Anti nausea druga - Canada

[Goodgenie]

My late wife had 6 rounds of 2 chemo drugs Carboplatin and Taxol. Surgery was not possible as the cancer caused an autoimmune anemia that blood her red blood cell count to as low as 36 A normal woman usually 120 to 150. The blood bank could not find offsetting blood for transfusion.

After chemo she was prescribed dexamethosone a steroid to suppress the immune system from destroying red blood cells and ondansetron (Zofran) for nausea. It worked very well even though she was very weak.

Our healthcare system covers these therapies and post chemo drugs. All taxpayers pay into a public insurance covering this including surgery and hospitalization.

Below is a link that lists many nausea drugs used in Canada.The oncologist will know what is best.

cancer.ca/en/cancer-informa...

The chemo worked but after a month it came back. Before treatment her CA125 was 1017

After 6 rounds CA125 was 8. Then 2 months later 24 and chemo was no longer option. She passed away last yr after 15 months of living with ovarian cancer and autoimmune hemolytic anaemia.

I hope this

[Maus123]

Hi Goodgenie. I am so sorry your wife had to succumb to this vile disease. The more I appreciate you posting useful information for other OC patients. Thank you for the link. It's good to expand one's 'toolbox of knowledge'.

Please take care of yourself in this time, and allow yourself to grieve. Maus

[Seasun36-uk]

Thank you for this post & please look after yourself. Linda

[RonLitBer]

Thank you for the post. I too am in Canada. Kind of you to provide this to us. Hope you are healing. Being the caregiver is so awfully difficult. The effects of this disease extends far beyond the individual afflicted.

[Neona]

I am so sorry for your loss and thank you for this info.

[Luci22]

I'm so sorry to read about your late wife, it is so heartbreaking.

I'm also in Canada and my mom has been treated for OC. The medications you described are the same that she has had through chemo and you are right they do work to suppress nausea. You are very kind to post this and help others dealing with this awful disease. Take good care of yourself.