Chemo daft questions

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/diagnosis/staging-and-grading/

Hi ,

These are really valid questions . The link will give you the full information but a couple of quick images . 

Thank you very helpful

I will also tag Gemmary I think she might have had tablet only chemo .

Its all done by the hospital pharmacy. You get blood tests the day before to ensure all is good with  blood panels etc but I am not quite sure when you get the tablets . My mum had an infusion then got the oral meds to take home at the end of her cycle .

Take care ,

Court 

Hi, your staging is very similar to mine. I started off as T3N1M0, but after surgery and biopsy (0/40 lymph nodes but vascular invasion) they changed it to T3N0 V1M0, which I think is what you will be. I too had chemo after, but mine was 30 weeks 5FU/FA by IV. I believe the capecitabine transforms to a form of 5FU in the body. Can't help when you might get the tablets, but they like the wound to heal first. Healing is fast cell growth, just like cancer, but you need this!! Mine started 8 weeks after the operation. Hope this helps, and all the best.

Thanks my wound was open but has now closed the consultant want to wait  2 more weeks which would take it to 19th. I will give them a ring on Monday to get more info

Oh, and I'm not aware of any driving restrictions, not on mine anyhow, as I mostly drove to the hospital each week.

Hi kiwimel

Did you ever manage to find out the answer re DVLA and whether we need to involve them?

This is off the dvla site about driving 

https://www.gov.uk/cancer-and-driving

Thx Kareno62

Hi kiwimel

might be worth checking your personal driving insurance also!!

some insurances can have different ‘ get out clauses’

in no way am I saying  you would be in an accident ,, but even a bump caused by another driver … just take an hour to read through your insurance.

if you don’t have a paper copy , maybe in your emails or get intouch with company ask for a copy