Stage III - Questions

[dadmo]

For many the toughest time is the start of round three. At that point it seems like it will never end. Round four may be physically tougher but the end of treatment is close which make it easier to bear.

[timothye]

For many the toughest time is the start of round three. At that point it seems like it will never end. Round four may be physically tougher but the end of treatment is close which make it easier to bear.

Yepp round three you know what is taking place ( hopefully ) and its very tough . But for me round 4 was the hardest . Just stay positive and think about the final outcome

Cheers T

[Chris'Mom]

Trisha, hang in there and take one day a time...Round three for my son Chris was the hardest....mentally....wanted to give up...but the nurses always talked him thru it....round four we knew we were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel......he is doing great almost two years out of chemo....he did need RPLND with Dr. Sheinfeld at Sloan, had teratoma left over after chemo...but he though chemo was worse than surgery....please know I am thinking of all of you....Mary Ellen

[Jilleighn]

My husband said each round was always harder. By his last round (3) it was pure hell on him. He was extremely ill and needing blood. He did not have to have any futher surgeries though. Good luck and keep us posted.

[mrb1980]

Trisha,

Congratulations on the end of BEP round 1. For me, round 3 was tough and round 4 was absolutely brutal, especially the first few days after the last treatment. Sounds rough, but it's better to be honest about these things.

Did your husband have a pre-chemo pulmonary function test? Bleomycin can negatively affect lung function and it's probably good to have him conduct the test at this early stage. For me, I lost about 40-50% of my lung function after chemo due to bleomycin irritation, although my lungs rapidly returned to normal (thank goodness).

Hope all is well, my prayers coming your way.

[Trisha]

Yes he did have a pre-chemo pulmonary function test I am happy to say. He started a little cough the other day and was worried it might be related but he stopped : )
Thanks everyone for your support and comments!