Postby mhf1986 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:02 pm
DH has been doing Vectibex since May. First session was nothing and then boom...his face looked like really bad acne, complete with white/yellow zits. Red dots spread to chest and back. It has calmed down now some since he's learned how to take care of it.
He has learned several lessons: don't pick at the pimples! They'll bleed and create nasty scabs. Don't use acne cream or harsh soap. DO slather on sunscreen when going outside and DO wear a hat. DO use a moisturizer in the morning and in the evening. He's used Jack Black brand and Nivea on the face with Aveeno and/or Eucerin on the chest and back. Like all over and a lot of it.
The doctor gave him a prescription for a gel which he puts on too and an antibiotic which he takes for the week after treatment.
Onward,
M
Caregiver to DH, dx @ 50, mets to liver/lungs, MSS, wild
9/16 CEA 114, blockage, left hemi, perm. colostomy
11/16 port in, FOLFOX + Avastin
6/17 CEA 15, 5FU + A only due to neuropathy
11/17 CEA 38, CAPOX + A
1/18 CAPOX = hi bilirubin/bad hfs, back to FOLFOX + A
5/18 growth; Vectibex + 75% Irinotecan
7/18 CEA 23, shrinkage
10/18 CEA 28, growth of 2 liver tumors/shrinkage of few and lung nodes
11/18 Lonsurf, looking at spheres, proton, trials
11/19/18 Peace