what chemo do they have you taking? from the extended time frame to administer the chemo, I was wondering if they are giving you FU-5 or Oxiplatin I am not sure that is spelled correctly.
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what chemo do they have you taking? from the extended time frame to administer the chemo, I was wondering if they are giving you FU-5 or Oxiplatin I am not sure that is spelled correctly.
January 7, 2020
Thought I would start a new thread on my ongoing Cancer treatments.
Original thread can be found here:
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/t...state-surgery-and-results-see-post-1.2073628/
All thoughts and prayers appreciated.
Just to recap: Had prostate removed on November 7, 2019 along with 2 lymph nodes and pieces of my bladder and rectum. Biopsies came back positive in some spots for small cell carcinoma a rapid growing cancer. Had a CT Scan with dye done mid December and it came back with spots of cancer showing up. We discussed and my Dr. Garrot (cancer Dr) conferred with several other Doctors and concluded we needed to start Chemo, hormone therapy, and then Radiology therapy.
My hopes are to be totally cancer free sometimes in the fall of 2020. Today was the first chemo treatment.
Had a port installed in my chest on 1/6/2020 so I would not need to be stuck in the arm each trip for chemo injections. The port install went very good and took about 20 minutes. Total time in the hospital was a couple of hours. That might be one of the smarter things I have done.
Went into the chemo area. With the port it was just a little stick and everything was ready to administer. First visit is a three hour time frame to get all the medications into my bloodstream. Sit back in my recliner and watched HGTV while the IV bags dripped. Sipped diet coke and ate snacks, took a nap, watched more HGTV. The procedure went well today. No nausea as of yet but have prescriptions if I do.
Second and third trips are to be around one hour each for more drug administers. From what I understand it is 3 days of chemo, two weeks of recovery then back to the three days of chemo. In between they will be doing other things but trying not to think to far ahead and stay positive.
Hope this info may help someone considering this procedure. It surely helps me in writing about it. I'll update in smaller write ups I promise! Thanks for listening -
So here's the deal. Went through the chemo and finished it in late April. Started 39 radiation treatments in May. Just finished the last one. The radiation did a complete number on me. Always fatigued, tired, and weak. Hard to walk over 30 feet without sitting down. They brought me back in today for IV fluids but other than blood pressure is better (118/62 compared to 80/60 or even less the last couple of days.
Any of you experience this coming off radiation? Guess I'll hang in there, no must left to do. Cardiologist said heart good, lungs ok, They say just push the water.
thanks, Rod