NSCLC adenocarcinoma, Wife Shirley
7/12 LLL removed Cancer Free
8/13 Mets to Midstinum
12/13 Rad/Chemo (Cisplatin, Etopiside) complete, Cancer free, started Avastin and Alimta Maint. (Genetic tests nothing)
3/14 Pet scan: Cancer free, Avastin and Alimta Maint.
6/14 Pet Scan: Mets to epicardial fat. Avastin and Alimta Maint continued.
8/14 Mets; jugulossubclavin, paratracheal region, subarinal region , right infrahilar region, left adrenal gland. Started Taxol, Carboplatin, Avastin.
12/14 Stopped treatment, not tolerating.
12/24/14 – 12/27/14 Hospitalized for Dehydration and Pleureal infection.
1/1/15 Pet scan: Some tumors gone, some bigger, bone mets, new tumors, bilateral adrenals
1/13/15 Started Gemzar / Navelbine Day 1/8 / Zometa every 4 wks.
1/26-2/6/15 10 cycles WBRT for numerous turmors, incl Pons. 4mg X 2 decadron
2/6/15 Chemo denied from PA., numbers good, fatigue given as reason. (Gemzor, Navelbine Day 1/8 to stay treatment)
2/17/15 Next Onc appt. Fatigue has been very prominent and remains from WBRT, I have seen numerous signs of improvement from where she hit bottom. I am confident in WBRT, I fear that unless we address the other issues it may all for not. Is fatigue a reason for denying chemo? In everything that is bad, and it is, but everything that could be positive is.. Thank you Bill Urban
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Reply # - February 16, 2015, 07:06 PM
Hi Bill,
Hi Bill,
It's not uncommon at all to withhold chemo if it's thought a person is too weak to withstand treatment. It sounds as if treatment has been pretty aggressive with a second line of a platinum doublet, WBR and a new line of a double chemo.
I hope she feels better and more comfortable with a break in treatment.
All best,
Janine