Thanks all for the replies, to answer your questions Backslide: I was diagnosed aug 05 had surgery aug 05. Did the Folfox, I was 30 yrs old at the time, and was dx with Stage IIB, soon the recommendation was to do chemo since I was so young, and didn't have any family history of colon CA. I did the Folfox, had a port placed in my chest for them to use for the chemo, my regime was every other week; started on Monday, I was usually there most of the day, and then you go home with a pump, and wear the pump, while the medicine infuses for 24hrs. I would then go back the next day for about 2 1/2 hrs to get my second dose and again would wear the pump for 24hrs. Because I didn't want to miss work etc for 3 days in a row, I had the nurse show me how to disconnect my port, and I would do that myself on Wed.

My chemo started Oct 2005 and ended in April 2006 (12 sessions) I believe I took a week off around Christmas. My major side effects were from the Oxalipaltin couldn't drink or eat cold stuff for several days after infusion, neuropathy in hands and feet esp in the cold. I had to take shots to increase red counts, and Neulasta to increase white counts, (it caused bone pain, a lot) they medicate pretty well to avoid or decrease nausea, and I took Zofran to help that as well. I was just generally wiped out for several days, and then would have a pretty normal week the second week.

As far as myself, I was very active during and after chemo, I worked all the way through chemo (a traveling job) and exercised for a good portion of the time. I exercise now, as well, but I continue to be plagued, both by physical and emotional "symptoms" I know I will never fully relax anymore either, but I am just not anywhere near the same person I was physically or emotionally, and I really am just tired of docs not being able to "get it right" so I can feel well.

thanks all for your advice, my thoughts and prayers to all of you who are figthing and surviving this