On 2/18/2008
bobbi678 wrote:
My mom is having chemo for the first time on Wednesday. (taxol/carboplatin) She has stage lV lung cancer with mets. My concern is the night before she goes in she has to take FIVE decadrons at midnight and another 5 at 6 am. She already acts VERY different when she's on this steroid, I just can't imagine what 10 will do. Does anyone have any input with this situation? I've already talked to the doctors office and if she wants the treatment on Wednesday she has to take the steriods.
Thank you,
Bobbi
My husband has the exact same thing as your mom and started the same treatment Taxol/Carboplatin on 2/11/08. He also was given Decadron in high doses before the first treatment. We were told that is helps to plump up the veins so they can get a good line in for the IV drip.
They also gave him a drug called Aloxi which keeps away the nausea for up to 5 days after. It has been almost 2 weeks from the first treatment and he has not lost a day of work. He is more tired and achy than usual but as long as your mom keeps moving and doesn't give in to the aches and pains and lay there like a lump the better off she will be. We go for the next treatment on March 3rd. Let me know how it goes with your Mom's first treatment. Stay strong.
Denise