Frank McCoy
2007-11-14 19:31:40 UTC
Just went down to the Cancer Center where the oncologist had the final
results of my wife's biopsy and the pictures from the last CT-Scan.
Non-Hodgkins B-Cell Intermediately-agressive Follicular Lymphoma.
Next week is going to be one busy week:
Monday a bone-marrow biopsy to see just how bad (aggressive) the cancer
is; and how good her immune-system is.
Tuesday a MUGA-Scan to make sure her heart is OK for planned treatment.
Wednesday a PET scan to check for what the CT-Scan and MRI might have
missed.
Thursday (of course) is Thanksgiving.
Friday she starts Chemotherapy.
In the meantime she's on medication for pain.
The previous medication (hydromorphone) was making her itch.
So she took Benadryl (OK ... Generic replacement) ... which made her
nauseous.
For that she took another medication.
Hopefully the new medicine won't make her itch; or at least not so much.
Looks like at least six weeks of chemotherapy treatment:
That's CHOP with Rituximab.
Cyclophosphamide (also called Cytoxan/Neosar),
HydrioDoxorubicin (or Adriamycin),
Oncovin (Vincristine)
Prednisolone.
http://lymphoma.about.com/od/glossary/g/rchop.htm
Hopefully though, that will fix her up.
If not, they might have to try radiation therapy.
She's going to lose her hair. ;-{
Hopefully though, after a few weeks of Chemo., her pain will go down as
the tumors are reduced and go away.
results of my wife's biopsy and the pictures from the last CT-Scan.
Non-Hodgkins B-Cell Intermediately-agressive Follicular Lymphoma.
Next week is going to be one busy week:
Monday a bone-marrow biopsy to see just how bad (aggressive) the cancer
is; and how good her immune-system is.
Tuesday a MUGA-Scan to make sure her heart is OK for planned treatment.
Wednesday a PET scan to check for what the CT-Scan and MRI might have
missed.
Thursday (of course) is Thanksgiving.
Friday she starts Chemotherapy.
In the meantime she's on medication for pain.
The previous medication (hydromorphone) was making her itch.
So she took Benadryl (OK ... Generic replacement) ... which made her
nauseous.
For that she took another medication.
Hopefully the new medicine won't make her itch; or at least not so much.
Looks like at least six weeks of chemotherapy treatment:
That's CHOP with Rituximab.
Cyclophosphamide (also called Cytoxan/Neosar),
HydrioDoxorubicin (or Adriamycin),
Oncovin (Vincristine)
Prednisolone.
http://lymphoma.about.com/od/glossary/g/rchop.htm
Hopefully though, that will fix her up.
If not, they might have to try radiation therapy.
She's going to lose her hair. ;-{
Hopefully though, after a few weeks of Chemo., her pain will go down as
the tumors are reduced and go away.
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