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mewgaf:
Hi all
I'm  currently going through chemotherapy, im currently half way through treatment.
What I'd be interested in is have other people in this group also gone through chemo and how long after the treatments did you start to come good again?
At this point I was planning to be travelling, but at the moment sleeping is taking up most of my time.
Thanks
Cheers
Mark

mux339:
Hey Mark,

I'm really sorry to hear that. I haven't been through it myself, but I nursed my wife through successive chemo treatments over the course of 14 months a few years ago. My understanding is that every treatment is different and tailored for the circumstances of the patient. And every patient can respond differently. So it's a hard question to answer.

After each course of chemo my wife would come good about week or two after her last treatment. By good I mean that she was well enough to potter around the house, indulge herself in her favourite crafts, and maybe go out for a bit of shopping or a coffee. But there was always a residual malaise or lethargy that prevented her from travelling or being adventurous. She never strayed far from the cancer ward.

I know this is probably of no help to you, but happy to chat about it. Best wishes mate, and I trust that you recover well and quickly enough so that you can satisfy your wanderlust.

Where are you travelling to?

Cheers
Russ

mewgaf:
Thanks for your wishes Russ.
I plan to beat this.
As you say, what I hear everybody does react differently to this treatment.  (depending upon a number of things. Cancer cells divide in 5 ways) There are 5 basic chemotherapy drugs that stop the cancer cells from dividing. The amount of the drug given and the time period between doses.
The big problem is that these drugs that stop the cancer cells from dividing also stop good cells from dividing. Like white blood cells and the list goes on.
At the moment body wants to sleep, but food  makes you really nauseated or straight to the loo. Tomorrow could be different Walking from bedroom to lounge room seems hard work. 10 minutes later I break out into sweats but body temp is 34 degrees.
I know I need to try to keep some body motion going as im aware of muscle loss.
I here people taking 1 year after treatment to get over chemo, I can see why.

Enough of this.
Trips/places I would like to do.
Back through Flinders rangers
up centre to kakadu
Kimberley

I think I will plan short and start with 1-2 month to start with.
I still need a number of core things done to my mux before going.

In my twenties I travelled all around Aust in a 1967 Valiant Wagon and bought the mux to see whats changed.

Cheers
Mark

Andz:
Sorry to hear Mate, I didn't need chemo or radio. From 3 different DR's my operation in Aug 2019 seems to be successful.

mux339:
That's funny, in 1973 I was window shopping for my first car and fell in love with a 1966 or 67 VC Valiant Regal sedan with a V8. It was just beyond the $$ I had, and I ended up buying a mate's green EH sedan with 7" rims and ER70H14 rubber. I had to flare the guards to fit the wheels. The 149 blew up pretty quickly, so I transplanted a 186 engine with extractors out of an HR into it. I kept the 149 carby on it, and it used to get 33 mpg on a trip. One Christmas I drove it from Canberra to Cairns in just over 24 hours surviving on hamburgers and beer as you did back then.

I had huge difficulty motivating my wife to even go for a short walk with me. She suffered similar effects to those you describe. Exercise is so important but so difficult. All she wanted to do was sit, sleep and cuddle the kids.

Take care Mark.



I think this might be the slant 6.


This is the V8.

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