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@rtw007 my wife was diagnosed at stage 3 in 2019 and immediately started folfirinox (including 5fu and oxalyplaten).9 rounds every other week before radiation and surgery. 1 year post surgery she became stage 4 with a tumor on the ovary leading to more surgery and now more chemo. She is now on GAC gemcitibine, abraxane and cisplaten. Prescribed 6 x 21 day cycles, 2 weeks on, 1 week off. The side effects have been brutal. Plummeting white count necessitated treatment with nulasta. Nausea treated with Ativan, compazine and zofran. Non-stop diarrhea treated with questron, Imodium and lomatil. Tincture opium has been added to combat the diarrhea as the others have no benefit. Fatigue is brutal. She's bedridden for 4 days after day 1 treatment of cycle and 7 days in bed after the day 8 treatment. If her numbers and scans are good after cycle 3, they're going to eliminate the cisplaten to try to lighten the side effects. Hopefully you weather the treatment far better than my poor wife. Good luck.

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Hi good luck to you and your wife. I have just started Gemcitibine and abraxane only and reading about her struggles is worrying me because I'm supposed to go to Hawaii with my son and daughter and grandchildren in July. I have stage 4 after 3 years NED with surgery, 6 months chemo. Cancer is in lungs as well now. My after chemo symptoms are extremely sleepy and tired, weak feeling but no diarrhea yet. I sure can't imagine how much you both have gone through. I had forfirinox before I think with 5FU and oxalyplaten. I got very ill with bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhea but luckily my daughter is a physician at UCLA (internal medicine and geriatric ) medicine so I didn't have to go to hospital. I will speak to my doctor if I get more sick. Do you know it effects are cumulative? Thanks and Good Luck leigh