I second (third?) the suggestion that you get a colonoscopy anyway. My husband was told that he had diverticulitis; several months later we found out it was actually cancer that was now inoperable stage IV. If we had found out earlier, his prognosis might be better. Go get a colonoscopy!!!
My husband started getting mouth sores after being switched from FOLFOX to FOLFIRI + Avastin. Magic Mouthwash seems to help a lot, as does me remembering to not feed him spicy food when he has one .
It is scary! Chemo doesn't affect everyone in the same ways, so somewhat you'll just have to wait & see how it hits him. Ditto what the first poster said about calling your doctor/nurses with any concerns; we pestered ours a lot at first! Staying hydrated is important - my husband had a couple o...
The colostomy can, surprisingly, be a 'good' thing in some instances. My husband ended up with C Diff a couple months ago, and I think it was actually easier on him with the colostomy than it would have been otherwise. It does take some getting used to. This website has been very helpful: http://www...
My husband has had fatigue, some nausea, very slight thinning of hair, and some diarrhea that has been easily controlled by immodium since he's been on FOLFIRI. The FOLFOX was much harder on him.
So sorry you are having to go through this. My husband is the one with the cancer in our family, but we also hace young kids. It is hard. I wish you & your family well & hope it's something surgery will take care of.
I do understand that it must be an incredibly difficult job; I certainly don't want to have to tell countless people they are likely going to die very much sooner than they'd expected... The whole thing just sucks so much...My husband did not want to be in the room when I asked the questions, so the...
My husband's oncologist is not very straightforward with his answers. If asked a question, he might use several words, but no actual answer to your question emerges. I'm wondering if this is standard operating procedure?