Senior Member (75+ posts) Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 79 | My brother's blood levels were "off" a couple of times too, but his chemo wasn't postponed.
He did have an allergic reaction to something in the chemo treatment room (I can't remember which drug it was). The nurse gave his a shot of Benedryl and the reaction stopped immediately. After that, he receieved Benedryl via the IV (along with lots of fluids) first and then followed up with the chemo. It led to long chemo days, but he didn't have any more allergic reactions.
* Root for Joe * Sister of Joe (43, non-smoker/chewer; occ. drinker). Mouth problem 3/07. Diag with Stage I 6/07. Diag with Stage IV 9/07. In EPOC at Univ of Chicago. Cisplatin/cetuximab 1/wk x 8. Then, IMRT 5x/wk x 7 and weekly chemo. Done 12/21/07. Looks good as of 4/08, 7/08, 8/08, 1/09.
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