All set for post op flot

Hi Sarah29 

Speaking  from the experience my husband had with post surgery FLOT chemo .He certainly found it tougher than the four pre surgery ones .He managed two out of the scheduled four and then it was agreed between him and his oncologist that enough was enough ! He developed a lung infection after the second cycle which took months to heal and we took this as a sign his body had reached its treatment limit . He’s happy he managed the two and his oncologist told him at the time that the two he did was better than none at all and they would go a long way in reducing the risk of a future recurrence …Fast forward two years to the month his treatment ended and up to date things are still looking good .

Only you can decide how far you want to go with your treatment and most oncologists will honour your decision .

Best wishes , Hope all goes well for you 

J 

Hi J

So great to hear your husband is doing well - what a journey it is for us all. 
thank you so much for your reply, I think because my lungs too such a battering during surgery the thought of another infection would definitely not be good. 
I am of the same opinion that any post op chemo I managed is definitely better than none for sure.

sarah 

My husband is booked for surgery early April. His 4th FLOT cycle landed him in hospital with neutropenic sepsis/ hand,foot syndrome almost all the side effects on the list barring nausea. It really wiped him out so post op chemo will at best be a reduced strength if he can manage it at all. I hope he can at least manage one cycle but I guess it’s a risk/benefit judgement and the post surgery histology results will play a big part. 

My dad had a good response to FLOT, and after his surgery he did X3 FLOT at 80% strength, mainly to prevent the neuropathy in his hands and feet from worsening. This reduction in strength made the chemo much more tolerable compared to the full strength FLOT. He was told that it's still just as effective.