Intraperitoneal chemo

[rteeter]

I will be begining chemo next week.. Can Anyone here share their experience with this type of chemo?

[Cropcrop]

Which type of chemo are you having sweetie? There are a few different ones out there ❤️Xx Jane.

[Perthgirl]

Hi there! I am just about to begin my last cycle of 8 of IV/IP chemo administered day 1 iv paclitaxel day 2 ip cisplatin and day 8 ip paclitaxel on a 21 day cycle. Throughout i have walked almost daily, used the gym in my cancer centre and have coped fairly well. I have had most side effects but have had acupuncture all through which seems to have helped immensely in keeping them minimal. All my hair is long gone but that is the least of My worries (although i have a fine fuzz making its appearance on my head!?) My neutrophils have struggled so on day 3 have a neulasta injection which has solved the problem although it does create some aches and discomfort. Please make sure you drink as much water as you can manage to flush your kidneys and try stick to as healthy a diet as you can manage. My ca125 is now at 7 after being 2000 before debulking surgery. I wish you an easy as possible journey through your chemo, stay strong and positive. Take care xx

[rteeter in reply to Perthgirl]

Thank you for your response. My CA125 was 295 in the begining. I had debulking done 3 weeks ago. Now on to 6 rounds of IV/IP chemo. Yah I expect to loose my hair too so I'm cutting it tomorrow. Here's to a successful treatment for us

[Perthgirl in reply to rteeter]

Just take each day at a time, be prepared to sleep a lot and again wish you all the very best x

[Naimish in reply to rteeter]

Hi. Your treatment is typical for PPC. Post debulking my wife had six rounds of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel IV as well as IP in the same day. Her CA 125 was 750 at the time of diagnosis Stage 3C moderately graded. Today , approximately 11 months after the last chemo she is in complete remission with no visible signs of cancer . So Keep the Faith and all will turn out to be well. You may have to keep the abdominal port until end of treatment.

Naimish

[Yoshbosh]

They don't really offer intraperitoneal chemo in the U.K., but I think it sounds very interesting. If it had been available to me, I would have taken it!

[Girlonamission]

Where are ypu getting IP chemo? I searxhed everywhere for this for my Mum, even abroad!

[Choski in reply to Girlonamission]

It's given in Christies in Manchester and Basingstoke for PMP (appendix cancer)

Clare

[Yoshbosh in reply to Choski]

I'm in Basingstoke and asked about it, Clare - they seemed surprised I would ask about it for OC, but I know they offer it for the appendix cancer!

[rteeter in reply to Girlonamission]

I am in Oregon USA.. With a Oregon Health and Sciences Hospital..they are a huge learning hospital with top notch cancer researchers

[Perthgirl in reply to Girlonamission]

I am in Perth Western Australia Girlonamission. An amazing oncologist (English) called Andrew Dean. Good luck in your search.

[mogwaicat]

I was supposed to have gotten IP chemo, but unfortunately I'm not able to. I still have the port, for the moment, but I had an uncommon complication where the catheter tip migrated and somehow managed to erode into the apex of my vaginal cuff. (It tried to exit via the hoo-ha...) I had no idea something like that was remotely possible!! It was only found out at what was to have been my first IP chemo session when they hooked me up to saline and it was like the great flood...down there. Very unpleasant, but in hindsight just a little bit hilarious.

I was surgically debulked to 'zero residual disease', or optimal, or whatever buzzy words the docs want to use for 'hooray, we can't visually -see- any more cancer but you probably still have microscopic cancer' and staged at 3B low grade serious carcinoma.

I'm on the first of three cycles of dose dense IV carboplatin/taxol to wrap things up. I had three courses prior to surgery, so this is just a repeat.

[rteeter]

Wow..well hoping you have a successful recovery girl! Hugs

[Tesla_7US]

An excellent surgeon that got me to R0 after primary chemo PLUS IP chemo SAVED MY LIFE!!! I would do it again without hesitation. See my profile for details.

[IrishMollyO]

Hi there

I have heard and read about this treatnent. From what i know its really cutting edge. My oncologist has either never heard of it or is even willing to allow me to give it a try . Go for it girl. YOu obviously have a clued in oncologist . Good luck with it all. Let us know how it goes.

XXX

[LivingHopeful]

I had 4 months of IP/IV Cistplatin and Taxol for Stage 2B Fallopian Tube cancer that had spread to my bladder and pelvic washings. I ended my treatment in July 2015 and after debulking and chemo I'm considered NED. I'm in the USA. I go to a local hospital that is affiliated with MD Anderson.