Chemo thoughts please
On the 17th Jan 2012 I sat in the waiting room of the Mater (Newcastle) waiting for my first chemo treatment. I was extremely nervous as I had never been in this situation before and I wasnt sure wha...
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Hi Lizzy, I also agree with Monica about the Dexamethasone. I too would take it at 8 am and then again at 12.30pm. My oncologist said never take it later than 2pm as you will be awake all night, and as I said before, he also gave me Tamaze sleeping pills and I would take 2 while on the Dex. They do not make you hungover. Have a chat with your Dr, maybe he negleted to tell you this or offer sleeping pills. This would make a huge difference to your chemo, especially since you didn't get any nausea last time. If you can sleep, you will breeze through the remaining cycles. All the best. Love Chris xx