First round of Chemo and Radiation today

arndog64
arndog64 Member Posts: 537
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
My husband just finished his first round of Chemo and Radiation today. He is sleeping now. No nausea yet, just sleepy. Hope this goes smooth for my man.

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  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #2
    One Down . . .
    So he's sleepy? Guessing he got a generous dose of Benedryl with his chemo. I also hope things go well for him.
  • arndog64
    arndog64 Member Posts: 537
    #3
    Pam M said:

    One Down . . .
    So he's sleepy? Guessing he got a generous dose of Benedryl with his chemo. I also hope things go well for him.

    yep, he said they gave him
    yep, he said they gave him benadryl. Several bags of liquids. It took like 5 hours today for chemo alone.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #4
    arndog64 said:

    yep, he said they gave him
    yep, he said they gave him benadryl. Several bags of liquids. It took like 5 hours today for chemo alone.

    Faster
    If he has the pump, more than likely the next treatments will go faster....

    Usually the first is slower because they want to look for any reactions. Once that's out of the way, they'll start pumping at a higher rate.

    My first was an all day thing...later only consisted of a few hours.

    If he takes EMEND, he probably won't have any nausea...

    Just keep him very well hydrated, that's the one thing that is easy to over look but can make him really sick.

    Best,
    John
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #5
    Wishing you and your husband
    Wishing you and your husband the best throughout treatment and his side effects will be few and manageable!!

    Glenna
  • buzz99
    buzz99 Member Posts: 404
    #6
    Round One
    I hope all goes well for him and he has minimal side effects. We will be here every step of the way! Karen

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