Hello Wheatley,
Your question about the correlation between oxeplatin and chemo is one I’ve had myself. Guessing it’s one that kills the newly dividing cells and as we know it’s all newly dividing cells cancer and non cancerous which is why some get neuropathy. I’m just guessing because just like you I found my surgeon and oncologist to give very vague or “I don’t know” to many questions. During the last 3 sessions of chemo my neuropathy started to get worse but my Ct was clear (except for a soft tissue area around hepatic and celiac arteries which they insist is scar tissue which showed up on 3rd to 2nd to last chemo) and CA marker around 6) so they took out oxyplatin though I begged them to leave it in. My chemo ended at end of June this year. My ca19-9 is just starting to rise 23-29-72-47. I’ll be taking another marker tomorrow so I’ll see where at. Also, my Ct (except for area they think is scar tissue of hepatic and celiac arteries) and PET scan and ultrasound are clear. Nice not having any neuropathy though. It’s actually my primary that is ordering my markers tests since the nurse practitioner at oncologist office and my surgeon think I was over reacting since my marker is still low (32 or 39 is officially the upper limit of normal). I’m changing insurance now and goi g with a ppo instead of hmo just in case I need to go to a center of excellence next year. Just be your own assertive advocate is what it takes!