Postby midlifemom » Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:01 pm
Mariane,
Sorry, I don't remember the details. Hopefully someone else will. I think the anesthesia killed my memory for at least a month.
What I do recall is that they will fill the pump with saline while you are in the hospital. It will need to be filled again with something - fudr or saline - within the following two weeks. You will also have a surgical follow up 1 or 2 weeks after surgery. I had my first systemic chemo about 3.5 weeks after hospital discharge. I think, butt can't swear that it was also the first fudr. The week before my first chemo I had an appointment with Dr Kemeny BUTT she wanted to wait the extra week before starting my chemo - I suppose based on my blood work, recuperation, etc. So, you can be different.
Stage 3 cc - dx Jan '14 age 53, cea 2.9
t2n2m0, KRAS mutant, MSS
Folfox Feb - Aug '14
Nov '14 cea 27.7 -2 liver masses
Dec '14 left lobectomy and HAI
Jan '15 FUDR and FOLFIRI
Aug '15 fudr done, liver clear, add avastin for lungs. Cea 4.3
Feb '16 CEA rising
May '16 2 wk break then drop Iri for 6 weeks.
Jul '16 cancer grew, constricted main bile duct. Stent inserted. On break till jaundice clears. CEA climbing. Doing reduced Folfox. Allergic to Oxali.
Sep'16 chemo failed. Trial or hospice?