I'm sorry she's going through all of this. 5fu is typically not a highly emetic drug so my instinct is that something else is going on. My understanding is that the DPD deficiency causes cardiac issues, but I agree with the other comment that it is worth asking about. Have they tried olanzapine? It ...

Thank you for your replies! Gina, I will absolutely check out that book. I am open to anything if it can help pull me back into the present. I have been writing to my son for about a year, and I guess that does help me feel a little more in control, but I have to be in the right mindset to do it, ot...

That's great news! My recovery was very smooth, I was back at work after 3.5 weeks. I was told to walk around as much as possible and start to sit as soon as I could in little spurts. My wound was closed with staples. I hear that recovery is a lot longer if the wound is left open/packed. The itching...

Hi, this is my first post here, but I have been reading for a while. I've been stage IV all along, but we were chasing cure. In March we moved to confirmed incurable. I have a four-year-old son and the sadness and despair about leaving him motherless is nearly all-consuming. I haven't been able to c...