[janet/FL]

Howdy,
Others can tell you what they did, but here is what happened to me. As a stage oner before the TCH became apparently the recommended regime, I was on just TH. For one week of my treatment, my blood counts were too low so I only had the H not the chemo part which is the T. When this happens, evidentally the protocol is just to skip the treatment and not make it up at the end. Then, hurricane Wilma came through and I could not handle chemo and the aftermath of the damage she did along with chemo. So I skipped the treatment. I spoke with the doctor and asked to make this one up at the end. He allowed it as it was a voluntary skip. Don't know what other oncs would say about this.

So, what I mean by this is that as a stage one, you might have more latitude in your treatment. However, I do want you to realize that chemo affects everyone differently. Most likely you will have very few problems and be ready for your vacation afterwards. Some people have more side effects and would not want or be able to go. Given your age, and if you are in real good health and not effected by every little thing in your environment I think you might have few side effects. Perhaps others might comment on age and health making a difference in side effects. It seems logical to me, but then with chemo, not everything is logic! I would say--go for the vacation if it is not too strenuous. (boy I wish we had spell check--I dont' know how to spell strenuous!) And get all the exercise you can during treatment it sure might help.