Pat, many thanks for the post about your Dad. Makes me feel better already.
I'm particularly pleased to learn that he still has his hair after four months.
I hope, I hope, I hope I won't lose mine this time.
Jeanne -- More reason than ever to have your onc investigate and see if low dose
will work for you.
Claire
Pat Kimmi wrote:
> Jeanne,
> I don't know the dosage amounts my Dad gets but he gets a lower dosage once
> a week vs. every 3 wks. His onc. nurse told me that a lower dosage more
> often seems to be more effective and easier on side effects. He gets Taxol
> for 3 weekly treatments, and carboplatinum usually added to the second
> treatment taking about 30-45 min longer. Just Taxol take about 2.5 hr, maybe
> a little longer. He gets 4 premeds in IV; Tagamet, Benedryl, Anzamet, and
> Decadron right before Taxol and no follow up meds. He still has his hair
> after 4 mos of treament and has not mentioned hearing prob. He is 81 yrs.
> young so does has some hearing loss not from chemo. He's doing great! Will
> find out results of CT Scan tomorrow. Everyone's body is different but he's
> tolerated it well. Prayers to you. Pat Kimmi-Kansas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeanne Kissinger <jhkissinger@home.com>
> To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 10:14 PM
> Subject: [MOL] Claire/Lil
>
> > Lillian, what have you found out about low dose chemo? My oncologist
> > says that this is experimental. This is Canada. Her advice is to start
> > carboplatin/toxol once every month asap. Anyone ever try this low dose
> > besides Clair? Still thinking about acepting the high dose chemo. Would
> > take two weeks before they start. (This is Canada!) I am sending my
> > pathology slides to MD Anderson as soon as our local hospital gets them
> > back from the mainland where they did a review.
> >
> >
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