lymphomainsydney

Nothing much to write here today which means all good. I have been good in the fifth cycle so far as it looks like it does not effect me like the previous 4 escalated BEACOPP cycles. No signs of nausea and no mouth problems at all. Pretty good as compared to the previous cycles. Another difference was that my WBC are not dropping much as well. They were still 4.2 on day 8 when they used to be around 1.5 previously. The HB still seems to be an issue.

So I have been put to baseline BEACOPP after a good scan at the end of my 4th cycle. The first four cycles were escalated BEACOPP and were more severe. I still go three days in the first week and then the 8th day, the drugs on 8th day are still the same, but the drugs on first three days are now reduced, almost half. Etoposide is still administered over an hour, although at a half dosage. All oral tablets and anti nausea is still the same.

I will see on Monday whether I still need neulasta or not.

A good news in a while, I had a PET scan this Friday morning and got the results later in the day. I had a meeting with my primary oncologist which gave me a copy of the result. I had a good response to the treatment so far and there is no evidence of disease in me.

I am in remission! Let us hope it remains this way.