Chemo Advice and tips welcome.

Hi all. Unfortunately I start chemo next Thursday after LU 177 didn’t work real well for me. I’ve read up on side effects etc but would like to hear from people who have gone thru it. Any tips or advice for me on how to limit possible side effects or how to tolerate it better maybe. Anything from your experiences that helped you. My wife has ordered sugar free hard candy to help with dry mouth.

Thanks for you input.

Aphenul nailed it. If you want a direct answer - ask the nurse.
I did the eight sessions of chemo. I really did not feel fatigue, weak, etc. till about 4 or 5 days after infusion. One problem I did have was neutropenia, or low white blood cell count. Nurse told me if temp. went above 99.4 I should get my butt to the er. She even gave me a wallet card that I was to show at admitting. Card said something like "Neutropenic risk." When they saw the card it was show time. Directly to isolation for 3 or 4 days. Happened after 2 separate infusions. Ask for one of the cards, if your center has them. After that they put Device on my arm that 24 hrs after infusion automatically injected me with something that helped prevent Neutropenia.
I had body hair loss, some scalp hair loss. Never did get my eyebrows or eyelashes back. Oh well, I can live with it. Scalp hair came back.
No walk in the park. Just take it day by day my friend.

Post Edited (mr bill) : 4/1/2023 4:06:14 AM (GMT-8)