My husband also had the chemo/rad cocktail three times during his almost 9 week treatment. Each session consisted of the first day in the outpatient clinic for about six hours with the Cisplatin, Benedryl, Zofran, Ativan and fluids. Then they sent us home for four days of 5FU. (Even though a visiting nurse was "supposed" to flush his porta-cath with Heparin when each treatment was done, the last dose ran out in the middle of the night. I was a nervous wreck trying to flush that thing and get him unhooked!) Insurance apparently paid for that invisible visit. I need to find time to buck it. (My husband also used the f-word during this period .........many times!!)

Looking back, we are both happy that he had the ability to use the chemo. We feel that he took advantage of every treatment available for a cure.

Love,
Michelle

PS-Radiation kicked his ass much worse than the chemo.