Hi

My partner has NSC lung cancer stage 3c and is just over half way through the above chemo treatment. Obviously there are many different types of chemo and ways that it is used, and everyone's individual experience will be different but I just felt moved to reassure anyone facing this particular chemo, that it may not be as bad as you're imagining.

So far, he has been fortunate not to have any serious side effects nor anything too unpleasant. [I'm touching wood, here!]

He's had a few spots on his face, and if he catches them they bleed a little more readily than before. He's had a few mouth ulcers that have been effectively teated with Difflam. Apart from the odd day when he has felt.., well..odd, he's pretty much led his normal life, playing golf, walking the dog on the beach, eating like a horse and enjoying a couple of glasses of wine in the evening. We have, however, avoided crowded places and germy children over Christmas. If he feels a bit queasy, the tablets from the hospital seem to sort it out. He is perhaps a little more tired-sleeps maybe half an hour longer a day. However, we regard these occurences as 'niggles' rather than anything else. He sleeps well at night. [Better than I do!]

Obviously he's not yet finished his chemo, and the situation may change, but so far, I'd have to say , 'so not too bad.'

In addition, his half way scan showed a reduction in size of the tumour from 61mm to 6mm. As he says himself, that does make the niggles easier to put up with!

If you or your loved one is about to start on GemCarbo, please be reassured that it may be better than you're imagining, and to anyone who is having a hard time with it, or with any other chemo, I am sending you, love, luck and positive thoughts.

All the best for 2019

xxxx