[renukaParticipant]

hello is there anyone out there that has undergone DT PACE?

how long did you stay in hospital for?

side effects?

 

 

[alexParticipant]

Hi! My husband has recently finished 3 cycles of DT PACE in preparation for a donor transplant! ( this will be his 3rd as he’s previously had 2 stem cell transplants ). He tolerated the treatment quite well really! The first cycle he stayed in for 2 weeks and the further two about 10 days each! He needed a few blood transfusions and platelets during this time to help his bloods recover but all went well and he’s due to go in for transplant next week! As for side effects they are the usual nausea but this was well managed with anti_sickness and he eat well throughout!He had a flare-up of gout but has suffered with this throughout all his treatment! Do’nt get me wrong any chemo’s tough but it’s doable and you are very closely monitored throughout! Good luck with your treatment and hope all goes well! Take care gill x

[philhoveParticipant]

Hello , I had 2 cycles of DTPACE (with velcade thrown in as an extra ) nearly 3 years ago. There were 28 days between cycles . This was part of my “initial treatment” after I had little success with CTD and VTD. I was 56 when I had the treatment .
Each time I stayed in hospital for 5 nights , then came out for about a week and then stayed a further 2 or 3 nights while I was neutropenic. I was lucky and had few side effects other than losing all my head and body hair . The first time my ankles swelled up due to retained water ,the second time I asked for diuretics from the start and this prevented the problem . I had no GI problems , in fact put on weight whilst in hospital . For me the biggest problem was getting used to being on the chemo pump for 96 hours non stop (although I did get adept at taking the machine for walks and dragging it into the shower ). I also didn’t like having a hickman line.
The treatment was successful and the plan was to go on and have a stem cell transplant however this failed as I couldn’t produce enough stem cells . I am now in remission and have been on Revlimid maintenance since and am fit and healthy . I hope the treatment works for you.

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