Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 No hair loss for Rick on CPT-11. That's not completely true ..... he lost a lot on his legs! ;-) He just started back on CPT-11 (after a year on a different drug) ..... but since the whole brain radiation took his hair ......... I won't be able to assess the results this time. :-) I've know a few that did lose their hair, but at least there's a good shot it might not happen. Best Wishes, Donna Sisco S/O Rick, 50, Arkansas 09/19/02 - Diag. Stage IV Colon Cancer with 6 of 6 Pos. Nodes and 60%+ Tumor Burden in Liver 09/24/02 - 10cm Tumor removed from Colon 10/22/02 - Began CPT-11/5FU/LV Chemo - Had some shrinkage in 7 months 06/11/03 - Appt at MD - Suggested changing chemo – failing current treatment 07/25/03 - Began Oxaliplatin/Xeloda Chemo 10/20/03 - Increased Xeloda – Still failing treatment 11/12/03 - Added Celebrex - continued failure 01/15/04 - Switched to FOLFOX4 chemo 02/23/04 - CEA drops 80 points 02/25/04 - First Symptoms of Brain Problem 03/01/04 - Brain Scan (MRI/CT) 1 " Brain Tumor - Junction of Left Frontal and Parietal Lobe 03/02/04 - Began 10 Whole Brain Radiation Treatments and Decadron 03/15/04 - Last WBR Treatment 03/18/04 – Took last Decadron - extremely fast weaning process 03/22/04 - First Grand Mal Seizure (5 day hospital stay) 03/22/04 - Back on Decadron, added Dilantin & Insulin 04/06/04 - Resumed Folfox4 Chemo with added drug Erbitux 04/13/04 – Not metabolizing Dilantin – adding Keppra 04/20/04 - Switched to CPT-11 with Erbitux 05/04/04 – Beginning weaning from Dilantin, will stay on Keppra > Dear Sharon and all-- > First, big hugs to you Sharon; let's trust that things will be all > right for your husband. > For those of you who shared good news: a big YAY! > For those of you who share from the 'battlefield': Thank you for your > individual stories of strength in the face of adversity. > My own battlefield peaceful right now--am to start on CPT-11 and > Avastin but missed one week for low counts and last week for diarrhea > (body decided to give me a little practice with CPT-11). So I took > advantage of two 'free' weeks, gardened hard, enjoyed grandkids and > time out in the country, hosted a brunch (REAL eggs Benedict). A CPT- > 11 question: who had hair loss? And did it stay away (the hair) until > the treatment ended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 No hair loss for Rick on CPT-11. That's not completely true ..... he lost a lot on his legs! ;-) He just started back on CPT-11 (after a year on a different drug) ..... but since the whole brain radiation took his hair ......... I won't be able to assess the results this time. :-) I've know a few that did lose their hair, but at least there's a good shot it might not happen. Best Wishes, Donna Sisco S/O Rick, 50, Arkansas 09/19/02 - Diag. Stage IV Colon Cancer with 6 of 6 Pos. Nodes and 60%+ Tumor Burden in Liver 09/24/02 - 10cm Tumor removed from Colon 10/22/02 - Began CPT-11/5FU/LV Chemo - Had some shrinkage in 7 months 06/11/03 - Appt at MD - Suggested changing chemo – failing current treatment 07/25/03 - Began Oxaliplatin/Xeloda Chemo 10/20/03 - Increased Xeloda – Still failing treatment 11/12/03 - Added Celebrex - continued failure 01/15/04 - Switched to FOLFOX4 chemo 02/23/04 - CEA drops 80 points 02/25/04 - First Symptoms of Brain Problem 03/01/04 - Brain Scan (MRI/CT) 1 " Brain Tumor - Junction of Left Frontal and Parietal Lobe 03/02/04 - Began 10 Whole Brain Radiation Treatments and Decadron 03/15/04 - Last WBR Treatment 03/18/04 – Took last Decadron - extremely fast weaning process 03/22/04 - First Grand Mal Seizure (5 day hospital stay) 03/22/04 - Back on Decadron, added Dilantin & Insulin 04/06/04 - Resumed Folfox4 Chemo with added drug Erbitux 04/13/04 – Not metabolizing Dilantin – adding Keppra 04/20/04 - Switched to CPT-11 with Erbitux 05/04/04 – Beginning weaning from Dilantin, will stay on Keppra > Dear Sharon and all-- > First, big hugs to you Sharon; let's trust that things will be all > right for your husband. > For those of you who shared good news: a big YAY! > For those of you who share from the 'battlefield': Thank you for your > individual stories of strength in the face of adversity. > My own battlefield peaceful right now--am to start on CPT-11 and > Avastin but missed one week for low counts and last week for diarrhea > (body decided to give me a little practice with CPT-11). So I took > advantage of two 'free' weeks, gardened hard, enjoyed grandkids and > time out in the country, hosted a brunch (REAL eggs Benedict). A CPT- > 11 question: who had hair loss? And did it stay away (the hair) until > the treatment ended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 No hair loss for Rick on CPT-11. That's not completely true ..... he lost a lot on his legs! ;-) He just started back on CPT-11 (after a year on a different drug) ..... but since the whole brain radiation took his hair ......... I won't be able to assess the results this time. :-) I've know a few that did lose their hair, but at least there's a good shot it might not happen. Best Wishes, Donna Sisco S/O Rick, 50, Arkansas 09/19/02 - Diag. Stage IV Colon Cancer with 6 of 6 Pos. Nodes and 60%+ Tumor Burden in Liver 09/24/02 - 10cm Tumor removed from Colon 10/22/02 - Began CPT-11/5FU/LV Chemo - Had some shrinkage in 7 months 06/11/03 - Appt at MD - Suggested changing chemo – failing current treatment 07/25/03 - Began Oxaliplatin/Xeloda Chemo 10/20/03 - Increased Xeloda – Still failing treatment 11/12/03 - Added Celebrex - continued failure 01/15/04 - Switched to FOLFOX4 chemo 02/23/04 - CEA drops 80 points 02/25/04 - First Symptoms of Brain Problem 03/01/04 - Brain Scan (MRI/CT) 1 " Brain Tumor - Junction of Left Frontal and Parietal Lobe 03/02/04 - Began 10 Whole Brain Radiation Treatments and Decadron 03/15/04 - Last WBR Treatment 03/18/04 – Took last Decadron - extremely fast weaning process 03/22/04 - First Grand Mal Seizure (5 day hospital stay) 03/22/04 - Back on Decadron, added Dilantin & Insulin 04/06/04 - Resumed Folfox4 Chemo with added drug Erbitux 04/13/04 – Not metabolizing Dilantin – adding Keppra 04/20/04 - Switched to CPT-11 with Erbitux 05/04/04 – Beginning weaning from Dilantin, will stay on Keppra > Dear Sharon and all-- > First, big hugs to you Sharon; let's trust that things will be all > right for your husband. > For those of you who shared good news: a big YAY! > For those of you who share from the 'battlefield': Thank you for your > individual stories of strength in the face of adversity. > My own battlefield peaceful right now--am to start on CPT-11 and > Avastin but missed one week for low counts and last week for diarrhea > (body decided to give me a little practice with CPT-11). So I took > advantage of two 'free' weeks, gardened hard, enjoyed grandkids and > time out in the country, hosted a brunch (REAL eggs Benedict). A CPT- > 11 question: who had hair loss? And did it stay away (the hair) until > the treatment ended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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