Post-chemo scan shows clear!
My spouse (51 M) has just completed six months of CAPOX treatment after being diagnosed with cancer (3B) in the sigmoid colon last September. He had a partial colectomy a few weeks after the initial colonoscopy (in mid-September 2025), and began chemotherapy about six weeks after surgery. He’s a big bloke (almost 2 metres tall and 110 kg), so he was on a very high dose; his oncologist reduced both the oxaliplatin and capecitabine after the second or third treatment cycle to reduce the effects of the neuropathy he experienced.
My husband experienced pretty bad fatigue, a bit of nausea, some occasionally bad stomach cramps, and heartburn during treatments, for which he took ondansetron and pantoprazole for relief. They worked really well. He also had rather bad hand and foot syndrome, so he used a lot of coconut oil and peppermint foot cream to soothe his extremities. The lost fingerprints also sucked, because his hands have zero traction, which makes opening things and lifting stuff a lot harder.
He just had his post-chemo CT scan, and the medical oncologist says everything looks clear, and that his prognosis is very good. After ordering a three year regimen of 100 mg of aspirin, the medical oncologist has handed us back off to the surgeon for ongoing monitoring - scans and blood tests every three months for a year or so - and a colonoscopy in four months. Fingers crossed.
Hang in there, everyone.