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Colorectal Cancer
Archives for February 2019
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Cleaning out!
So I cracked the whip today and made my husband work with me to clean out our walk in closet. What a job! There were things shoved to the back that we had not seen in 15 years! However, i have mixed emotions. On the one hand, it feels wonderful to purge away so much stuff! On the other hand, it feels awful to let some…
More surgery for me...
I just spent 3 days in NYC for appointments at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The conclusion is that now is the right time for surgery; we shouldn't wait. I don’t have the detailed reports yet, although my surgeon has them. My metastatic appendix tumor has grown, but still appears to be confined in scar tissue. However, it is…
Long But Good Day at MUSC-It's About To Get REAL
Just an update..I had the colonoscopy today at MUSC and the colon surgeon said he would do the surgery laproscopically at the same time as the liver resection. He was able to get the scope past the tumor and examine the colon since the tumor had shrunk. He aslo said the tumor was higher up and not rectal which was a good…
A reason to be grateful for Springtime sneezes?
From the "it is what it is" department, here is an interesting recent article (abstract only): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30700443 Allergic conditions may prevent some cancers by promoting immune surveillance. We examined associations of allergic rhinitis, asthma, and eczema with cancer risk among elderly…
Oh my goodness!
Can't believe all that data was lost! How the hell did that happen? Sounds like everything was accidentally deleted. I don't think I had put anything of value here but some history is lost. Oh well, doesn't help to cry over spilt milk does it? I've had a full and actually nice day today! Drove downtown to a new hairdresser…
Since we're starting fresh, so to speak
I thought with the anniversaries noted I'd throw mine in as well. Because I keep nudging my appointments down the line, I'm now 5 months past regular check up times. I did my blood panel a few days ago and my ct scan yesterday, and with the CEA dropping from 2.8 to 2.1, unless something really lousy decides to show up [no…