Need Help! Going thru AC

Oh Sue, I know it well. I too had a really hard time drinking water, despite the fact that they told me it was essential to flush out the Cytoxan in order to prevent bladder cancer down the line (EEEK!)! I finally found that flavored seltzer water didn't have that metallic, sort of sewage-y taste and stocked up on that, carrying everywhere. I did have an appetite, but only wanted weird food like tomatoes, olives and Mexican. One thing that is often suggested here also is that you use plastic utensils instead of metal ones in order to lessen that metallic sense.

Hang in there, girl....you're almost done!

~Marin

SisterSue, were you prescribed Zofran?  It really helps with the nausea.

Also, I found drinking peppermint or ginger tea also helps, and also helps to get rid of the metal taste.

I also found that hard ginger candies help.

Sue,

I had TAC and had the terrible taste as well.  You need to drink plenty of fluid and I know everything tastes bad.  I went to a Relay for Life Walk when I was doing treatment and they gave a box lunch to the Cancer Survivors.  They gave us Aquafina Water and believe it or not, it was the only water that tasted half way decent.  Just because I knew I had to drink, I would take 3 or 4 swallows every ten minutes or so.  Also, as far as the nausea, my Onc gave me Emend; but she also prescribed other meds including Zofran if I felt I needed it.  I know it's hard to believe, but stay strong before you know it, this will be over.

God bless,

Chris

sister -- i know how you feel !!! mine only last the first 7 days but during that time --i find that citrus or lemon flavors block the metal and on tx day --i drink vitamin waters w/ citrus. also found that lipton (boxed extra noodle soup ) really hits the spot!!!!spicey and salty / for me --but in small portions. also my nausea med is zyrtek

2 days after tx and prochlorehizamine(generic name) rest of time.

I am taxing ac / w/ taxotere

I HAVE NOT BEEN SICK -- NOT 1 TIME-- AND I am on tx #5.

you hang in ther girl--- you r almost done !!!!

Take Care,

Pink 

everyone is different though. you hang i

Another vote for lemon stuff.  I lived on lemon ices and lemonade.  I also second the salty stuff - yes, Doritos/fritos tasted somewhat normal.  Water was the worst even though they told you to drink it a lot. 

Best of luck to you!  It will soon be over and believe it or not you do forget how bad it was.

Drinking through a straw helped me a lot with getting the water down.  Chewing on ice chips was good too. 

If you're experiencing nausea, please tell your doctor about it as they have great drugs to help eliminate most if not all nausea.  I had Aloxi, Emend and Zofran.  

You're almost to the end!! 

The only thing I could drink was grape juice.  I used to drink the vitamin water drinks but can't stand them anymore because I tried to drink them during A/C.

I tried to drink water because everyone here told me it would flush out the A/C faster.  I really tried but it made me sick so I did as ravdeb did and added cranberry juice to it.  The cranberry juice is also great for our kidneys.