Xeliri infusion one

BRHMichigan said:

Irinotecan hell

Well I woke up with terrible diahrrea. Guess the meds wore off around the 20 hour mark. The cramping is so severe it made me nauseous. This is by no means great, but tolerable for now. Just hope it passes quickly. I really don't want to need Imodium on top of everything else I'm taking. 

you should take the Imodium you wont need for too long hopefully but take it. Irinotecan is rough on the digestive system. The nurse said she calls it I Ran to the Can. I hope you feel better soon!

thats what it does massive diarrhea, make sure you try and drink as much as you can. My husband is type 2 but he uses insulin (metformin gave him diarrhea) the steroids made his blood sugar go ridiculously high so dont panic too much, it’s nothing you are doing. the steroids usually caused him issues for 4 days, then he would level out. Thinking of you Beth!! 

So sorry that you aren't feeling well.  I've taken the immodium and it does help.  Just use it when needed. Hope you feel better soon.

Kim

Sending positive energy your way Beth...  Diahrrea is so debilitating.  Ditto about staying hydrated.  In addition to cheese I've found bananas and pretzels help.

BTW Thanks for recommending the book.  I downloaded it to my kindle.  Great reviews. 

Cindy

Beth:

I don't have any suggested remedies for diahrrea induced by chemo.  I never encountered that situation.  But I do have a few words of encouragement because I have been "down" on occasion and when others gave me words of encouragement my spirits rose immediately.

So here - a few words of encourgement. 

1) Never forget your goal = survival.

2) The pain and discomfort you endure today will be just a memory tomorrow.  Focus on the moment and remember #1 above.

You have so many thinking and praying for you during this challenge.  Add my name to that list.

Jim

BRHMichigan said:

So very touched

...by all of the support. Managed to eat at Olga's and go to a movie with my sister today. Only had to leave movie once for a bathroom trip. More 'activity' in the evening, so I had my son pick up Imodium.

You are all right, I need to keep my eyes on the prize... enjoying my granddaughter, living to see two of my sons graduate college, long enough to see my other son beat his substance abuse problem, to be here for my daughter, and my husband. To renovate my kitchen on the cheap. To pick up some second hand lawn furniture and enjoy the sunsets. Every single day is a gift. 

I am beginning to accept this insane roller-coaster that is the cancer life. It's just hard to hit another low after nearly three months of feeling great. Thanks again, everyone. I am so grateful for all of you here. 

that was one of the million different prescriptions they gave my husband on chemo day one.  they him so much compazine  he never took it for nausea he preferred the zofran. I hoarded it all we covered if the stomach bug ever comes here. 

 I am happy you got out today and enjoyed some time with your sister! You can do this!!!!

I'm sorry you're going through this. Side effects can be so tough. Here's a suggestion in case it helps. Take something like Metamucil. It's supposed to be for constipation but it helps with diarrhea. When your system gets so into flushing everything through it can be hard for it to stop the cycle. The Metamucil turns into a kind of jelly and stops that from happening and gives the system something to work on. I learned this when we had a young horse that had terrible diarrhea that just would not stop. A vet told me to try it and it stopped it almost immediately and she didn't get it again. 

Maybe ask your doctor or nurse what they think of that idea.

Jan