On 3/13/2007
Maff62 wrote:
On 2/2/2007
Esthersdaughter wrote:
So glad to have found this message board, thanks to all of you who have posted on this horrible disease. My 79 year old mother was diagnosed with PPC stage 4 mid-November 2006. Like so many others, she had difficulty breathing after her belly bloated up. She was admitted yet it took days to diagnose; then 12 liters of fluid were drained and chemo started (taxol and carboplatin). Six cycles were prescribed, she has completed 4. She was 135 lbs just prior to the drain, is now down to 109, lost her hair and has become so weak she has to use a walker and pretty much needs 24-hr assistance. She wants to eat but even with the anti-nausea/vomiting meds, not much stays down. She spits alot. She's taking liquid supplements and likes drinking warm milk, green tea and Ensure or Glucerna (she's also diabetic) but with the lack of actual food, she's slowly starving. She's holding onto the 2 remaining rounds of chemo and the possibility of remission. Additionally she developed shingles while in the hospital and continues to endure occassional pain and itch on top of everything else! Any advice on the spitting? On the vomiting? Thanks and God bless.
Hi,
I know it has been awhile since you posted your message. I hope your mom is doing better. I don't think I would have been able to offer any help any ways. My husband has colon cancer with mets to the liver but also peritoneal involvement. He takes Aloxi for nausea. Peace be with you.
Hi,
I was diagnosed june 2008 with stage 3 colon ca with mets to lungs and now a new diagnosis of peritoneal mets.I was on folfox and avastin..now on herbitux and irinotican.. I would love feedback on chemo regimens. Has anyone had surgery due to peritoneal mets? Is anyone having back pain related to this. My lungs were looking much better per PET scan but now this..Thanks and God Bless, Tina