Comments on: ABVD for Newbies – What happens on chemo day http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/abvd-for-newbies-what-happens-on-chemo-day/ The story of my struggle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Someone please tell Dr. Hodgkin he can have his disease back. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Allison Solberg http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/abvd-for-newbies-what-happens-on-chemo-day/#comment-894 Allison Solberg Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:36:24 +0000 http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-894 Well, I am scared but after reading this, i guess it could be worse,.... At least being cured is a 90% chance...:) Well,

I am scared but after reading this, i guess it could be worse,…. At least being cured is a 90% chance…:)

]]> By: The Webmaster - Jenny http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/abvd-for-newbies-what-happens-on-chemo-day/#comment-893 The Webmaster - Jenny Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:44:29 +0000 http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-893 The most common white blood cell boosters are Neulasta and Neupogen. I got Neulasta as a prophylactic every time because my oncologist wanted to stay on "The Plan." They can cause bone pain for some people -- an allergy drug like Claritin combined with Tylenol (or something stronger if necessary) seems to help if that's a problem. I really didn't have many problems from Neulasta, but I did get it every treatment. The most common white blood cell boosters are Neulasta and Neupogen. I got Neulasta as a prophylactic every time because my oncologist wanted to stay on “The Plan.” They can cause bone pain for some people — an allergy drug like Claritin combined with Tylenol (or something stronger if necessary) seems to help if that’s a problem. I really didn’t have many problems from Neulasta, but I did get it every treatment.

]]> By: Carol http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/abvd-for-newbies-what-happens-on-chemo-day/#comment-892 Carol Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:57:26 +0000 http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-892 My daughter was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing hodgkins lymphoma on 3/10/09. She went to the emergency room because she felt like someone was choking her to end up being admitted for a week and find out that her cancerous lymph nodes were colapsing her trachea to 4mm. Fun. Anyway, they gave her tons of steriods to reduce the nodes, and gave her the first chemo while in the hospital. Yesterday was her next chemo and her white blood cell count was officially too low to receive the chemo but they gave it to her anyway and today she is taking some drug to hyper increase the white blood cell generation in her bone marrow. Anybody know anything about this? My daughter was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing hodgkins lymphoma on 3/10/09. She went to the emergency room because she felt like someone was choking her to end up being admitted for a week and find out that her cancerous lymph nodes were colapsing her trachea to 4mm. Fun. Anyway, they gave her tons of steriods to reduce the nodes, and gave her the first chemo while in the hospital. Yesterday was her next chemo and her white blood cell count was officially too low to receive the chemo but they gave it to her anyway and today she is taking some drug to hyper increase the white blood cell generation in her bone marrow. Anybody know anything about this?

]]> By: Susan http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/abvd-for-newbies-what-happens-on-chemo-day/#comment-874 Susan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:52:41 +0000 http://hodgkindisease.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-874 This is such an amazing personal view of ABVD. I, myself, have had the same treatment for HD - and if there is any difference, it is that I hoped that my treatment would be later in the day on Friday so I could go home and go to bed. After 6 treatments, I began vomitting after ( and actually during) treatments, so that I just wanted to lay still in my bed and try to sleep. I agree that dacarbazine is the devil drug - I just sighed when they hung that brown bag - because I knew that the "shit" was about to hit the fan. Often, I had friends accompany me to my chemo sessions, and when they hung the dacarb, I'd thank them for the company, but ask them to leave, because I knew that I would feel like crap as soon as the dacarb started running. I'm two year out of treatment, but still think about it daily, and have found this site like an "ah hah" site - yes, this is what it's really like - crappy, but doable. Thanks for posting. S This is such an amazing personal view of ABVD. I, myself, have had the same treatment for HD – and if there is any difference, it is that I hoped that my treatment would be later in the day on Friday so I could go home and go to bed. After 6 treatments, I began vomitting after ( and actually during) treatments, so that I just wanted to lay still in my bed and try to sleep. I agree that dacarbazine is the devil drug – I just sighed when they hung that brown bag – because I knew that the “shit” was about to hit the fan. Often, I had friends accompany me to my chemo sessions, and when they hung the dacarb, I’d thank them for the company, but ask them to leave, because I knew that I would feel like crap as soon as the dacarb started running.
I’m two year out of treatment, but still think about it daily, and have found this site like an “ah hah” site – yes, this is what it’s really like – crappy, but doable. Thanks for posting. S

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