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 Stacy
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Date Posted: 00:04:12 01/13/06 Fri
I started my new chemo today. The nurses called me to say that my Doctor would not be in tomorrow (Friday) and he wanted to see me before I started it. He also wanted to be in the office while I got it. He said that I should watch out for bleeding (i.e., bloody nose, coughing up blood…), problems breathing, chest pain, and pain associated with blood clots. He does not expect me to have these problems but they are the most serious. He is cautious simply because I’ve been on so much chemo over the last two and a half years that there is a lot of toxicity in my body.
I may go back to going on Thursdays since I saw so many friends today. It would have been nice to have people there that know you had anything happened. Maybe occasionally go on Fridays so I can see those friends as well. Fortunately, all went well with the actual infusion of the drugs.
Each time I go for chemo, I will receive pre-medications to make sure there are no reactions to the drugs. This is what I will receive:
Decadron (Dexamethasone)– 10 mg’s – for anti-nausea
Zantac – 50 mg’s – for my stomach
Anzemet – 100 mg’s – for anti-nausea
Benadryl – 50 mg’s – for allergic reactions
I will continue to receive the Aranesp (for re-building red blood cells) once every two weeks. If the numbers drop enough, I will receive it once per week.
My new chemo drugs are:
This new chemo will be a six-week schedule until the doctor sees how my body reacts to the two new drugs.
Each round (schedule) will be as follows:
Week one - Abraxane and Avastin
Week two - off
Week three - Avastin
Week four – Abraxane
Week five - Avastin
Week six – off
Week 7 - Start all over again
The Abraxane is 380 mg’s and the Avastin is 388 mg’s.
Fortunately, I will be able to receive ALL drugs mentioned by IV through my port-a-cath.
 
So far, this evening I have had a strange side effect. After sitting for a little while then standing up, I felt “tipsy” for a few minutes. I would stumble to the left. In addition, my ears were “closing up” similar to how it feels before you pass out. However, I did not feel like I was going to pass out. I checked my blood pressure and it was up a little bit. If I continue to have problems with this tomorrow, I will call the nurses.
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NEW CHEMO UPDATE
Hmmm.....