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I saw the oncologist today. Tomorrow is Chemo #2. She wanted to see me the day before to see how Chemo #1 went. We talked about various and sundry side effects and how they resolved, or didn't resolve. I got a few more prescriptions to get filled. I take, or can take if I need to, five or six drugs in addition to the chemo. This from someone who used to carefully think over taking a Tylenol! Oh, well, it's all temporary. And if the extra drugs help get me through this, then OK, I'm in. But, back to the oncologist. She told me today that the dosages of the chemo drugs I'm given are much lower than they used to be when breast cancer treatment caused really horrible side effects, like lots of vomiting. They (researchers and docs in the field) found that they could decrease the dose of Cytoxan, say, from 2 grams down to 600 milligrams. They get the same result from less dose with fewer side effects! Yea! I am very grateful. I am standing on the shoulders of all my sisters before me who suffered with the higher doses. Without all the experience and knowledge about treatment previous breast cancer patients gave the docs, I'd be vomiting, too. I can't say that the treatment I'm getting is a picnic, but - no barfing yet!