Content Overview 
- Overview
- Life During a Continuous FOLFOX Infusion: Do's and Don'ts
- FOLFOX and Work
- Paying For FOLFOX Treatment
- FOLFOX: How Treatment Is Delivered (Infusion, Continuous Infusion)
- FOLFOX and Food
- How Chemotherapy Works
- Ports: Defined, Advantages, Risks, Care Of
- FOLFOX Variations
- FOLFOX Side Effects: What They Are And How To Cope With Them
- The Drugs Which Make Up FOLFOX
- How To Prepare For FOLFOX Infusions
- Implanting A Port
- What Happens During a Continuous FOLFOX Infusion
- What Happens During FOLFOX Infusion At The Treatment Center
- What NOT To Do While On FOLFOX Treatment
- Red Flags to Watch For While Undergoing FOLFOX Treatment
- Living With A Port When Not Being Infused
- Removal of A Port
- Nearing The End Of FOLFOX Treatment
- Recovery From FOLFOX Treatment
- Life After FOLFOX Treatment: Long Term
- Your Health Care Team
- Emotions And Feelings While Undergoing FOLFOX Treatment
- Disability Income From SSDI and/or SSI Or A Private Insurer
- FOLFOX and Sex
- If You Have Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- If Treatment Is Not Working
- FOLFOX Family and Friends
Chemotherapy: FOLFOX
Nearing The End Of FOLFOX Treatment
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Expect that side effects such as fatigue will be cumulative. If this happens, keep in mind the goals of the treatment – and that you are nearing the end.
Also think about:
- A treat to give yourself when treatment is finished.
- Doing something to thank the staff at the treatment center.
- Thanking your support team. A handwritten note is nice to receive. Or send an e-mail or pick up the phone. Everyone likes to receive acknowledgement.
It is usually advisable to leave the port in place for a minimum of a year after the end of treatment until your doctor can assess the results of treatment. If you do not need further chemotherapy, it may still be worthwhile to keep the port in place until you are reasonably certain that you will continue to be "NED" - no evidence of disease. Oncology nurses report that a second port rarely works as well as the first, although for some patients a second port may work better than the first one.
Ask your doctor for a cancer follow up plan which includes a list of future appointments to keep, tests to have and symptoms to watch for.
- Share the follow-up plan with your primary care doctor.
- Do your best to show up for all scheduled appointments.
- For information about a cancer follow up plan, click here.
For information about life during the recovery period after treatment. Click here.
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