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Nausea back

It takes about 5 full days for the chemo withdrawl to hit. I've been devout with my Ondansetron and have felt very, very good up to this point. It hit this morning. I'm going to have to make this short. Still fightin' it.

sr.

Feelin' good on Tuesday Morning

I had a really good night's sleep last night. Phone rang at 7:30 this morning. Was a customer from Leesville. Had a good conversation. Took an Ondansetron tablet immediately after that and ate another bowl of cereal. I haven't been sick except for one very brief moment the day after I got off the chemo.

If I make it through this period in any kind of condition like I've experienced over the past few days, making the 25 day mark should be a breeze. I hope so. Last month saw me sicker than I've ever been in my life. That's why I'm being so careful not to overdo it.

Will keep ya'll in the loop. Feeling really upbeat about the abscense of nausea. Yeee Haaa.

Sr.

Day 4 of withdrawl

I'm still a little weak but am not yet experiencing the old "hug the bowl" maneuver. Quite pleased about that. I have 21 days to go to my very last chemo period. Man, will I be glad to be rid of all that. This wasn't as painful as the brain surgery but it sure has lasted longer.

I recall roughly 6 weeks to heal from the trauma of the surgery but here I am still dealing with the agony called chemo. In any event, I've completed all of the chemotherapy except for the last one.

I've pretty much been staying in bed or on the couch since Friday. For some reason, taking those Ondansetron tablets and being still seems to keep the nausea down. On the other side of that, sometimes nothing more than standing up brings on the nausea. Ugh!

I'm hangin tough. Almost to the finish line.


Sr.

Sunday Withdrawl

I'm not nauseaous but I can tell that it's not far away. I made it through yesterday with no problem. A combination of Ondansetron and sleep is almost certainly the reason I made it. Today, even though I've had two Ondansetron tabs, I can tell that something is amiss. I'm not hugging the toilet but I'm staying close.

Hangin' in there and simply staying on the Ondansetron and staying in bed.

Sr.

Chemo Withdrawl

I can't believe I haven't been sick today. I'm off chemo today but the withdrawl is awful and I know it's coming. I stayed in bed all day yesterday waiting on it and it didn't come. I slept until 11:20 a.m. today and it still isn't here. Hopefully a steady influx of Ondansetron will kick in and not put me through the same kind of horror that came last month.

Despite the fact that the doc says I'm 100% free of cancer in the brain, I'm still fightin' it and fightin hard. Just weak. Will keep you in the loop.

Sr.

5th Day of Chemo

I've made it through the 5 day double dosage period of chemo without being really sick. From past experience, the next 16 days can be hell. I'm really staying on top of the Ondansetron because I don't ever want to experience what I did in December. Hopefully, it won't be as bad.

My energy gains have been sapped from the chemo and I typically don't even get out of bed for the day until 2 or 3 in the afternoon. It's just all I can do.

Really tired. Will keep ya'll in the loop.

Sr