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Starting chemo for ovarian cancer for the second time.
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jan 28 9:26am | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
I just had my second infusion today, and it was a disaster. The Keytruda and paclitaxel were fine, but I had a fairly severe reaction to the carboplatin. I've been hanging out in the ER ever since then, while they're waiting to see if the allergic reaction will start up again when the drugs wear off. Since I've been sitting here, I've been reading up on carboplatin sensitivity reactions. Apparently they're most common in exactly my situation: the second infusion after you re-start carboplatin after a long break.
I wondered if you're having a less severe version of the same thing.
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Hello @val64! I have been thinking about you a lot and wondering how you are doing? I know you had an awful experience with your chemo treatment and ended up in the ER. Just wondering if you've had another treatment and how it went! Hope it helps to know people are thinking about you!
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I’m so sorry this happened to you. I hope you’re feeling better now.
I’m doing better than I was a few days ago. Since my last writing, I developed neutropenic fever and was hospitalized for 3 days. I’m home now but still feel so weak. And everything tastes like wet cardboard. It’s so jarringly unexpected to have new side effects to something you thought you could tolerate just fine.
I hope you don’t have to stop carboplatin for good! My second infusion will be on the 9th.