Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

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Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby shaina » Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:50 am

Hi, all. Over four years since chemo for advanced stage IV colon cancer, still here - and having follow-up. I have noticed that I always seem to feel the cold more than others in my family - to an extreme extent. Even with heating on, and layers of clothing, I seem to be almost permanently freezing. Does anyone else suffer from this long-term problem? Not talking about the immediate "freezer burn" problems of Oxyplatin which I also suffered. Thanks for any advice, and everyone should have a complete recovery, G-d willing.

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Re: Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby saltygirl » Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:31 pm

Not me. Since I had full hysterectomy. So I feel hot. 3 years NED stage 4.
Stage 4, distant lymph nodes May 2020, braf/kras mutations
11 folfoxiri
Intense radiation 1 week on distant lymph nodes
Surgery, hysterectomy, colon resection, distant lymph nodes resection
Complete pathological response to chemo.
NED 2021
NED 2022
NED 2023

Siti
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Re: Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby Siti » Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:42 pm

My husband does. He usually tolerates the cold quite well but since his diagnosis, he really suffers from the cold.
DH (54) DX on 5/7/19
Sigmoid|G3|LN:30/31|MSS|WT KRAS, NRAS, BRAF
7/19 PET distant LN para-aorta neck hip (0.5-1.5cm)
7/19 Lap resection
26/8 to 20/12/19 CAPEOX+Bev 7x
6/11/19 CT 3 cycle LN shrunk
1/20 Cap+Bev
4/20 TS-1+Bev due to bad HFS
NED 4 years
8/23 PET recurrence chest LN growing since Feb. CEA May(4.5>5.1>5.9)
9/23 Stopped Bev, CEA Sept(8.7) Radio 17x
11/23 PET 1+ supraclavicular LN, CEA (3.4>2.5)
12/23 Lymphadenectomy
1/24 Narrow margins, 1/5 +LN, 1.4cm +tissue, TMB (19)

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Re: Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby pantufla » Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:16 am

My DH has put the heater up to 74 this week. That's too hot. I used to be the cold one.
DH T2 N1b M0. 3/15 positive nodes.
Stage IIIA moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.
Tumor size 6 cm.
Left hemicolectomy 10/26/15.
FOLFOX 11/30/15 to 5/2/16, full 12 cycles.
10/3/16 CT scan clear.
11/10/17 CT: "Focal opacity along the left lower lung, 7 mm. Two small peripheral opacities along the right lower lobe, 2 to 3 mm. A few small to mildly prominent left-sided central mesenteric nodes, up to 13 mm.
June 2019: NED.
2020: NED 5 years. 4 mm lung nodule on CT

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Re: Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby Gravelyguy » Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:00 am

Absolutely! Before chemo, I loved the cold of winter and struggled in the hot weather. Since chemo, I am the exact opposite. I thought I was the only one!

Dave
6/17 dx mRC t3n1m1 very low rectal tumor 2 liver Mets 1.3 cm and .9 cm

6/17 begin 4 rounds Folfox w/Vectibix
9/17 short course radiation
10/17 rectal and liver resection LAR with coloanal anastomosis (no rectum left)
11/17-3/18 8 rounds Folfox
6/18 still NED!! Takedown
8/28/18 still NED! CEA .8 new low for me
10/18/18 colonoscopy clear
12/12/18 CEA .9 still NED!
6/11/19 CEA 1.0
12/19/19 CEA 1.0 still NED!
6/17/20 CEA 1.1 still NED!
12/15/20 CEA 1.1still NED!
12/16/21 CEA 1.2 still NED!

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Re: Long-term question - does anyone else feel extremely cold in winter?

Postby I_will_fight » Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:20 pm

My hands are terribly cold, I even had to buy a heated mouse to work. Not sure if this is related to treatment or just generally aging though.
46 yo male Spain
06/2020 - 6cm T3N0M0 CC splenic flex
3 and 4 mm lung ground glass
lymp 0/37
dMMR MSH6
KRAS mt G13D
V/LNI absent
PNI present
07/20 - hemicol surg, optimistic surgeon.
11/20 - 4 x CAPOX completed.
12/20 - Clear colonoscopy
02/21 - MRI liver lesion unchanged.
11/21 - Clear CT
02/22- Colonoscopy: Sessil polyp 3mm
05/22- Clear CT
06/22- Negative Signatera
12/22- Negative Signatera
01/23- Clear CT
07/23- Clear CT, normal markers.
09/23 - Negative Signatera
01/24 - Clear CT


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