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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Donna,
My first one went OK as well. My 2nd one 3 weeks later and after 15 rad Txs did me in. Did you say you were getting them weekly or every 3 weeks?
I dreaded chemo days because I drove 45 miles to get there, then I had blood taken and then was in the chemo room for 4 or 5 hours and then had to get my rad Tx which was also on a Monday therefore rad measurement day and then drive 45 miles back home. I would leave my house at 6am and wouldn't get home until 5pm. Thanks for the memory. LOL
I hope all yours goes without incident.
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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Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Donna, You should be able to get a list of what they are infusing...if you care to know...its all computerized these days so they could print it out for you easily....even giving you the dosages and such. Down the line, you will find it is hard to separate the symptoms you will get arising from your chemo and the ones from radiation. After a while, it doesn't really matter...you just go into survival mode and do your best to stay hydrated and somehow get the proper nutrition. The only symptom Bill had that we knew positively was from the chemo was hiccups.  He would get the most outrageous case the day after each chemo (weekly.) The MO finally put him on thorazine to quiet them. Glad you first one was uneventful...stay strong, Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Are you sure that there wasn't a small bag of Zofran introduced during your hydration process?
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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