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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2022

father with possible recurrence
Hello, I’ve been looking through the forum at peoples experiences which have given me a little more hope than I has before. My dad was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2021. Had resection and then chemo for 6 months and was NED on Dec of that same year. He just had his recent follow-up with his oncologist and his…
stage 4 colon cancer with aggressive metastasis to the liver
I am 47 years old with stage 4 colon cancer metastasis to the liver, with KRAS G12S mutation. Had successful colon resection on 8/22/2022. At that time there were only 2 lesions in the liver, both around 1cm. One month later (8/23/2022) when I'm ready to start FOLFOX chemotherapy, the new CT scan revealed the existing…
Asking for some inspiration and advice for my brother
Hi all! I'm posting from the UK so I understand there will be some different info from what I assume are mostly USA friends. My brother, 33, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer which had spread into his liver in January. He began chemotherapy quickly for 3 months which he responded to well (minus side effects). It…
21st Century Cures Act
Thanks to this law, by Oct 3rd, results have to be available immediately, when ready, to patients. Maybe it is the 6th. I am sooooooooo happy that now I won't have to wait 6 days for results after a scan. Even when you feel like everything is okay, for some reason, at least for me, I get a sense of overwhelming dread and…
There is always something new right around the corner. . .
‘Miracle’ herpes treatment eradicates tumours in terminally-ill cancer patients (yahoo.com)
Shaken Not Stirred...
Hello I know there are no easy answers but I am hoping to get some insight if possible about my path forward. About me -- I am 51 and live in Huntsville Alabama. I weigh about 160, never been sick much, and overall pretty healthy. I eat pretty well and use to run pretty regularly until this year when we moved to AL. Dont…
Had a choice between APR and ULAR - findings and consequences
Dear All, A few months back I was scouring this forum for answers as I agonised between complete APR and resulting permanent colostomy, and ULAR with a temporary ileostomy to preserve my sphincter. With so few people answering, and confusing outcome statistics in medical scientific papers, I mostly went with my own "gut…
Has anyone heard from NewHere?
I am just wondering how NewHere is doing.
Radiation for Spinal Bone Mets
After a scan a few months ago we learned that after liver and lungs, bones are a common place for metastasis to land. we met with the radiation oncologist who was fantastic! She came across as very confident and knowledgeable without arrogance. We knew we were in good hands with this woman. We met with her in the morning…
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In recovery
Hey everyone- just wanted to share that I am nearing being checked out of the hospital following an 11hr laparoscopic LAR surgery. Went through short course radiation(5 treatments) back in march followed by 6 rounds of CAPOX. Have a loop ileostomy and will hopefully be reconnected in December. Just hoping this is the end…
Oasis of hope experience?
My dad was diagnosed with Hepatocellular carcinoma and given less then a year to live. We are considering Oasis of hope, but have seen multiple good and bad experiences. Nothing recently however. Is there anyone out there willing to speak to us, good or bad regarding your experience? Please and thank you

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