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my best friend was just released from the hospital today,after undergoing his seventh cycle of chemotherapy.he has underwent 4x BEP and now 3 cycles of high dose TICE chemotherapy(Taxol,ifosfamide,carboplatin,and etoposide).it seems the BEP chemo made him more physically sick then the high dose so far.he didnt get nautious at all,his only complaint is fatigue and mild neuropathy.in all honesty,things are looking bleek for him.he is still going to undergo chemo for a few more cycles,as outpatient,where he goes for 3 days then rests 3 days and back for 3 more.i dont know the specifics yet,but he is being treated by Yale New Haven Hospital and Sloan Kettering.the doctors at sloan have said Yale is doing EVERYTHING correct,and that they fully trust Yale for administering the chemo.he is considered absolutely platinum refractory.he got a blood transfusion last night,his third so far.the oncologists at sloan have given him a 20-30 percent chance of survival,over a two year period.he hasnt needed a stem cell transplant yet,although they have already harvested 15 million stem cells from him.i will continue to keep everyone updated
p.s. im relatively certain he has been hiding the results of his last serum marker tests from me and the rest of his friends,which is a bad thing(im sure he has his reasons)...how often do they regularly check the markers?
p.s. im relatively certain he has been hiding the results of his last serum marker tests from me and the rest of his friends,which is a bad thing(im sure he has his reasons)...how often do they regularly check the markers?
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