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FLOT chemotherapy? How many rounds?
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The first 3 rounds on my dad were not to bad. First 2 days he was fine. It was day 3 thru 5 that was the worst. Laid on the couch most of the day and then seemed to come around just enough to go back in for another round. Completed round 5 and worst I have ever seen him. Almost thought he was dying. Hallucinations, so weak, couldn't even talk, coming in and out. Stayed like that for 2 weeks. That was his last round until after surgrey. Thank God because not sure he could handle more. He's starting to talk and move around more now. Radiation is starting to make it difficult to eat again so it's hard to keep nutrition up. We asked for PPN to help keep nutrition up since hes so fatigue. I think that will help. Mouth sores have gone away. It's a rough road.
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I’m glad to hear he’s starting to do a little better. That’s scary! Sometimes I think these docs don’t look at the human element of how hard this is. No way is my hubby doing more than 4 ahead. I’m afraid of what cycle 2 is going to be like. Did they do a scan on your Dad? My hubby isn’t doing radiation, thankfully. The mass is small enough that they don’t think it’s necessary with this protocol. I feel like, at some point, we’re going to see if a lesser dosage will still be effective, maybe after the surgery (🙏🏼 we get there).