Bear23

damama24
damama24 Member Posts: 174 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi there. I saw on another post that you are on Iriontecan and Vectibix. I am also on this combo now and was wondering how you are doing. This combo has been much easier for me to handle than the FOLFOX,and I sure don't miss that noisy little pump. My CEA has continued to drop and things look good. A few minor side effects that were handled with meds. I will be on this for 26 rounds, have completed 12 so far. At this time I am inoperable and onc hopes that a year of chemo might make surgery a possibility.
Hope you are doing well on this combo and things go well for you.

Deb

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  • Bear23
    Bear23 Member Posts: 84
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    Wow thanks for asking. I am
    Wow thanks for asking. I am doing pretty well. I have to agree that this is much better than the FOLFOX. I just finished round 5. Onc said about three months and then scan. Then we will see what is going on and how to proceed. I also am inoperable and am hoping for stable or shrinking.

    Had major rash reaction with the first treatment. Had to decrease to 50%, use clydimicin gel and go on antibiotics. It was not pretty. My counts are low so I am on Neulasta. My skin is wicked dry and it is not winter yet. I hate to think of what it will be like in the dry air. I do not do CEA levels as they are not a predictor for me. but my energy returns full force about day 5 or 6 and I am continuing to work.

    I really like hearing how someone else is doing on this. I am one of the first to use Vectibix at my treatment center.

    Hope things continue to go well for you. Keep in touch.

    Hugs
    Valerie
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    Bear23 said:

    Wow thanks for asking. I am
    Wow thanks for asking. I am doing pretty well. I have to agree that this is much better than the FOLFOX. I just finished round 5. Onc said about three months and then scan. Then we will see what is going on and how to proceed. I also am inoperable and am hoping for stable or shrinking.

    Had major rash reaction with the first treatment. Had to decrease to 50%, use clydimicin gel and go on antibiotics. It was not pretty. My counts are low so I am on Neulasta. My skin is wicked dry and it is not winter yet. I hate to think of what it will be like in the dry air. I do not do CEA levels as they are not a predictor for me. but my energy returns full force about day 5 or 6 and I am continuing to work.

    I really like hearing how someone else is doing on this. I am one of the first to use Vectibix at my treatment center.

    Hope things continue to go well for you. Keep in touch.

    Hugs
    Valerie

    valerie l was going to ask about you in other post!
    Sorry for the side effects but hang I'm sure your combo will work!
    Deb glad to see it's working in you!
    Hugs ladies!

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