Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo...

I thought I'd share with you some of the prescription drugs I have.  I say some because there are more on the way and we haven't picked up all the ones that have been prescribed.

The blue boxes are new 7-day anti-nausea patches for chemo week and post chemo week.  The tall bottle contains the pain pills for the Toxol leg pains.  The next three bottle are all anti-nausea.  The next one is an anti-acid reflux.  The next is a steroid to protect some organ (I can't remember which) from getting ulcers from the chemo medicine.  The last one is an anti-diarrhea, which I probably won't take. What's interesting is only the patches and steroids are supposed to be taken on a regular basis.  The rest are on a "take-em-as-you-need-them" basis.  It's a bit of a challenge trying to balance between the three anti-nausea and acid reflux pills.  That might sound odd, but if you think about it, acid reflux can seem an awful lot like the beginning of the need to vomit.  I've never been in a position to try and pick and choose between various medicines to see what works best.  It can be a bit frustrating at times, but like anything else, is a learning process. 

While the hiccups hit last night and the acid reflux returned, the leg pains didn't come last night.  I'll take it, thank you very much!  Those leg pains are a beast.  I think my voice is almost back, possibly to lose it again next week.  All in all, I am doing great.  So glad to have Round 2 almost half-way done!