Hi. My wife was diagnosed with cancer in her splenic flexure transverse colon February 2018. She was operated on but her cancer had spread to her stomach, small intestine and lymph nodes. She started on oxaliplatin which was administered over a period of 6 months. Oxaliplatin has left her with severe neuropathy resulting in the loss of mobility her hands and feet.
She had a scan 3 months after finishing chemo only to be told the cancer had returned in the same places as before. She was operated on again end of December that year but unfortunately, all the cancer could not be removed.
Beginning of March this year she went on another regime of chemotherapy, folfiri and avastin, 12 sessions over a 6 month period. She has a 3 hour period at the clinic IV through a portacath in her chest then she comes home with a pump and bottle which administers chemo for a period of 48 hours. She has had ten sessions so far but progressively she has lost her strength, very tired and finds it very difficult moving around, standing walking etc. Diarrhea has also been chronic which usually kicks in a week after her pump and bottle has been removed. She also suffers debilitating abdominal pain. My wife’s weight has dropped from 55 kilos to 49 kilos.
I would be interested to know if anybody else has experienced these side effects.
Is anyone on Avastin with high blood pressure - does the bp eventually level out or keep going up and if so how quickly?
Decisions about chemotherapy
Too long between surgery and chemo?
