Starting Chemotherapy Again

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Joecool1983
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Starting Chemotherapy Again

Postby Joecool1983 » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:15 am

So, I am starting back up on Chemotherapy Treatments next Tuesday again. I will be on Capecitabine plus Irinotecan (XELIRI regimen) . I told my Oncologist, when I met with him yesterday that I absolutely did not want to do the Take home pump again. He said instead, I could do 2 weeks of Xeloda(Capecitabine). So I will be getting the IV infusion of Irinotecan, at the hospital, starting next Tuesday, then I will be on the Xeloda for 2 weeks, then I will have the 3rd week off for recovery. So, I guess, essentially, I will be getting IV fusion once every 4 weeks. I took the Xeloda last year, pre-op, in conjunction with Radiation. I didn't seem to really have any side effects. Although my Oncologist said it was a lower dose I was taking before. I will also be taking Avastin or something similar depending on pathology results
Diagnosed 12/17/15- 32 years old- Tumor 3"x1.5" at the Rectosigmoid Colon
Stage IIIA T3N1M0
Radiation and chemotherapy(Xeloda pill form) January 2016- February 2016
4/11/16- Surgery to remove the tumor/colon resection. Robotic LAR/Dissection of Lymph Node. 1/19 showed any involvement
5/16-10/16- Follow up chemotherapy- FOLFOX, 8 Treatments
1/17- Routine CT scan found 3 Metastases on my Liver
4/17-8/17- 5 Treatments Avastin/Irinotecan

DarknessEmbraced
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Facebook Username: Riann Fletcher
Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Starting Chemotherapy Again

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:40 pm

I hope your chemo goes well!*hugs*
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

KElizabeth
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Location: Omaha

Re: Starting Chemotherapy Again

Postby KElizabeth » Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:23 pm

That's no fun. A lot of people like Xeloda better than the pump so maybe it won't be so bad. If you don't like it you can always go back to the pump too.
I hope you have good results!
Female age 39- ,2 teens.
Colon Cancer - DX March 2013
Age 34 at DX - Stage III B
Resection surgery -May 2013
FOLFOX - June, 2013 to Sept, 2013
5FU plus leukavorin Sept, 2013 to Dec, 2013
METs liver and lungs discovered Sept, 2015
KRAS - MSS
FOLFIRI plus Avastin - Sept, 2015 - July 2017
Durvalumab and Cediranib Sept 2017 Dec 17
FOLFOX with desensitization protocol - current

Salim
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Re: Starting Chemotherapy Again

Postby Salim » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:12 pm

Am also starting chemo again next tuesday, am freaking out after reading the side effects of this conbination
Irinotican+ temazolomide+ filgrastim. Please has anyone have had this combo before to fill me in.


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