Hi All,
My Husband is in his first cycle of O-CVP for Follicular Lymphoma Grade 2A. I wanted to give people a little bit of comfort if they are approaching treatment & are perhaps a little scared. I know everyone's experience is different but here's my Husbands so far.
He went to receive the first cycle of O-CVP on Wed 13th May, he was there all day from 9am to 5pm. He had no ill effects except for a thick head that evening. He had a mass of drugs to bring home so a pill box is definitely a good idea. During the following week he had mild constipation & a few nights of not being able to sleep very well but that resolved itself. This Wed 20th May he went for his first antibody top up, they do this during the first cycle only to get as much into your system as possible, he's due to go again in a weeks time for the third lot & then he starts his second cycle of O-CVP on 3rd June. So far he has had no really bad side effects at all. We know that these can be cumulative with each cycle, but so far so good. Now to the really, really exciting bit. He had a huge tumour under his arm, about the size of an orange, so really noticeable but it's just melted away & is now bearly detectable. That has made him very happy as he believes that the same thing must be happening to the tumours in his abdomen that he can't see. So the treatment really works & quickly.
I will let you all know how he goes as his treatment progresses but I hope that this might be of help to anyone who is due to start treatment soon.
Night night Bernice
Good morning Bernice , this is great news, very encouraging and not unexpected.
The basic treatment process is at times rather simple but often folks complicate it all by digging too deep into Dr Google and hearing other people’s stories but as you can see the treatment of a blood cancer can start showing results very quickly.
As with your hugs husband my mass was ‘very visible so we have the advantage of actually seeing the results without a scan.
So time to relax a touch, keep some activity going, drink lots of water and eat healthy as best as he can.
When you have time you may want to start your profile as this is a great help for those who come looking for support but are not in the best place emotionally to post in the group Click to see how to add some details to your profile and it’s good for you to see the progress as you go on.
Have a great weekend despite the restrictions ((hugs))
Thank you Cecren. I'm so pleased that you are 14 months on & doing well.
Hubby has his 2nd cycle next Wednesday but hopefully he will continue to have no real side effects to speak of.
I will post again after he's had it to let you all know how he's doing.
Bernice
