After the Fifth Chemo: Lots of Throwing Up
Before every chemo session, the nurse give me tablets that are supposed to prevent nausea. And they do, usually. Except this time, for some reason, they made me throw up.
(the nurses weren't quite sure why, but from the conversation I overheard, it seems that it happened several other times with other patients)
I wound up getting the same med through the IV.
After I was done with chemo, I wound up throwing up again - in the hospital bathroom.
I was supposed to meet my mom for lunch. Given my condition, I was going to tell her that I would probably just have tea. But then, my mom offered to take me to the French Accent Cafe... and I decided to keep quiet about the throwing up part. They had good food, and I was tempted. I figured that, even if I do throw it up again, I woud have at least been able to taste something good beforehand.
I did wind up throwing up when I got home. But it wasn't the awful, continuous throw-up I had experienced after the last chemo - one that was so bad that I felt parched and short of breath, one where I was pretty sure i expelled the entirely of the lunch. it was only some bits - most of the lunch stayed down.
After that, I fell asleep for a while. Woke up around 5:00 PM. A few weeks earlier, tweelore gave me some minty tea she said would help settle an upset stomach... Except, guess what? The tea made me throw up almost immidiately.
Sorry, Lore. I appreciated the gesture, but...
After that, I pretty much slept until next morning.
I didn't throw up on Saturday. And I wound up sleeping less than i usually do on Saturdays after chemo. I even ate a bit. But I wound up throwing up on Sunday morning. Most of it was liquid, mixed with what I recognized as the liquid remains of the anti-nausea tablet I took the previous evening.
(I usuailly wind up having that kind of vomit after the weekend, when I don't take anti-vomit meds anymore)
So far, that has been it - throw-up wise.
The hair continues to fall out - not as much as after the previous chemo, but still larger than normal. So far, it's still not that noticable. So far.
5 chemo sessions down. 7 sessions to go.
(the nurses weren't quite sure why, but from the conversation I overheard, it seems that it happened several other times with other patients)
I wound up getting the same med through the IV.
After I was done with chemo, I wound up throwing up again - in the hospital bathroom.
I was supposed to meet my mom for lunch. Given my condition, I was going to tell her that I would probably just have tea. But then, my mom offered to take me to the French Accent Cafe... and I decided to keep quiet about the throwing up part. They had good food, and I was tempted. I figured that, even if I do throw it up again, I woud have at least been able to taste something good beforehand.
I did wind up throwing up when I got home. But it wasn't the awful, continuous throw-up I had experienced after the last chemo - one that was so bad that I felt parched and short of breath, one where I was pretty sure i expelled the entirely of the lunch. it was only some bits - most of the lunch stayed down.
After that, I fell asleep for a while. Woke up around 5:00 PM. A few weeks earlier, tweelore gave me some minty tea she said would help settle an upset stomach... Except, guess what? The tea made me throw up almost immidiately.
Sorry, Lore. I appreciated the gesture, but...
After that, I pretty much slept until next morning.
I didn't throw up on Saturday. And I wound up sleeping less than i usually do on Saturdays after chemo. I even ate a bit. But I wound up throwing up on Sunday morning. Most of it was liquid, mixed with what I recognized as the liquid remains of the anti-nausea tablet I took the previous evening.
(I usuailly wind up having that kind of vomit after the weekend, when I don't take anti-vomit meds anymore)
So far, that has been it - throw-up wise.
The hair continues to fall out - not as much as after the previous chemo, but still larger than normal. So far, it's still not that noticable. So far.
5 chemo sessions down. 7 sessions to go.