Terri update

terril
terril Member Posts: 296
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hello everyone!!!! Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers.You are quite a remarkable group of people!!! Well, here's the scoop...Next Tuesday Jan. 24 I will have a port installed in my chest. A few hours later I will begin my new chemo "cocktail" of CPT-11, 5-FU and Avistin. I will also have the fanny pack of 5-fu for 48 hours. I will go through this complete cocktail every 2 weeks. I pray that it will go ok. I am a teacher; I was told I should be able to work. I was warned about the "runs" from the CPT-11. I am overwhelmed at all of this. But, all of us on this website have such a strong will to live. I will do anything to defeat this monster. I will keep you all informed. God is good!

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  • JADot
    JADot Member Posts: 709 Member
    #2
    Hi Terri:

    Your students will learn so much from you on courage! Best of luck with your treatment. I'll start my 5FU/Oxapl pump on 2/2. So I'll be thinking about you and Lisa!

    I am all fired up by the Patrick Quillin book "Beating Cancer with Nutrition", which I got today, thanks to Lisa. If you don't have one yet, please get one ASAP so you can bolster your immune system, which will help you to go through chemo easier. You probably know all this already :)

    Please keep in touch so we can compare notes.

    JADot
  • terril
    terril Member Posts: 296
    #3
    JADot said:

    Hi Terri:

    Your students will learn so much from you on courage! Best of luck with your treatment. I'll start my 5FU/Oxapl pump on 2/2. So I'll be thinking about you and Lisa!

    I am all fired up by the Patrick Quillin book "Beating Cancer with Nutrition", which I got today, thanks to Lisa. If you don't have one yet, please get one ASAP so you can bolster your immune system, which will help you to go through chemo easier. You probably know all this already :)

    Please keep in touch so we can compare notes.

    JADot

    Hi JADot!!!
    Thanks for the support!!! I will be thinging of you and Lisa too as we start this journey!!! We must hang in there! By the way, I don't have this book yet, but tonight I will check it out. I am also taking omegas and co 10 enzymes for immune boosting. My big worry is the initial side effects of the chemo. Also, people have told me the pump is no big deal. Good luck to everyone and God bless this wonderful group of people!!!
  • wendy_21
    wendy_21 Member Posts: 30
    #4
    Hi Terri. I'm a school administrator who was Dx with Stage III cc in September. I also teach a couple of night classes for a university as a "hobby".I have the port and am taking FolFox 6 plus avastin. It generally takes about 5-6 hours for them to do the in-office infusion of premeds and chemo and then I go home with the pump for 46 hours. Usually all I can do after chemo is sleep. I generarlly miss two days of work the week I have chemo -- but am good during the "off" week. With my college students I have just told them upfront what is going on and have said "Hey, if I walk out of the room, don't take it personally, I'll be in the bathroom and I'll be back as soon as I can be."
    I know this won't work if you are in an elementary or secondary school, but you might have a plan with another teacher or an aide who could step in if you have to take a quick break. your students -- regardless of their age -- will be fine with it. Just tell them up front what is going on and I always make sure to say that this is how I am getting better and I know it will work so we will just carry on as normal.
  • terril
    terril Member Posts: 296
    #5
    wendy_21 said:

    Hi Terri. I'm a school administrator who was Dx with Stage III cc in September. I also teach a couple of night classes for a university as a "hobby".I have the port and am taking FolFox 6 plus avastin. It generally takes about 5-6 hours for them to do the in-office infusion of premeds and chemo and then I go home with the pump for 46 hours. Usually all I can do after chemo is sleep. I generarlly miss two days of work the week I have chemo -- but am good during the "off" week. With my college students I have just told them upfront what is going on and have said "Hey, if I walk out of the room, don't take it personally, I'll be in the bathroom and I'll be back as soon as I can be."
    I know this won't work if you are in an elementary or secondary school, but you might have a plan with another teacher or an aide who could step in if you have to take a quick break. your students -- regardless of their age -- will be fine with it. Just tell them up front what is going on and I always make sure to say that this is how I am getting better and I know it will work so we will just carry on as normal.

    Hi Wendy!!
    Thanks for your information. It sounds like you are doing quite
    well. I teach middle school; hey, body functions are "cool" at this age. When i was on 5-FU last year, I had situations where I had to fly from the classroom to the rest room. How are you doing with the pump? To be honest, I am very scared about what will happen when I start my chemo. My onco told me I should do well. By the way, I was an adjuvant faculty member at the local university, too! Then I was diagnosed. I hope to get back to the college kids soon. One of my biggest fears is having an accident in the classroom. It it were just gas, the middle school kids would think I was "really cool." Sometimes we must laugh at the weird things that happen to us while we are on chemo!!!!!!!!This world is so small...we are all in this together to fight this disease and win.Bless you all!!!
  • nanuk
    nanuk Member Posts: 1,358 Member
    #6
    Hi Terri: Keep your spirit; it will serve you well
    in your battle. And keep posting..this is the place to ask questions, whine, whatever. My love and prayers, Bud
  • terril
    terril Member Posts: 296
    #7
    nanuk said:

    Hi Terri: Keep your spirit; it will serve you well
    in your battle. And keep posting..this is the place to ask questions, whine, whatever. My love and prayers, Bud

    Thanks, Bud. The board is a God send!!! I feel I know people. More importantly, I feel I can talk to all of you. You have been there. You know. Now, it is "we." Terri

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