maintenance therapy

serrana
serrana Member Posts: 163 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone had surgery, clear PET and CT scans and still gone on "maintenance
therapy?"

Serrana

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  • TxKayaker
    TxKayaker Member Posts: 176
    #2
    Yes I did, I had surgery
    Yes I did, I had surgery last April 5th had clear PET & CT scan and now on my 11th treatment of FOLFOX with Oxy. DX with stage IIIC with 4 lymph nodes out of 15 involved.
  • sfmarie
    sfmarie Member Posts: 602
    #3
    I think it is extra insurance
    To make sure they kill the cells that don't show up on the scan. You would hate to say down the road, if only I did the maintenance chemo. Good luck! Marie
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #4
    Maintenance is not 'clean
    Maintenance is not 'clean up' chemo.

    I thought maintenance is the term used for 'keeping it status quo'. Mop up or clean up is looking for cells that got loose and were not removed during surgery.

    I'm sure some of our more knowledgeable members can help.
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #5
    dianetavegia said:

    Maintenance is not 'clean
    Maintenance is not 'clean up' chemo.

    I thought maintenance is the term used for 'keeping it status quo'. Mop up or clean up is looking for cells that got loose and were not removed during surgery.

    I'm sure some of our more knowledgeable members can help.

    I believe...
    It's just something that keeps the disease in check, to "stabilize it" as my doctor put it, till it doesn't work anymore, then move on to something else that will.

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • serrana
    serrana Member Posts: 163 Member
    #6
    Shayenne said:

    I believe...
    It's just something that keeps the disease in check, to "stabilize it" as my doctor put it, till it doesn't work anymore, then move on to something else that will.

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna

    maintenance chemo
    What is the lowest dose simplest maintenance chemo you are on?
    I am not talking about the heavy duty "adjuvant chemo" they do right after surgery, I am referring to what docs call "maintenance" for those of us who have had many rounds of "adjuvant" and are finally scan clear,.............any thoughts here?
    Serrana

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