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Chemotherapy treatements and pregnancy

vchildbeloved
vchildbeloved CSN Member Posts: 133
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi all, diagnosed stage 3, in April 08, surgery and chemo. Curently NED. 5 months after my diagnosis, my 32 year old son was diagnosed same cancer. He is currently doing treatment, has been for about 1 year. His doctor told he and his wife to not concieve becasue he was concerned that it would cause the baby to be born with some type of birth defect. Well, I was told today that they are with child and so concerned about the health of the unborn. Does anyone have any experience in this matter and do they have anything to be concerned about. I don't want them thinking about alternatives, but to be able to enjoy this moment that they prayed for before my son's diagnosis.
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  • grammadebbie
    grammadebbie CSN Member Posts: 464
    #2
    Blessings
    I don't have any information on this subject but wanted to let you know I'll be praying for you and your family. I'm sure someone with some information on this will be posting soon. God Bless you and your family.
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  • karguy
    karguy CSN Member Posts: 1,020 Member
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    2nd opinion
    I would get another opinion from another doctor,your son is sick with cancer,not with a desease that would cause a birth defect.Cancer is not a birth defect,but it is a deadly desease,also the radiation will probably render him sterile,if he does radiation.That's just my opinion,I will pray for him.
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
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    karguy said:

    2nd opinion
    I would get another opinion from another doctor,your son is sick with cancer,not with a desease that would cause a birth defect.Cancer is not a birth defect,but it is a deadly desease,also the radiation will probably render him sterile,if he does radiation.That's just my opinion,I will pray for him.

    My thought is
    that the son was already doing chemo when the pregnancy happened and thats where the concern lies, not with the disease....Hope for all to be well........
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  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia CSN Member Posts: 1,942 Member
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    QUOTE: Experts do not
    QUOTE: Experts do not believe that chemo has any affect on the quality of the sperm or causes congenital defects in children conceived after undergoing chemotherapy. END OF QUOTE


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    Let's pray for the new baby and for Daddy to be well, too! :o)
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  • vchildbeloved
    vchildbeloved CSN Member Posts: 133
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    Buzzard said:

    My thought is
    that the son was already doing chemo when the pregnancy happened and thats where the concern lies, not with the disease....Hope for all to be well........

    pregnancy during chemo treatment
    Thanks all of you. That is where the concern lies in that the pregancy happened during treatments. His wife is scheduled for some type of genetic testing next week that is suppose to tell whether or not there is any sort of birth defects. We pray all is well with both baby and daddy, and of course mommy.
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