2nd line Cycle 3 plus CT scan

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The last 2 days (Cycle 2 Day 13 and 14) before the start of Cycle 3 were pretty good for my dad: he didn't need to take panadol for his back, could sleep better and appetite was pretty god. However, he needed to take Oxynorm 3 times a day. Hmmmm.

Cycle 3 Day 1 started off worse than previous cycle: he vomited once before administration of chemo drugs (we suspect it was the wantan meet he had for breakfast) and twice during the infusion. Oncologist said that this was due to cumulative effect of the drugs. I also pointed out to dad that this time the gap, as per standard schedule, was 2 weeks whereas it was about 3.5 weeks between Cycle 1 and Cycle 2.

Thankfully he didn't vomit that night (took the prescribed vomit medicine and dexametasone) and his sleep was a little better than usual.

From Day 4 to Day 6, dad felt weak in his legs. Fortunately, his vomiting more or less had stopped. By Day 7, he felt better. Legs were better but still weak. He slept better on Day 6 night. By Day 8, his legs' weakness was gone. Consistent with previous times, his condition got better gradually right up to Day 14.

As ordered by the oncologist, dad also underwent CT scan with contrast. However, the result wasn't ready by the start of Cycle 4.

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William said…
Hope your dad will handle it well
October 11, 2018 at 5:23 PM
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