The Cancer Survivors Network (CSN) is a peer support community for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, families, and friends! CSN is a safe place to connect with others who share your interests and experiences.
changing chemo

LPack
CSN Member Posts: 645
I did have my app't this afternoon. I will stay on Gemzar and since I was allergic to Cisplatin, I will have Carboplatin again.
Treatment 6A will be Monday if counts are up (Gem/Carbo) and then 2 weeks later just Gemzar and then repeat but don't know for how long since I am slightly behind! Was suppose to be done this month. But you know how that goes.
She doesn't like it that I have gone from 12.2 to 28 on CA125 but did say it could be from my severe sinus infection or anything else. Did exam me and still no sign of disease from a physical point of view. Not time for CT scan yet and last time nothing conclusive was found.
All in all, I am still in the "normal" range and I need to be more dedicated to giving myself Neumega in between chemos ☺.
Personally I'd rather have carbo than cisplatin as the side effects are not so severe. Then again my husband reminded me, I had never had chemo until carbo/taxol and I was much stronger then. And that was not too long ago..........................and I know that. ☺
Living for Eternity,
Libby
Treatment 6A will be Monday if counts are up (Gem/Carbo) and then 2 weeks later just Gemzar and then repeat but don't know for how long since I am slightly behind! Was suppose to be done this month. But you know how that goes.
She doesn't like it that I have gone from 12.2 to 28 on CA125 but did say it could be from my severe sinus infection or anything else. Did exam me and still no sign of disease from a physical point of view. Not time for CT scan yet and last time nothing conclusive was found.
All in all, I am still in the "normal" range and I need to be more dedicated to giving myself Neumega in between chemos ☺.
Personally I'd rather have carbo than cisplatin as the side effects are not so severe. Then again my husband reminded me, I had never had chemo until carbo/taxol and I was much stronger then. And that was not too long ago..........................and I know that. ☺
Living for Eternity,
Libby
Comments
-
Good Switch
Hi Libby,
I am glad they are made the switch for you, I have had great results from carbo and know it has worked well for other women also for recurrent ovarian cancer. Never had with another chemo except in the beginning with the taxol. I pray this combination is not to hard and really attacks the cancer and knocks them tumor markers back down.
Hugs ♥ Prayers Bonnie -
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 Cancer Survivors Network Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 122.5K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 455 Bladder Cancer
- 311 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.6K Breast Cancer
- 407 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.4K Kidney Cancer
- 681 Leukemia
- 802 Liver Cancer
- 4.2K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 242 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.2K Ovarian Cancer
- 69 Pancreatic Cancer
- 493 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.6K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 544 Sarcoma
- 743 Skin Cancer
- 659 Stomach Cancer
- 192 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.9K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.4K Lifestyle Discussion Boards