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mariedo
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 Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:06 am Post subject: my experience in the 7% group |
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hello, I'm Marie-Dominique, from France, and my cancer was found 1 year ago, when I was 41. I had already a stage 4 cancer, and the chemos I had with 5FU and Avastin had to be stopped because I couldn't stand them at all : loss of memory (I didn't recognize my own children) and suppression of imunity ... I was operated on the colon tumor but my liver is badly infected. A lot of bad news but now I feel better: I started a new chemo which seems fine: it's called Erbitux , that's what they try when the first chemo with 5FU and Avastin doesn't work. WHat's weird is the impression I've got that I'm not sick, do you feel the same? A bit tired, but that's all, so I can still enjoy life.
Gook luck to you all. |
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brainman
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: Re: my experience in the 7% group |
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mariedo, I know very little about Colon Cancer. I know it can be a devastating cancer in terms of life changes. It sounds like you are doing remarkably well. That is great!
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
2005 Recurrence this time said to be an Oligodendroglioma grade 3, same location.
My Story Part 1: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
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cptmac
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: my experience in the 7% group |
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As a Stage IV colon cancer with mets to the liver survivor, I never felt sick. The docs all said that was good, because then they could throw a lot of drugs at me.
Before, during and after chemo I had great blood. I'm rarely ever sick and have not taken a sick day since I came back to work. |
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REB
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Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 143
Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: my experience in the 7% group |
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The 5FU and Avastin was tough on me at first. I got really sick after the first treatment, but it did get better. I still felt like crud after each treatment, but it was manageable. It stated getting bad towards the end, but I was almost done, so that helped get me through.
I didn't experience memory loss, at least not enough to effect my daily functioning.
For me, all the sickness I felt was from chemo, not cancer.
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10/01/07 - Removal of Stage III Colon Cancer Tumor and Temporary Colostomy
Started Chemotherapy 11-07-07 - FOLFOX regimen - 5-FU (5 Flurouracil) and leucovorin, oxaliplatin. Also Avastin
Last Chemo treatment 04-09-08, Colostomy Reversal 04-28-08 Age:41 |
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