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I had the common side effects of increasing sensitivity to cold, neuropathy in the fingers and feet from oxaliplatin, and diarrhea from the Irinotecan. I never experienced nausea of vomiting and my appetite was very good throughout the 24 months I received chemo.

The neuropathy in the fingers cleared within a year of finishing the treatment. The feet took much longer. I did not notice improvement until 2.5 years after finishing Folfirinox. From that point improvement was slow and fairly steady. it took 7.5 years to fully resolve but I had a very good quality of life despite the neuropathy and made adjustments. Gabapentin relieved any discomfort I experienced. For me, any discomfort from doing Folfirinox was well worth doing it as it contributed to being declared not only NED in 2016 but now cured of stage IV disease.

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Praise God for you being cured.I am starting on a Folfirinox regime next week.I have to come home with a 2 day pump and it will be every other week.I'm praying for no nausea and a good appetite because thats so important.I pray and hope one day I can give a testimony like yours.

So very glad that you are doing well!!

What was the reasoning for 24 months of chemo? I’ve for 14 Folfirinox treatments, HIPEC, now starting radiation. I’m stage 4 with it locally advanced in my pancreatic fluid (reason for the HIPEC)