side effects of Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin and 5-FU

daydreamer110761 said:

try
room temp ginger ale? I did that a few times, wasn't bad. Always carried lemon drops with me, and they weren't the sour kind, but they seemed to work.

You're just starting and winter is almost here - get really warm gloves and socks, they will be a great help.

I lived off of warm tea, room temp orange sunkist (that was a buzzard suggestion). Soups, some spicy foods were really good. Donna had a great recipe last winter for a spicy dip, and fightformy love has some awesome chinese recipes that taste good, are easy to make, and healthy.

through all of it the most important thing is to stay hydrated, and eat what and when you can, and of course - attitude - keep your head up, you will get through this!

Best of luck - Sherrie
(freezing in Minnesota)

Fight for my love said:

Hi Robert,my husband is
Hi Robert,my husband is going to have the round 2 of 12 Folfox next week.At first round he lost appetite for a couple of days and he got heart burn for a couple of days(solved by Pepcid that members suggested here).I understand this cocktail chemo is tough and knocks you down pretty quickly.But like everybody says you got to stay hydrated and try to eat as much as you can and as often as you can.When my husband really doesn't want to eat,I will make sure that he at least stays hydrated and drink Ensure plus(it's a nutrition drink full of protein and other vitamins,you can find them in grocery store and pharmacy).Protein is the best way to help with fatigue.I also make some chinese soup for my husband when he doesn't like to eat.Here is the recipe:Tomato Egg drop soup

Chop tomato to small pieces,then put canola oil in wok,then then put some Chinese shallot in the oil,when you can smell the smell of the shallot,put the tomato in and stir.When you can see the tomato is well cooked,(This means you can see tomato pieces are soft and juicy),then put water in,wait until the water is boiled,then put salt,white pepper,put the scrambled egg in the soup,then use a big spoon to push the egg a little bit,this way the soup will get even.When the soup is boiled again,it is done.(don't overly boil the soup,because the egg drop will get hard)

PS:If you don't like vege in the soup,you can just make plain egg drop soup.You can just put oil and Chinese shallot in the wok first,then put water in,wait the water boiled,then put scrambled egg in,salt and white pepper in.Mix them until the soup is even.Before you serve it to family,if you and your family like sesame seed oil and cilantro,put them in the soup,it is very tasty.

Hopefully this recipe is going to be helpful.Good luck to you with the rest of the treatment.