Hi
Have been diagnosed and starting treatment after Boxing Day they are using R-CHOP treatment my cancer is in my stomach and spread to the chest they tell me that is quite common with this form of F Lymphoma
They tell me my first chemo session will last between 6 and 7 hrs and I will be stopping in hospital for at least overnight then I will have Chemo as an outpatient in three 3 week cycles
Just wondered if anyone can give me an idea of what to expect I know the hair loss etc just wondered how I will be feeling in the days after treatment
Any useful information for me and my wife we would be grateful
Welcome to hospital food ;)
Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
Nicky
Will do and thanks for all the support means a lot to me
Well 1 hour in and so far so good no reactions as yet :-)
And just been told I can go home tonight
So good and great
Long way to go but really am now very positive Thank God for the NHS they get some undeserved bad press
Back tomorrow for bloods to be tested
Tina thanks for your positive vibes seems they worked well
Got home last night rather unexpected but nurses and Drs were very pleased with the way things went (me too!)
No adverse reactions , this morning I feel rather bloated but no pain and a night without pain and getting in out of bed
My wee was pink soon after the drugs had finished but now back to normal, although I was told it would last for 48hrs and it really was only the once that it was pink
Off to hospital soon to collect drugs and have my bloods done
That all sounds positive for future treatments and means they will get shorter as they can give you the R quicker, just be aware of the cumulative effect as treatments progress.
Can I ask where you are being treated as they seem to be doing things a little different to what we would call the norm
John
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