My husband just started Carboplatin yesterday

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and he is very sick already today. The dr said he more then likely wouldnt even get sick at all. He doesnt have it combined with anything. Why would be be so sick already? Has anyone had Carboplatin and lost their hair? He only has to do 2 rounds of chemotherapy. It's for Testicular Cancer.

[ladypam]

Carboplatin is a widely used medication for treating slow growing cancers, such as testicular cancer. It concentrates its action on the cancer cells, destroying its defense mechanisms so as to eradicate them. Like any chemotherapy agent, it can cause weakness, hair loss, and nausea. Allergic reactions have also been seen to occur with this medication.

Medications affect each individual differently. Although probably considered by your doctor as a "mild" chemotherapy agent, your husband may have a more sensitive reaction to the carboplatin, thus feeling more pronouncedly its side effects.

Since I would assume that he is being monitored while having chemotherapy, he would be fine. Carboplatin has a half life of 30 hours so depending on his dosage, he should be okay in a few weeks, considering the chemotherapy treatment was successful.

Hope this helps.

[dwaraka n]

a popular chemotherapy agent alon with other chemo it also administered

[Max Power]

Carboplatin is low toxic but there are side effects, as will all medications.

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/carboplatin.asp

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His doctor should have given him some meds to take to PREVENT becoming sick.

Call the doc and get a prescription for anti-nausea/anti-emitics.

Preferably call him in the middle of the night. He deserves it.