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re: I start chemo and radiation this week
Posted on 3/21/22 at 10:37 am to marty
Posted on 3/21/22 at 10:37 am to marty
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Do you know which chemo you will be taking? I’ll be glad to help with any questions you may have.
All I know is it will be in pill format, don't know what the name of the medicine is.
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Posted on 3/21/22 at 10:46 am to Horsemeat
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Do you know which chemo you will be taking? I’ll be glad to help with any questions you may have.
Yeah, Horsemeat, I've read all your posts about the tribulations that you have been through.
Thanks for your advice and good luck and may the Lord be at your side.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:20 am to doublecutter
Good luck, sir. Cancer sucks.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:26 am to RoyalWe
My dad has been through 3 rounds. Besides the overall energy sapping, his stomach usually suffered the most. I don't know names of meds or anything, but he said the most recent round had the best stomach meds he's had yet.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:31 am to doublecutter
Good luck! You've got this. No personal experience, but the people I know that have gone through chemo swore CBD oil before treatment greatly helped with the nausea.
One person who said this was my mother, who thought CBD was illegal and reported using it at a hospital once as a drug she was using. I was like, Mom, there is a store across the street that sells it. But she did say it helped a lot.
One person who said this was my mother, who thought CBD was illegal and reported using it at a hospital once as a drug she was using. I was like, Mom, there is a store across the street that sells it. But she did say it helped a lot.
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 11:39 am
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:52 am to doublecutter
Sending good thoughts and vibes to you doublecutter. Cancer sucks.
My wife was diagnosed stage 4 colon cancer last month. It’s terminal. She has her second chemo session today. She felt just fine, other than the fatigue.
My wife was diagnosed stage 4 colon cancer last month. It’s terminal. She has her second chemo session today. She felt just fine, other than the fatigue.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:54 am to doublecutter
I am currently 32, at age 29 I was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer
did a few months of Chemo every other week. It obviously sucked and there were annoying side effects like neuropathy and not being able to drink cold things for a few days after receiving chemo, but all in all I thought the chemo could’ve been way worse. I don’t remember ever feeling nauseas which would’ve made the whole thing so miserable imo. “Chemo brain” is def a thing though…you’re short term memory will be pretty fuzzy. I kinda found it funny
Radiation was no big deal for me. Annoying part was having to drive every morning of the week to go do it for 15 min
Let me know if you have any questions. I haven’t read the thread yet so I’m sure others have given their stories too. I was treated at Baylor in the Houston med center and couldn’t have liked my team of doctors any better
Eta: I guess I should clarify that after 3 surgeries, 2 months wearing a colostomy bag and having my rectum removed, life is def not as easy as it was prior to the diagnosis, but I’m happy to report that I’m cancer free!
did a few months of Chemo every other week. It obviously sucked and there were annoying side effects like neuropathy and not being able to drink cold things for a few days after receiving chemo, but all in all I thought the chemo could’ve been way worse. I don’t remember ever feeling nauseas which would’ve made the whole thing so miserable imo. “Chemo brain” is def a thing though…you’re short term memory will be pretty fuzzy. I kinda found it funny
Radiation was no big deal for me. Annoying part was having to drive every morning of the week to go do it for 15 min
Let me know if you have any questions. I haven’t read the thread yet so I’m sure others have given their stories too. I was treated at Baylor in the Houston med center and couldn’t have liked my team of doctors any better
Eta: I guess I should clarify that after 3 surgeries, 2 months wearing a colostomy bag and having my rectum removed, life is def not as easy as it was prior to the diagnosis, but I’m happy to report that I’m cancer free!
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 11:56 am
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:56 am to RoyalWe
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Good luck, sir. Cancer sucks.
Indeed.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:59 am to NWarty
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Sending good thoughts and vibes to you doublecutter. Cancer sucks.
My wife was diagnosed stage 4 colon cancer last month. It’s terminal. She has her second chemo session today. She felt just fine, other than the fatigue.
Damn baw, prayers sent. Is she young and just got dealt an unlucky hand?
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:59 am to Springlake Tiger
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Chemo: I was given 9 treatments of FOLFOX. This is 5FU, Leucovorin, and Oxalyplatin. This is probably what you will get. My side effects were being tired and you do have significant effects to the cold. You can't touch anything cold or drink anything cold. If you do, it feels like you are touching or swallowing needles. The Oxalyplatin caused my fingers and feet to basically go numb. My last treatment was last January and the numbness is still there but I am pretty used to it. The suckiest part is that you have to wear a pump for 46 hours and then go back to the chemo suite to get disconnected. You don't lose your hair with this chemo.
This was my exact experience
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:02 pm to doublecutter
Read ChrisBeatCancer. Think he had the same exact one you have. Hes 19 or 20 yrs in remission.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:03 pm to doublecutter
I didn’t have rectal cancer, was Hodgkin lymphoma, 6 months of chemo every 2 weeks. Took 4 different chemotherapy drugs every other Monday. Then 3 months of radiation Monday thru Friday. This was 21yrs ago, chemo was rough, but I’m sure improvements have been made. Godspeed and good luck…they did shoot me up with a ton of steroids 
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:05 pm to tunechi
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Damn baw, prayers sent. Is she young and just got dealt an unlucky hand?
Yes, she’s 47 years old. Thank you for the well-wishes. Life is heavy right now.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:06 pm to NWarty
Prayers to your wife and family.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:23 pm to NWarty
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Yes, she’s 47 years old. Thank you for the well-wishes. Life is heavy right now.
Prayers
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:37 pm to doublecutter
Good luck brother and prayers inbound
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:38 pm to 5 Deep
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Eta: I guess I should clarify that after 3 surgeries, 2 months wearing a colostomy bag and having my rectum removed, life is def not as easy as it was prior to the diagnosis, but I’m happy to report that I’m cancer free!
Seems like a pretty minor detail. Not sure it warranted an edit.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:41 pm to 5 Deep
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Chemo: I was given 9 treatments of FOLFOX. This is 5FU, Leucovorin, and Oxalyplatin. This is probably what you will get. My side effects were being tired and you do have significant effects to the cold. You can't touch anything cold or drink anything cold. If you do, it feels like you are touching or swallowing needles. The Oxalyplatin caused my fingers and feet to basically go numb. My last treatment was last January and the numbness is still there but I am pretty used to it. The suckiest part is that you have to wear a pump for 46 hours and then go back to the chemo suite to get disconnected. You don't lose your hair with this chemo.
My exact experience also. I'm 5 years out, tingling better in feet, almost all gone in finger tips. Still use to drinking room temp water even though cold sensations are gone. Use plastic utensils and non glass drinking glasses. Never lost appetite or had any nausea. Got to where I could hear the pump at night on nights when I did not have it. Overall I am blessed and wish the same for you.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 1:13 pm to doublecutter
Thoughts will be with you and best wishes to you.
A lesson in perspective and a reminder to ALWAYS be kind.
A lesson in perspective and a reminder to ALWAYS be kind.
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 3/21/22 at 1:20 pm to doublecutter
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All I know is it will be in pill format
My Leukemia treatment is a pill a day for at least two years. I feel very fortunate to be able to have this as opposed to traditional chemo.
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