My brother's CT results

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UncleBuddy
UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
edited August 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

2 new pulmonary nodules left lung which may represent progression of metastic disease. There is a 3mm subpleural nodule right lower lobe which is overall stable in size but slightly increased in solid appearance compared with prior study. The other nodules are stable. I believe he has 7 nodules now that are spread out in both lungs. The liver scan was limited so he will have an MRI on Monday. His doctor is on vacation this week, so I didn't get a chance to discuss the results. I had to bring him to his internist because he had black and blues on his leg that needed to be checked (he is on Xarelto). Let's see what the MRI shows. I have a feeling they're going to have to up his chemo again. We'll see what the dr says.

Those are the main points of the scan, I didn't want to type the whole results, but this is the gist of the results as i understand it. 

Any ideas? 

Lin

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  • Yolllmbs
    Yolllmbs Member Posts: 360 Member
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    Prayers

    This disease sure tries to teach us patience. I'm sorry for the wait. I am not a very patient person. I hope you get results and plans soon. 

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Yolllmbs said:

    Prayers

    This disease sure tries to teach us patience. I'm sorry for the wait. I am not a very patient person. I hope you get results and plans soon. 

    Thanks Yolllmbs

    Yes, we all have to have patience during this journey. The waiting can be excruciating. I'm glad the nurse printed the results so we at least have a mild understanding of what is going on. I'm not sure how my brother will feel about upping his meds because his quality of life sucked when it was full strength. It has to be his decision, though.

    Thanks.

    Lin

  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
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    UncleBuddy said:

    Thanks Yolllmbs

    Yes, we all have to have patience during this journey. The waiting can be excruciating. I'm glad the nurse printed the results so we at least have a mild understanding of what is going on. I'm not sure how my brother will feel about upping his meds because his quality of life sucked when it was full strength. It has to be his decision, though.

    Thanks.

    Lin

    Dear Lin

    There are no easy decisions with this disease.

    Perhaps they can up the meds just a bit and gain some foothold against the cancer while still allowing him a good quality of life.

    Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Lovekitties said:

    Dear Lin

    There are no easy decisions with this disease.

    Perhaps they can up the meds just a bit and gain some foothold against the cancer while still allowing him a good quality of life.

    Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

    Thanks Marie!

    You're right, there are no easy decisions with this disease. Hopefully they came up with a treatment plan that will give him a quality of life, yet keeps the cancer at bay.

    Lin

  • Cathleen Mary
    Cathleen Mary Member Posts: 827 Member
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    UncleBuddy said:

    Thanks Marie!

    You're right, there are no easy decisions with this disease. Hopefully they came up with a treatment plan that will give him a quality of life, yet keeps the cancer at bay.

    Lin

     
    What an amazing caregiver

     

    What an amazing caregiver you continue to be. Everyone needs a Lin in their life. Hope and prayers for a good MRI report and a plan that maximizes the good times.

    CM

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Cathleen Mary said:

     
    What an amazing caregiver

     

    What an amazing caregiver you continue to be. Everyone needs a Lin in their life. Hope and prayers for a good MRI report and a plan that maximizes the good times.

    CM

    Cathleen Mary

    That's very sweet of you to say. If you knew my brother, you'd know why I adore him. He is a sweetheart. I think we need to help our families and friends as much as we can. Life is too short, we need to live it right and do the right thing.

    Lin

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