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koponen
Monday, November 05 2007
Hi Everybody,I've talked with a lot of you but haven't written a journal entry in a bit!!My second round of chemo went very well. The doctor changed a few of the nausea meds around and I didn't get anywhere near as sick. Hopefully they've keyed in on what works for me!! Kytril is the anti nausea drug that works for me...they have... Read more
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koponen
Thursday, October 11 2007
Just in case you all haven't heard of this...there is an organization called Chemo Angels that is absolutely incredible...I have a "chemo angel" that is sending me little "pick me ups"...I do not know who she is but it is awesome to have these "warm fuzzies" just show up...go to chemoangels.com to check it out!!... Read more
by
koponen
Thursday, October 11 2007
Hi Everybody,I'm sitting in my hospital's beautiful infusion room getting my 2nd round of chemo. Quick update since my last share post: I really didn't have that bad of a time with the first chemo. Don't get me wrong, it was not any fun, but I haven't had it as bad as others. The nausea and reflux that was so bad in the... Read more
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koponen
Thursday, September 20 2007
Hi Everybody,I had the 1st round Monday...Today is Thursday...it wasn't too bad...not great but not too bad.I started with the nausea about 8pm Monday night and it got progressively worse as the night went on. Not as bad as others have had...kind of like a really really bad stomach flu. The medicine helped the nausea but it was kind of hard to... Read more