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Feeling the best I have this week - did not have to take compazine (yet). Took it last three days in late afternoon when I started feeling urpee. Still draging a bit my wife was flying though the...

I had the pump removed yesterday - that went really quick. What a great feeling to be completely done with my first treatment. I felt somewhat nauseous and the nurse suggested I take the compazine...

As I mentioned, I’m on a 46 hour continuous drip of 5-FU, so I was wondering how I would sleep and shower while connected to this thing. I was planning on keeping the pump on my night stand and...

Here are some first session side effects:About 4 hours after the treatment I got a scratchy throat and my voice was slightly hoarse. Sucking on a cough drop helped.The day after, I felt the...

I had my first chemo treatment today and it was less scary than I thought it would be. They were able to hook up to my port (installed fresh on Monday) without a problem. While I was getting the...

I had my porta-cath installed today. This required surgery which went very well – it look one hour. I have the ‘bottle cap’ under my skin, on my left shoulder about an inch below the clavicle....

About Me:Hi I’m Mike. I’m a 46 year old male living in Tucson, AZ. I work for a large software company from my home. I do technical support for developers.Symptoms:For about a year, I had...

This week I had bleeding in my nose. Not like a 'nose bleed' but I had a lot of blood clots in my nose. Last week in the meeting w/ my oncologist, he said that my platelets were low, but it was not a...

I noticed the chemo drugs really dry out my skin. My wife got some good lotion for me at Trader Joes. Still somewhat constipated. Taking metamucil daily which helps a little.  

Just finished my second treatment - it went much the same as the first: pre-meds (anti-nausea) the LV and Oxcillaplatin, then the pump (46 hour) of 5FU.  I noticed, from what I read online about...

I had my first follow up with my oncologist yesterday. Here are the answers to questions:  Protocol: FLOFOX 6, modified.Oxaloplatin  85 mg/m25FU             2400 mg/m2 over 46...

Feeling the best I have this week - did not have to take compazine (yet). Took it last three days in late afternoon when I started feeling urpee. Still draging a bit my wife was flying though the...

I had the pump removed yesterday - that went really quick. What a great feeling to be completely done with my first treatment. I felt somewhat nauseous and the nurse suggested I take the compazine...

As I mentioned, I’m on a 46 hour continuous drip of 5-FU, so I was wondering how I would sleep and shower while connected to this thing. I was planning on keeping the pump on my night stand and...