Hi Lisa, My husband, Harry began his chemo on December 10th, so we are still "new" to this. He is on a 21 day cycle of Gemzar and Cisplatin. His doctor recommended four rounds of treatment and split the Cisplatin into two doses saying it would be easier on him. He is also getting Aloxi for nausea and has Compazine pills to take as needed. So far he is doing well, a little stomach upsetment, but not major, some heartburn issues too. After completing the first round, I would say his tiredness the biggest factor. He is usually very active around the house and yard, and this has definitely slowed him down...but that's ok, we can deal with it. As far as the hair loss, it is not something he is looking forward to, although the top of his head has been sparse for a while
Otherwise, he lives up to his name, so to speak, so it will definitely be weird for him (and me) if he looses his hair...so far I haven't seen any loss...but I guess it is perhaps early for that...He recently had a hair cut and then joked he should have saved his money and gotten the dog clippers out instead to give himself a "buzz cut"! We will take it a step at a time, as we did the surgery and I know we will get through this. I know you will too. You'll be in our prayers for comfort and peace.
