Re: Oxaliplatin-Thank You To All

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Thank you Ingrid and everyone else who responded to my post regarding

the side effects of Oxaliplatin. You are a wonderful group and I am

so blessed to have each of you.

-- In colon_cancer_support , " Ingrid Lowe "

wrote:

> , Glad you are here and posting with us. Please do not

worry

> yourself so much with the Folfox treatment. I too went through it

for

> six months. Everyone does react differedntly to it. But for me the

> cold sensitivity only lasted a few days. Yes, you will be able to

> have cold drinks and touch cold things. That lasts a few days after

> treatment and then you will be be fine. Yes, you will be able to

eat

> the foods you want. Again each and everyone reacts a bit different.

> Just think about getting yourself through the chemo.The side

effects

> are temporary and do subside between treatments. Just come here and

> post, vent, ask questions. You will find a lot of answers here from

> others who have gone through this. Tell us about yourself and talk

to

> us. We are all here for you. We support each other and get support.

> Post again soon and let us know how you are doing and feeling.

Ingrid

>

>

>

>

>

> > Hi Everyone:

> > I will be starting chemo the week after next. It will be Folfox,

> > i.e., Oxaliplatin, 5FU, Leucovorin every 2 weeks. Day one, I

will

> be

> > in the office for about 4 hours; I will leave with a waist pack

of

> > 5FU for the next 2 days at home. Avastin will be added after the

> > second or third round; it is too early to add it now as it will

> stop

> > my surgical wounds from healing.

> > I am in need of answers with respect to side effects from

> > Oxaliplatin. Most importantly, I understand that I cannot drink

> > anything cold and cannot touch anything cold (as in the

> refrigerator)

> > without gloves. Has anyone experienced this sensitivity to cold

and

> > this " choking " feeling when they drink something cold? If so,

> please

> > let me know how long this lasts; that is, do I have to drink room

> > temperature beverages/water for only a few days or does this last

> the

> > entire time I am on chemo? Also, this must mean no more milk or

> soy

> > milk on cereal, right? What do you do to get enough hydration

> while

> > avoiding this side effect? Also, does this mean I cannot eat

> yogurt,

> > cottage cheese, fresh fruit, etc. from my refrigerator? Does

> > everything have to be room temperature or more?

> > Please let me know what to expect and whether I can expect to be

> able

> > to eat at all while on this chemo.

> > Thanks so much and love to you all.

> >