I got my echocardiogram this morning to establish my heart baseline. This test is needed because Adriamycin, the "A" in my chemotherapy regiment, has a potential side effect of causing heart damage. The test went well and my heart is strong.
Jen and I then went to the chemotherapy consultation and question/answer session with Dr. Seifter. Look at the "Questons and Anwers" page of this blog to see what we asked. We’ve been gathering questions from reading, family and friends. We also met part of the chemotherapy nursing team – Anna Recchio and her son Chris.
10/9/12 - Start Allopurinol (300mg tablet). One tablet per day for 14 days. This is to block the buildup of uric acid, a by product of dying cancer cells.
10/12/12 - Chemotherapy #1 at 9:30am. ABVD intravenous drip. Dacarbazine is the first and takes about an hour. The other three (pushed through by the nurse over the next 60 minutes).
10/25/12 - Chemotherapy #2 at 10:00am.
11/9/12 - Chemotherapy #3 at 10:00am.
11/26/12 - Chemotherapy #4 at 10:30am.
12/7/12 - Chemotherapy #5 at 9:00am.
12/21/12 - Chemotherapy #6 at 9:00am.
The remaining chemotherapy treatments will be scheduled later in 2012.
1 comment:
Mike:
Just remember you have to drink drink drink - stay really hydrated after chemo to help flush the stuff out of your system. I don't remember any one particular drink I preferred, but my dad liked lemony-flavored drinks. It seemed to help him with the metallic taste in his mouth.
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