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Does the Claritin help with ANY of the Chemo agents regarding bone pain or just certain ones?
I was told to take it for bone pain resulting from Taxotere and/or the Neulasta shot.
Does the Claritin help with ANY of the Chemo agents regarding bone pain or just certain ones?
I was told to take it for bone pain resulting from Taxotere and/or the Neulasta shot.
I was told to take it for bone pain resulting from Taxotere and/or the Neulasta shot.
The ONLY thing that worked for me was prescription pain medication. I took it with some senakot and never had a problem. I had to take it for a few days after each chemo because I was in a lot of pain. I never tried clariten...noone told me that. The bone pain was the toughest part for me. Hang in there, aren't you half done???
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Yes, I'm halfway there. Third tx is on Tuesday. I am finally getting some relief GI wise. I am getting together with family, where there will be food, like last week, LOL, but this time, moderation is key. I am really not sure if I did this to myself or if it was a combo of eating too much on the 4th and the meds. Of course, I am beginning to get a sore throat, not sure if it's allergies, but I do not want to delay tx. Just want it over with. Spoke with the nurse again yesterday and she thinks I should take Miralax daily for the rest of the chemo (end of the month). I see no logic in starting it today as I am just getting back to normal, so maybe I will take it the night befor tx and from then on. I brought up Senekot again and now she says I should stop taking that?!
Hope you are feeling well!![]()
lookingforward said:this is all so sad without my mom
jsg, try and enjoy your trip. You've done more than many adult children would do for their parents. It sounds like she's in good hands.And I am still waffling with the guilt.
I am feeling okay. The radiation "sunburn" is much, much better. Soon I will be expanded to full capacity. Hopefully my exchange surgery will be in Sept/Oct time frame. Can't wait! Of course this is all so sad without my mom. She would have been so happy I'm almost through the year of treatment. The tomoxofin is okay so far...knock on wood.
You are in my thoughts all the time. The chemo is tough. I had six and when I had the last one it was the best feeling.![]()
Maureen, more good thoughts for you! I am glad you are healing from the radiation!![]()
Dawn - I hope your next treatment goes well. It sounds like you are well prepared to head off any side effects!![]()
Linda - Glad you go the car worked out! Enjoy your time away! (OBM misses you on the photo boards. He said you haven't been posting much lately.)
I've done more for Mom than other adult children like my SISTER!But that's beside the point. I still feel kind of wrong about cavorting in the sun while she is undergoing chemo. I am trying to think of it like my boss said - 2 separate issues. I didn't intentionally plan to go to WDW smack in the middle of her treatment, and DH and DS have to have some of my attention.
Aww, tell him I'll be back. My laptop crashed and sent my hobby into a tailspin. I'd been in the process of editing several months worth of photos (I love giving photos to friends, and had a ton for other people, something like 20 folders), basically all since I got my dSLR, so I hadn't put them to disc or external hard drive yet and lost them. We're going to try a recovery but it hasn't been the priority these past few weeks between work, the car and traveling baseball (btw, my DS pitched a shut-out today that ended after 4 innings 12-0(OBM misses you on the photo boards. He said you haven't been posting much lately.)
Thanks! I'm going to give you a quiz. It's the same car Ann has. The one I've pined for for 4 years, LOL. A real nice one.great that you were able to get the car you wanted after all. A happy ending after all.
What kind is it?
I hadn't put them to disc or external hard drive yet and lost them.
Aww, tell him I'll be back. My laptop crashed and sent my hobby into a tailspin. I'd been in the process of editing several months worth of photos (I love giving photos to friends, and had a ton for other people, something like 20 folders), basically all since I got my dSLR, so I hadn't put them to disc or external hard drive yet and lost them. We're going to try a recovery but it hasn't been the priority these past few weeks between work, the car and traveling baseball (btw, my DS pitched a shut-out today that ended after 4 innings 12-0). I'm going to enjoy taking photos this week. Another thing on my to-do list is joining an online photo community, probably either SmugMug or DotPhoto where I can store my photos, edit, etc. I'm not crazy about the Olympus editing software, it's too advanced.
