question concerning withdrawal

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1. I'm a an oncology RN..

Just wanted to say that so you knew.

First off CONGRATS to the both of you. I say that because I know this has been an ordeal for you as well. Hoping it's her last round.

As far as what to expect after chemo, it can be alittle slow at first to get back to a normal state. Chemo-brain is a real thing IMO and can potentially last months after the last treatment. Cisplatin is a pretty rough drug, which mainly hurts the kidneys as I'm sure your Dr/RN told ya.

The kidneys are how the body filters out the stuff it doesn't need. What Cisplatin does is attach to the cancer cell and kick off atoms from the DNA of the cancer so it can't duplicate and grow. Then we now have atoms that need to be filtered out of the body, which (sort of) clogs the kidneys.
Always like to tell my patients what the drug is doing so they know why I'm telling them to do certain things and why they are so important.

She'll pretty much just need to do the same things during treatment. Small frequent meals and Hydrate Hydrate to make sure those kidneys filter out all this Cisplat. Also wash hands often and don't let kids climb all over her (full of bacteria and I'm sure her counts drop) As far as the rest, as long as the anti-anxiety was taken as prescribed the other drugs shouldn't be a problem stopping, unless there are factors I'm not aware of.

Hoped this helped. Let me know if u want more specific answers because every patient is different and unless I know a specific side effects she experienced all I can give is pretty much what u can find online. Chemocare.com is a great site I use for my patients. GOOD LUCK brother and I hope the bastard is gone forever.