| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Victor,
We all can react differently to the same concoction of chemo so you will have to see how they will affect you. Be sure and take the anti nausea meds as prescribed and if they don't work let your doctor know ASAP. Don't wait a second longer. When they gave me my chemo, Cisplatin, I received one big dose every 3 weeks. The first dose didn't affect me at all but the last 2 were pretty bad but, of course, by then I had received 15 and 35 rad Txs respectively so that may have contributed to my reaction. Now most patients are getting smaller weekly doses which seem to create less adverse reactions.
Good luck and lets hope you sail through without any problems.
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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