Effects of Pemetrexed and Cisplatin

Have just seen your post and saw that it hadn’t had a response yet.

I’m not sure I can help with your questions - but my mum has just had her second round of chemotherapy with the same drugs as your husband.

The first round she felt very poorly on day 3and 4. Glands hurt, felt very sick and extremely tired. Then those effects wore off and generally felt a lot better - though eyes started to  hurt towards the end of the 3 weeks. She is now 7 days in on her second course and it has hit her a little harder - though she has had very similar effects as last time - just probably a little more extreme and for a little longer. 

She is due to have a CT scan next week and will be randomised for surgery (no idea if this is a good thing or not - ) if no surgery she will carry on with chemotherapy for another 4 rounds. It is terribly gruelling and made worse by the fact that we don’t really know what if any benefit this will have for her. 

I imagine your husband has had his third cycle of chemotherapy by now. I hope he did ok and remains so.

Thoughts x

Hello first of all I would like to say sorry for diagnosis it sucks!! 

My dad recently got diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma stage 4 and was offered chemo for 6 weeks by tablet called Navelbine. He had to postpone as he had previously fought infection. But I wondered whether your husband is in the same boat ? Which stage  is your husband meso? Our oncologist put us off a little saying that's it's a long shot and it only works 10% If it will. So thinking of second opinion.

Hope all the best for your family

Thank you in advance for any information 

Hello first of all I would like to say sorry for diagnosis it sucks!! 

My dad recently got diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma stage 4 and was offered chemo for 6 weeks by tablet called Navelbine. He had to postpone as he had previously fought infection. But I wondered whether your husband is in the same boat ? Which stage  is your husband meso? Our oncologist put us off a little saying that's it's a long shot and it only works 10% If it will. So thinking of second opinion.

Hope all the best for your family

Thank you in advance for any ⁰