1st Treatment
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Prayers on the way.
I'll keep her in my prayers. Good luck tomorrow....God Bless0 -
Liz
Liz,
Saying prayers for your mom. For you too.
Aloha,
Kathleen0 -
Thanks For Prayershopeforcure49 said:Prayers on the way.
I'll keep her in my prayers. Good luck tomorrow....God Bless
Thanks for the prayers. Her 1st Treatment went well. Started with Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, & Fluorouacil. So far no side effects. Any advise is always welcomed - Liz0 -
Thanks For Prayersthxmiker said:Your Mom will be in our
Your Mom will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Best Always, mike
Thanks for the prayers. Her 1st Treatment went well. Started with Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, & Fluorouacil. So far no side effects. Any advise is always welcomed - Liz0 -
Thanks For PrayersKathleen808 said:Liz
Liz,
Saying prayers for your mom. For you too.
Aloha,
Kathleen
Thanks for the prayers. Her 1st Treatment went well. Started with Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, & Fluorouacil. So far no side effects. Any advise is always welcomed - Liz0 -
Tell me...Who is the Picture of......?Kathleen808 said:Liz
Liz,
Saying prayers for your mom. For you too.
Aloha,
Kathleen
curious......0 -
Chemo Tips & TricksBuzzard said:Tell me...Who is the Picture of......?
curious......
Some things to think about which might help:
Staying hydrated during chemo helps. You can ask the nurse to give your mom a small cup of ice chips before each chemo treatment. Keeping ice in your mouth during the treatment and drinking water helps. This slows the circulation of blood, and the chemicals, to the membranes of the mouth and throat. Really worked wonders.
I was a little nauseated with chemo (never vomited). I bought ginger pills at Wal-Mart and they are highly recommended. They are given to pregnant women too for nausea. I took them every morning. I bought some lemon sour candy too. That helped with nausea. We are all different and will react differently.
--Ask for nausea, pain, and anxiety meds to have at home – Ativan was the one which worked for me. I was told to take the pill as soon as I began to have slight queasiness. If I waited until I was very queasy, it would be too late. I followed their advice and it worked.
--Take some crackers and water along (to chemo) with magazines to help the time pass or sleeping is good during that time too.
--Ask for a 24-hour call number if there is any problem at home.
The Oncology nurses are very helpful and will give lots of information and answer any questions. My first treatment went fine. I did have some nausea at home and the pills helped. I did sleep and that helped also.
We will be glad to answer any questions you and your mom have.
Lizzy0 -
Thanks for the Tips & Trickslizzydavis said:Chemo Tips & Tricks
Some things to think about which might help:
Staying hydrated during chemo helps. You can ask the nurse to give your mom a small cup of ice chips before each chemo treatment. Keeping ice in your mouth during the treatment and drinking water helps. This slows the circulation of blood, and the chemicals, to the membranes of the mouth and throat. Really worked wonders.
I was a little nauseated with chemo (never vomited). I bought ginger pills at Wal-Mart and they are highly recommended. They are given to pregnant women too for nausea. I took them every morning. I bought some lemon sour candy too. That helped with nausea. We are all different and will react differently.
--Ask for nausea, pain, and anxiety meds to have at home – Ativan was the one which worked for me. I was told to take the pill as soon as I began to have slight queasiness. If I waited until I was very queasy, it would be too late. I followed their advice and it worked.
--Take some crackers and water along (to chemo) with magazines to help the time pass or sleeping is good during that time too.
--Ask for a 24-hour call number if there is any problem at home.
The Oncology nurses are very helpful and will give lots of information and answer any questions. My first treatment went fine. I did have some nausea at home and the pills helped. I did sleep and that helped also.
We will be glad to answer any questions you and your mom have.
Lizzy
Lizzy - thanks so much for the advise. I can remember when I was pregnant i bought ginger pills and that seemed to help with the nausea. I hope and my pray that my mom will beat this!
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Hi Liz,AnneCan said:I am glad to hear
that your Mom's 1st treatment went well.
Hi Liz,
Your mom is one lucky lady to have you help her and be with her! Great caregivers are very important!
Lizzy0 -
Prayers
She has prayers on the way. The first treatment is the scariest as you don't know what to expect, but soon you will find that she will be half way there. Hope she does well with treatment. Let us know how she is doing.
Kim0
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