Re: 4 days after 1st Chemo Treatment

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In a message dated 6/29/2005 7:53:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

daniel111@... writes:

She definately doesn't like cold stuff though, is almost to

the point of being deathly afraid of it.

From what I understand, Dan, that choking, prickly feeling in the throat is

very scary, when drinking cold stuff.

Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn

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>>>I told her that I thought that the dosage of the chemo

treatment may have been too much for her and surprisingly the ocn

nurse agreed. I mean really is only 4'9 " tall and 75 lbs on

her good days. She doesn't need a dosage for someone who is 5'9 "

tall and 175 lbs. We'll see what comes with her next treatment next

Thursday.

>>>>

Please keep me posted on what comes of this. I wish I would have had the brains

to ask this during my treatments, especially the radiation.

I am convinced that I received waaaaay too big of a dose of radiation. I

remember the rad/onc being so pleased because I was thin. He said it would be so

much easier to 'hit' with the radiation not having to go through any layers of

fat.

I was in a clinical trial and I am SURE that the doseages were set the same for

all women in the trial, no matter their size.

Thus, my damage. When I had my resection my surgeon said the part taken out

looked like you had stuck a match to plastic wrap.

I was also scheduled for six chemo sessions. I only made it through four and my

gyn/onc did not seem disappointed with my having to stop at that point. I bet he

knew I wouldn't make it through all six.

Anyway, keep her hydrated. That is one of the biggest problems with us 'small

gals'. I'm 5' 5 1/2 " and weigh 98.

nancy j

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Hydration really is a problem. My mom has occasionally required serveral saline

treatments and most recently she did a overnight in the hospital because they

had to give

her several bags of potassium.

> >>>I told her that I thought that the dosage of the chemo

> treatment may have been too much for her and surprisingly the ocn

> nurse agreed. I mean really is only 4'9 " tall and 75 lbs on

> her good days. She doesn't need a dosage for someone who is 5'9 "

> tall and 175 lbs. We'll see what comes with her next treatment next

> Thursday.

> >>>>

>

> Please keep me posted on what comes of this. I wish I would have had the

brains to ask

this during my treatments, especially the radiation.

> I am convinced that I received waaaaay too big of a dose of radiation. I

remember the

rad/onc being so pleased because I was thin. He said it would be so much easier

to 'hit'

with the radiation not having to go through any layers of fat.

> I was in a clinical trial and I am SURE that the doseages were set the same

for all women

in the trial, no matter their size.

> Thus, my damage. When I had my resection my surgeon said the part taken out

looked

like you had stuck a match to plastic wrap.

>

> I was also scheduled for six chemo sessions. I only made it through four and

my gyn/

onc did not seem disappointed with my having to stop at that point. I bet he

knew I

wouldn't make it through all six.

>

> Anyway, keep her hydrated. That is one of the biggest problems with us 'small

gals'. I'm

5' 5 1/2 " and weigh 98.

>

> nancy j

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