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@tmpeterson16
I know each of us is very different as I am 76 and was diagnosed stage 4 in June of 2022. The oncologist told me to find a local oncologist & gave me 11 months with treatment on a zoom call & here I am passing 44 months! My local oncologist retired & I am still fighting 🙂 The new oncologist has seen me twice since January of this year which is good. Don't give up! My chemo is gemcitabine & Abraxane. I've had 85 treatments between 22 July 2022 and 18 December 2025. I am now on a "break" since I felt my body saying it was time to stop for a while 🙂 My CT is stable 🙂
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@199 I was wondering if you had developed peripheral neuropathy after 85 infusions of Gemcitabine/Abraxane? If not, did you use cold therapy during the chemo infusions? I had 12 chemo sessions of Folfirinox, and 13 of Gemcitabine/Abraxane. No one told me about cold therapy. My peripheral neuropathy in my lower legs and feet is very bad and Folfirnox didn't seem to cause much of it but the Gemcitabine/Abraxane pushed it over a cliff. I've been off chemo for a few months now and I'm convinced the neuropathy is permanent. If I'd had 84 infusions of Gemcitabine/Abraxane, I'd be in a wheelchair.
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@199 very helpful. I eas dx Stage 4 in December 2025. On same chemo. Doing well on it and encouraging to see someone else doing well for so long!