Hi Christy, I did 12 cycles of FOLFOX for Stage IIIA colon cancer. I am a lawyer and ended up working for the first half of my chemo, and then taking a leave of absence on disability for the second half of my chemo. I work at a large law firm and normally work very long hours. I did my hospital chem...

I get my blood test results sent to me as well--where I go, they'll just print them out and give them to me when I'm there for chemo and I have them fax them to me when I'm just there for a blood draw. My lab reports all have what the normal range is for the lab and what my counts are, and they mark...

My chemo causes my nose to be dry and a little bit bloody, especially in the first week after chemo. My chemo nurse suggested using Ocean nasal spray (which is just saline), and it helps me.

Jen

Hi Katherine, I was 28 when I was diagnosed, and I had eggs harvested, fertilized and frozen before I started chemo to preserve fertility. I was lucky--my insurance covered it, though I wasn't expecting them to. The fertility doctor that my oncologist referred me to was also really wonderful. He tol...