karenl Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Hi All Mum had her first radiotherapy treatment today to two spinal lesions. She became nauseated almost immediately Anyone else have this experience, and did taking anti-nausea meds give you any relief?? Mum is trying to do the two lesions together in a burst of 10 treatments, rather than spread the whole thing out over 20 sessions - perhaps a bit ambitious... Any input is appreciated, many thanks Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Sorry to hear that about your mom. Found this, hope it helps. Prayers for the best. Rich. http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/Cancertyp ... diotherapy (Radiotherapy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anais Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Hi, My mother also had radiotherapy for spinal lesions and she had nausea for 4-5 days. She took gravol and stemitil... Anaïs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Hi, Karen. My wife started chemo shortly after the radiation to her spine, so it confuses the issue for her on nausea. She did take nausea meds and they helped. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pammie Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I don't know anything about radiotheraphy but I am praying for your mom. pammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Karen, Some of the things I did to help with the nausea were to make certain I was well hydrated before having the daily radiation treatments. I also took a bottle of ice water with me and drank small sips the moment I felt as if I were going to be sick. I kept a plastic bag filled with plain saltine crackers with me and nibbled on those. And I put an iced washcloth, ice pack on the back of my neck. It really did help to stop the nausea. I had to drive myself more than an hour each way for daily treatments, so I couldn't take the nausea meds until I was back at my house. They left me feeling too 'drugged' to drive. Hope this is of help to your Mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I can not impress upon you how important it is to stay well hydrated. Never be without a bottle of water. It really does help. It helped me. God Bless You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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