Chemo for 4 das. in a row? And for 6 wks.? And 6 hrs. ea. time?

That's what my friend's dr. stated. Is that unusual for esophageal cancer and a spot on the liver? Thanks so very much.

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I'm not familiar with this particular cancer so I can't answer your first question but as for your second . . .Treatment side effects and the management of them has improved GREATLY over the years. Although again this really is something that depends on her exact chemo drugs as well as her own body. Everybody is a tiny different. Personally my regimen was quite tolerable and I continued to work through treatment, and I never was overly nauseous. I'll be honest though it may be a bit harder for her because she’s receiving chemo 4 days in a row, it doesn't give her body a opportunity to “bounce back” before the next hit so you might want to be prepared to give her as much help as she needs. Try to do your ideal to keep her positive as possible and make sure she lets the Oncologist now as soon as she starts to feel a side effect. There are several options for relief so if the first prescription doesn't work as well as she needs it to let the Dr know right away there is definitely something that should work superior for her. Whether it be pain or nausea or whatever there’s no need to suffer through chemo . . .ask for relief and don't be shy. It's also a good idea to take and keep notes of exactly how she's feeling and when she experiences side effects so that when she sees the Onc. she has all the info in front of her, it is very easy to forget these things, but the info is very important.
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I give chemotherapy and that's not unusual to give it for four days lasting six hours for six weeks. Chemotherapy drugs work differently while the cancer cell is dividing and multiplying. Also, the timing depends on the type and grade of cancer the patient has.
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My son underwent high dose chemotherapy for five days of inpatient hospitalization with 21 days off, rotated with three days (48 hour infusion) of more high dose chemo . . for nine months. He had five chemo drugs at the same . . Vincristine, Adriamycin, Cytoxan (VAC) rotated with Ifosomide and Etoposide. So . . it does not sound uncommon at all . . . Will this be done in a Clinic setting or in the hospital? Six weeks sounds good.

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It's not unusual. To be quite honest, I'd be pushed to be shown a figure that I didn't find uncommon for chemo.
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