help..nausea drugs got screwed up, chemo started today.

ondasterone is Zofran. It is for nausea. Check to see what mg strength was written. You should be able to take up to 8mg every 8 hours. If you have nausea breakthrough with the ondasterone on board, contact your MO as he may want to add another med. Over the counter Dramamine (I like the 24hr version) may help as well for breakthrough if it’s afterhours. Did they prescribe the rapidly disentigrating tablet I hope?

sorry that you mixed up meds, I have my anti- nausea -compazine, I took 3 times a day for day 2 and 3 and 4 th post chemo, on 5-th no meds at all. If you have question you should be able to talk either nurse or with a doc on call after hours or weekend!!! Hope it's cleared for you!!!

Yes, Ondansetron was what I was prescribed. I took one every 8 hours for a few days. It worked well. The trick with nausea meds is to take them before you feel sick or they won't work.

Hope you were able to contact your MO's office to get better instructions about the post chemo anti-nausea meds and you have minimal side effects from the chemo.

I took Zofran ( Ondanstron) as follows: I tab twice daily for 3 days post chemo.

FYI:

Make sure you take this drug on a regular schedule . ( I took it every twelve hours-- 7 am & 7 pm)

Take the medication with a glass of water and with food. ( Sometimes anti-nausea meds can cause nausea if taken on an empty stomach)

Zofran can cause constipation. You may want to add Mirelax to your OTC drugs to help with this. Make sure you talk to your MO about taking Mirelax or any other OTC medications.

If you have questions while in chemoland, call your MO 24/7-- no matter what day of the week it is or what time it is. There should be a MO on call to help you with issues you may be having.

Hope this helps.

Yes.... our chemo regimes are the same except I had 6 rounds of Cytoxan/Taxotere.

This chemo regime is doable and manageable. I hope that you have minimal side effects. Here is a quick list of my side effects-- Hair loss( head air, eyebrows, eyelashes, body hair), mild constipation, temporary taste changes, a few mouth sores, dry skin, loss of appetite, muscle/bone aches. I know that if you are reading this list, you are thinking that this is a lot. Here is the thing, the side effects were manageable and did whatever I could to help minimize the effects.

As for eating, I ate 5-6 times day--- small meals and drank at least 64 ounces of water/fluid a day. I had 2 books which helped me though chemoland-- Eating Well Through Cancer by Gerald Miletello, MD and Holly Clegg and The Cancer Fighting Kitchen by Rebecca Katz. The first book was helpful because it had helpful tips, recipes and has chapters which deal with some of the major side effects ( it constipation, diarrhea, mouth sores, nausea).

I kept a drug diary and a daily eating diary to help me keep track of things. It helped me maintain a sense of control throughout my time in chemoland. The food diary was helpful because it was a way for me to remember what foods were ok for me and also reminded me that I needed to eat. The loss of appetite and taste changes can be tough to deal with but try to remember that you need to eat to fuel and help heal your body.

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