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We were told that chemo can stay in your body for up to two years before all traces are gone.
It was our experience that in the early days, chemo treatments would work for about 1-1.5 years before she began having another problem with new tumors popping up in other places. Near the end (Jan 2009 when Linda passed away), a chemo treatment would only last about 6 months and she would have to try another. Linda survived far, far longer than most people with her condition.
I truly believe that it has to do as much with a strong positive mental attitude as it does all of the treatments. Linda's initial diagnosis had a 50%-50% 5-year survival rate and it was less every five years after that. She was six months into her fourth 5-year phase when she passed away, which many of her doctors and nurses thought was amazing.
For several years, in addition to chemo, Linda was also taking radioactive "contrast" every 90 days for full body bone scans and CAT scans. That went into the septic system too. We still never had any problems.
I honestly never heard of a potential problem from all of this until this question. I wouldn't worry in the least about it. If anyone ever has a problem with their septic system for whatever reason, it will let you know in a hurry. Take care of your wife and don't even think about it.
Good Luck!
Mike
It was our experience that in the early days, chemo treatments would work for about 1-1.5 years before she began having another problem with new tumors popping up in other places. Near the end (Jan 2009 when Linda passed away), a chemo treatment would only last about 6 months and she would have to try another. Linda survived far, far longer than most people with her condition.
I truly believe that it has to do as much with a strong positive mental attitude as it does all of the treatments. Linda's initial diagnosis had a 50%-50% 5-year survival rate and it was less every five years after that. She was six months into her fourth 5-year phase when she passed away, which many of her doctors and nurses thought was amazing.
For several years, in addition to chemo, Linda was also taking radioactive "contrast" every 90 days for full body bone scans and CAT scans. That went into the septic system too. We still never had any problems.
I honestly never heard of a potential problem from all of this until this question. I wouldn't worry in the least about it. If anyone ever has a problem with their septic system for whatever reason, it will let you know in a hurry. Take care of your wife and don't even think about it.
Good Luck!
Mike