Postby Capri » Thu May 10, 2018 4:12 pm
Hello Melissa,
My son had a colon resection for Stage IIIA sigmoid colon cancer in January, got a port placed and began FOLFOX Feb. 26. He has not had neuropathy but cold intolerance to food/drink, nausea, a few episodes of vomiting, fatigue. He also had some minor oral sores and an odd feeling in his throat. All side effects the oncologist has said are normal and to be expected. She also told him the effects are cumulative. All pretty crappy but he has a good attitude. His week off chemo is a lot better than the week on. He goes to work every day, and does a 4-mile walk most days.
I hope this helps, and I wish you the very best!
Mom to son 46 yo at Dx (2017)
1/18 Robotic resection, sigmoid adenocarcinoma, Stg. IIIA T3 N1 MX, mod. differentiated, margins clear
2/18 - 7/30/18 Port placed; completed 12 cycles of FOLFOX
6/18 Put on Early surveillance CT,PET scan-normal. Neuropathy has started.
11/18 Clean colonoscopy; 11/20 CT normal.
2019 to 7/22 colonoscopies, CTs neck to groin have been normal.