Wierd...my mother calls it basting. Is anyone else being treated by IP w/taxol then turning on your side for 15 minutes....other side 15 minutes...on your head 15 minutes...head up in the air 15 minutes then all over again for two hours???
Wierd...my mother calls it basting. Is anyone else being treated by IP w/taxol then turning on your side for 15 minutes....other side 15 minutes...on your head 15 minutes...head up in the air 15 minutes then all over again for two hours???
Yes, that's all normal, except for the on your head part. Normally, you have to turn over on the right side, then the left, then the right, and then the left again. It's to swish the stuff around inside you and cover the organs. I would say it's the least of the inconveniences of having chemo! A good time to relax and close your eyes. You don't have to do anything except be there.
Connie
Yes, as I remember my regimen, it was 15 minutes on each side, then 15 while lying on my stomach and the purpose was to "slosh" around the chemo drugs administered to the abdomen. "Basting" great description. Wish I had thought of it. Humor is a great way to alliviate the stressful moments of chemo.
The terminology that my nurses used was that they called it marinating. I always liked that as well.
Cathy
The terminology that my nurses used was that they called it marinating. I always liked that as well.
Cathy
My chemo nurses would tell me to go home and baste too! Sounds like the same regimen, 15 min. on each side, back and on your head (really on your stomach) - I would just prop up my lower half as much as possible with my knees bent (kind of like child's pose in yoga) to try to keep the chemo agent from pooling in the lower part of my abdomen. I'm glad to hear you have an IP port. Even though the chemo is a little harder, there is a lot of success with IP ports. If you are having trouble w/ nausea, try Emend - it worked wonders for me.
I'm not Lisa but I'm her husband . I set her up on the site for support from other cancer patient . It kinda back fired it scared her, see thinks now that she will need kidney dialysis in the future. Hopefully she will see the benefit of the site. Anywho my wife (lisa) is on her last cycle of cisplatin/ taxol treatment. Cycle is a 21 day treatment with day 1 being iv taxol , day 2 ip abdomen cisplatin, day 8 ip abdomen taxol.. ON both ip abdomen treatments she has to rotate every 15 minutes with her feet down for a 1/2 hr and her head down for a 1/2 hr then repeat. This is to make sure the drugs are getting to all of the small cancer spots or seeds.
I'm curious why the cisplatin is done IP but the taxol is IV rather than both being done IP.
Also, my daughter-in-law 's cycle is cisplatin/taxol both in one day, the taxol a week later, then nothing for two weeks, not cisplatin and thantaxol separated by a day. Any particular reason?
I likened the IP to being a rotisserie chicken. My regimen, at first, was in the hospital for 24 hour taxol(vein) then the next day Cisplatin(ip) . Then a week later, Taxol(IP). Only had 2 treatments that way, the rest were Taxol/Carboplatin(vein).
Hi Broomfield! I am in Longmont! It made me smile this morning to know you are so close and hanging in there. Happy thoughts your way- Peace, Tree
To ThePhoenix....why did you stop cisplatin after two treatments?
The medical name for "basting" is the Trendelenburg protocol. It was originally developed for patients with lung disease. They've never actually verified that it helps with IP treatments for OVCA, but apparently there's anecdotal evidence that it works.
I used to call it the hokey pokey.
Margaret
It definitely feels like the hokey pokey somedays!
Hello to Longmont! I am really interested in getting involved around here as far as early detection is concerned. Mine unfortunately was not detected early and now I am fighting with insurance. This really irks me and I don't want others to have to go through it.
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