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[the_rck]

::sighs:: Okay. I’m on a half hour break from drinking the solution because bad things nearly happened. Nausea, etc. is supposed to be a rare thing with this, but I’ve got it hugely. They say to take a break (30-45 minutes) and to rinse my mouth out and/or brush my teeth and then to go back to it. I really, really don’t want to, given how I feel, but I don’t see that I have a choice.

I got through four glasses, so I have four more to go (and then eight between 5:00 and 7:00 and eight between 3:00 and 5:00). I’m really not sure I’m going to be able to do this.

And a little later… A half hour break has not helped at all. I really don’t know what to do. They didn’t give me a phone number to call if things weren’t working, just a number that’s good weekdays during business hours.

Comments

[cereta]

Ugh. If you're drinking what I think you are, you have my sympathies. I take a small dose daily, but at least I gt to mix it in coffee or tea. I've had it with water, and it's not pleasant. {{hugs}} Good luck.

[the_rck]

It's called Nu-lytley or something like that. The handout the doctor gave me included about five brand names as options.

I really wish I could mix this with something else.

[kyrielle]

They told me when I had it that nausea most often happens because of volume - when I had that problem, working to get the um, other end, started sorted it out.

[the_rck]

Well, it's been two and a half hours, and things have been moving briskly, but I still feel like things are going to come back up.

I've been drinking plain water, and that's not making things worse.

I managed to find the on call resident. He said he'd call in an anti-nausea prescription and that, if that doesn't work, they may admit me over night to do it with IV anti-nausea meds or with a tube direct to my stomach. It depends on what my actual doctor thinks will work.

[retsuko]

Ugh. That sounds awful. I wish I could help you more. Sending you good thoughts! :(

[the_rck]

Thanks.

[hamsterwoman]

I'm sorry :( I hope your nausea subsides (or already has) and that you're able to finish out the regimen.

And that's not a very good policy not to give you a number you can contact real time if things are going wrong but it's not an all-out emergency...