fillise Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Mom had her fourth treatment with Carbo/Alimta today and had a very bad reaction to the Carbo. Apparently the risk of this increases with prolonged exposure to Carbo. This was her 14th treatment with Carboplatin. She got clammy and couldn't breathe. Her blood pressure dropped very low and she broke out in a rash. They administered steriods and Benadryl and she seems fine now. Tired, but fine. Anyone else had an experience with this? Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 When Johnny had his 7th treatment with Carboplatin he had a bad reaction to it. At first his skin was like ice then in less than 10 minutes he had a fever of almost 104. By the time I got him to the emergency room his blood pressure had dropped dangerously low as well. We were told that the platnum builds up in your body and sooner or later everyone has a reaction to it. I was never quite certain that was what his problem was so reading this answers a question I had been asking for a very long time. They said that Johnny just had his reaction sooner than most. It didn't start while it was being given to him. It started about 3 hours after we got home. Still it was very scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Mom had her fourth treatment with Carbo/Alimta today and had a very bad reaction to the Carbo...Anyone else had an experience with this? No, but I'm aware of it, and had a discussion with my onc about the possibilities a few months ago. I had read, and he confirmed, that the reaction is not necessarily during the infusion, but can occur days later, and thus be falsely attributed to something else. I had my 16th Carboplatin infusion today (6 with Taxol/Avastin back in 2006-2007), and 10 with Alimta so far this year. Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oh Susan, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom's reaction . I don't have any information to share, but I will be sure to keep her in my prayers, as always. Hugs, Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geri Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I had a reaction too. Very similar to your Mom's, I was given a benedryl shot and slept it off for about 3-4 hours. I was changed to Cisplatin, which I believe took longer to infuse but no reaction at all to the replacement drug. I always smile when I see my drug allergy list, carboplatin is always listed but the chances of most people even knowing what it is are slim to none. Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Oh Susan, so sorry you mom had a bad reaction. How many more treatments does she have. 14 seems like alot already. Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fillise Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Maryanne, That was her LAST treatment with Carbo! All if the chemo she has ever had has had carbo in it, but they were spread out over almost 3 years. 4, then an 18 month break. 6 and a 6 month break and then the last four since August. She is getting scans on the 17th and then we'll see where to go from there. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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