Dad's chemo dosage

From Anna,

Hi all, I think Dad's chemo dosage is 40mg of Revlimid for 21 days with a wek off and 20mg of Dex once every 7 days during the 21 days. He's also on pain med's and a med for his stomach.

Your friend,

Anna

40mgs of Rev sure sounds like a lot to me.  I was only taking 10mg per day for 21 days...his doc has plenty of room to lower the dose if side-effects kick in.  I wish your dad the best

 Best to you as well Anna

Doug

Hi, Anna

I take 25mg. of Revlimid for 21 days, and 20 mg. of dex once a week. The 40 mg of Revlimid does sound high. Hope he handles it alright.

Mary Ann

Hi Anna~~ I started off on 50mg over three years ago, but my bloods quickly went skew whiff and within a couple of weeks we dropped it down to 25mg and then after another couple of months we dropped to 10mg which is where I've stayed ever since.  I still have very low white blood counts and am neutropenic almost all of the time, but hey, one learns to live with it and learns how to avoid dangerous situations where one might 'catch' diseases, colds, etc.  I practice 'protective' behaviours all of the time, and everyone who knows me does the same, so no one visits me if they are even slightly ill, and I don't go places where I might be exposed like for instance the movie theatre when it is full of people.  If I want to see a movie I go at the time when the fewest possible people will be there -- maybe not the ideal time, but it protects me.  Did you ever see Dustin Hoffman in Outbreak?  When someone sneezes in a theatre and you see this green fog extend across all the people in the place, infecting everyone.  Its a picture that's stuck in my mind forever -- and knowing that I'm suseptable just means extra precautions!! 

Good luck to your dad -- as has been said, with 40mg he can reduce substantially should he need to  and still be getting the benefit of Revlimid.  And, I've taken it all this time WITHOUT dex -- and its done a fantastic job on its own!!  Best wishes, Cath

From Anna,

Hi Doug, It may be lower than the 40mg.  That's what I think I remember.

Your friend,

 Anna

From Anna,

Hi Mary Ann, Like I said in the original post I'm not 100% of the Revlimide dose.  

Your friend,

Anna

From Anna,

Hi Cath, Not seen that movie but that's a good example.  Dad stays away from people to when they are sick and large crowds at times.

Your friend,

Anna

Good Evening Anna;

I think Dad's chemo dosage is 40mg of Revlimid for 21 days with a wek off and 20mg of Dex once every 7 days during the 21 days.

I was on 25 mg. of REV for 14 of 21 days, 40 mg. of DEX weekly and 1.2/m2 of VEL for 14 of 21 days.

Take care;

Kevin