Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 | Chemo treatment can have drastic side effects, it is so different for each person. Your mother is on a 4 week cycle? Mine was every 3 weeks. The first week I was just knocked down, the second week my strength was returning, the third week I was just feeling 100%, then right back into the infusion center.
It is rough but it is limited. Just give her as much support as you can to help her through it.
Don Male, 1955 Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4
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