Postby Felicitym23 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:19 pm
I am another Stage 4er. My cancer grew while on my first rounds of Oxy and FU.
In January 2016 I started on Vectibix. I will be honest I responded very well to Vectibix but when you respond well. It means the side effects are bad. The dry pimply skin, red burning rash, dry nose, Spilt feet, infections in toes and thumbs. I have ended up in hospital due to my skin being so bad.
However, After just 3 sessions of Chemo and Vectibix....... All of my scans came back clear of cancer. Again in late June they came back clear of cancer. And I am going in for a Catscan this Friday coming and feel confident that they will be clear as well.
All I can say is make sure that he is on Antibotics, Lots of perfume free, chemical free moisturisers. Oil baths and steriod creams will get him through it.
Wish him all the very best.
47yrs and mother to a 12 year child with autism
Cancer confirmed 9/23/15
Ext right hemicolectomy 10/13/15
35 Lymph nodes & 6 cancer told Stage 3C.
Nov 15 Oxy, Leucovorin, Flurourcil
CT and PET Scan told that cancer was now in abdo & neck lymph nodes.
STAGE 4 told two days before Christmas 2015.
Oxy, Leucovorin, Flurourcil & Panitumumab
MARCH 2016 NED - currently in remission. Stage 4.
After 3 sessions of Vectibux.
PET & CT SCAN July 16 - Still NED but still on chemo and Vectibix.