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Chemotherapy day 44 - pronounced side effects

Today is back to the tablet regime 6 chemo tablets, 4 steroid, 3 anti nausea and a vitamin B6. 

Side effects include tingling in hands and feet, 3 overnight trips to the toilet, some feeling of nausea and acid reflux.will phone Help Line for acid reflux solution. Phone appointment with Dr Wolliston to updater on my chemotherapy treatment progress and for prescriptions for an anacid and eumovate cream repeat. The prescriptions were sent to Lloyds in Storrington, but they are, like the Boot pharmacy overwhelmed by the deluge of request and could not action my requests, come back later or Monday was the response. 

Having learnt the dose of Oxiplatin in each infusion and what Dr Webb said about the 6 weeks that the active drug stays in the body, around 6 weeks - I will check if this refers to the second half life - I can work out how much is currently in my body tissue. 

BSC - 3


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