Types of chemotherapy for colon cancer

I have recurrent colon cancer which has metasticized to one of my lungs twice and has been removed twice. I have to repeat chemotherapy but this time it will include oxaliplatin and avastin  every two weeks for six months. Then a period of time with just avastin and xeloda as a maintenance dose. My feeling is that this is kind of like hitting it with a shotgun approach. Does anyone out there have knowledge or experience with Xeloda as the only drug used for chemotherapy for colon cancer?

HI,

Sorry you have to go through this again, have you tried to find out on google about the chemo? can I ask how old you are? and how long have you had the cancer?

 Also I have heard  about people just taking Xeloda  not sure for how long tho.. you can ask on ..cancer forum.. there are lot of people on there that have taken that chemo before..

Wishing and Praying healing for you ....

      Best Wishes ..Rob

Yes I was treated for about a year with Xeloda only with Avastin every 6 weeks. It worked for a time and then I had to go on to chemos again. I am now taking Erbitux, Avastin, Folfiri, and had liver directed therapy - SIRT radioactive beads (Y90) put into my liver mets. I had a PET scan and will get results tomorrow.

Best of luck