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Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jul 11, 2023 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
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Hi, ken240. Sorry to ask you a q? that should be addressed to my onc., but so far I get very little time with him.
My cancer (diagnosis in Feb. 2023; chemo began 4-4-23) hasn't been staged bc there's still some ambiguity about the nodules on my lungs (i.e., are they metastatic?). I've finished six rounds of Folfirinox, will have at least another two, and will learn, probably next week, what comes next (radiation, or surgery, or radiation plus surgery).
I too have five bad days from Fol., with days 1 and 2 the worst and days 3, 4, and 5 gradually becoming tolerable. Do you know why there's a lag between infusion day and the really bad days? For me, the lag is always four days -- chemo on Tuesday, feel lousy on Sat. and Sun.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and best wishes to you.