tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199852292667540557.post7588406076387308916..comments2018-07-22T21:24:15.659-07:00Comments on Ramblings of a Traitorous Mind: Chemo sucks (finally)Knightly Q. Blowgunshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01880884017306360656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199852292667540557.post-31227511888178030852012-05-25T19:00:30.323-07:002012-05-25T19:00:30.323-07:00Yeah, I really shouldn't complain since I have...Yeah, I really shouldn't complain since I have had hardly any other symptoms. I guess I just hadn't expected that to change. I mean, the body gets adapts to medication, right? So side-effects should decrease over time? Not so much, it seems.<br /><br />As for whether or not it's been working, well, I haven't had any signs of recurrence or growth, and my local doctors as well as those in MSK concur that if that's still the case when I hit the 1-year mark in October, we can discuss taking me off chemo entirely. So, make of that what you will, and I'm glad to hear you're doing well too. :)<br /><br />I'm fortunate in that I'm treated at a nearby hospital (with a second opinion from Sloan-Kettering) and that my blood's kind of funny in that the platelets will start to clump if they aren't counted immediately. They usually have my results minutes after they've drawn my blood, which I then discuss with my doctor in person.Knightly Q. Blowgunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880884017306360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199852292667540557.post-2219437024776494242012-05-25T14:37:24.926-07:002012-05-25T14:37:24.926-07:00I had a similar experience with my Temodar dose, e...I had a similar experience with my Temodar dose, except my platelets responded immediately on the first month. They dipped to about 40, and I was delayed. I ended up on a lower dose for the whole treatment (I did 12 cycles, 210mg Temodar each), but my blood work looked good from there on out. It was always unnerving to wait for the results of blood work to come back to get the go ahead to start my next cycle. Especially because I was living in a different state than my hospital and relied on Quest Diagnostics to report my blood work in a timely manner. My doc indicated that every body responds differently to the meds and it seemed that I was just a bit more sensitive. I'm hopeful that it still did it's job- so far no signs of new disease!<br />I'm sorry that it is sucking so much for you right now. You must be nearing the 1 year mark- has it been effective?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846457449925769768noreply@blogger.com