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I just got home from my doctor's appointment and chemo treatment. My doctor told me that my scan shows that the Doxil is working and that my tumor and lymph nodes are shrinking. Well I thought that was great news until he told me that I was going to be on the Doxil until it stop working or my tumor and nodes shrink back to their normal size could mean a year. He said that if the Doxil stops working he was going to give me Topotecan. Anyone taking Topotecan? I am not thinking about this yet, I and still trying to get thru this second recurrance. Do want a third one to happen. Overall it is good news regardless. I am just hoping and praying that this will be the last time around for me and chemo. I am praying for a permanent remission for me and everyone on this site. For the ones that has a recurrance, has you doctor told you that remission would get shorter and shorter?
God Bless us all.
God Bless us all.
Hi Gail,
I am presently on my 2nd regime of chemotherapy, Topotecan. My 1st was carbo and taxol(18 wks). Between these 2 regimes, I had a 5 week so-called "clear" with x-rays, CT scans, and PET scans....only to have my ca 125 #s rise when I went for a clinical trial application. I am through 4 of the 6 cycles of of my Topotecan. This regime is scheduled to finish the 3rd wk of September.
My cycle with Topotecan:
1st wk Mon - Fri Topotecan ( IV )
2nd wk Mon - Fri Nupagin Shot (for low platelets)
3rd wk "free" except that everyother Monday, like clockwork, I go in for a shot of Aranesp (for Iron). I am extremely anemic.
I have a bit of hair that grew in between my 2 regimes. It immediately stopped growing with this Topotecan, but I didn't lose it. Thank goodness. The fatigue is really something with this drug...perhaps just the cummulative of it. I have no words to describe the word fatigue anymore...lifeless is about it. ugh. Low platelets is very common with Topotecan, and I know I have learned of women needing blood transfustions ( I came close 2 wks ago). Anyway, I am not trying to scare you, just giving you facts. My prayers are with you. Careylyn
I am presently on my 2nd regime of chemotherapy, Topotecan. My 1st was carbo and taxol(18 wks). Between these 2 regimes, I had a 5 week so-called "clear" with x-rays, CT scans, and PET scans....only to have my ca 125 #s rise when I went for a clinical trial application. I am through 4 of the 6 cycles of of my Topotecan. This regime is scheduled to finish the 3rd wk of September.
My cycle with Topotecan:
1st wk Mon - Fri Topotecan ( IV )
2nd wk Mon - Fri Nupagin Shot (for low platelets)
3rd wk "free" except that everyother Monday, like clockwork, I go in for a shot of Aranesp (for Iron). I am extremely anemic.
I have a bit of hair that grew in between my 2 regimes. It immediately stopped growing with this Topotecan, but I didn't lose it. Thank goodness. The fatigue is really something with this drug...perhaps just the cummulative of it. I have no words to describe the word fatigue anymore...lifeless is about it. ugh. Low platelets is very common with Topotecan, and I know I have learned of women needing blood transfustions ( I came close 2 wks ago). Anyway, I am not trying to scare you, just giving you facts. My prayers are with you. Careylyn
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