3rd day after Irinotecan/Camptosar/CPT-11 plus Avastin

luvmum
luvmum CSN Member Posts: 457 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Dear all,

Today is the third day of her new chemo regimen (Irinotecan+avastin), she is handling it well. She can still eat although she looks very tired. She has signs of diarrhea but I let her take imodium immediately and it seems under control at the moment. I've heard that from the 4th day, it will be the beginning of the nightmare of diarrhea. I just hope she will continue to tolerate it well. Maybe because she has very low dosage...

I really hope she will respond it well and respond it well continuously with tolerable side effects.

Love to you all,
Dora

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  • geotina
    geotina CSN Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #2
    Dora:
    My George is on the same thing, CPT-11 and Avastin. Stay on top of the diarrhea, drink, drink and then drink some more (I know, hard to do when you are not thirsty but it is necessary).

    On the good side, this combo has worked very well for George.

    Take care - Tina
  • pebjns
    pebjns Member Posts: 14
    #3
    I agree with Tina, make sure
    I agree with Tina, make sure she stays hydrated! My mom is on the same regime and the diarrhea can become a problem. She just recently had a CT and there has been no progression of the cancer so it seems to be working for her.
  • luvmum
    luvmum CSN Member Posts: 457 Member
    #4
    geotina said:

    Dora:
    My George is on the same thing, CPT-11 and Avastin. Stay on top of the diarrhea, drink, drink and then drink some more (I know, hard to do when you are not thirsty but it is necessary).

    On the good side, this combo has worked very well for George.

    Take care - Tina

    Dear Tina
    Thank you so much for your advice, I make my mum drink a lot of water today!

    You take care too,
    Dora
  • luvmum
    luvmum CSN Member Posts: 457 Member
    #5
    pebjns said:

    I agree with Tina, make sure
    I agree with Tina, make sure she stays hydrated! My mom is on the same regime and the diarrhea can become a problem. She just recently had a CT and there has been no progression of the cancer so it seems to be working for her.

    Thank you!
    I'm glad to hear it's working for your mum. I'm still worrying about whether it works for my mum or not. We won't know till maybe after she has taken 3 treatments, I guess.

    Thanks a lot!
    Dora

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