I am taking the early train to Northwestern on Friday for my first chemo (Keytruda) Friday. Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and a few weeks later it was out and I was cured.

The tumors (2) sarcoma are too big for the surgeon to remove, so I am going to do chemo and radiation to shrink them. I am going back to Chicago on Monday to meet with the radiation doctor. I will have 5 or 6 weeks of 5 days per week radiation treatments. I am planning to live with my son M-F.

This will certainly be a new experience.

Best wishes!!

Prayers for a speedy recovery and good outcome.

Have faith, maxwayne.

When you are sitting in the chair, you will not be alone. Jesus will be there with you. God Bless and I will pray for a speedy recovery.

I wish you an uneventful infusion and a successful treatment regimen with zero side effects.

I'll be in the chair tomorrow for a little taste of Taxotere myself.

#CANCERSUCKS

Prayers and best wishes for an effective treatment and a full recovery. Sorry to hear you're having to deal with that .

Prayers and best wishes for you. I wish there was a magic cure for all forms of cancer, but I pray you have great treatment and care teams to be the next best thing.

My brother is going through chemo for sarcoma as we speak. He has been through radiation and then surgery, but didn't catch it all. The first trial of chemo was a failure and is now doing immunosuppressive drug tx. I fully understand where you are, and wish you the best.

My prayers are with you.
If I can be of any assistance while your in Chicago let me know.

Hope and prayers during your treatment.

Prayers for you and your family maxwayne.

Good luck with the chemo and radiation.

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
I will have 5 or 6 weeks of 5 days per week radiation treatments.

As an encouragement, here is a success story. A little over 20 years ago, my Dad had 8 weeks of 5 days per week of prostate radiation and he's been in remission ever since.

One memorable thing is the BRAT diet did not work for the resulting diarrhea (radiation beams travel through the pelvis and temporarily irritate the healthy, sensitive lining of your lower bowel and rectum) and had to do a little trial and error to find tolerable food. For example, Mom's normal grocery store purchase of wheat bread for toast was bad, but switching to cheap white bread for toast was good.

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Damn.

Good luck!

Praying for you brother.

It wasn't bad at all. I was due to get on Amtrak at 7, but got a text around midnight that the train had been cancelled due to "equipment unavailability". I think that means they couldn't find an engine that would start.

I went into panic mode and called a friend at 5 and he drove me to Chicago in my car. I gave him a hundred dollar bill and my undying gratitude.

The train home was on time.

Fight the good fight!

I’ve been dealing with cancer, actually two cancers for almost 5 years now. Originally diagnosed with prostate cancer, then they founD a more serious and rare second cancer, thymic carcinoma.

The TC took precedence over the prostate. Luckily, my chemo treatments were giving me a two-fer……..treating my TC and prostate at the same time.

My chemo stopped last October when I developed lumps on my sternum. Had two different radiation session, one in October and another in January.

I’m not on immunotherapy with keytruda as well as chemo pills, Xeloda. So far, so good.

Hope you do well on the Keytruda. A little less severe than Xeloda, but not by much.

Met with the radiologist today and have to go back 2 more times next week to get an MRI and get the 5 weeks set up.

Hope and Prayers for you.