Postby jaycey60 » Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:51 pm
My partner started on FOLFOX but went into heart failure after the first 24 hours on the pump so they switched her to FLOX. Only difference between the two is one single "push" of 5FU rather than 36 hours of pump of 5FU (so much less 5FU in total). But she still had a port and received both the Oxaliplatin and the 5 FU through the port. The FLOX has been very effective, based on the PET results.
Partner of L
2/2015: Dx @ 41 yrs rectal cancer T3,N2,M1a (Stage IVa, mets in pelvic and abdominal lymph nodes)
KRAS mutant
3/16/15: Start first treatment: FOLFOX
3/19/15: Heart failure
4/6/15: Switch to FLOX
5/15/15: PET/CT: reduction of main tumor & 4 of 8 malig lymph nodes.
Rx: 2 more chemo
7/20/15 L starts treatment arm of immune-stimulant trial: interferon, Celebrex & rintatolimod for 5 days, then resection of rectal tumor & all lymph nodes in pelvis, peri-rectal & abdomen.