Actually I did have some hand foot syndrome going on-not bad, but it was starting to get there. my palms and feet got red and a little peeled. Forgot about that......

Hi Angie-I had 5 rounds folfox and in the middle of treatment did some radiation with xeloda for 5 weeks...then back to folfox for 3 rounds. For me, the xeloda was actually easier..but everyone is different. I didn't feel as blah with xeloda. I did however have more bowell issues-diarrhea. But it co...

I'd definately get an opinion or 2 on that from your onc. I had HIPEC, and both the surgeon and onc at Mayo said no chemo is best. I was very hesitant about that,,,,but I thought about their reasoning, and went with it. Time will tell if it was the right move. I think they wanted to save chemo for i...

Eitan, I am sorry. I'm praying for you and a quick recovery from the surgery you had.

Ray!! I'm so happy to see your post. I've been thinking and praying for you every day. I am happy to hear you are up and walking-that is wonderful!! So happy to hear. Keep it up!
You're awesome!!
Your HIPEC buddy.

Praying for you guys! Sounds like you are in good hands. Will be thinking of you and awaiting your next post.

Happy Easter!!

I am sorry to hear this-but so happy to know she is with thd Lord. I have followed some of your posts and you seem to be a wonderful person. She is so blessed to have had you in her life. God bless you and your family.

I just had a strong dose of mitomycin used. Folfox did not prevent my peritoneal mets either.

Yay! I'm happy to hear you are able to have HIPEC done! I know...it's weird to be happy about surgery huh? But it's a good thing! So glad you and Ray are HIPEC buddies too-it's good to know you are not alone in this. Will be praying for you.

Hi Ray! I know it's scary-it's natural to feel that way-even to the most lax person. But I have no doubt you will do well, and be strong for this. By all means, have a glass of wine tonight. I will join you! :D I will be looking forward to hearing from you when you are done. I will be praying for yo...

Thanks Ski-I see now that I'm probably overreacting
Seeing your post made me feel a lot better-thank you
It is true-a lot did go on in there. I'll just have to wait patiently til the next scan in 3 months.
Thanks so much for your response!

Thanks Janklo-that is a good idea. I'll have to check and see if they did test that. I'm not sure.
I'm glad to hear your daughter's chemo is at least keeping things under control. I've seen you post on her, and am so happy to see she is doing better.

Steph, what about your CEA? Was that normal? Does yours fluctuate at all when you have disease? Hi Janklo, CEA was 1.1-normal,,,and it only fluctuated with my initial colon tumor (19). But it did not fluctuate when I had just the peritoneal mets after I was done with chemo...so the peritoneal mets ...

I recently had my 3 month CT scan post HIPEC (12/19/11) and liver and lungs were clear, but the onc said there is a small nodule anterior to the liver. He was not able to tell me if it was anything-as there’s nothing to base it off of,,,so I’m supposed to come back in 3 months to do another CT to se...