On 5/15/2008
Defjoeb wrote:
Hi Rose,
I had terrible nausea and vomiting from Cisplatin. The Emend is an antiemetic which stops vomiting. I had that and Zofran. Although they helped somewhat I found that it worked a whole lot better when I (hang with me here) smelled orange peels and sucked on dried ginger candy. I'm not kidding, those things worked better for me than the meds alone. I took some orange peels and put them in a plastic sandwich bag and would sniff them when I felt sick. I would also suck on or chew and spit out ginger candy (I couldn't swallow). I got that tip from a doctor from India and it worked great. I think the meds helped stop or slow down the vomiting and the peels and candy helped sooth the nausea. Hope this helps.
Good Luck,
Joe
Joe -
Thanks for the suggestions. Where's a good place to find ginger candy? My husband will have another round of Cisplatin/Taxatiere next Wednesday so I want to be prepared.