Hoping everyone here can spare some good wishes to our JohnnyRingo who started Chemo today.

[frazzled]

46. I think different people respond differently

My husband did fairly well on it for six months. Yes, he suffered extreme fatigue, chemo-brain, and his hair fell out, but he had no nausea because of the really good anti-nausea drugs they now have that they push before the chemo infusion (I think his was Ondansetron (Zofran). Of course, he was getting mega infusions of steroids (followed by a week of large oral doses), so I think that kept his appetite up as well. Best of all, it worked (and it doesn't always for every person).

But he usually responds easily to drugs, where the same drug will knock me out entirely. I haven't experienced it myself, so I imagine I would do far less well. I'm sorry your wife had to suffer, but thank heavens she did: you still have her.