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Chemo treatment today
Had 1st chemo infusion: and thankfully all went well; no side effects at present. I thank jeffmarc most of all for encouraging me to pursue a seeing an oncologist and many others that have been very supportive. May God bless you all. I do think all those this site that all would get the help they need.
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May your side effects remain as they are. All the best!👍
Well I'm still on the steroids for another day so I'm all hyped up haha thank you for the encouragement. I may do worse after a couple days but I'm thankful for today
Hang in there and good luck with your infusions. We just finished round 6 - we did every 3rd Thursday, so this is the first 3rd Thursday where he can just continue to get less fatigued. The first 2 rounds followed the same pattern, then the 3rd hit hard ( his mix had Carboplatin added and that dose changes with kidney function - that time he got the biggest dose). Then for rounds 4-6, we reduced the Carboplatin a bit.
If you haven’t heard about icing your hands and feet to prevent neuropathy, read up because it works! The first time we just used ice we brought in plastic bags - a mess - lol. So we got the booties and mittens on Amazon. And he sucked on ice cubes to help the mouth sensitivity. He didn’t care about hair loss so didn’t wear a cold cap. Anyway, my point is that it works - he seems to have escaped the neuropathy in hands and feet that can be a miserable side effect.
Good luck, it will go fairly quickly, and soon you will have it behind you - assuming you are getting the SOC docetaxel X 6.
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1 ReactionThank you for your response. Yes my chemo is every third Thursday at 9-11. I'm doing well at the moment thank the Lord. I'll be thinking of yall as you continue on your journey; I can have more compassion on others as all of us are dealing with tough times in life.