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FLOT chemotherapy? How many rounds?

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He started on Wednesday and has been sleeping a lot. So far, he’s been taking the nausea meds and has been able to eat and drink but last night he was feeling really crappy. The cold sensitivity seemed to wane a bit by last night but I expect it will return at some point, if not now after the next round. He had the shakes really bad the morning after the first infusion but that went away as the day went on. I’m finding myself worrying about what the next side effects will be. He’s bummed out that he’s most likely going to lose his hair so I bought him some soft caps to wear. I’m kind of sad about that too, about him having to go through this at all, but our hope is to get through it the best we can and that it works. It’s hard seeing someone you love who is usually so active be floored by treatment. I’m doing everything I can to help.

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my husband did 4 rounds of FLOT followed by surgery then he finished 3/4 post op FLOT. we plan to skip the last chemo as he became too fatigued, extreme weight loss, lack of appetite. However he will be 76 in a few weeks and got through it all and is feeling so much better now. He is eating better, we traveled to Florida for a week and planning to go to Aruba next month. It's not easy, just try to take it one step at a time. The FLOT sees to be cumulative and seemed harder post op , but by then he had already a big weight loss and was weaker than when he began the regimen. Stay strong. you will get through it What stage does your husband have?