side effects Chemotherapy for lung cancer stage 4
The doctor said that he will feel better.I am very worry about my husband.
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My husband took
My husband took Gemzar/Carboplatin. They were very hard on his system which caused him to have blood/platelet transfusions after every treatment. He too has been very weak and can't walk more than a few feet and even then needs assistance. He just stopped this chemo combo two weeks ago and is recovering slowly. This combo did indeed work and we saw improvement on our most recent CT scan, but it's too harsh and we're starting Tarceva on Monday. Sad to say, but Tarceva also causes fatigue but at least there shouldn't be any more transfusions.
Most likely when your hubby has his blood levels checked you'll see the cell counts dropped and this is why he's so weak.
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TarcevaMichelleP said:My husband took
My husband took Gemzar/Carboplatin. They were very hard on his system which caused him to have blood/platelet transfusions after every treatment. He too has been very weak and can't walk more than a few feet and even then needs assistance. He just stopped this chemo combo two weeks ago and is recovering slowly. This combo did indeed work and we saw improvement on our most recent CT scan, but it's too harsh and we're starting Tarceva on Monday. Sad to say, but Tarceva also causes fatigue but at least there shouldn't be any more transfusions.
Most likely when your hubby has his blood levels checked you'll see the cell counts dropped and this is why he's so weak.
Good luck to both of you and please come back here often because there are many here who can help with your concerns.
Michelle - Tarceva doesn't necessarily cause fatigue - side effects I've noticed the most are skin rash and extremely dry skin (Eucerin helps a lot) and an occasional um...visit to the bathroom. Hopefully your husband will escape the worst of the side effects, too.0 -
Tarcevastayingcalm said:Tarceva
Michelle - Tarceva doesn't necessarily cause fatigue - side effects I've noticed the most are skin rash and extremely dry skin (Eucerin helps a lot) and an occasional um...visit to the bathroom. Hopefully your husband will escape the worst of the side effects, too.
Yea, I heard that not everyone gets fatigue from Tarceva and I hoping that my husband won't either. I'm waiting a couple days before I give him the Tarceva so he can get some strength back and I'm ready for the rash....I bought three bottles of the Eucerin a few tubes of hydrocortisone cream. We're ready to roll! Thanks for the info stayingcalm!0 -
Be awareMichelleP said:Tarceva
Yea, I heard that not everyone gets fatigue from Tarceva and I hoping that my husband won't either. I'm waiting a couple days before I give him the Tarceva so he can get some strength back and I'm ready for the rash....I bought three bottles of the Eucerin a few tubes of hydrocortisone cream. We're ready to roll! Thanks for the info stayingcalm!
I had the somewhat the same treatment as your husbands, and although everyone reacts differently, there are similar side effects. I was tired that increased with each treatment also got aches all over, wtih some stomache sickness, i took meds for that as well as antidepressants. Keep up his fluid intake along with something like Boost to help keep the nutrients going in his body when he doesn't want to eat, I never got the rash, lost my hair the first round but it slowly came back, although softer and slightly darker... IF you notice and signs of increased Confusion or cognitive problem take wtih the ONco Doc it may cause some sidw effects there... I sufford from extreme chemo brian which lead to atrophy of the brian, we decided to stop chemo because of this side effect.
My best to Your Husband and you and the family
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Be awareMichelleP said:Tarceva
Yea, I heard that not everyone gets fatigue from Tarceva and I hoping that my husband won't either. I'm waiting a couple days before I give him the Tarceva so he can get some strength back and I'm ready for the rash....I bought three bottles of the Eucerin a few tubes of hydrocortisone cream. We're ready to roll! Thanks for the info stayingcalm!
REMEMBER not everyone reacts the same, and that the treatment does work in a large number of cases. I figured that the side effects were worth the risk, considering that it would help slow if not stop the cancer.... I am one of those odd cases where it did and didn't work, I have both small and non-small cell, and as it worked on some it didn't on others, This treatment right now is one of the best hopes, so tell him to try and stick with it........0
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