She has taken a second opinion from a specialist in London and they have decided to change the chemo that I will have, although most of the details will be the same. I am still having the Etoposide which will make my hair fall out, but instead of the Cisplatin I had last time, I will be having a combination of two drugs called Carboplatin and Taxol. This means that I don't have any overnight stays in hospital - two of the drugs are given in a morning session via IV and the other one will be in tablet form for ten days afterwards.
Side effects are generally the same, except possible numbness in feet and hands, but less nausea to make up for it! Same regime - two three-week cycles followed by a scan then repeat if appropriate. Apparently this is a reasonably common drug combination in the US, but not used so often over here. Either way it is a different combination to what I had before, so fingers crossed that it does some good!
Should be starting either this Thursday or next Monday - I'll let you know probably tomorrow.
I've also changed my nausea drug regime again today after a visit from the Macmillan nurse. The injections I've been having of the Haloperidol didn't really make any difference, so I've now reverted to the Metroclopramide which was the first anti-emetic I had when I came out of hospital. The consultant thinks that as my symptoms have changed (from general nausea to actually being sick) that it is worth retrying the Metroclopramide because it has other benefits too (makes food go down faster for example). We'll see how I get on. I'm being visited by the Macmillan nurse every Monday now, so we can keep trying different things.
In other news, we are getting visited multiple times a day by an urban fox, in broad daylight. I've seen it for the last three days, and just now it spent about 10 minutes sniffing around the garden. I managed to go and get my camera and take a couple of quick snaps (not great ones unfortunately) before he sloped off, but he's a fine fox indeed! Vanda has just put some food out for him as he's looking a bit skinny we thought. :)
Anyway, enough for now, see you later,
C x
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Hiya
Unusual for a fox to be out in daylight...or is that normal for urban foxes? Got all sorts passing through my garden at night..leave any kinda food out and it disappears like magic!
Wishing you the best with all the chemo Col
Luv KT xxxx
Hi mate,
Encouraging news about the chemo regimen. Looks like the advice from the London NET centre has changed their original plan. Hopefully the sidefx won't be too bad for you - and it will be great to have yet another bald bastard in the band!!!!
Regarding the fox... I see them quite a lot esp. around my mums house. They are more and more daring. And very cute. You should entice him inside with juicy steak!!!!
Give me a call if you need anything mate.
Dave
Hi Col
Good luck with the Chemo next week and hope to see you Thursday night at the reunion. Lots of love Adele x
Hey the Fox doesn't look as skinny as it did last week....what is Vanda feeding it?
Ali.xxx
Hope all goes well with the chemo. Don't forget the sun cream on the bonce! And look out for the local hunt charging through your garden! All the best
A&A
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