CancerCompass message board discussion started by connie1 on 12/7/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18697,0.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Our transplant doctor called yesterday and after my husband's 3 month checkup is wanting to put him not only on Relvimid but also Cytoxan.  Dave had his transplant using his own cells April 06 and then started the Revlimid in Sept. 07.  Has anyone gone thru this.  Not sure all the particulars on this I was at work when they called but I have been looking up the drug so I can ask some questions they are to call me today after I get back from the Eye Surgeon.  Dave developed Catarates they said was probably caused by the Steroids.   I am really concerned because Cytoxan looks pretty bad.  Dave thinks it is the same chemo he took during the transplant.  Loss of hair again is my husband's concern. He did great thru it the last time I thought but he is getting really tired of the treatments.   My concerns is the other side effects.  Anyone answering this would be appreciated.     Connie connie1 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT HI, I had  a transplant also on april 19, and they had given me a heavy dose of cytoxan before they took my stem cells out.  For the transplant  they gave me  2 days of melphalan, which is what they usually give you.  I didn,t go into remission and my doctor wanted to put me on revlimid and dex after 3 months.  I told him i wanted to wait and see how I would do  for a couple of months.  I.m still off any medicine, my iga # were 629 after 3 months and then went down to 565 , then up 666, this past months again down to 560.  So i don't want to rush and go on any medicine  yet.  I never  heard of any treatment with rev/ and cytoxan, its usually with  dex.  Ask why the cytoxan, and how are his numbers, some doctors rush you back on medecine.  I talked to a couple of myeloma experts and told me that i could wait till  #'s go as high as 1500.  Get another opinion if you're not satisfied with the explanations they give you.  To much chemo is good iether.  Good luck  Marion gemini Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT