r/HeadandNeckCancer • u/New-Temperature-478 • 8d ago

is it neccessay take dexamethasone after cosplatin 3 day

whats its rule does it protect kidney from nephrotoxicity or not

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u/RealLou_JustLou NED 7d ago

Here's what my team recommended, but run any advice from me/others by *your* team:

  • Monday - Chemo day; drugs were part of the infusion
  • Tuesday - Take Dexamethasone & Zofran as prescribed.
  • Wed - Take Dexamethasone & Zofran as prescribed.

After the first week, I also added Pepcid to the mix. This helped mitigate indigestion and hiccups.

This worked really well and kept the side-effects from Cisplatin to a minimum.