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Offline rjs

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Re: Starting Treatment
« Reply #15 on: September 08, 2010, 09:41:40 PM »
Cowboy,

My mom is my sole support through this treatment and she posts in the caregivers forum.  Caregivers go through a lot watching us fight this battle.  Let her know that forum is a great place to get her own support.

For you, congrats on getting started!!!  I highly recommend antidepressants if you have any feeling at all that you may need them.   I did not get a class either, just a dvd from the drug manufacturer which really did not tell the whole story.  You have a great group here, keep posting questions as they come up and we will help you walk through this.

I hated water too, I got some of the Green Tea to go packets - decaffeinated and that helps, I pour it in my water bottle.


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Re: Starting Treatment
« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2010, 09:50:55 PM »
Along with lots of water, I drank a bottle of G2 daily for the electrolytes. It has less sugar than Gatorade.

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Re: Starting Treatment
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2010, 12:57:11 AM »
Now they have that vitamin water that is good. Also, those individual powder packets that you add to water are good. Crystal light and special K have them in your grocery store.
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