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effects of chemo

sooner
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Jul 30, 2002 - 5:02 pm

I was diagnosed with Anaplastic Lymphoma in Aug,2000. I will have my 2nd round of chemo on Mon, Oct 30. I have vomited quite a few times, and have lost tons of wt. I am a male,64 yrs old, avid jogger for 30 yrs,5'9", and now only weigh 120 lbs-used to be 155 earlier this year. I'm taking Compazine, which helps sometime, and got a new drug called Megase to help my appetite. I am scheduled for a bone marrow transplant (autologous) after the 4 rounds of chemo (21 days apart). I am getting so discouraged with the wt loss and stomach probs. I had small bowel cancer, and the recoup was terrible, because my ncision was infected; it's now almost healed (7wks after surgery), so the whole thing started out as a bummer! Please help! Thanks,Sooner
tamis
Posts: 40
 Joined: Oct 2000
Jul 30, 2002 - 5:02 pm
RE: effects of chemo

I was diagnosed Hodgkins Lymphoma in July '99 and this past April 2000 had an autologous bone marrow treatment. To be totally honest, it's not an easy thing to go through. I was very sick from the high doses of chemo and unable to eat the entire stay at the hospital. It was roughly a 3 week stay. It will get better! It's very tough to go through, but keep fighting to get better. I had also lost tons of weight. I am know back to my original weight and have a great appetite, which at times, I thought I never would have again. Stay strong. think positive. It's a tough road ahead of you, but it will get better. I've been there. I'm know undergoing my 2nd round of radiation with hopes this will end it! I wish you the best!!!
begood
Posts: 1
 Joined: Dec 2000
Jul 30, 2002 - 5:02 pm
RE: effects of chemo

Sounds like your chemo routine is about the same as mine was... about every 21 days or so. I went from 200 lbs to 150, and couldn't keep much of anything down for about 4 days after the day-long treatment every "month". After 2 cycles I settled on just drinking water and nibbling on crackers for those first few days. I also tried some of the liquid dietary suppliments for the transition from my "bread and water" days back to a regular diet. That seemed to work for me. It's been 20 months since my last treatment, and things continue to look good -- unremarkable as the radiologists term it. The treatment is rough, the nausea's, well, nauseating, but it passes. Just kee