Guest Iiris Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 My mom wanted me to ask you guys if anyone knew of chemo destroying the bowels. My dad has a perforated bowel and it's been mentioned that it was probably his last round of chemo that caused it. He has a tube in his nose to empty his bowels and he can't have surgery to repair it. Everything else is in the process of shutting down now too. She's curious about the affects of the chemo - is this normal? He had 3 weeks of CP-16, I think it was, with the Carboplatin. Thanks...... Billie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Billie, I don't have an answer, but chemo is tough stuff. It would seem that if there is already a weakness somewhere, that chemo might aggravate it. Your poor Dad, this can not be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Billie.. So sorry to hear about this latest. I think I did hear that the lining of the mouth esophagus and colon is one of the areas of the body that has a rapid turnover of cells, so I guess it might make sense that there would be more destruction there than other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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