So I've been on folfox from July of last year (dx was in June) until Thanksgiving - it was doing a kickass job of killing the cancer but it was giving me really bad neuropathy so the doctor took me off of it at around Thanksgiving in hopes that the neuropathy would go away - but it's only gotten worse. I have very little sense of touch in my hands anymore and the same in my feet, with numbness all the way up to my knees and sometimes higher.
The doc said that when I go back on, it will be FOLFIRI instead of FOLFOX. From what I understand the main issues are 1) Diarrhea 2) Hair loss 3) Diarrhea 4) Major white blood cell loss 5) Diarrhea.
Is that pretty much accurate? How bad is the diarrhea, really? I am still working full time - will I have to stop? (I work in an office) I just want to know what to expect, from people who have been there!
Thanks!'
--Stardust