Hi there,
My dad was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer with malignant cells in the peritoneal fluid of his abdomen back at the end of March. The sigmoid section of his colon was removed which contained a fairly large tumor which some of the malignancy had spread to the lymph nodes. He began his Folfox therapy at the end of April and took his 2nd treatment yesterday. The first day he's given oxaliplatin and leucovorin; then he's sent home with the 5 FU which is administered through the pump for the next 48 hours. He'll go back in tomorrow to get disconnected. The first treatment he was "lifeless" for 1 day but he bounced back and didn't feel any other side effects. He does feel somewhat fatigued today but he's doing okay. He will start Avastin on the next treatment because of the malignant cells in the abdomen fluid but I'm not sure how this will affect him. Hopefully, he'l be okay. He is also taking IP-6 with Inosistol which is an immune system booster. I've heard many good things about this supplement. I've heard that you bounce back faster from chemo when you are taking it. The only negative is that you have to take 8 pills in the morning and 8 pills in the evening but if it does what it's supposed to do, then it's worth it. It also differentiates between the healthy cells and the cancer cells and it attacks the cancer cells while leaving the healthy cells alone.
I would be glad to talk with you more. Just send me an email or reply to my message anytime. I wish you the best.
God Bless!
Amy