tkelley Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Well, since we are on to Alimta, a few questions for those of you who are/have taken it. I have read some old posts that talk about fatigue. How long on average does it last and when does it tend to hit? My dad is going to be taking it once every 3 weeks. The doc said "indefinitely". I see that people have been on "rounds" of it but is anyone on it "indefinitely". It seems that when they scan him again in 3 months, if things are shrinking/staying stable, they will keep him on it. He only had this one lymph node light up between his lungs, everything else was clear. Thanks! Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamasbabygirl Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I have only seen Alimta administered once every 3 weeks. The infusion starts with pre-meds which takes about a half hour and then about 20 minutes for the Alimta infusion. My mom's fatigue started at about day 3 during her 3rd through 6th infusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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