Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma : Days 7 to 8 patient health condition.

DLBCL Patient health condition days 7 and 8: (21th March 2013 to 22nd March 2013)

It had been 8 days since the chemotherapy with R-CHOP Regime had Started.As mentioned in earlier article, she still having sore throat, headache and passing watery stool. However the watery stool condition, I assume that it is not to the situation called diarrhea. she still having good apatite accept that she need to take soft food because of her sore throat. 

Since the first day of the Chemotherapy it was hardly been notice that she loosing her hair as what we usually heard. Thank God for that. this situation I consider that the hair fall is so much depend on the dosage prescribe by doctor as to match the cancer stage. May be it also due to the body condition that still be able to tolerate the chemotherapy regime.

Index Finger.

A few things that are noticeable with my wife condition are she seem like emotionally stressful due to the treatment. Another situation is that she having situation that sometime she become absent minded and also she always complaint of body ache and numbness at her right hand index finger. At night she normally telling me that her heart beat faster than normal but it does not prolong. Honestly I do not know whether this is one of the side effect of this chemotherapy treatment. 

On the daily diet she take, it is almost as usual accept that she taking more fruits and reduce taking much fatty foods such as fried foods. There is no more overnight food for her, no more fast food as our usual lifestyle which we having dinner outside at least once a week. This all due to hygienic factor. Remember this. A person that goes through chemotherapy has very weak body defence hence avoid to be in a congested public area such as shopping mall,markets or even health clinic ( do not go to clinic or hospital if it is not necessary).If the person need to be at this location at least get her to use musk and always bring along hand sanitizer.

The most important role that I and all of our family members and not forgetting also all of our friends is give all of our support to lift up her spirit in enduring this difficult times. There is no other replacement to this moral support. As all we know, recovery process not only depends on medicine but also not to put patient into depression mode. "Laughter is the best medicine". There is lots of information being publish with regards to the side effect of chemotherapy treatment.

This article is just an information what my wife had gone through while she is undergo her chemotherapy treatment for her Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma (R-CHOP) : 6 days after R-CHOP

The standard treatment for Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma is Chemotherapy. My wife had been advised by our doctor to undergo this standard treatment as soon as possible just because this type of Lymphoma is an aggressive type. It can attack other part of the body without any warning or symptom until you feel sick. She had been suggested the R-CHOP regime for his Chemotherapy by her doctor.

Day 1: 15th of March 2013
My wife and I went to see the doctor to start the first cycle of Chemotherapy. She was admitted as out patient in day care ward. Before starting the R-CHOP regime my wife was given the anti-allergy drug. Her condition before and after the administered of the anti-allergy drug remain good.

After the Anti allergy drug, Then the first drug for the R-CHOP regime was given to my wife. There is no unusual sign shown by my wife. everything is good. Until finishing the whole dos of R-CHOP regime she was still in very good condition except that a bit dizzy but then she had been recovered.

The first day of her Chemotherapy had been good. She was discharge and prescribe with Prednisolone, Anti nausea, and Multivitamin. Doctor advise not to take any other herbal medicine prior to any consultation with him cause this might interfere with the treatment and might cause adverse effect to the patient.  Another advice is to make sure that the environment where she were is Hygienic. Try to avoid places like markets, have distance with those that having Cough, Fever, Flu or any communicable diseases.

Day 2 until day 3 : 16th March until 18th March 2013
My wife condition remain good. She still having good apatite.( Most of the patient that undergo Chemotherapy had been reported to have lost of apatite)

Day 4 until day 6 : 18th March until 20th March.
The effect of the R-CHOP shown some sign. Her sense of taste start to gone but she still have apatite. She feel tasteless unless she consume something with the sour taste. The following days She feel pain at her throat area. I suspect it is sore throat as it is another side effect of the Chemotherapy. Last night she complaint of stomach paint and she went to pass s***. As expected, it is not as per normal solid but liquid. Is it Diarrhea? I am not certain. Diarrhea is a condition of a person passing watery stool frequently. In other words at least 3 time a day. From middle of last night until this morning (20th March 2013) she only had it once. Hopefully that is the only one time. Diarrhea is also one of the side effect of Chemotherapy.