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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2021

June, July updates and thoughts
Hello, After somebusy weeks I wanted to give you an update. So what happened in the last months... So May was the hardest month ever. One metastasis grew from 22mm to 51mm in 3 weeks time. The doctors were scared and told us so. Due to that they started Folfiri plus Avastin. The MRI 2 weeks after showed stable disease with…
Mets to skull
Anyone out there have any experience with mets going to the skull bone base? Im a stage 4 dx the end of 2016, details in bio. we have been playing whack a mole with various mets to liver, lungs, and chest lymph glands, I go in and out if treatment as needed. I developed jaw, facial and ear pain tin late April. The pain was…
Happy Birthday Canadian Sandy
I hope your Birthday is filled with the most wonderful things life can offer. I will raise a glass in your honour - and I will take some cake as well. Tru
Happy Birthday Tunadog - 27th July
Tunadog! I hope you are having fun, and that life is treating you well. Have a wonderful day - a wonderful life. Tru
Depression and Anxiety following end of treatment
I am new to the discussion boards. I was diagnosed with a cT3b Stage III rectal tumor in August of last year. I completed four months of adjuvant treatment which included chemo and one week of short course radiation. My resection was in January 2021 and I had my reversal at the end of February 2021. I am currently in…
Elevated CEA with clean scans
Elevated CEA with clean scans I came to this forum because I am perplexed with my CEA results. My cancer history and CEA results are shown below. My CEA has always been normal for the last four years. Suddenly last week, it was measured at 15.6 and today (after 5 days) at 17.3 ! It seems to be going up by multiple points…
Happy Birthday, Tueffel!
I figured while it is still the 19th here in America, it is your birthday in Germany - even if you are still abed. May you have a wonderful day, and I do so hope you get to do something fun. Tru
Maybe a dumb question ?
Hello , My dad just got another kidney infection and was due to start chemo the 28th but he is on 10 days of antibiotics . So my question is will the oncologist cancel the chemo because of this ?
Back in the thick of things - cancer in spine and lungs
And so I'm back in full treatment, but need some reminders. It's been a while. I just (as in Friday) started back in chemo - this time just the Irinetocan and Avastin (no 5FU). I am still extremely weak 3 days later. Is this normal? I keep just dozing off, and anything I do is too much. I'd love to get on my bike, but am…
Question about symptoms?
Hi I'm new here and I'm wondering if anyone has had hip and pelvis pain as a top symptom before being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. My health has been slowly declining for over 2 years I was sent to a rheumatologist last year and he diagnosed me with undifferentiated mixed connective tissue disease which basically…
Sad news about foxy
While working to gather information about Ron50 (still no word back from his son) I read several posts from/about foxy. She and Ron had received the same chemo treatment back in the 1990s (5fu and levamisol). Levamisol was later banned for human use in many countries, including the United States, due to its adverse…
Are we getting close to the end?
I'm new to this but I need someone to either reassure me that things could get better or its time to prepare for losing my husband. My husband was diagnosed on March 5, 2018 with stage 3 rectal cancer and he did radiatin and chemo prior to surgery to remove rectal tumor and lymph nodes. Surgery was in August and the…
Feel sad for some
I always feel sad for the one's who pass on and their familys. We only know one another through this board and I have to say there is not a braver bunch of people anywhere. I pray for all of us everynight. It is so up lifting to read your stories of survival. You all keep me going.
blood work
Hi All, haven't been here in awhile. Just chillin and moving along. I have a quick question. My blood work came back today and for some reason it said Atypical Lymphocytes 2+ I never hade that test before and I don't know what it means. Also CEA has jumped to 12.9 Any help. Thanks, Tom
NED
Hello all - I have hesitated to post this for a bit, but saw my surgeon at the end of April for an exam prior to scheduled surgery to remove what was left of my tumor following chemo and chemo radiation. Did the exam and flex sigmoidoscopy and he said that I had a "complete clinical response" and that the tumor appeared to…
2 year CT with contrast
Had my annual CT scan with contrast this week. The summary stated NED. While l'm happy for myself..........l know many on here are struggling...........maybe their hope is running low. l pray each of y'all peace and healing. keep up the good fight........
Positive PET/Negative Colonoscopy
Hello, all! First time really joining the boards here. I forgot this resource existed and there is a reason I am circling back around. A little about me: I was diagnosed Stage 3 Colon last March during an emergency exploratory to find a bowel perf. Baseball size tumor in the splenic flexure. 5 of 13 nodes positice with…
just joined and you have already eased many of my fears
I just had the bandages removed from my port. I will start 5FU in a fanny pack next Monday. Will go 5 days of chemo and radiation, weekends off, and that for 5 weeks. Then dr says hopeful that my stage 2 rectal tumor will be small and easily removed by surgery. So I guess I'm looking at a kinda crappy summer but a sunny…
cancer signaling pathways
v16p2323.pdf (ijbs.com) For any who keep up with Interleukins. Pretty straightforward.
39 years is a long time
39 years is a long time but that's how long I simply drifted threw life never taking the time to appreciate my dad and just had good I had it . Knowing that he was always there to help me or bail me out of trouble or just to listen to me. Become so common in that time that I just assumed he would always be there . And…
My husband is gone
he left this world fighting still at 6 am this morning after fighting this for 11 years. We are all relieved he is out of pain and discomfort now, but we miss him so much. We are not whole without him and never will be again. Thank you all so much for all of your support and kindness all these years, I am so deeply…
Happy Birthday, Inspired2013
Have a wonderful day. We will be thinking of you. I know you haven't been on the forum for a while, and pray that is good news in itself. Tru
Channeling Pepe - Happy 4th July
To all of our American forum members - which I am not - American, that is. May you have some fun, this weekend. Food and family, and maybe a firework display to brighten the night sky - which we are not, becasue of extreme fire danger. Only a handful of you will understand the subject line. Pepe (pepebcn) was one of our…
Please help with any input - probable reoccurrence
I'm beyond devastated now and so confused. Can anyone give it to me straight about this impression from my dads CT. Or any information they know about mesentery metastasi, especially one so close to the artery. "There is a small aortocaval lymph node which measures 8mm x 7mm on series 5 image 56. There is a soft tissue…
Labs Resources
While doing some research on blood labs I found a couple of resources about I found helpful. I posted them below. Lab Tests: https://training.seer.cancer.gov/diagnostic/lab.html Tumor Markers: https://training.seer.cancer.gov/diagnostic/markers.html Dan

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