Mefoster Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 My husband's oncologist is going to start him on a different chemo drug called Alimta in a month. Can anyone here who has taken this chemo drug or cared for someone taking it give me some idea of what we might expect? We were told it would not be as bad as the Taxotere and Carboplatin he received 6 cycles of. Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palves Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 My dad just had his 2nd round of this. So far so good. Just an upset stomach the weekend after treatment. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmakis Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 My dad started out well on Alimta, but then it started taking its toll. He lost his appetitite, and at times just couldn't get food down. He also was extremely fatigued. The Dr. ended up putting him on a steriod which helped with both appetite and fatigue. The Alimta keep the cancer stable for a couple of months, but then the cancer began to grow again. Although, and I'm sure you are going to experience this a lot, but different chemo's work differently for people. Best of luck. - Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j ross Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Barry has six cycles of alimta. Side effects we bearable. Flu like symptons a few days after infusion which lasted a few days. No hair loss. Blood counts were ok. Significant shrinkage. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 John had a hard time with Alimta-- it really knocked him down especially as time went on. Amanda's post just reminded me that the doctor lengthened the time he took steroids to get him through some of the rough patches. Once the steroids stopped he was down for the count. He asked for a break toward the end and that helped, so don't be afraid to do that. His counts went down also and at one point he had to take antibiotics as he had the start of a lung infection. That said, it worked especially with the Avastin -- I hope he has success with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I had 4 rounds of alimta. I had fatigue and shortness of breath. It was not too bad but I was glad when it was over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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