Dear Diane,

My husband developed extensive deep vein thrombosis in his left leg at the beginning of the fourth week of Tx, a couple of days after his second bag of Cisplatin. The MO said it was the chemo that caused the clotting. The third bag of Cisplatin was cancelled. John was doing the heparin injections daily, then he developed another clot in his right leg on the second last day of Rx. At the Thrombosis Clinic, the doctor increased the dose to two shots of Lovenox a day. According to the doctors, both cancer and chemo can contribute to the development of DVT. If your husband complains of shortness of breath or sudden sharp pain in the chest, then you will need to get him to emergency ASAP.

I am sorry this happened to your husband too. The Rx is tough enough without their having to deal with another potentially dangerous condition as well.