutrition can be a challenge. Hopefully your experience will be on the easy end of the spectrum. The main thing to remember is that it is temporary.
Take care, seof.0 -
My cancer center
nurse gave me a book on diet during chemo. It had guidelines for what to do if nausea occurs, how to add protein, etc. The important thing I found is to eat 5 small meals a day. Make sure you hydrate! Eat protein, veggies, fruits that you can tolerate. Adjust as you go along. {{hugs}}
Char0
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