Looks like we might be back on the roller coaster!

hippiechicks
hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

PET scan results today not so good ... 3 spots lite up in pelvis. Very small and clustered together. 

We have been chasing this since Oct. when at my yearly surgical appointment "something" was felt on DRE. All images to date have shown nothing but possible scar tissue. Today, the PET showed different.  I am so grateful to my wonderful surgeon who has been persistant to find what HE knew was not right. Angels do walk among us.

Biopsy on Thursday.

I think this may be a long summer.

 

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  • NewHere
    NewHere Member Posts: 1,427 Member
    #2
    Sorry To Hear About This

    Best of luck with the biopsy on Thursday.  Glad your Doctor sounds on top of things.

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #3
    * lit .... please forgive my

    * lit .... please forgive my typo

     

  • sflgirl
    sflgirl Member Posts: 220 Member
    #4
    Forgiven

    Lol,  the typo.

    That news is not what we want to hear.  Glad you and your doc are on the same page. Good luck on Thursday.

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
    #5
    No!

    I am so sorry to hear this news.  

    My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Thursday. 

    Onward and upward we go. 

    Sue - Turbrit

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #6
    Sorry

    So sorry that you might be dealing with another issue again but hopefully because of your wonderful surgeon you were able to catch it early.  Hope the biopsy goes well for you and the plan forward is an easy path.

    Kim

  • jen2012
    jen2012 Member Posts: 1,607 Member
    #7
    I'm sorry HC ...I hope it's

    I'm sorry HC ...I hope it's an easy fix.

    good luck with the biopsy.

  • Easyflip
    Easyflip Member Posts: 588 Member
    #8
    Small sounds

    good to me. Sounds like you're on top of it. Keep us posted, good luck!

    Easyflip/Richard

  • Yolllmbs
    Yolllmbs Member Posts: 360 Member
    #9
    Easyflip said:

    Small sounds

    good to me. Sounds like you're on top of it. Keep us posted, good luck!

    Easyflip/Richard

    Msny

    prayers and cyber hugs. I know small is better than big but it's still bothersome it's there. Keep us posted. 

    Yolanda

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #10
    I am sorry to hear this but

    I am sorry to hear this but it does sound like your surgeon and you are on top of things, and you appear to have the right attitude.

  • Cathleen Mary
    Cathleen Mary Member Posts: 827 Member
    #11
    janderson1964 said:

    I am sorry to hear this but

    I am sorry to hear this but it does sound like your surgeon and you are on top of things, and you appear to have the right attitude.

    Prayers and best wishes for

    Prayers and best wishes for the biopsy. Yeah, for an attentive surgeon. We will be rooting for you.  This disease sure is insidious.

    CM

  • Phil64
    Phil64 Member Posts: 838 Member
    #12
    Cathleen Mary said:

    Prayers and best wishes for

    Prayers and best wishes for the biopsy. Yeah, for an attentive surgeon. We will be rooting for you.  This disease sure is insidious.

    CM

    Prayers and good luck from

    Prayers and good luck from Phil64.  We fight because we fight!

     

    Love and Light!

     

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #13
    These recurrences are so hard...

    but I'm really glad they caught it early.  The "watch and wait" mode worked well for me in the long run, as eventually they were able to get on top of the growth (took five surgeries, but that's not much in the overall scheme of things).  I hope this will prove to be the case for you as well!

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member
    #14
    annalexandria said:

    These recurrences are so hard...

    but I'm really glad they caught it early.  The "watch and wait" mode worked well for me in the long run, as eventually they were able to get on top of the growth (took five surgeries, but that's not much in the overall scheme of things).  I hope this will prove to be the case for you as well!

    Best of luck on Thursday! I

    Best of luck on Thursday! I hope it goes well and it's an easy fix. I hate the way we have to worry about this forever. I start on regular blood tests and colonoscopies in August. Can't wait...

     

  • ron50
    ron50 Member Posts: 1,723 Member
    #15
    Sorry to hear it HC

         I am glad your surgeon is so careful and hopefully he can clean things up early before it gets serious. My best wishes go with you.. Ron.

  • danker
    danker Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #16
    biopsy

    You just never know! When I had a bright spot on my lung, my onc ordered a biopy.  Turned out it was from my previous valley fever. 

    Stil NED.   So just expect the best result and don't worry--if you can!

  • John212
    John212 Member Posts: 116 Member
    #17
    Long summer?

    I'm sorry to see that you might be headed back into the fray. Will be thinking of you and hoping that Thursday shows that someone left an old piece of chewing gum in there or something else easy.

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #18
    LOL John212 ... too funny ..

    LOL John212 ... too funny .. I hope chewing gum!!  Doesn't seem likely .. but I will take it!

    You guys are great!  Thanks so much for the support.

    I am pleased about the early detection, however, I am not thinking anything like an easy fix if test are positive.  I am banking on the IF part of that statement as of right now.  I have been forwarned it will not be anything "easy" to get ... and likely some tough decisions ahead.  But, one day at a time for me!  It is what it is and worrying will not change things at all .. so I will not go down that road.

    More worried about the possible damper on my summer after the long cold winter!

    I will let you all know when I get the results next week.

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #19
    ron50 said:

    Sorry to hear it HC

         I am glad your surgeon is so careful and hopefully he can clean things up early before it gets serious. My best wishes go with you.. Ron.

    My thoughts exactly!! Let's

    My thoughts exactly!! Let's get it done! Smile

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #20
    annalexandria said:

    These recurrences are so hard...

    but I'm really glad they caught it early.  The "watch and wait" mode worked well for me in the long run, as eventually they were able to get on top of the growth (took five surgeries, but that's not much in the overall scheme of things).  I hope this will prove to be the case for you as well!

    I always look at your case

    AA ... I always look at your case and remind myself it can be done.  This will be 3x's for me .. 4th big surgery  (one was a blockage from scaring) ... so things in there are getting rather difficult to work with.

  • traci43
    traci43 Member Posts: 773 Member
    #21
    Been there, done that!

    I feel for you.  Sorry to hear you may be back on the roller coaster.  Glad they caught it early.  Hope they find the right treatment to zap those suckers.  Traci

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