CU#57. Chemo Round 5, Day 1. Ups and Downs.

This update was filmed on Thursday, the 7th of September, 2023 (which is my birthday!) at my home in Ardross, and Murdoch Hospital in Murdoch, Western Australia.

CA19-9
https://medlineplus.gov/lab-te....sts/ca-19-9-blood-te

CEA
https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/cea-test/

Dexmethsone (the corticosteroid infusion I got on day 1, and the tablets I took on Days 2 and 3):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexamethasone

WHAT IS ASCITES?
https://my.clevelandclinic.org..../health/diseases/147

My playlist to get familiar with Appendiceal cancer, PCI, CRS, PMP and HIPEC is located at https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLWjlP6XiwIC

THE POG FAMILY MERCH SHOP
https://www.pogfamilymerch.com/

POGFAM ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/@UCd_skxSKoVCMd6NdL-op7Sw

THE BROMAC TRIAL
https://mucpharm.com/

If you want a quick catch-up on my story so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8pMv8loj6c

FOLFOX
https://www.cancerresearchuk.o....rg/about-cancer/trea

FOLFOX6
https://www.eviq.org.au/medica....l-oncology/colorecta

FOLFOX and FOLFIRI use in Stage IV Colon Cancer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC73791

Folinic Acid:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545232/

LIFEBLOOD (THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS):
https://www.lifeblood.com.au/blood

MY SUBSTACK (it's completely free):
https://wingmanwilcoxx.substack.com/

The playlist that includes this video is located at https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLWjlP6XiwIC

Drainage journal:
21/4/23. Done with a small calibre catheter without interventional radiology (IR), but did use a bedside ultrasound. 20ml drained before blockage. The initial thought was that the blockage was due to loculations (pockets of fluid, rather than a single 'bag' of fluid).
9/5/23. Assessment made for a second drain without IR. Bedside ultrasound showed no loculations, but lots of mucin. The attempt was aborted, as the doctor determined that IR was required.
19/5/23. Drain done with 14 French catheter with IR. 2.8 litres drained before blockage from mucin.
8/6/23. Drain done with 8.5 French catheter with IR. 1.5 litres drained before blockage from mucin.
18/6/23. Drain done via laparoscopy incision. 7.0 litres drained without blockage. The surgeon estimated he got 90% of the ascites out.
30/6/23. Drain done with a 16 French catheter with IR. 4.2 litres drained before 90% blockage from mucin.
20/7/23. Drain done with a 16 French catheter with IR. 6.0 litres drained before complete blockage from mucin.
4/8/23. Drain done with a 16 French catheter with IR. 4.5 litres drained before draining me dry. Dry status confirmed by ultrasound. Yay!
30/8/23. Drain done with a 16 French catheter with IR. 3.8 litres drained before possibly draining me dry.

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