My husband just started another round of chemo. First round lasted 4 cycles (12 wks). He gets Cisplatin and Taxitere the first week and then only Erbitux for the next two weeks - then back to the Cisplatin & Taxitere and so on. The first week of Cisplatin and Txitere really does a number on him - extreme fatigue, complete loss of appetite (lost 7 pounds in 5 days alone), wasting, vomiting, nausea and diahrrea. These effecs last about 5 days but takes almost two weeks to recover and then you are back to do it all over again.
Has anyone had similar results with Cisplatin & TAxitere? Our doctor has suggested he take a round of Emend (sp) - it's a pack of several pills intended to be taken at the first of each cycle to help with the Cisplatin/Taxitere effects. This medication is pricy ($400) so I wondered if anyone has any experience with this? He wasted away so much the last time, I was truly concerned about his survival. If the medication will help, it's worth it.