Chemotherapy Treatments

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do.  But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true STRENGTH!" ~anonymous

February 7, 2005

    During my debulking surgery-90 minute chemo abdomen wash  

        ~ Dr. Paul Sugarbaker in Washington, D.C.

February 12, 2005

    Carboplatinum and Gemzar  

        (once a week for three weeks with one week off)

June 2005

    After my lymph nodes beginning to grow and a CT scan revealed "shading" in my abdomen a new chemotherapy regime began.

    This is an alternating 21 day cycle that begins with #1 cycle.  After 21 days from #1 cycle, #2 cycle is given.  This repeated process is expected to last approximately 12 months.

        #1 Ifosfamide and Etoposide (given over 4 days)

        #2 Vincristine, Doxorubicin, and Mesna (given in 1 day)

July 2005

    After 3 cycles of my new chemo regimen, my largest lymph node (+3.5cm) has shrunk to half its size (1.5 cm)

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