I'm sorry you're going through this again like us. My husband has done Folfox and Folfiri...now trying Folfiri + Vectibix. He has 20 or more mets that have recurred between his lungs and his liver. The doctors said more were likely not visible on the scan or are growing microscopically. For this rea...

12/12 NED
3/13 double lung/liver recurrence

Anyone on here in their 20's-40's that has survived stage IV colon cancer or colon cancer recurrence? My husband is continuing to take his recurrence really hard and needs some support. He will be 32 in May.

My husband's doctors are throwing around the NED word because all of his tumors visible on scans are out. His CEA is slightly elevated (20's) after the last surgery and he has 5 more Folfiri treatments to go before stopping chemo to go to schedule of scans to catch recurrence. All of his resected me...

I'm sorry...I know nothing about Avastin and diving. Your husband is amazing for still having the energy to dive while on chemo and after what he's been through. I would post a topic on this site and other cancer boards about it, and you'd probably get the best response that way. Good luck to you an...

BTW: the makers of Lovenox only provide financial assistance to patients without insurance I just called and found that out...in case anyone else is reading this and also needs help paying for the med

Thanks. We filled the generic, but it was still $100 a box.

Thank you!!!

My husband is also on Coumadin (Warfarin), but the copay on this is very affordable.

My husband is on Lovenox 2x daily, costing us $10 a syringe. We have some coverage by the Patient Advocacy Copay Assist Program, but they are running months behind with reimbursement. Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to Lovenox that does the same thing? Or other assistance out there for peo...

thanks guys for all of the advice and sharing your experiences. My husband has been having terrible neck pain over the last 2-3 treatments of Folfox in the Fall and the first 2 Folfiri treatments this Spring. He had a portocathagram and ultra sound in the Fall, but they didn't see any evidence of th...

yeah, no anticlotting drugs before surgery for sure! tell me more about Lovenox...don't know much about it

Does anyone know how doctors treat a blood clot due to a port ( left subclavian vein)? My husband Kenny's port/colon resection surgeon told us it's too risky to treat. The oncologist has not answered any questions about the clot yet. I worry about pulmonary embolisms or strokes or other issues that ...

Do you know if it interferes with folfox?

I did talk to our oncologist, but he said he new nothing about it and couldn't advise us. I haven't found a naturopath in the Wilmington, NC area.