Postby mmblz » Thu May 04, 2017 10:45 pm
I did this - dropped ox for the last 4.
This was on recommendation from oncologist at MSKCC.
My onc here agreed it was a reasonable approach, especially since I'm young, just to avoid possibility of permanent neuropathy as much as possible.
I was comfortable with it especially considering they had offered me to be part of a random study of 6 rounds folfox instead of 12.
I never had awful side effects but it still made for nicer chemo days... shorter by an hour or so? (I've sort of blocked it from memory), and no more cold sensitivity.
Hope you are happy with whatever you decide!
40yo married 16 years. 4 kids 12, 10, 7, 5
2015-09-21 colonoscopy finds tumor in sigmoid, partial obstruction
2015-09-22 CT no mets, path G2 adenocarcinoma, CEA 1.2
2015-09-29 lap hemicolectomy at MSKCC
2015-10-06 pT3 N1a M0 stage IIIB
2015-10-22 folfox started - 12 rounds, last 4 no oxaliplatin
2016-10-27 clear CT !
2021-03-25 "cured"