Hi just wondering if you could give me a list of the drugs that a person would be on post op after having a ri
Hi just wondering if you could give me a list of the drugs that a person would be on post op after having a right hemicolectomy done? Considering the fact that they are having this done becuase they have cancer of the ascending colon?
Cheers
Abigail
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post operatory should have NSAIDs bc inflamation antibiotics bc its a "dirty" surgery and need antibiotic protection, iron suplements bc in a right colon carcinoma you usually have chronic anemia. If u are in chemotherapy maybe have to take 5 FU (5 fluoracil) that is the most common drug used in digestive tube carcinomas.
thats it, and any other drug for specific symptoms that can develop later
and dont forget that u need a reevaluation with a measure of CEA (carcinoembrionaty antigen) that is a marker of recurrence of the tumor