Re: help with hair - Stomach

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Donna, I am so sorry you are having such a rough time. Yes, I had

several nose bleeds too during my chemo. Just slight ones and they

stopped pretty fast.

I would honestly reconsider stopping the OXY. It is a powerful drug

but has been proven to help kill those stray cancer cells.

As for the dry mouth anbd sore mouth I used childrens toothpaste.

Could not tolerate adult toothpaste. Have you tried getting little

candy drops to suck on. I bougth the Baskin/Robbins candy drops. They

come in quite a few flavors. Found them at the Dollar store for less

money.

Please do not listen to the ONC nurse about the stomach problems

coming more often. They may or may not. Each chemo round is unique

and different. Talk to your doctor and see if he recomends reducing

your OXY to reduce the side effects. That may help some. Of course it

is always your decision but you do not want the cancer to come back

with a vengence and then be asking yourself why did I not stay with

the chemo regiment. That is how I convinced myself to stay with the

torture of chemo. Just keep telling yourself ther is an end to the

chemo. Just hang in there. Ingrid

>

> OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on

chemo number

> 3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next week

after the

> effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel

horrible on

> it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw

feeling I was

> having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy

in my jaws -

> I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no matter

how soft

> or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's

office. Let's all

> pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells. I

hope it is

> worth it.

>

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> In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> wilkinsondjm@y... writes:

>

> thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know some

of you

> have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed

because I am

> sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a man's

corporation

> making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round 6

thru 12

> will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit

whining. You are

> right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy. I

remember

> now.

> I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about

pain more

> in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with

anything I eat

> going thru me!

> Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the dr

tomorrow.

> I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

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Yes, I agree with Karima, THESE YUCKY TIMES WILL PASS!!! Ingrid

>

> OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on

chemo number

> 3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next

week after the

> effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel

horrible on

> it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw

feeling I was

> having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy

in my jaws -

> I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no

matter how soft

> or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's

office. Let's all

> pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells.

I hope it is

> worth it.

>

>

> In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> wilkinsondjm@y... writes:

>

> thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know

some of you

> have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed

because I am

> sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a

man's corporation

> making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round

6 thru 12

> will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit

whining. You are

> right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy.

I remember

> now.

> I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about

pain more

> in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with

anything I eat

> going thru me!

> Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the

dr tomorrow.

> I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

>

>

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Yes, I agree with Karima, THESE YUCKY TIMES WILL PASS!!! Ingrid

>

> OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on

chemo number

> 3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next

week after the

> effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel

horrible on

> it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw

feeling I was

> having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy

in my jaws -

> I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no

matter how soft

> or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's

office. Let's all

> pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells.

I hope it is

> worth it.

>

>

> In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> wilkinsondjm@y... writes:

>

> thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know

some of you

> have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed

because I am

> sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a

man's corporation

> making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round

6 thru 12

> will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit

whining. You are

> right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy.

I remember

> now.

> I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about

pain more

> in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with

anything I eat

> going thru me!

> Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the

dr tomorrow.

> I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

>

>

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