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Husband’s CA19-9 plunged by 90%
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I had the whipple prior to having chemo. It brought my ca 19 9 down from 185 to 27. The followed that with 6 months gemcitabine
And abraxane. Afterthe surgery, I was cancer free. I recovered from the surgery in about 6 weeks. I started walking and exercising almost immediately after surgery, depending on fatigue. 20 months after the surgery, the cancer returned...and then the amended folfirinox treatment.
I exercise alot now, with weight training and light aerobics.
Trying to eat alot more vegetables and berries.
At present, just had chemo yesterday so the nausea is pretty tough.
In response to your question about taking alternative things during first chemo, I think I only took vit d, 10,000 units daily, green tea capsules and resveratrol. Hope this helps somehow.
I'm sure your husband will be recovering quickly from surgery!
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So sorry you are dealing with that after chemo nausea. I watched my husband go through 11 rounds of chemo. The treatments were tougher on him with each new round. It is not easy. I wish you strength and healing as you go through this process. My husband found that cannibis (Rick Simpson oil in particular) helped him with the nausea better than any nausea meds they gave him, without their side effects. ALthough, it did make him feel high so it was fortunate that he got to stay at home during treatments.