Yes, the smell of Capecetibine did the same for me. Even thinking about it or talking about it induced dry heaves. Glad you posted the question - did not know it was so common ...

Thank-you for this

Good luck Mike - sure things will go well - so great to see you finally at this stage!
Terri

Congrats! Gotta feel great!

Y'all are awesome! Here at Chez Mercer, we take the cowards' way out. Sous vide till done then a flaming sear over charcoal with a little apricot wood. No guts all glory ...

Congrats Mike!

Was this rectal or colon?
Terri

My oncologist never mentioned CEA. The surgeon did - it was notable only because it was so low - and it's not a guaranteed marker for everyone. Consider getting copies of ALL your diagnostic and blood reports and keeping them in a binder. Lots of people here have noted lung nodules - they can be a r...

Congrats! Last one! Report from the front: wine will be TASTY again in five weeks!
Terri

Not a lot to add except that my experience has been very similar to yours. Be sure to drink your liquids at home, even if you set a 15 minute timer on your phone and take a few small sips each time. Stay on your Zofran or other anti-nausea - take it on a schedule even if you think you don't need it....

My oncologist suggested I try without a port. First infusion was very painful - for days - so I requested and received the port. Installation was very easy with local and a light general. Mine was tender and maybe a little painful the first week or so, but made the subsequent infusions super easy an...

Abdominal pains, acid etc. is tailing down. Up and down. Feet are an issue - think may take a couple months to square away - quite painful off and on. Frustrating to be so weak, not have energy. Got in the pool for the first time this year and then just baked in the sun on the hot concrete. Felt gre...

Hang in there - it gets better from this point forward!
t.

Thank you! Doc said my body needs to recuperate from all the trauma and he will see me back in 2 months to talk about surveillance etc. He doesn't want any blood work etc. until then. Mike - Dr. Kin at Stanford was able to skip the ileostomy so no reversal - just a matter of bouncing back. Will call...

Oncologist recommended stopping the chemo - so completion of four cycles rather than five. He says with the gut problems (capecetibine) and foot neuropathy (ice picks in toes) the negative side effects may be outweighing positive benefits, given my staging etc. He has felt the this third phase shows...