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 Kelly's BlogAugust 3, 2007
Hi! Ok, so I’ve been researching my dads chemo drugs on the internet and the best info I found was on a site in the UK. I was just curious if you guys have found any good resources and where you look for info. Maybe it will help me find some good info to pass on to my pops. He’s on oxypaltin (sp?) and 5-fu. He got some info from his doc, but not a lot. And he’s not internet savvy, so he has no idea where to start looking for info about side effects, what to expect, etc. Any advice would be much appreciated. 
August 2, 2007
Last week i went with my dad to his chemo appointment. He has 2 days every 2 weeks when he has to go to the hospital to get his chemo. Day 1 is a 6 hour drip of I think Eloxatin and then day 2 is a 2 hour drip of 5fu? Anyway, my sis went with him to the 6 hour treatment (she’s awesome) and I went to the 2 hour treatment. We wanted to give our mom a break from it all and also wanted to see what he has to go through each time. It wasn’t bad (for me). We just hung out and talked and caught up. It was a big open room with about 20 chairs for patients. It was interesting to see all the differnt people in there (young, old) with different kinds of cancer and different kinds of treatment. My dad has a new friend at chemo. A pancreatic cancer patient who loves football. They call each other “buddy” which I thought was super cute! Anyway, i’m glad i experienced chemo with my dad and am so grateful he has my mom through this! Welcome Kelly! Sorry to hear about your dad. He is so lucky to have you and your sister as well. I like your profile photo. Makes me want to turn off the computer and get outside. Let me know if you have any questions. Hi Kelly it sounds like your Dad has good support going there. He is lucky to have family and friends that care about him. Welcome to our family. Love Sherri Thanks for the warm welcome! I’m excited to be a part of such a great community. My hope is to get this thing started for my dad and hopefully get him more involved. I think it might help for him to talk to people who understand what he’s going through. He’s a private person, so it may be tough. :) Thanks again! :) Hey—I see that your dad is on the same chemo as my mom. I was wondering how he was doing. She has stage 4 colon cancer as well. She is on oxiplatin and 5-FU. It is tough… Let me know how he is doing! Hi Naunie! My dad recently finished treatment and is doing great! His CEA levels are back down and there isn’t any cancer right now. He still has a bit of neuropathy symptoms in his hands and feet from the eloxatin so he has to wear gloves in the house. But he can deal with that side effect if he has too. How is your mother doing. How far along into treatment is she? kelly :) Oh, that is so great! I am so happy for you! Wonderful! My mom is doing ok. We don’t know yet if it is “working” but her side effects aren’t too too bad. She is just soooo fatigued. It is so hard. I believe she gets a scan in March. I am so glad about your dad. Keep me updated! 2008 is going to be a great year! Hi Naunie! I forgot, the fatigue was a major side effect my dad had. Your mom will get through it. Just keep her thinking positively. I would count down the treatments and say to him “just 5 treatments left” or “2 more, you can do it”. I think the positive thinking was good since he was feeling pretty negative during treatment. Stay well!
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My colon cancer went to my live as well after a 2 1/2 period of no cancer. I take Xeloda (oral—have been on it over 5 months now) and I did have a lot of side effects like your dad until I added XanGo Juice and Avemar, fermented wheat germ. I have no clue why BUT my side effects are gone and I have energy like before! I told my Oncologist and Radiologist about these and they both agreed to keep taking them, and also they were both going to investigate more into both of them. So I have a lot of antioxidants and wheat germ working inside me along side the chemo. AND, by the way, my blood counts all improved since being on chemo since I started these…my Dr’s were very impressed with this! I don’t know why, but it could be worth a try for your Dad as well as all of us on chemo, radiation etc. If you want to know where to get these products just let me know. Sue
It’s great that you’re helping your dad with this by finding out everything you can about the drugs and their side effects for him. I love family being there to help shoulder the burden, my husband and daughter have been here with me too, making a point of taking care of me. Keep your chin up and your faith strong, I’ll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers as you battle this monster. God bless your dad and you.
There is a lot of information here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Eloxatin&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=1&startPage=1
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=oxaliplatin&spell=1
Kelly – my elderly mom was just diagnosed and we are looking for an oncologist in So Ca. Do you have any recos? Thank you.
I have learned a lot from your blog.
Hi Family! My dad uses Kaiser, so he has an oncologist through them. To be honest, we don’t like his onc, so I wouldn’t recommend him to you anyway. He’s screwed up a lot in the past. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more help.
Kelly :)