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WELCOME MARGO!!!!!!!!
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Sep 09, 2003 - 6:36 pm
Hi Margo, Welcome to the SEMI COLON CLUB I hope you enjoy your membership here . My name is Lisa and yes I am a stage 3 like yourself . However I had 10 positive lymph nodes , and that took me a long time to accept . Yes , I had a portacath and it was great when it worked even though I had some trouble with mine I would definitely recommend it . It saves so much time and no one poking around looking for veins . Also my treatment was straight 5-FU , I never had a choice but I wish I had . It's been almost 18 months and I feel wonderful again. AGAIN WELCOME, |
Joined: Apr 2003
Ahoy, Margo -
I believe Lisa Rose has summed it up.
I had 5FU/Leucovorin. I just missed an opportunity to be in the Folox clinical trial. In my book, anything that will nuke those lil' cancer cell buggers is good.
As for side-effects, everyone reacts differently to the meds. One thing I know for sure is that a portocath would probably have been a good career decision for me. Unfortunately, I was in denial and preferred to let them root around for 60-90 minutes looking for a vein (and I didn't even get a sucker or sticker afterward, but I swear I DIDN'T cry!). If I had the port, it would have been much easier to get hooked-up.
Sounds like you have a good attitude which is the only prerequisite for being a semicolon! Welcome!
Be well,
; ) SpongeBob
Joined: Dec 2003
Hello Margo,
Hope all is going well for you. I should have my portocath in two days. Then the chemo begins. Anything I should know about inserting into the portocath?
jodi.speer@cmcss.net