So mom had her 5th weekly round of Carbo/Taxol. Doc is feeling good about it working because the pain she was having in ther kidney area has gone away which he said originally was the adrenal gland mass putting pressure on the kidney. We got the Diarrea under control for the most part, might have a round once a week but not nearly as bad. The nausea tho, yeah thats the big problem. She is now down to 92lbs which is another 5lbs in a week. The doc and nurses spent the day lecturing her about forcing herself to eat and staying strong. Doc said if she loses anymore weight he's giving her a break from chemo seeing as she should have had a break 2 weeks ago but wanted to keep going. Thing is, she refuses to eat no mater what I try. Ensure? tried it, she hates it. Milkshakes? still tryin different recipes to find one she likes. Mexican food seems to be a good path but she will take maybe 2-3 bites tops and say she cant eat anymore. She's been doing good drinking alot of water so hydration wise she's doing good. Anyone else have any ideas. They gave her another pill called Marinol to try to help with nausea and appetite. Any other ideas on what we can do. If the chemo is working and kicking the adrenals butt I dont want to lose the battle because of malnutrition.
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