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Question: back on chemo
back on chemo
I had PCV (Procarbazine, CCNU and Vincristine) in the mid-90s before I had a 2nd craniotomy and participated in the Temodar clinical trial.
Procarbazine and CCNU are both pills. Vincristine is an IV chemo. It did not work for me, but I was also pretty certain it was not administered properly. It might not have worked on my tumor anyway, so I was grateful to be a Temozolomide guinea pig. What grade of BT do you have and what treatments have you already had, if any?
sometimes they treat aa3 as if it were aa4, just to get a jump start on it. my DH has aa3 and is doing radiation and temodar, because his tumors are inoperable due to being on the speech center. he has just been in treatment for a week. it took a month and a half to get the diagnosis after his first seizure and several ER and hospital stays. his aphasia has improved somewhat since he has been taking Decadron, but every day is different. so far, so good.
Question: Water retention
Water retention
Water retention has been an on and off issue through out my treatment (I have had 4 Doppler just make sure there is no clots). Speak with your wife's medical/oncology team about what meds are available - she may have to see a specialist. I have been on dexamethsone, and never felt foggy, a bit bloat at higher levels, but that went away after a 2-3 off or as I lowered the dose.
Thank you Sue Ray we have a call into her doctor. She has been up and done on the steroid now almost a year coming back down off of it very very slowly as their is no signs of swelling. My bother in law had testicular cancer and began taking dandelion and that helped him. So I we will wait for the doctor's return call. Thank you for your time.
