Clear cell treatment

cavy

Good MOrning ladies has any one had any experience on having here chemo weekly rather than every 3 weeks . This will be my 4th time with chemo if they decide that i need it again fighting for 4 years now . I had read somewhere that the side affects are a little milder with the weekly .
I have clear cell stage 3b .  

Flowergirl

Hello @cavy.. welcome to the site. You may find others here that have clear cell diagnosis. It seems that treatments vary according to the individual and what the medical team suggests.

MarilynOCC Moderator

Hi @cavy I see that you haven't had many responses so not sure if you are receiving the weekly chemo or not.  There are a few women who have been diagnosed with clear cell but I am not sure if they have had similar experience.  @kittycat @MarieRocks @kastoyles @jiselle16 @KarenL - do you have any thoughts for cavy?

jiselle16

Hi @cavy! I had treatment for clear cell - stage 1C. My surgical oncologist (who is also a medical oncologist) recommended I have weekly intraperitoneal (through the abdomen) chemo. I ended up getting a second opinion with a medical oncologist who recommended intravenous chemo every 3 weeks. At the end of the day, both of them said they were adequate treatments and I would ultimately get the same amount of chemo by the time I was finished. So for me, I made a decision to go with the chemo every three weeks for 6 rounds. Part of the reason was that I was getting treatment at a cancer clinic an hour from home, so it wasn't very convenient to go every week. I also felt pretty strong at the time (I was also pretty young at 31 years old) - so I felt like I could handle a stronger dose - and it turns out I was right. Plus the thought of having 18 chemo treatments in total just seemed like a lot to me. Although I have heard the side effects are much more mild with the weekly, and I guess I was lucky as I didn't have too many side effects. But do what's best for you!

Jan

Hi: I was diagnosed with stage 1C clear cell in April 2014. I did not know there were options of frequency of chemo. In May of 2014 I started weekly treatments. I was 61 years old at the time and both my husband and I were retired so although treatment was 45 minutes from home, it was doable. I did well on the chemo after an initial allergic reaction. I had minimal side effects and they have cleared up since then. I have regained my energy and have tried to keep active and physically fit. So far all is well. Hopefully it will continue to go well.

Elsie13

@cavy @Jan @jiselle16, I had my hysterectomy Nov. 2016 and I got my pathology report 4 weeks later.  I was 60 at the time. It said stage 2 ovarian cancer, adenocarcinoma, 10% of the cells well clear cell. But some months later, the resident was presenting my case to the senior doc, and said 'stage 1C' .  Anyway, apparently they changed the staging protocols? 
 I had intavenous chemo, 6 sessions, 3 weeks apart. I had 25 radiation treatments. Mostly things are going well.  I have to wear compression pantyhose for my lymphedema, but I have calcific tendonitis in one shoulder.  So I haven't been wearing the pantyhose as all that pulling and tugging hurts the shoulder.  The hospital clinic suggested I go back to the walk in clinic for a physiotherapy appointment.