OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 51 | Thank you Karen. That's exactly what he's going to be on. It sounds like a much longer process than what he is expecting. He doesn't seems to think I need to be there for this one though. I'd like to go just because he doesn't tend to get the information I want to know about. However, I also need to save my time off of work for when he really needs my care later on.
As far as the side effects, I know each person is effected differently but his doctor seems to think it's not that awful. I have to ask myself, "not that awful in relation to WHAT?" I went through all of this with my friend who had stage 4 breast cancer and it is pretty much as you describe. Ok for a few days after treatment, then very fatigued and nauseous. Each treatment after got worse because she wasn't back to normal before the next treatment started and she ended up with a new side effect each time.
Diane-wife to Paul, age 55 DX 9/17/12 HPV/SCC/BOT Stage 4a Non-smoker/casual drinker Otherwise healthy 9/24/12 Cisplatin, Taxotere,5-FU - 3x 12/3/12 Rad x 35/Carboplatin x 3 1/15/13 DVT upper thigh Passed away 1/23/13
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