My doctor said they'll use 2 chemicals and he will try his best to not to use a real nasty third chemical that will damage my lungs. The side effects will be possible hair loss (I'm gonna shave my head), tingling fingertips and nausea/vomiting, possible hearing loss etc.
I didn't drink anything for my first (to see if the cancer had spread, this was weeks after my operation) CT Scan. They put dye in my vein to make it better to see. They'll probably will do that for my end round scans but I don't know for sure. For the nausea/vomiting, the doctor said they'll put meds in my port for that and probably give me some for home use. I figure I'll be bed ridden for real this time on my second round of chemo so I won't be updating you guys which sucks. The support here is just amazing 
. Thank you.
Falcon
For me the tests were among the worst part. for many of them there was a monitor in the room that I could see. Interesting to look at but at the same time I was looking to see something and I had no idea what it was I was looking for. Then waiting on test results.
It was then I found the old saying of "no news is good news" to be true. If you have to wait a while for results its often because they didnt immediately see anything and want to cover their arses by having others concur so nothing is missed. Anything they see right away they usually come back to you ...right away.
Hope the nausea meds work for you. They gave me what was at the time the strongest stuff they had But there was one chemical they used at the end of the treatment (they called a "push" )that came in a big red syringe that gave me a perfume taste in my mouth that would have me getting sick right in the chair. In fact it got to the point where they would just hand me a wastepaper basket just before they did the push.
To this very day. When a woman wears too much perfume or a certain type (dont know what only that its the occasional older women that wear it) And I smell it I get nauseous .
Again remember this was 20 years ago and a lot of improvements were made from what I understand.
I used to get sick in the morning when I let the dogs out and took a deep breath of fresh air. but it was alot like morning sickness, Where it would come on. I'd puke. then feel normal again.
Again. If the doc tells you to stay active STAY ACTIVE. You will feel better then if you just lay there. I cant stress this enough. Course if you are too weak thats another story. But do what you can.
Oh On top of the tingly skin, You may find your hands to become hypersensitive to rough edges like opening a beer. Just use a bottle opener. Course if you drink some of the better beers. You need a bottle opener anyway
BTW Pot does help some. But dont expect it to be a cure all. For me it didnt do anything much for appetite. But did help with some of the nausea and feel like I could function better.
I found for ME. I was better off just smoking enough to get a slight buzz rather then outright stoned. Your results may vary
Again. For different people it may work differently.
