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Stage 4 - Cancer is back one month after clean scan
My ex started having pain just a few weeks after a "clean" scan on December 28. After being told it was probably constipation, etc., and that it was unlikely the cancer since he just had a clean scan, we pushed for another scan. Sure enough, multiple mets in the peritoneum. (This was not completely unexpected, as we knew they saw tumor colonies in the abdomen during his resection).
They were going to start him on Folfiri and Avastin Friday, but he's already in the ER today with signs of a potential obstruction. I know peritoneal mets are considered the worst of the worst, but this is fast even by those measures. (He was only diagnosed at the end of August). He was pushing for HIPEC, but surgical oncologist wants to wait to see how the chemo works. He doesn't want to put him through a major surgery and have it pop up in the lungs or liver a month later.
The good news is we really like his medical team. The bad news is everything else. I appreciate this site, and if you read this, just direct a positive thought his way.
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