Chemo Nausea and Forgotten Meds

Yesterday was the start of my second round of chemo, 5/23, not May 23rd. It was suggested that with a stronger dose, 350mg, I should take it at night to combat the nausea. Ok, good. I did that. However, I forgot to take the Zofran 3x a day yesterday. This was not good for me. It is an anti-nausea med. I sure could have used it last night. I’ll let your imagination tell you what happened. I’ll just say it wasn’t pleasant, and I won’t be forgetting those meds again.

Tonight I was hesitant to eat and almost just wanted to have a protein shake for dinner, but I did take my meds as directed. I’m hopeful that I won’t have the nausea tonight. We had some leftover lasagna and a salad, same as last night. Let’s see how I fare. I was nervous at breakfast and lunch, but remembered the nausea came after the meds last night. So I ate my breakfast and lunch as I normally would. No issues in sight. I’m sitting here after dinner typing this up, waiting with bated breath to see if it comes again. I sure hope not. It started last night with some sneezing and extreme salivation. I bought some Emesis bags (barf bags) before I started all this madness months ago. Last night was the first time I had to use them. My wife came in to check on me last night after dinner, and I said, “Perfect timing, hand me that box of bags.” With my slowness, there would have been no way I would have made it to the bathroom on time. It would have been a mess to clean. I’m so happy I had the forethought to get all these things prior to my treatment cycles.

Tonight, so far so good. If it happens, it happens. What more can I do? I’ll just deal with it if and when it happens. I have the supplies at the ready. I won’t get upset like I did last night. Sometimes it just gets to be too much to handle. I’ve maintained a positive attitude throughout this change, but a person can only handle so much.

Side note: I like to go to bed with a glass of milk each night. I’ve done this ever since I was a kid. I love a nice cold glass of milk before bed. Last night I was nervous to have some, but I couldn’t resist my normal bedtime routine. I had a half glass. I was fine. The nausea had subsided by then, and I was okay. Please don’t let it happen tonight.

I think I told you about the Liquid IV being too sweet for me. It’s brutally sweet. I wish it were sugar-free. I have more than half still. I did, however, order some Nectar hydration instead. That, I can tolerate more than the Liquid IV.

On a lighter subject, my boys stayed with me all afternoon. It was nice to spend the afternoon with them, even though they slept through the day. Just having them near is comforting to me.

I started watching The Knick on HBO Max. What a show! I was hooked straight away. I also watched another BritBox show today called Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Very good. I like that these series are straight to the point and only have a few episodes. I believe this was an Agatha Christie story. Very enjoyable.

Thank you for stopping by!
~Bruce