Dad had his second infusion today of Gemzar. The dosage was lowered by 25% as his platelet count has dropped in the 60 thousands but all in all the news is good. It turns out that the effects of the treatment are NOT cumulative which means that the side effects he is experiencing should not get worse. To date, the worse has been fatigue and an acne like rash on his head, neck, and upper body which he has been given additional prescriptions to manage. The others are nausea, chills, cotton mouth, and "decreased" appetite. The later will not do him any harm ;) and he says that if this is as bad as it gets, then he can do it standing on his head.
The other good news is that he is pain free with the treatment and his oncologist said that this may be evidence that the treatment is helping as the pain medication dosages are not large enough to alleviate all his pain.
All in all, dad is feeling optimistic and in good hands and that is very good.
Jack III
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