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I hope this thread will elicit advice from CR cancer survivors...words of actual experience battling stage 4...specific ideas and practices that worked for them...
Everyone is welcomed to respond but "survivors" are especially encouraged, please.
Thank you (for my best friend and anyone else who can benefit from your valuable experience)!
First question:
- How do cancer patients best cope with nausea while undergoing chemotherapy?
Particular food or drink? Specific anti-nausea med(s)? Relaxation method or acupressure? An eating technique?...How did you manage the effects of nausea to allow you to eat (and recover for the next cycle of infusions)?View Thread


We're not talking East Po-Dunk...This is at one the top rated hospitals in Southern California (Newport Beach)!
I asked her oncologist about diet after her surgery and during Chemo. Any restrictions?
His (sarcastic) reply , "Who said anything about 'restrictions'? She can eat anything she wants..."
She insisted on following her doctors orders (which I agree) and paid the price. The day she was scheduled to leave the hospital, they fed her a roast beef sandwich. She ate just half...I had to take her back to the ER a day later because of pain, gas, and diarrhea.
I'm no registered dietician, mind you, but there are many references to what people should eat after major digestive track surgery on the internet. First-hand accounts...
Soft, bland, non spicy, non fried, low sugar, veggies cooked to mush, no nuts, trial and error on just about everything, Boost or Ensure...
...Stuff you would feed a new born (Is that not logical?).
"Who said anything about 'restrictions'?"
Who do you believe?View Thread

I know that "Staging" is important in the selection of treatment protocol for CR cancer...
But, it's a freakin' disaster, psychologically, for the person diagnosed.
Thus, I am having my best friend (the one with cancer) read every survivor's story I can get my hands on. I know its not realistic to paint a picture of "fight and you will survive stage 4, colon cancer".
But, my friend doesn't (know that). And, that's all that matters...
More "Inspirations", PLEASE! When my pal becomes cancer free, I promise you, you'll see her story on your site. Promise!View Thread
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