My husband finished the first 8 rounds of chemo for metistatic colon cancer in his lung and in his lymph nodes next to his wind pipe. We were told chemo (FulFox with Avastin and oxioplatin every other 8 rounds) will go on until the cancer stops responding or he can't take it anymore. He has had round 9 without the oxioplatin which will be removed through round 16 and then back on for round 17, etc. On Thursday he had double vision and fell three times. Oncology had us go to emergency. They took blood, did an exam and a CAT scan of his head. They think it may have been a small stroke but they don't know. On Monday he is having an MRI to be sure since the balance and vision center is in the one place the CAT can't see. Is this the next stage to worry about? Are strokes a side effect of the chemo? Or are these a combination of side effects that look like a stroke?
