Postby Achilles Torn » Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:27 am
I've just disconnected from treatment number 14 of 5FU, Leucovorin, Avastin (Oxy discontinued since 12) and throughout my treatments, I have experienced frequent urination, especially at night. This usually lasts from the time of infusion to a day or so after disconnect then returns to normal. I also have frothy or bubbly urine. I discussed it with my Onc and he ran some extra tests and found nothing unusual. I try to drink plenty of water during treatment plus those IV lines are adding saline or sugar water along with the fluid from the drugs. 5FU is excreted through the kidneys and it is likely your body flushing out the chemicals.
I wouldn't worry about it, but it is important to report all symptoms to your medical team so they can be documented and checked.
AT
(also my pee smells like chemo during infusions !)
Diagnosed as 40 yo Male. BC Canada. Sigmoid Colectomy Dec. 2016
Pathology T3N2bM1 19 of 24 Nodes Positive + tumour deposits
PET scan - Para-Aortic and Iliac Lymph node spread. Stage VI.
Moderately differentiated. MSS. KRAS/BRAF Wild.
Mutations: TP53, ERBB4, MLL3, PDCD1LG2, PRKDC, SMAD3
FOLFOX + Bevacizumab Commenced Jan 9/2017 PET Scan July 2017 - on maintenance 5FU/Bev every 2 weeks.
Progression after Covid19 induced break June 2020. Resume Maintenance chemo of Capecitabine and Bev