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  • Mike49
    Mike49 Member Posts: 261
    #22
    jsabol said:

    Welcome
    Hi Mike,
    I'm not often on these boards and just saw your post. Sorry you have to be here, but what a great site this is. I joined in Dec of 03, right after my surgery, just before chemo, and found friends and info to see me through.
    I was diagnosed with stage 3 at age 53 following my baseline colonoscopy, no symptoms. Although I'm a nurse, I was really nervous about chemo; I just had 5FU and Leucovorin weekly for 6 months, Oxalyplatin was not yet out of trials. I'm so grateful to be able to report that I remain No Evidence of Disease, coming up on 5 years out of surgery on 12/3! Thanksgiving has special meaning for me each year!
    I can't say that chemo was a day at the beach (never liked those anyway, I'm more of a mountain lake person!), but it was all manageable, and the results are worth it. It's crucial to have good rapport with your onc team; I switched once when things just didn't click, and glad I did.
    Best of luck to you on this journey; like you, I have many long term plans, some of which we've already realized!
    Judy

    Thanks
    I am taking everyones comments to heart. I am eager to get started even though its "no day at the beach". I am also lucky to have a very supportive boss and a fair amount of banked sick leave. My boss is a Breast Cancer survivor and is very supportive, understanding and has been a positive person for me facing this challenge.

    Thanks again.
  • Julie 44
    Julie 44 Member Posts: 476 Member
    #23
    Mike49 said:

    Thanks for all the support
    I am thankful to hear from so many so fast, I want each of you to know that I appreciate the community represented by this site and rather than respond to each and every post, I want all of you to know I appreciate the info, the involvement and look forward to staying engaged.

    Thanks,
    Mike B

    I am there now
    Hey Mike
    Just wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat as you. I had a mass removed from my colon on 9/15 with many lymph nodes involved stage 3 . I had my first reatment last week. It also involved Folfox and a pump for 48 hours every two weeks for 12 cycles. It is do able. I had some nausea and the tingeling in my hands with the coldness..BE VERY careful of breathing in the cold air. It will make your chest get very tight and feel like you are having a heart attack.I wrap a scarf around me at all times but I live in N.Y. state so its pretty cold here now...You CAN deal with all of this. It does really stink at times and carring the pump around to work and stuff is a pain but again it is do able. Also remember that everybody reacts differently to treatment so you may have some or none of the after effects just keep that in mind...
    You will have GOOD days and bad just keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep on going. I am there right now so know that you are not alone in this journy..We are all here to help. Please keep posting here cause it does help knowing you are not alone..Good luck
  • Mike49
    Mike49 Member Posts: 261
    #24
    Julie 44 said:

    I am there now
    Hey Mike
    Just wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat as you. I had a mass removed from my colon on 9/15 with many lymph nodes involved stage 3 . I had my first reatment last week. It also involved Folfox and a pump for 48 hours every two weeks for 12 cycles. It is do able. I had some nausea and the tingeling in my hands with the coldness..BE VERY careful of breathing in the cold air. It will make your chest get very tight and feel like you are having a heart attack.I wrap a scarf around me at all times but I live in N.Y. state so its pretty cold here now...You CAN deal with all of this. It does really stink at times and carring the pump around to work and stuff is a pain but again it is do able. Also remember that everybody reacts differently to treatment so you may have some or none of the after effects just keep that in mind...
    You will have GOOD days and bad just keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep on going. I am there right now so know that you are not alone in this journy..We are all here to help. Please keep posting here cause it does help knowing you are not alone..Good luck

    Thanks
    I appreciate the comments, with any luck I will start this week with Chemo. I will keep you posted.

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