Holly and I went to go see the neuro-oncologist today. This was a basic visit to make sure I was doing well enough to continue with month 2 of 5/23 Chemo. The doctor was not concerned about the fever I had two times in the last two weeks. He said that if there was some serious underlying reason, the fever would not go away.
I also gave up coffee in a attempt to help with my headaches. My headaches are not as bad, but now I am very tired. The Doctor said to either take caffeine pills or drink more coffee to get my energy up. I need to find a happy medium.
My last and biggest concern is body aches. I constantly feel like I took a 10 mile hike yesterday. He said that this is probably a side effect of the Chemo and I should try to live with it before taking a prescription for it.
So I walked out of there with a prescription for 5 days of Temodar at 405mg/day. The dose last month was 300mg/day. This starts on Monday.
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I see the dose of chemo is a bit more this time around, will they be doing that every month? Get some red bull or 5 hour energy, lots of people I know use it and it really keeps them awake and full of energy. Aldi even has their own version of it for a buck. Doug says HI! Sara would like Sarah to email her sometime.
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Deb
My husband doesn't have any energy either and he has lost his taste of coffee. He is very tired and has not even started his first dose of 5/23 chemo. If you decide to take the red bull or any other energy drink, can you post and say if it works? The neuro-oncologist once mentioned taking ritalin if the fatigue was a real problem.
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