 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | You will probably get between 70 and 72 gys, appx 2 each session.
As everyone will tell you all of us can react differently to this Tx but MOST of us especially with the 3 Big Bag Cisplatin method do relatively Ok until the 2nd chemo and then it goes down hill until the 3rd week POST TREATMENT when we call it "walking out of the tunnel". BTW most of us suffer the greatest in the few weeks post Tx. I only mention this in case it happens to you because I want you to know that it's perfectly NORMAL if it does.
AS Christine has said do get tons and tons of calories and hydration each and every day. Tis can make such a positive difference in your Tx experience.
Do get all the blood work mentioned. Do get the trays made and start using them asap.
And most importantly do ask us any question you may think of.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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