[ I am being treated for Stage 4 cancer - just sharing for awareness of what it is like ]
After disease progression following about 12 months of immunotherapy, I am preparing to start my first cycle of chemo during the week. A bit anxious until I know which side effects will actually impact me.
First day of chemo will require 2 infusions totalling 2 hrs for 2 drugs, however there is additional time for cannula setup including flush, flush between drugs and I expect treatment pace will be slower ( a precaution to reduce risk of injection site reactions ).
The following week ( day 8 ) I will receive a second dose of just one of the drugs.
The treatment cycle repeats every 21 days.
I have a mix of family and friends lined up to support / supervise me on day of treatment and in days following as a precaution.
I am effectively using the drugs off label as they are not approved for my cancer. This requires support of the oncologist ( based on data ) and I assume blessing of hospital ethics committee. I will try to understand paperwork involved.
It was overseas sensitivity screening against a sample of my tumour (removed in October) that led to selection of this drug combination as the next line of therapy for me to try.
Fingers crossed my cancer cells respond to the drugs in me to the same exceptional level as samples of my cancer cells responded to the drugs in the lab.
I anticipate my next CT scan will be in 2 months and I hope to see a positive response to chemo (reducing size of tumours or stable disease ).
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