chemo

Going to hospital for I.V. chemo(cytoxin) in few hours. Dreading it,but also know will feel alot better in couple of weeks.Family getting everything ready for me,so I just have to concentrate on getting there.God Bless them,they have their own things to do,and they put it all on hold.My husband always puts fresh sheets on the bed for when I come home,I give thanks for them all the time.

Hey Raven! How did the cytoxan go? I hope this will help you feel better. i know it usually helps me with my joint pain within a few days. I sure can tell I am needing another treatment...which thankfully I go on Friday to get it. How long does yours last? Do you know how many milligrams you get? On Friday it will be my 3rd treatment and I will have 3-4 more to get once a month. When I get mine it takes about 6-7 hrs...is that what yours does? They check my blood count and Kindey function and then I have fluids IV the whole time with Zofran, Mesna, Cytoxan, iV of pred, Mesna and then another hour of fluids...I also am on 1800 mg of Cytoxan. I was just curious as to different people's doses. How do you respond during and after the treatment! Have you had any hair loss? So far i have just had pretty good thinning of my hair but so far no bald spots, which I hear with my dose I am very lucky for that...I sure hope you did ok today! will be praying for ya :)

Thank you all for your support.My dose changes every 6 months with whatever my weight is.It only took 3 hours to get in,my veins were behaving.Nausea was bad,but they were right on top of that,plud one hour before I get a pre-med of Zolfran,and decadron ivp. Really helps,plus zolfran iv as needed during infusion,and after.Was home by 6pm.The first 6 months with monthly tx. was really hard,and yes I lost most of my hair,my husband called it my Billy-Bob Thorton look. Now on the every 6 month schedule,forever.Lose very little hair with that,but made mistake of coloring my grey once,and lost most of it again.I have a couple wigs,great chemo scarves,I use when start feeling better and going out a little.It is very empowering to feel you look you best when going out.If don't feel uo to it I just go the way I am,and if someone stares,Oh well,their problem. Hope all goes well for you.p.s.Stay in for 2 weeks after iv tx. because of no immune system,if have to go out during this period, I wear a mask.and am ocd about hand washing. God Bless, Namaste Raven1954