As for anti-nausea, they give me a lot (don't know how many mg) of Zofran, a low dose of Zyprexa (an antipsychotic that is an anti-nausea med at a low dose) and a ton of steroids (which helps kill the blast cells and also helps with nausea, apparently) about a half hour before each chemo infusion. It's a lot, but I welcome it all. ::wide open arms:: If they can inject all of this stuff in me without me getting horribly nauseated, I will be thrilled.
Cindy, to answer your earlier question, I have been to London, Paris, etc. I would probably like to go somewhere more off the beaten path if we do Europe, like Scandinavia or Greece or somewhere else I haven't been to. I am compiling a mighty list from everyone's suggestions, though!
Ginger tea: you can just slice some off and steep it in the boiling water like anything else. Delicious!
In the therapists office waiting room. I typed up a big post of things to say, but lost it!
What Jesse said on the tea. I use an infuser from habit.
It sounds like you have an excellent medical team, amyth.
amyth, so much love to you. And to Sophia, and anyone else who needs it.
Teppy, you mentioned anti-nausea meds. Are these prescription or OTC? (Do any names come to mind?)
Like amyth said, the best prescription med is Zofran (generic name is ondansetron). But OTC meds like Dramamine might work well, too.
There is a sugar-free ginger beer, BTW (and when I say "ginger beer," I don't mean alcoholic; it's "beer" in the way that root beer is beer). Tim, who had the biggest sweet tooth I've ever encountered, has cut his sugar intake back significantly, and if he eats too much, he gets a flare basically the next day. The amount of sugar in a ginger chew doesn't bother him, though. (He also reminded me that he only eats a half of a ginger chew at a time.) There's definitely been a learning curve with how much sugar is tolerable.
Obviously every patient is different, but Tim's dose is double your son's dose, and he's never gotten mouth sores.
Zofran is the brand name for a common and effective prescription anti-nausea med, Cindy.
For ginger tea, you could just thinly slice ginger and steep in hot water.
ETA! Ha! I was a wee bit behind and added *nothing* to the conversation.
I'm just wondering if the Fernet got Scola last night.
I add my endorsement for using ginger to help alleviate nausea. I like Gin Gins brand candies, myself.
Check the coffee/tea aisle of your local grocery stores for ginger tea, most of the commercial tea companies offer it.
