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Pluvicto - How long do side effects last?
My husband had first Pluvicto a week ago. We are through the
'isolation' period now. He is so tired, no appetite, gets the chills (when it's so hot outside) How long do these symptoms last? When will he feel better? Also, when do we know if the treatment is working?
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Pluvicto symptoms now at 4 weeks, just seem to be getting worse. The Lab tests all checked out. But, my husband has extreme fatigue, zero appetite, and chills. I thought by now the symptoms would start to improve. He's getting the 2nd treatment in 3 weeks. Not good lying in bed all day. The Oncologist was going to put him back on Dexamthasone, a steroid that helped with chemo side effects, but took him off that 3 weeks ago.. My husband didn't want to go back on it because it gave him insomnia. This is all so scary. What kind of treatment is this if it keeps you in bed all day and you eat 400 calories a day!
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I heard from one guy who after Proctor shot it would take 10 days before he started to feel better, He had no appetite during that time and would lose weight. At 10 days, he finally came back to normal and ate a whole bunch and a few few days later it was time to go back for the next treatment.
This is the extreme. Most people only have a day or two of feeling uncomfortable. You might ask the doctor about giving him a steroid to offset some of the fatigue issues. I’m not a doctor, but I’ve heard from some people that their doctors have given them that and it offset some of those side effects.