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BethC · 10-02-2008, 09:41 AM

Terry,

I had TCH not FEC but I can relate. Talk to your nurse about getting some stronger anti-nausea meds. Aloxi is given as a pre-med with your chemo and it works for the first 3 days. It is honestly a wonder drug. I don't know if you are already getting it, but if you aren't that might really help you with those first few days when the symptoms are supposedly the most severe.

I had a lot of nausea and the second round we tripled my dexamethazone (which meant I never slept) and added Emend. The addition of those really helped. I still felt bad, but at least I wasn't laying on the floor next to the toilet like I was after the first treatment. Emend is pricey - like $100. It comes in a 3 day pack of pills (something like 2 the first day, 2 the second day and 1 the third day). I asked if I could take it after the Aloxi wore off but evidently it doesn't work that way. You can only take it the first 3 days of chemo for it to work.

Good luck to you. Chemo sucks but you'll get through it.

Love,
Beth

10-02-2008, 09:41 AM	#18
BethC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 98	Terry, I had TCH not FEC but I can relate. Talk to your nurse about getting some stronger anti-nausea meds. Aloxi is given as a pre-med with your chemo and it works for the first 3 days. It is honestly a wonder drug. I don't know if you are already getting it, but if you aren't that might really help you with those first few days when the symptoms are supposedly the most severe. I had a lot of nausea and the second round we tripled my dexamethazone (which meant I never slept) and added Emend. The addition of those really helped. I still felt bad, but at least I wasn't laying on the floor next to the toilet like I was after the first treatment. Emend is pricey - like $100. It comes in a 3 day pack of pills (something like 2 the first day, 2 the second day and 1 the third day). I asked if I could take it after the Aloxi wore off but evidently it doesn't work that way. You can only take it the first 3 days of chemo for it to work. Good luck to you. Chemo sucks but you'll get through it. Love, Beth __________________ DX 9-19-07 at age 40 DCIS, Inv. Duct. Car. 3 cm Positive lymph node biopsy Er+Pr+Her+++ Carboplatin/Taxotere/Herceptin 10-1-07 -- 1-16-08 Herceptin every 3 weeks until 9/24/08 Lump. and node dissection 2-12-08 BRCA1 and 2 negative 30 rads finished 4-23-08 oophorectomy 5-6-08 Femara started 5/25/08 Zometa for osteoporosis every 6 mo. started 9-24-08 Married 16 years! 3 kids - daughter (10), twin sons (7)