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Mom's first Chemo

Brian From The North
Brian From The North CSN Member Posts: 3
in Peritoneal Cancer #1

Hello All,

I went in with my mother for her first chemo treatment and she responded very well with no allergic reactions.  The anti-nausea drugs have been a huge help for her I think.  I saw her bloodwork for the first time (I work away for 14 days at a time) and in a two week period prior to her chemo her CA125 number went from 6600+ down to a little over 6400.  She also managed to put on 2 lbs of weight.  Is the decrease in CA125 number normal?  

We go for another session near the end of the month and I sure hope that her CA125 number goes down further.

I am happy that she has not reacted negatively so far to the chemo - carbo taxol.

 

Hope all is well with everyone!

 

Brian

 

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  • LorettaMarshall
    LorettaMarshall CSN Member Posts: 662
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    Brian~Good 2 know Mom's doing well~Hope chemo is a total success

    Brian – I decided to answer you in a separate topic, but the letter is still intended for you.  You will remember that I promised to let you know some things that were helpful to me during my two separate sessions with my chemotherapy treatments of Carboplatin & Taxol.  So see this reference for my comments:  http://csn.cancer.org/node/301646

    Loretta

     

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