Troy did fairly well with his first treatment. There is always a fear with each treatment since we have no idea how his body will react but the first treatment was the scariest. I'm sure anyone who receives chemo would agree. Troy is on a treatment plan called R.C.H.O.P. The letters are the acronyms for the generic name of each drug; Rituximab (brand name Rituxan), Cyclophosphamide (brand name Cytoxan), Doxorubicin hydrochloride (brand name Adriamycin a.k.a. "the red devil"), Oncovin (brand name Vincristine) and Prednisone. All drugs are given intravenously with the exception of the Prednisone. Prednisone is taken orally for the first 5 days after treatment. This really helps stave off the pain of cancer. For this reason, Troy's second week was actually worse for him than the first.
All in all, the first treatment went fairly well for him. He merely had a few days where he didn't feel so well.
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