My mom is starting chemo on Wednesday. Folfox. She has mets to liver and lungs. I posted a topic wondering what people thought of Marinol (medical marijuana) to reduce side effects of chemo. I hope people respond with ideas to reduce side effects of Oxi.

Thanks.

My mom is starting chemo for mets to her liver and lungs. She has experienced very bad side effects (nausea, vomiting, neuropathy, etc) in the past with chemo.

Anyway, besides all the other traditional nausea meds out there, has anyone tried Marinol?

Thanks.

I would like to know how an oncologist makes a determination if someone is a surgery candidate. I feel that my moms age (75 yrs old) has something to do with it. I asked the oncologist why my mom can’t have surgery to remove tumors on her lung and liver. Oncologist response was she thought most like...

I am wondering what tumor you are talking about? The one on her lungs or liver? Or, the original tumor assoc. with CRC? Does the biopsy tell the mutation? Why wouldn’t the oncologist tell us this info? The chemo drug that my mom had a very difficult time with was called Oxiliplatin. We met with the ...

My mom got diagnosed with Stage 3 CRC on 8/8/17. After chemo and radiation, she had surgery to remove the tumor. At the time of surgery, the cancer had not spread. She was only able to handle two rounds of post-surgery chemo. Fast forward to today: biopsy of the lungs and liver showed Mets to both. ...

My mom got her results from the CT scan and MRI. The cancer is stage 3c and spread to one lymph node. The tumor is 4cm. She is getting a port on Friday. Then, she will start radiation and chemo for 6 weeks. Each week she will get 4 straight days of radiation and on the fifth day she will get chemo. ...

My mom did not get the port in today. She will not start chemo until next week, we think. She met with an oncologist today and he wants to do a CT scan and an MRI. He told my mom because he wants to see if the cancer has spread and to "stage" it. Previously she told me that her general doc...

I want to give you an update on my mom. She met with her doctor today and received some "good" news, I guess. Because I live in AZ and she lives in Iowa, I wanted to be on speaker phone just so I could hear what the doctor said first-hand. We'll the doctor advised against it because he sai...

Thanks Deb m for replying so quickly. Just wondering what your thoughts were on the Mayo Clinic here in Phoenix for a second opinion and possible surgery. In your opinion, would Mayo Clinic in MN be a better choice? I just want her to get the best care possible. I appreciate your thoughts. And, also...

My mom was diagnosed with colorectal cancer on Monday, July 31. She had a cat scan on Tuesday, Aug. 1 and was told that she would find out how far along the cancer is and if it has spread on Tuesday, Aug.7 (tomorrow). To say the least, it has been very scary and stressful for her (and me) during thi...