Definitely try to stay away from the glucocorticoids if possible. Suggestion is that they
decrease chemo efficacy. Ask for an alternative..I believe Kytril isn't steroid. Ginger is helpful according to recent ASCO. "Navy Beans" is considered pretty mild for chemo. My mom is 73 with COPD and had no real problems other than low wbc which made for too much chemo break and lack of efficacy. Didn't know it at the time but..there are suggestions that it is better (efficacy/toxicity) to receive it later in the day/evening.