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@dalegantous

Hi all, not sure if anyone has any comments for me , just thought I'd post what I'm currently going through, I find all your comments very helpful:

I was in chemo cycle 2 in early December, and on my 2nd infusion I got a high fever (although no infection, WBC and neutrophils all good) but my ALT liver enzyme skyrocketed to 519. Doctor cancelled my 3rd infusion to give me a break, and lowered my Gemcitabene dosage to 80% for my 3rd cycle to avoid damaging my liver (my ALT had come down on its own, no blockages, but still high at 81). Unfortunately, the break also gave my cancer a break, and my metastasized belly tumors started growing again and became painful. I had my first infusion of cycle 3 on December 27th, enough my CA19-9 had jumped from 78 to 159 to 322 and still lots of tumor pain. So naturally I freaked out. Tried to get them to up my Gemcitabene dosage to 90% for the 2nd infusion, but my Doc was on vacation and the on-call oncologist wouldn't do it. I had my 2nd infusion yesterday, and so far things seem a little better, still a bit of pain but less so far, and my anxiety is lower. I have my CT scan on Tuesday. I'm not expecting great CT scan results but we'll see. Gotta figure out if this cocktail can do it for me.

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Chemo can be a lot of trial and error. Hang in there and hoping that your scans are great!