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Chemo
- Thread starter mmcmdl
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Update . Finished my last session yesterday finally . Have to say I've had a very hard time these past two weeks with aches and pains , dehydration but mostly ...............................................constipation . They blame it on the pills you have to take . I know , TMI . But , over all these years of hearing " you're full of it " , I would have to agree these past 2 weeks . Anyways , I made it thru it and am looking forward to feeling better over these next few weeks . And FWIW , I'll still be " full of $hit " ...............................just not literally . Gotta get my game face back on . 
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Preemptive laxative.
when I had my new knee I didn’t shi* for 10 days. Honest.
eventually he knee became secondary to the constipation.
when I had my new knee I didn’t shi* for 10 days. Honest.
eventually he knee became secondary to the constipation.
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I'm sure you know, but dehydration and constipation are related! More water!!
I started my chemo almost exactly a year ago. Did 5 cycles over 4 months. Still have minor side effects but being on the right side of the grass seems like a good tradeoff. OTOH, I know a guy with 'chemo brain'. He has a PhD in Math and was hugely successful in corporate finance. At times now, he can't find the words he wants to say in a simple conversation. Other times, all is fine. Very weird but at least his medical team has gotten him connected with some top neurology people.
And I'm still taking a laxative every second day. Never, ever took one before my surgery.
Craig
I started my chemo almost exactly a year ago. Did 5 cycles over 4 months. Still have minor side effects but being on the right side of the grass seems like a good tradeoff.
OTOH, I know a guy with 'chemo brain'. He has a PhD in Math and was hugely successful in corporate finance. At times now, he can't find the words he wants to say in a simple conversation. Other times, all is fine. Very weird but at least his medical team has gotten him connected with some top neurology people.And I'm still taking a laxative every second day. Never, ever took one before my surgery.
Craig
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I made a change in diet after my bought with colon cancer in '96 and went
with a high fiber diet.
My wife makes excellent bran muffins and along with switching to high fiber cereals and going with ditching white bread in favor of multi-grain and wheat bread, lots of beans and other foods high in fiber mad a huge difference.
Thanks to this I can probably count the times I have been constipated since then as being few and far between.
with a high fiber diet.
My wife makes excellent bran muffins and along with switching to high fiber cereals and going with ditching white bread in favor of multi-grain and wheat bread, lots of beans and other foods high in fiber mad a huge difference.
Thanks to this I can probably count the times I have been constipated since then as being few and far between.
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Sugar-free candies. That will fix you right up.
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Update . Finished my last session yesterday finally . Have to say I've had a very hard time these past two weeks with aches and pains , dehydration but mostly ...............................................constipation . They blame it on the pills you have to take . I know , TMI . But , over all these years of hearing " you're full of it " , I would have to agree these past 2 weeks . Anyways , I made it thru it and am looking forward to feeling better over these next few weeks . And FWIW , I'll still be " full of $hit " ...............................just not literally . Gotta get my game face back on .