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Cancer Support

alfredo

(60,156 posts) Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:16 PM Apr 2016

The weekend after Chemo is the worst. I finished the pills and now I only have the liquid. [View all]

I've barfed twice since last night.

My peg port is leaking, so I will have to address that tomorrow.

You said it wouldn't be easy, and you were right.

It appears the thick spittle adds to the nausea by collecting at the back of my tongue.

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The weekend after Chemo is the worst. I finished the pills and now I only have the liquid. [View all] alfredo Apr 2016 OP

You are doing what needs to be done, my dear alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #1

It's been a rough day. I'll deal with it. alfredo Apr 2016 #2

WITH you, alfredo. elleng Apr 2016 #3

Thanks. I took some Oxycodone, I feel no pain right now. :D alfredo Apr 2016 #4

WHEW! elleng Apr 2016 #5

Then I threw up alfredo Apr 2016 #6

It was a bad day in hell, but I survived. Radiation in four hours alfredo Apr 2016 #7

So sorry, alfredo PennyK Apr 2016 #8

Wth me hunger manifests itself as nausea alfredo Apr 2016 #9

Good on you! PennyK Apr 2016 #10

I'm a long way from that. I tried a poached egg. It didn't work. alfredo Apr 2016 #11

Hey you! Solly Mack Apr 2016 #12

Don't worry about having a life 😀 alfredo Apr 2016 #13

Dehydration is bad enough. Solly Mack Apr 2016 #14

Spores. alfredo Apr 2016 #15

Hello to you! This is just to Mira Apr 2016 #16

Thank you. It's been character building. alfredo Apr 2016 #17

At a certain point it's ok to say mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #19

That was the first thought that came to mind. alfredo Apr 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #18