Nohogirl wrote:My husband gets a pump too. His is on FOLFOX regimen
Every two weeks. He gets his chemo (Leucovorin and 5FU infusion on Monday at the oncolosgist's office for about 4 hours. Then they connect him to the pump to bring home through which he receives his Oxaliplatin infusion directly into his port. The pump is programmed so it knows to pump the drug every few minutes or so. It has an over the shoulder strap so your husband can walk around with it with no hassle. We go back two days later (on Wednesday) for disconnect. After they remove the pump, my husband gets his hidriation through his port again at the doctors office which takes another 2-3 hours. This is the day when his side effects normally kick in and they last for about 3-4 days. The following week e is back to his normal self. So we and our families plan all our family things on his no chemo week. Overall it wasn't as bad and scary as we thought it would be. My husband is almost done and and thankfully his went without any delays, major issues or problems except the normal side effects (nausea, fatigue, headaches, loss of appetite). Cannabis oil helped him a lot on his "bad" days. Everyone is different and have different level of tolerance and may have different side effects or even none. Hopefully it will be a smooth one for your hubby.
LPL wrote:Nohogirl wrote:My husband gets a pump too. His is on FOLFOX regimen
Every two weeks. He gets his chemo (Leucovorin and 5FU infusion on Monday at the oncolosgist's office for about 4 hours. Then they connect him to the pump to bring home through which he receives his Oxaliplatin infusion directly into his port. The pump is programmed so it knows to pump the drug every few minutes or so. It has an over the shoulder strap so your husband can walk around with it with no hassle. We go back two days later (on Wednesday) for disconnect. After they remove the pump, my husband gets his hidriation through his port again at the doctors office which takes another 2-3 hours. This is the day when his side effects normally kick in and they last for about 3-4 days. The following week e is back to his normal self. So we and our families plan all our family things on his no chemo week. Overall it wasn't as bad and scary as we thought it would be. My husband is almost done and and thankfully his went without any delays, major issues or problems except the normal side effects (nausea, fatigue, headaches, loss of appetite). Cannabis oil helped him a lot on his "bad" days. Everyone is different and have different level of tolerance and may have different side effects or even none. Hopefully it will be a smooth one for your hubby.
Are you saying that your husband get Oxaliplatin in his pump?
I have only heard about 5-FU been given like that.
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