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Thanks for all your help! You all were right about the shot and she did have joint pain. However, the pain medicine did help with that. Thank you all for your kind words and advice. It helps tremendously! Molly:)

Thanks for all your kind words! Ned: My grandmother is on Taxol and Carboplatin. She also takes Tagamet the night before and the morning of. And she also has decadron. The evening after chemo she takes tagamet and benedryl. She also has Zofran if she needs it. She also went in for a shot today to boost her red blood cells. I don't remember the name of that. So far today was fine (chemo was yesterday for 6 hours.) Just fatigue, no other side effects yet. If she is going to experiance nausea and vomiting, when would it be? Or does everyone respond differently? Right now the plan is to have chemo once every 3 weeks for 6 hours. After the third round she will have more tests and if she is responding to chemo, then they will start radiation. Has anyone here had chemo followed by radiation? It seems like most people start both together? Thanks again, Molly

Hi all, My grandmother,age 78, was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, stage IIIb at the end of September. She was admitted to the hospital in the middle of September with blood clots and after further testing and a biopsy she rec'd her diagnosis. She has been on blood thinners ever since and will continue those shots until she responds to treatment. She started chemo today and as of tonight is still feeling ok. We are in the process of going to MD Anderson in Houston for a second opinion. We want to make sure she is having the best treatment available. While I am very sad about her diagnosis, she has the best attitude about it. She is determined to fight and determined to beat this!! To quote her " I still have baseball games to see and dance recitals to attend!!" She is crazy about her great grandkids!! I just wanted to introduce myself and let you all know I have been lurking here for several days and am inspired by you all!! Molly:)