hello. my dad has been on chemo now since oct. he has been using oxaliplatin and xeloda. he was 1st on 4000mgs a day of xeloda. that proved too harsh. then went to 3000/day. that too was too harsh. he only has had 3 rounds as he has had breaks between to recover.
he just had a ct done and the tumors have shrunk in his liver and lymph nodes. some in the lymphs are gone. so we got some good news. we had the report faxed to us but we don't see the dr til monday (12/31) to go over the report/scan. at that time my dad will resume chemo.
wondering what others are using for chemo? would like to look up some of the different chemo's and read about them so we know a little about other options going into the appt. if anyone is using something different please let me know. my dad had 40% of his stomach removed and that was all the cancer that was there. it is now mainly in the liver (about 25-30 tumors) and there was a mass in the colon that has now shrunk as well.
any info would be appreciated. thanks, kris