What is chemotherapy like

How long do you have to stop in hospital with chemo

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  • Hi there 

    It depends on what sort of chemo you’re having ( sorry if you’ve said this and I’ve missed it).

    My husband has been having chemo since May for pancreatic cancer. He has his blood tests each Monday then his chemo infusion on a Tuesday. They weigh him, ask him questions about how he’s feeling, side effects etc then check his blood test results then give him a 15 minute saline flush ( through a cannula) and some steroid tablets. Then a 30 minute Gemcitabine infusion then a 5 minute saline flush to finish with - so it usually takes just over about 2 hours all together.

    Hope this helps and best of luck 

    Jackie

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  • Hi there 

    It depends on what sort of chemo you’re having ( sorry if you’ve said this and I’ve missed it).

    My husband has been having chemo since May for pancreatic cancer. He has his blood tests each Monday then his chemo infusion on a Tuesday. They weigh him, ask him questions about how he’s feeling, side effects etc then check his blood test results then give him a 15 minute saline flush ( through a cannula) and some steroid tablets. Then a 30 minute Gemcitabine infusion then a 5 minute saline flush to finish with - so it usually takes just over about 2 hours all together.

    Hope this helps and best of luck 

    Jackie

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