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annemariebb
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Subject: What does this mean?
Date: 04/22/2008

My sister-in-law is 48 years old with stage 4 colon cance to pelvis, liver and lung. She is scheduled to have her second folfox treatment in 2 days. Her primary nurse mentioned to my sister-in-law that after this chemo treatment she was not scheduled for anymore treatments, but her nurse was holding her spot open for her. She has a meeting 10 days after the second treatment with her oncologist? What does this mean?  I thought that evaluations of chemo effectiveness did not happen until at least 4 months. I am worried because since she was diagnosed 2 months ago with colon cancer, there has not been one shred of positive news.

Anne

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Msmittens
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Subject: RE: What does this mean?
Date: 04/23/2008
Not sure what it means... typically it is four treatments.... did she react badly to the first?  Call the doctor, the nurse may be mistaken too. 
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Chrisobrn
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Subject: RE: What does this mean?
Date: 04/25/2008
My mom's Onc never schedules more than an appt or two ahead. So much can change in terms of counts, treatment, etc.  I don't think it necessarily means anything.
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