Re: Just checking

["Nick Markowitz Jr." <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They have me on 5FU  continous infusion
hopefully my pump comes off tomorrow there giving me an extra week
treatment,

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Have you heard of radiation and chemo putting some one into a fast heart
>> beat as one of side effects. Had a heart rate 155 monday night they kept
>> me overnight for precautions and have me on a very small dose of a beta
>> blocker for next 30 days as a precaution. They ran all the tests
>> everything came back normal no idea what caused it..
>> Couple other chemo patients have told me they had a similar experince.
>
> Nick,
>
> This stuff varies widely depending on which chemo you're taking. There are
> hundreds (thousands?) of combinations.  Mine was a mixture of a
> platinum-derivative and something else (I put the records away but I can
> retrieve them if needed).  To counteract the chemo/poison they started
> each treatment with a huge dose of Benadryl.
>
> My pulse actually slowed somewhat during the treatments (might have been
> the Benadryl).  I've always had slightly low blood pressure but it never
> became an issue during my chemotherapy.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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