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by Manatee
Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:41 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Update
Replies: 6
Views: 45283

Re: Update

Beach, congrats on making it to this milestone and glad to hear about the ctDNA. New to the board, glad to meet you.

Manatee
by Manatee
Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:38 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 12 years ago today ...
Replies: 6
Views: 39334

Re: 12 years ago today ...

OSM, glad to hear you're still on the right side of the grass after 12 years! I'm new to the board, glad to meet you.

Manatee
by Manatee
Sat Jun 29, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Oxaliplatin
Replies: 8
Views: 5390

Re: Oxaliplatin

Thanks to both of you. I've been reading and reading about the side effect profile of oxaliplatin and have pretty much decided that the major side effects make it not something that I am willing to chance. It seems that the peripheral neuropathy is not uncommon, is often severe, and often enough is ...
by Manatee
Fri Jun 14, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Exercise (golf) with a power port
Replies: 8
Views: 13333

Re: Exercise (golf) with a power port

I've been worried about pull-starting my lawn mower w/a relatively new power port (only a month or so). Encouraging to hear that a lot of swimming doesn't cause trouble!
by Manatee
Fri Jun 14, 2024 6:12 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Oxaliplatin
Replies: 8
Views: 5390

Re: Oxaliplatin

beach, I'm brand new to the forum, but I saw your post in a google search and joined here. I'm currently on FOLFOX for stage 3 colon cancer and the regimen uses oxaliplatin. This is absolutely not an experimental or unapproved drug, was approved in 2004 as far as I can see. Link here: https://www.fd...

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