Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 188 Likes: 1 | Lowanne, So sorry to hear you're both going to have to face this monster down again. My prayers will be with you. I went thru Taxol and Carboplatin therapy last year. Mine consisted of a dose of taxol and carbo the first week, and just the taxol on weeks 2 and 3, one week off and then repeat the cycle. Though I lost a good deal of my hair, I managed to work 40 hours a week through the treatments. I had some pretty nasty bodyaches during the carbo week for about 48 hours. Realize that everyone will respond differently, but there's a good chance it won't be too very toxic. My own response to the treatment was 'Complete". The primary and secondary tumors shrunk down to be not detectable by palpation, and barely distinguishable by CT. The radiation apparently took care of the rest, as I've had clear biopsies and scans since February. Next scan scheduled for next week. Best wishes for success.
Chuck
SCC Stage IV right tonsil T3N3M0. Dx 08/03. Clinical Trial:8 weeks Taxol, Carboplatin then Hydrea, 5FU, IMRT x's 48, SND, Iressa x 2yrs. Now 20 years out and thriving. Dealing with a Prostate cancer diagnosis now. Add a Bladder cancer diagnosis to all the fun. It's always something "Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it." |