My hair really thinned out. I was on both FOLFOX & Vectabix. I know it’s expensive, though I felt like I needed to treat myself, I used AVEDA shampoos & conditioner. My hair went very whispy, and just no body. It just hung limp. It started growing back at around round 10 (out of 12) It can b...

Congratulations. That’s fantastic.
I can’t wait to get mine out in August.
Can I ask whether you just had it removed under local anesthetic??

I hadn’t heard of L-glutamine for neuropathy either.
Something to consider
Than you

I feel as though I’m reading my journey with oxaliplatin when I read everyone’s posts. I remember my oncologist saying it could get worse for up to 3 months after my last dose and sure enough it did. It hasn’t really bothered me until after treatment stopped. Couldn’t feel my finger tips. Couldn’t w...

First post here.....have lurked for many months. The support & information on this forum is a pot of gold. I just wanted to comment on the whole wound closure routine. I had an open ULAR in Jan and was totally expecting either stitches staples or glue. Totally surprised when I woke up to interna...