Question

May 7, 2005

-My husband gets his bloodwork on Friday. Monday morning he shows up

for chemo. Comes home with a 22 hour pump. He goes back Tuesday

alnd comes home with another 22 hour pump. On Wed, a nurse comes to

the house to disconnect it although he has learned how to disconnect

by himself including take the needle out. I guess not very many

people get that far.

-- In colon_cancer_support , Grandmommyandme@a...

wrote:

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

-My husband gets his bloodwork on Friday. Monday morning he shows up

for chemo. Comes home with a 22 hour pump. He goes back Tuesday

alnd comes home with another 22 hour pump. On Wed, a nurse comes to

the house to disconnect it although he has learned how to disconnect

by himself including take the needle out. I guess not very many

people get that far.

-- In colon_cancer_support , Grandmommyandme@a...

wrote:

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

-My husband gets his bloodwork on Friday. Monday morning he shows up

for chemo. Comes home with a 22 hour pump. He goes back Tuesday

alnd comes home with another 22 hour pump. On Wed, a nurse comes to

the house to disconnect it although he has learned how to disconnect

by himself including take the needle out. I guess not very many

people get that far.

-- In colon_cancer_support , Grandmommyandme@a...

wrote:

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

it took me each way to Chemo.

Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

with more 5-Fu to go home with.

Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

body pack again to go home.

Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

went that way for everyone. Ingrid

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

it took me each way to Chemo.

Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

with more 5-Fu to go home with.

Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

body pack again to go home.

Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

went that way for everyone. Ingrid

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

it took me each way to Chemo.

Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

with more 5-Fu to go home with.

Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

body pack again to go home.

Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

went that way for everyone. Ingrid

> This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

people

> have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

Folfox/Avastin

> treatments?

>

> Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood work,

then they

> order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up. While

we are

> waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+ hr

drip and he is

> sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

have to return

> to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a Home

Nurse to

> disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

>

> It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far or

even if

> it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

different pump

> or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!! And

wish so

> badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

didn't have to

> do that!!!

>

> Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> Caregiver to Glenn

>

May 7, 2005

That's the way they are going to " do it " to me, also!!

On 5/8/2005 4:40:08 AM, colon_cancer_support wrote:

> How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

> it took me each way to Chemo.

> Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

> luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

> with more 5-Fu to go home with.

> Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

> of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

> body pack again to go home.

> Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

> Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

> went that way for everyone. Ingrid

>

> > This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

> people

May 7, 2005

That's the way they are going to " do it " to me, also!!

On 5/8/2005 4:40:08 AM, colon_cancer_support wrote:

> How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

> it took me each way to Chemo.

> Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

> luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

> with more 5-Fu to go home with.

> Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

> of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

> body pack again to go home.

> Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

> Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

> went that way for everyone. Ingrid

>

> > This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

> people

May 7, 2005

That's the way they are going to " do it " to me, also!!

On 5/8/2005 4:40:08 AM, colon_cancer_support wrote:

> How it went for me with Chemo inspite of the hour and 15 minute drive

> it took me each way to Chemo.

> Day One- Anti-nausia calciam stuff for tingles then Oxy with

> luekvorin(sp?) then push shot of 5-Fu then hooked up to body pack

> with more 5-Fu to go home with.

> Day two- unhook body pump and get more anti-nausia then 2 hour drip

> of luekvorin(sp?) then another push shot of 5-Fu and hooked up to

> body pack again to go home.

> Day three- get unhooked and port flushed.

> Don't know why, but this is how it was done to me. Just thought it

> went that way for everyone. Ingrid

>

> > This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why some

> people

May 8, 2005

Ahh, yes. That sounds so familiar. I did that for 12 cycles.

That is the standard " Folfox " regimen and it did wonders for me. I

only wish I could have continued with it, but my " tinglies " got so

bad I had to stop the Oxaliplatin before all of the cancer was gone.

I noticed one thing, when I had the pump plugged in and it was

dosing me with 5-FU (fluorouracil for the purist) my arthritis was

virtually non-existant. I could walk around without any knee pain. I

was on the verge of asking my oncologist to put me on permanent

chemo just to keep my knees feeling good.

Now I'm taking Xeloda, a tablet form of 5-FU, and that doesn't help

the knees at all. I want my pump back.

-joe-

> > This has been bugging me for a while....Does anyone know why

some

> people

> > have to return to the hospital 3 days in a row for their

> Folfox/Avastin

> > treatments?

> >

> > Glenn goes the first day (which is a Friday) and has blood

work,

> then they

> > order the chemo mixed, if counts are o.k. and bring it up.

While

> we are

> > waiting they start the anti-nausea/fluids and the he has a 3+

hr

> drip and he is

> > sent home with the pump and his tiny bag of chemo. He does not

> have to return

> > to the hospital on Saturday; and on Sunday, they send out a

Home

> Nurse to

> > disconnect the pump at the 46th hour.

> >

> > It just seems so inconvenient that people have to travel so far

or

> even if

> > it's close, go to the hosp. 3 days in a row. Maybe Glenn has a

> different pump

> > or something?? Anyway, I count our blessings on this one!!

And

> wish so

> > badly for those of you that have to go 3 days in a row that you

> didn't have to

> > do that!!!

> >

> > Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

> > Caregiver to Glenn

> >

May 8, 2005