Today I had my third course of chemotherapy. In view of the severe grade 3 mucositis last time and the fact that I had a neutorphil nadir of 1.0 they have reduced the dose of 5-FU by 20%, but they have kept the interval at 14 days. I have been tired an colicky today and not eating this evening. I am looking forward to an early night. My visual acuity has been affected by the atropine injection to counter the irinotecan, so if there are any typos, it's because I am blind to them.
Sorry to hear you have had problems with mucositis, I did the ice chips together with mouth washes before during and after the infusion of Melphalan.
ReplyDeleteI first came across the ice chips practice on an article that Chaya wrote many years ago.
Before my SCT I researched and found a trial paper using ice chips, I followed the same protocol, I know of two other CLL transplanted people that used the same method and did not experienced mucositis.
Although some people might think it is a placebo effect, when I discussed it with my GP she thought it made sense.