Here's a run down of what she's getting:
- Avastin - The new wonder drug - VEG-F inhibitor, prevents the tumors from forming their own blood supply, they ultimately wither and die (what I've been visualizing) [LINK].
- Oxaliplatin - A type of chemo. Something that makes you super sensitive to cold. Even breathing in sharply or opening the refrigerator can be painful [LINK].
- 5FU also known as Fluorouracil - Another chemo, this is the one the pump administers over 46hours [LINK].
- Leucovorin - a vitamin, also known as folinic acid, makes the 5FU more effective [LINK]
1 down, 11 to go.
2 comments:
Dasperate diseases by desperate remedies are relieved.Chem. is one of the desparates!
Greetings,
You can get through a lot when you don’t go it alone.
My coworkers, family & friends all know what is going on with my health and that its ok to talk with me about it. More than a few folks have since had colonoscopies. Talking helped my prospective and it replaced everyone’s fears with a better ability to understand and appropriately commiserate.
The Blog is a good idea, Hold Fast
MY Experience
Stage III colon cancer at 44 with bowel resection and follow on chemo (5FU +Oxaliplatin) treatment. Chemo seemed different each time, not very predictable, got through most of it before an allergic reaction to the oxaliplatin. Mundane “normal” life was a wonderful distraction from treatment. Finding other things to do was better than re-inventorying the things I couldn’t.
Stressed follow up exams, every 3 months and had metastatic colon cancer tumors on my liver, stage IV, at 46. On June 5th 2007, during surgery, my liver specialist will decide if she’ll remove the right side of my liver or just ablate what tumors she can.
Curative or palliative I’ll still find my own joys in life. Even if I can’t win the tour du France or wrangle the press at the white house.
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