Nausea

This is day 4 of radiation and if I'm nauseous in about 2hrs then I KNOW it's coming from radiation. I feel good except for the waves of nausea that come and go and so I just don't buy that this is a virus or bug. When it comes it's pretty bad, but then it goes away and I'm able to do whatever I feel like doing. I talked with my "team" again and while this wouldn't be the "normal" reaction to radiation it isn't unheard of, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is my reaction. There has been nothing normal about my whole cancer journey! I can't tell you how many times I've heard doctors say "this has never happened before." I've been told so many times that I'm an "interesting case" which is something you never want to hear as a patient. I've worked on several interesting cases as a nurse and they are exciting as they challenge everything you have learned or know, but I don't want to be on this end of it. I so hope to be nausea-free tonight!
I'm also finding that water tastes pretty much like it did the first few days after chemo which makes it hard to drink. Maybe because I have to drink about 20oz an hour before radiation I've come to associate water with treatment as water has been heavily pushed this entire time. I've heard that people no longer like certain foods once they are done because they associate with chemo etc. I can't wait for this whole process to be over with!