To port or not for Oxi

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justin case
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Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby justin case » Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:15 pm

Port, I had9 oxi infusions, 23 5 Fu infusions, and traveled with a pump for 5 weeks, while I worked.
7/11 diagnosed Stage 2 colon and rectal cancer
chemo/rad
lar/temp ilio
Reversal & port removal
21 round of chemo Folfox 9tx, 5fu 12 tx
Last treatment July 2012

fumaros
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Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby fumaros » Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:06 pm

I have flown after having my port installed, i think it has only been noticed twice, and it was patted once, and i just quickly said what it was and the TSA asked no further questions. The port is pretty useful to protect your veins, also you don't feel the poke of the needle. However, folfox require 48 hour continuous infusions and I had 12 cycles of that, so compared to just 5, two hour infusions of oxaliplatin it is up to you if you think it is worth it. It will cause an additional cancer, and it should take about three weeks to get used to.
Diagnosed 4/8/16, age 29
Colectomy 4/20/16
Stage III, T4bN1 Tumor 7x6.5x2. Muscinous Adenocarcinoma with SRC features
2/16 lymph nodes
Stage IV, Peri mets 5/2019
CEA 4/14/16 - 16.8
CEA 6/2/16 - 1.9
CEA 6/17/16 - 0.87, 7/16 - 1.33, 12/16 - 1.14, 4/17 - 0.6, 7/17 - 0.5, 10/17 - 0.9, 3/19 -5.8, 4/19 -10
FOLFOX began 6/24/16 - 11/25/16, FOLFIRI - 5/10/19
10 round FOLFOX, 2 round 5-FU & Leucovorin, 1 round FOLFIRI
MRI & CT 8/16 - NED, CT 12/16 - 10/17 - NED

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ANDRETEXAS
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Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby ANDRETEXAS » Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:49 am

Yes to port.
2/10/14 - Colon resect
2/13 - DX- Stage IIIb
6 of 18 lymph nodes cancerous
3/7 - Port placed
3/11 - FOLFOX (12 rds w/full oxi)
8/14 - Chemo finish
8/25 - CT- Inc
9/5 - clean PET
12/10- clean CT

3/2/15 - Clean colonoscopy & port removed
3/4 - clean CT
9/21- clean CT

3/23/16 - clean CT

2/22/17- clean CT

3/21/18 - clean CT
4/1 - clean colonoscopy

3/11/19 - clean CT
9/23 - Five-year release - Annual visits now !

4/13/23 - clean colonoscopy

ONE DAY AT A TIME !

mpbser
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Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby mpbser » Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:55 pm

"It will cause an additional cancer" fumaros, can you please explain what you mean? What causes additional cancer?
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

justin case
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Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby justin case » Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:42 pm

mpbser wrote:"It will cause an additional cancer" fumaros, can you please explain what you mean? What causes additional cancer?

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Additional cancer, I think not .
7/11 diagnosed Stage 2 colon and rectal cancer
chemo/rad
lar/temp ilio
Reversal & port removal
21 round of chemo Folfox 9tx, 5fu 12 tx
Last treatment July 2012

[Ana & Alex]
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Location: Austria

Re: To port or not for Oxi

Postby [Ana & Alex] » Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:30 pm

I Think he meant addicional surgery? :lol:
Dx @ 29 yo. Mum (2 y.o.) & Wife

12/2016: Rectal AdenoCa G2. CEA 4.3. RAS Wild. MSS. IIIB.
01 - 03/2017: 28 RTx + CHT 2,5 g/d Capecit.
03 - 06/2017: Suplemments and Cimetidine.
05/2017: TME/TAMIS + permanent Colostomy CEA 0.5
05/2017: ypT2N2aM0 (4/15), good cCR, limited pCR
06 - 8/2017: 4x CapOx 3,5 g/d (2x Oxi reduced to 80%)
09 -11/2017: 3x Capecit. monotherapy 4g/d
12/2017: Aspirin, Vit. D3, Curcumin, Multivitamin.


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