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FLOT chemotherapy? How many rounds?
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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?
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He’s stage 3 because of a local lymph node, no spread to organs. He’s 65 and has been in great health, very active, so I think that suddenly feeling so sick and exhausted is difficult for him to deal with from a mental standpoint. I’m hoping he’ll have some good days in the “rest period” of this first cycle so he can get to the next. One doctor said sometimes they’ll recommend 6 rounds prior to surgery but I don’t see him being able to do that. It’s going to be hard enough doing 4. I think I’m just now realizing what an uphill battle this could be and it’s scary.