meinman Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 My sister is on a chemo cocktail of taxol/carbo and she is unusually sick. The nurses are stumped about why she is so sick and what to do for her. She has been going in for iv fluids to rehydrate. Does anyone have a suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Meinman, so sorry about your sister's complications. Chemo can do bad things on the way to getting the cancer. I have said that it is like putting poison in your body. Each person reacts differently. My wife, Lucie, had a bad reaction at first. Dehyrdation is ever present, so she needs to drink a lot, and I mean A LOT of liquids. I have gotten orange juice, lemonade, Crystal Light, Gater Aid (which she didn't like), Ensure/Boost and those sorts, water, water, water. Also, we have discovered with Lucie that she needs to eat all through the day to keep the nausea down, so we have gone to at least six meals a day, with small portions of things. I give her snakcs in between (which I have counted as meals). Their taste can change due to the chemo, so you have to experiment with the food. Best of luck. My prayers are with you. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 My husband's chemo was weekly. He was sooo sick. Once we started hydration at home with home health he became human again. 500 cc Normal Saline IV Decadron 10 mg IV Kytril 1 mg IV For 3 days after chemo in the mornings. We just leave his port accessed after chemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 My husband had to take two different anti-nausea drugs to keep him from being so sick. One every four hours and one every eight hours. Keeping track of all these different medicines at different times is extremely frustrating too. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I had chemo with the breast cancer. I took ativan during chemo days, along with the anti-nausea drugs, and lived in my own happy cloud . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma1976 Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 my dad does carbo and taxol and he has been to the hosptial for IV's and he got 100% better. Not to say though that the couple of days after chemo he was run down and not feeling 100% up to par. I would say if you think she needs some fluid and isn't gettign enough then have them hook her up to an IV. it can not hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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