What to expect from chemotherapy treatment after surgery?

Hi Jim.

It's all a bit if a whirlwind isn't it. Everything moves so fast.

There are generally 2 types of chemo that are offered. If your cancer was just stage 1 then you might be offered a single cycle of carboplatin. This is the treatment I had. It's quite tolerable. You'll have a few rough weeks and then you'll gradually improve from there and you'll be back to normal after a few months. 

If your cancer is past stage 1 you might be offered 3 cycles of BEP.  This is more intense I think. Others who have experienced it will be able to tell you more.

Best wishes

You can say that again. Thank you very much for your reply and sharing your experience it is much appreciated 

And when I say rough weeks I don't mean you'll feel terrible solidly for a few weeks. There will be a few bad days, but you'll just feel hung over and a bit week for most of it.

Morning Gents

I had the 3 Cycles of BEP and it sounds very similar to the other treatment.

I didn’t have any sickness but the person who I shared a room with during our treatment was sick quite a lot with having the chemotherapy.

If I remember with the BEP you have treatment in hospital for 3 days at a time with a 3 week gap in between so that your body has time to recover.

Hope this helps.

Hi all

So today I had my first CT scan with contrast which was a strange sensation when they injected the dye.

I also had my first oncology appointment which I thought I would get the results of the biopsy from the surgery and the results from the CT scan but this was not the case. I have another appointment for next week for the results which was a bit disappointing as I had built myself up for the results today. I did find out that the tumours where both seminars and non-seminoma has anyone had any experience with this and what treatment was given?

Thank you

Hi Jim83 

I hope your doing well and you got the news you were hoping for from your ct scan. keep your chin up buddy and stay positive.