I like my old HP software but don't have it on the new computer yet.
Thanks! I'm going to give you a quiz. It's the same car Ann has. The one I've pined for for 4 years, LOL. A real nice one.![]()
Signing off. Have a good week everyone!
Sounds like a wise boss. You were just with your mom. If you cancelled your trip you would probably be at work.
I agree about attention for husband and son. They held down the fort whil you were with your mom. I think they deserve some time with you when you aren't stressed. I hope you enjoy your trip and compartmentalize your mom's treatment to the extent you can.
Laurie
Aww, tell him I'll be back. My laptop crashed and sent my hobby into a tailspin. I'd been in the process of editing several months worth of photos (I love giving photos to friends, and had a ton for other people, something like 20 folders), basically all since I got my dSLR, so I hadn't put them to disc or external hard drive yet and lost them. We're going to try a recovery but it hasn't been the priority these past few weeks between work, the car and traveling baseball (btw, my DS pitched a shut-out today that ended after 4 innings 12-0). I'm going to enjoy taking photos this week. Another thing on my to-do list is joining an online photo community, probably either SmugMug or DotPhoto where I can store my photos, edit, etc. I'm not crazy about the Olympus editing software, it's too advanced.
I like my old HP software but don't have it on the new computer yet.
Thanks! I'm going to give you a quiz. It's the same car Ann has. The one I've pined for for 4 years, LOL. A real nice one.![]()
Signing off. Have a good week everyone!
jackskellingtonsgirl, how neat a job is that? As caring as you are with your mom, I bet your "bosses" know how lucky they are to be able to entrust their little one with you.
I saw you post I think on a DVC thread, are you staying at AKV? That is so cool. I definitely want to stay there someday. Can you believe we have been to Animal Kingdom a number of times but not the lodge?
Please give a trip report a la Laura's when you return. Her last one was such a good one, great pictures, great commentary, etc.
Linda's reports included some great pictures too.
I love visiting WDW vicariously through trip reports.
]Did you ever wonder, after your own case, if there was "more at play" way back then? Like you were put there for a reason? I have. ...That, and some other related things that happened, has kind of haunted me a bit, especially when I got BC myself. I really wondered about us being in those circumstances together, seeing as our cases had some parallels which I was to see later on.[/QUOTE
I do think about how different experiences come back at times like this. I hadn't thought about that patient for years until bc hit me. Some patients you just can't forget. Some of those pts. have left an impact on my life. It's so weird and hard to explain. That just having a conversation comes back years later and is pertinent in my life. When the initial conversation occurred, I didn't think anything about it.
Years ago I had a young BC patient who coded and died on me in the hospital one night. We'd gotten close that week. We brought her back briefly and when we did, she called my name, then never regained consciousness, so calling out for me were her last words.
How sad her dying like that. It must have been hard for you when that happened.
Havinfun
.thanks for sharing that from George Carlin. He was brillant! I guess too I am one of the rare ones as I love to celebrate my birthday. I just became 40 and am loving it!!!! Also really found your post about you IBC a good reminder for me.
I sure am really happy to have birthdays much more now than before bc. As my friennd always said. "It beats the alternative. "
I am an LPN waiting to take my RN boards. Never a bad thing to be reminded to listen
Good luck with your boards.
My boss pulled me aside this morning to thank me for doing that vs just leaving a client after I do what I need to do with them (since I am per visit vs per hour right now).![]()
It's nice she saw what you were doing and thanked you. Enjoy that and feel good about it.![]()
I got really excited that Bette was coming to sing at a local casino near me. I just looked it up and she will be here when I am at Disney,QUOTE]Re: Vegas, I was just talking to DH about Tom's birthday celebration, DH wants to go with me. DH is really NOT the Bette Middler type,
I am a bit aggravated that my taste buds and sense of smell are still caput. It is getting old. One of myTexas aunts made some peach home made ice cream for us on the fourth and all I got out of it was cold and a few extra pounds.