...Looks like cancer can take off at lighting speed whenever it wants- that's what is the scariest part for me at least. I agree that IF I can have the surgery, I need to stop chemo as late as possible and then start right back on (even if just 5fu to start) chemo as soon as possible
We had the advantage of better wound healing, Kras mutant-chemo performance, and lower surgical complications that goes with IV vitamin C, cimetidine (when targeted correctly), and some of the other nutrients, along with the mild daily chemo. With these, we didn't need Avastin, with a 6 week penalty before and after surgery, either. I can imagine these may be fighting words with some of the MD, RD or nurses on several points. We wired around this as much as possible. That takes planning, personnel selection, action, off site support, and enforcement, where hospitals are often highly resistant to non-standard practices.
The biggest alignment of alternate cancer treatment we had with both surgeries, was that they already prescribed Celebrex/celecoxib for two weeks following surgery. The 5FU oral chemo we use, UFT, is long approved for CRC in UK and Japan, albeit we use it better.
...even if just 5fu to start)
It is important to modulate mild 5FU treatments with mild off-label and natural stuff, with personalization and targeting as possible. A number of molecules can help both the surgical recovery and the anti-cancer action. 5FU alone doesn't control my wife's biomarkers or mets' growth, although this may not directly correspond to reducing or stopping new metastases - but we have always tried to keep some 5FU present hell or high water, 24 x 7. This was possible for us with UFT, an oral 5FU drug with milder side effects than Xeloda, things like PSK, specialized high dose vitamers including IV vitamin C, and other mild dugs (celecoxib, targetable baby aspirin, or targetable cimetidine).