great news (update on John)

Hi Charlene…I echo Mary. Let’s pray this combo holds things at bay or better yet does some shrinkage. This combo initially shrank my tumors but then went back to original size but they have not increased since then. I did have ringing in ears and maybe 2-3 time lost my balance a bit. Also blurry vision momentarily a couple times. It’s that cisplatin that caused my side effects. Well, it usually is the platinum drugs that do it for me. Has he tried carboplatium sister drug yet? That helped me for a while as well with exsisting tumors. Keep hydrated please go to oncology and ask them to fill John up between treatments it really does help with nausea and energy and watch the white blood counts as filgrastim injections help with that as well. Also, I use to take nausea med at least twice daily regardless and then cut back to one when feeling a little uppity. Does that pre med dexadron(sp) steroid give him the hiccups. Soak in a nice hot bath told usually relaxed me enough to get rid of them. Oh! here I am lecturing again sorry. Wish you the best!
Jeff G.