I'm currently on the 6th week of weekly paclitaxel. Every 3rd wk Carboplatin. Some days the sickness is kept at bay. Other days I can't keep anything down. That's with taking anti sickness tablets
Any suggestions for maybe herbs or anything that might help.
Carol
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I would ask for other types of anti-sickness drugs. This is because different drugs have different ways of achieveing this effect, and sometimes two or more are needed, to act from two different "directions" in order to overcome the issue successfully.
While I was on a certain type of chemo I was on 3 different anti-sickness drugs at the same time, and it worked, so I'd think it's worth at least asking.
Are you able to keep down fluids?
On the non-medical side, one possibility is baby food. You know those jars of pureed fruit and pureed other things. They come in small quantities and are gentler on the system.
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