PET Scan Results after Chemo - Next Steps

SilentRenegade
SilentRenegade Member Posts: 123
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Hi All,

Dad had his follow up appointment this morning. All nodules on the liver and lungs are gone - there is no evidence that they were even there (yay). This is the same result he got last time, so for now they are gone.

Cancer is still in his colon, but much smaller. 2 tumors that are less than 5cm. Next step is surgery. He was against this at first, but I think after going through the chemo he changed his mind and is now excited about the idea of getting that stuff cut out!

He's going to see the surgeon soon and discuss options. The guy has been highly recommended by a few people I know - one of which had 2 foot of his colon removed and is doing great.

I'd say this is pretty good news. I'll post once I receive any more updates.

 

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  • lp1964
    lp1964 Member Posts: 1,239 Member
    #2
    Sounds great!

    Yes, just get that stuff out of there. It's such a comforting feeling to know that it is not in your body anymore. 

    Good luck,

    Laz

  • SilentRenegade
    SilentRenegade Member Posts: 123
    #3
    lp1964 said:

    Sounds great!

    Yes, just get that stuff out of there. It's such a comforting feeling to know that it is not in your body anymore. 

    Good luck,

    Laz

    Thanks, Laz! I know you

    Thanks, Laz! I know you recently went through surgery as well and seem to be doing well. Any advice I can pass along to him?

  • lp1964
    lp1964 Member Posts: 1,239 Member
    #4
    SilentRenegade said:

    Thanks, Laz! I know you

    Thanks, Laz! I know you recently went through surgery as well and seem to be doing well. Any advice I can pass along to him?

    Dear Friend,

    The most important thing I learned from surgery is that pain management is so important. Now I thought that you have pain when you kind of suffering. I think now that you have pain when your mind is on the pain and you have to take pain killer even if you don't suffer from sharp pain. Mentally pain is very draining and can slow down your recovery.

    Laz

  • SilentRenegade
    SilentRenegade Member Posts: 123
    #5
    lp1964 said:

    Dear Friend,

    The most important thing I learned from surgery is that pain management is so important. Now I thought that you have pain when you kind of suffering. I think now that you have pain when your mind is on the pain and you have to take pain killer even if you don't suffer from sharp pain. Mentally pain is very draining and can slow down your recovery.

    Laz

    Hi Laz,

    That makes a lot of sense. I believe he was having a lot of issues, mainly mental, on the chemo. His second to last treatment was horrible, but his last one he felt very good because he knew it was almost over. He feels very good about the surgery because they are removing the last of the cancer (as he puts it). I'm hoping that they have a great recovery program where he is going - and I believe they do as the guy is highly rated. 

    I think the fact that this is removing his cancer will help, even though I cannot imagine the kind of physical pain he may be in... along with the mental.

    Thank you for your response on this. :)

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #6
    That is good news!

    I'm glad your dad is coming around to the idea of surgery.  It's ultimately the only path to a cure.  

    Tell him we're pulling for him!

    (you might want to mention taking cimetidine for a week before and after surgery, btw...an easy "can't hurt, might help" kind of thing)

     

    Big hugs!  AA

  • SilentRenegade
    SilentRenegade Member Posts: 123
    #7
    annalexandria said:

    That is good news!

    I'm glad your dad is coming around to the idea of surgery.  It's ultimately the only path to a cure.  

    Tell him we're pulling for him!

    (you might want to mention taking cimetidine for a week before and after surgery, btw...an easy "can't hurt, might help" kind of thing)

     

    Big hugs!  AA

    Hi AA, I actually sent an

    Hi AA, I actually sent an article to my mom about it last night and told him to bring it to the surgeon! I actually saw it in one of your other posts, so thank you for that. They have high hopes on a "cure" or at least something close to it. Six months ago we were thinking the worst and now we are all seeing some brightness. 

    Thank you all for your responses! :) 

    His consultation with the surgeon is on May 7. His primary care physician, oncologist, and surgeon have been communicating throughout the entire process thus far.

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