OMIGOSH I forgot to tell you - DH update!

[hisno1girl]

I went through my OP and wrote down all of the suggested anti-nausea meds and DH spent several days researching them.

We met with the oncologist today and DH said he wants to try new anti-nausea meds and if they don't improve his overall feeling within two weeks, then he might be willing to go back and try one other med.  After that, if nothing else works, he wants to discuss options & prognosis if he quits the chemotherapy pills.

I think the combination of the chemo pills and the antibiotics are what's causing him so much nausea but he cannot stop the antibiotics because they're being used to keep the allergic reaction at bay.  (Can any of the medical people explain how an antibiotic can work like that?)

For now, he will continue with his treatment and he should be able to pick up the new anti-nausea meds tomorrow.

TL;DR: DH is NOT stopping treatment for now! he will consider other meds.

Thank you so much to everyone, especially those who made the suggestions. You may have given my husband a chance to have a life that he is happy and content with and I can't thank you enough.

[W.T.Faulkner]

Yay!

[hisno1girl]

Aug 20, 2014 19:31:01 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

well here I was being all delicate in not asking, lol

YAYYYYY! I am very happy for you .

LOL "delicate"

[sofamonkey]

Aug 20, 2014 19:31:01 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

well here I was being all delicate in not asking, lol

YAYYYYY! I am very happy for you .

Likewise! 

This news is FANTASTIC!!! 

[Deleted]

Yay! This is good news!

[Monica Geller]

This is excellent news!

[audry80]

Fantastic news! Not sure if compazine was mentioned but that is my miracle anti nauseous med.

[peachykate]

Great news! My fingers are crossed the anti-nausea med works.

[MixedBerryJam]

I was wondering but didn't want to ask if you didn't want to share, but this is really, really good news.  Good luck with the new protocols!

[bonquiqui]

Yay!

[trixiedicksnatch]

I hope this works great for him.

I'm really happy for you guys

[curtains]

This is fantastic news!!!

[BaliHai]

Great news! So hoping he has success with the new med.

[dexteroni]

Hooray! I really hope this works and that he starts to feel better. That's so awesome that he's willing to try more options. And major high fives to the people who were able to make suggestions!

[jodinia]

This is so awesome to read!! Yeah!

[my3boyz]

That's awesome news! FX that the new meds do the trick!

[Deleted]

I was just thinking of you and your H yesterday, wondering if anything had changed. I am so happy!! YAY!

[MamaMaui24]

This update makes me so happy! (I work in oncology and recommended Emend.) I hope the new meds work! And if not, there are still more to try.

[mellymel]

Wonderful news!!

[nursewife]

Yeah! Good news!! Nausea is the pits, and I so hope it gets better for him. I think certain classes of antibiotics (piperazines) treat nausea by inhibiting a histamine response which some how decreases nausea. I'm assuming it's a medication like cyclizine as it's often used to treat nausea. I don't think it's exactly known how it inhibits nausea, but it does seem to work for a lot of people!

[Deleted]

That's great news! I hope he finds something that helps the nausea.

[underwaterrhymes]

I'm so glad to see this update.

[Deleted]

Excellent!

[lovesherheels]

This is a wonderful update! I've been creepily thinking of/praying for you guys. I'm so glad to see this.

::lurker exit stage left::

[sparkythelawyer]

This is fantastic news :-)

[meggers5]

Forgot to tell us?!?

Woman you know we've waiting.

I'm so glad he is open to more options, and I hope he finds one that works.

[tripleshot]

That's great news! I hope the meds work.

[cbwm1]

Great update! I hope he finds something that works!!

[blanca]

I wonder if they could switch him to a different med for preventing the reaction? Antihistamine?

[CurlyQ284]

I'm glad he's giving it another try. I hope the new meds work well for him! ((hugs))