He got his fifth treatment today

SandyL
SandyL Member Posts: 218
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hubby had been on hold pattern due to low WBC. Today it was up, so he got his 5FU treatment with Oxal. So he's on the pump till Thursday then he'll get a shot of Neulastin on Friday. And I think he'll be getting the Neulastin after each treatment from now on, so no more delays. And dr. said that he should see if Ritalin would help him with fatigue. He said it helps some, but not all patients. Anyone ever heard of this before?

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  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #2
    Yep
    My onc prescribed Ritalin for me. It didn't work for me, mainly because I'm ADD! LOL My girlfriend just rolled her eyes....she already had it figured out! LOL

    Give it a try, but remember that a side effect can be loss of appetite.

    Kimby
  • SandyL
    SandyL Member Posts: 218
    #3
    kimby said:

    Yep
    My onc prescribed Ritalin for me. It didn't work for me, mainly because I'm ADD! LOL My girlfriend just rolled her eyes....she already had it figured out! LOL

    Give it a try, but remember that a side effect can be loss of appetite.

    Kimby

    He didn't want the prescription
    filled for the Ritalin. He said the fatigue is not bad enough to be medicated for it. He'll deal with it rather than have more drugs in his body. I'm more concerned about side effects of the Neulasta injection he gets tomorrow.

    Sandy

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