tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post3466924705681212910..comments2023-04-05T08:30:53.471-06:00Comments on Living with Cancer: Tricks Of The TradeDariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806073037988154854noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-21859083784979962752009-05-02T15:49:00.000-06:002009-05-02T15:49:00.000-06:00I researched them and it is the Maxalon (anti naus...I researched them and it is the Maxalon (anti nausea) that cause the constipation not the steroid! <br /><br />So, forewarned for next time, and the movical was what worked (erk) for mum too.<br /><br />Thanks Daria, feel better soon please :)<br /><br />xxxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-5033990626256791152009-05-02T12:14:00.000-06:002009-05-02T12:14:00.000-06:00I had constipation with the anti nausia pills but ...I had constipation with the anti nausia pills but movicol worked for me, senokot extra didnt. I also cut my steroids down from 4 to 2 cos I didnt get nausia and it worked.<br /><br />Gotta try it all kidda xxxxSara Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741008340503019303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-12386000021634911382009-05-02T09:35:00.000-06:002009-05-02T09:35:00.000-06:00This subject is v new to me. Keep on posting &...This subject is v new to me. Keep on posting & i'll keep reading them in support.You take care ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-83953007575816330892009-05-02T08:10:00.000-06:002009-05-02T08:10:00.000-06:00Your post took me back to those horrible chemo day...Your post took me back to those horrible chemo days! No one was <br />"greener" than I was! I had the constipation AND the diahrrea! "Red neck" was for real as I turned red for a few days, too. I never needed the anti nausea pills, so I knew it wasn't from that. Nothing worse than being constipated and feeling like crap, heart racing and pounding, etc. I'm with Audrey -- I never got straight answers either --- just "hhmmmmmm!!!!"<br /><br />CoraCora from Hidden Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066244776488896258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-30965837528347032252009-05-01T20:32:00.000-06:002009-05-01T20:32:00.000-06:00It is a heart breaking thing that we must lean the...It is a heart breaking thing that we must lean these things and watch others are they learn........ I pray Father God give us the cure for this demon......... We do not want to understand it we want to eradicate it...... Praying for you sweet friend and the education that I am learning here is heavy on my heart.......Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492336975389718296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-26111326025567084222009-05-01T18:04:00.000-06:002009-05-01T18:04:00.000-06:00I had side effects from my side effects on my firs...I had side effects from my side effects on my first round of a combination of Adriamycin, Cytoxin, and Taxotere. The Zofran messed me up! It felt like someone was taking a buzzsaw to my head. My doc switched me to another antinausea called Kytril that has many MANY less side effects. Thank God because I couldn't move from the headache for 10 days on my first round.<br /><br />Looking back and whenever anyone asks me about chemo, I do tell them it's a test of the intestines. It really is. I took a product called Miralax that's a very gentle laxative. It's over the counter. More importantly, there were no cramps! That was a God send for me. I didn't need anything else hurting.S. F. Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918066747733658394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-32190856977852974342009-05-01T17:20:00.000-06:002009-05-01T17:20:00.000-06:00Thanks, I will
xxThanks, I will<br />xxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-10844775975361223812009-05-01T17:04:00.000-06:002009-05-01T17:04:00.000-06:00Michelle,
No the Zofran is not the steroid.
By ...Michelle, <br /><br />No the Zofran is not the steroid.<br /><br />By the way, Zofran's generic name is Ondansetron. These silly drugs go by so many names. <br /><br />Google whatever anti-nausea your mom is on and look at the side effects. Do the same for the steroids ... or get all this information from your oncologist.<br /><br />All these drugs have side effects and it's best to know what they are so your mom can learn to deal with them as they come up.<br /><br />DariaDariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806073037988154854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-12319195995288796112009-05-01T16:49:00.000-06:002009-05-01T16:49:00.000-06:00Is the Zofran the steroid?Is the Zofran the steroid?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-70606411569788830582009-05-01T13:40:00.000-06:002009-05-01T13:40:00.000-06:00Thank you Daria. So, it may be the anti nausea cau...Thank you Daria. So, it may be the anti nausea causing the constipation? thought it was the steroids....hmmmm. Will keep an eye on that.<br /><br />xxxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-56866474545115455092009-05-01T12:58:00.000-06:002009-05-01T12:58:00.000-06:00It's amazing how many pills we take, and how many ...It's amazing how many pills we take, and how many are pills to counteract the side effects of the pills!Ronni Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036024135497392070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-39049883000349263392009-05-01T12:33:00.000-06:002009-05-01T12:33:00.000-06:00Great points Daria. We are green when we start an...Great points Daria. We are green when we start and it is a lot of trial and error and listening to our own bodies...what works for one is not necessarily going to work across the board.<br /><br />I would have to agree about the constipation...my first cycle of chemo was the worst with the constipation and once I had something prescribed for that and was routine about taking everything, it was much better. It never really "goes away" but it's much more tolerable.<br /><br />The "small" things we have to deal with add up but in the end we weather them for the greater good.<br /><br />Have a beautiful weekend!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479782985101649883.post-23068302071220312872009-05-01T12:03:00.000-06:002009-05-01T12:03:00.000-06:00You have to know that I want to write, "that's the...You have to know that I want to write, "that's the shits!" - not original, and somewhat jeuvenile, I know,but it makes me laugh!<br /><br />You are right - everyone reacts differently and there is no one solution to these issues. I think that is why my onc would never give me a direct answer when I asked questions.<br /><br />Good advice in this blog! I like the direction it is going in.<br />xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com