 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 638 | one more thing - have you discussed these side effects with the chemo doctor? some of this stuff could be any one of the three your husband had. We blamed cisplatin for a lot of my Alex's dramas (he also had the chemo you guys went through) but 5FU is not lily white in the cardiovascular and neurological side effects either.
Karen Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31 Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin) Finish Aug 27 Return to work 2 years on 3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED  Still underweight
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