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Got CT scan results...

alta29
alta29 CSN Member Posts: 435 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
here we go....1 tumor shrunk 1 mil and the other one grew 1 mil. Dr. said that he is not concern . Plans ??? finish my 12 cycle, have a pet scan and if everything is negative...SURGERY !!! and this is what I have been waiting for,,,,on the other hand CEA dropped again to...3.3....started at 7.8..so I am happy....Bunch of good news around here...its great !!!!!I do have a question...if my tumors are still there...why the Dr. said if Pet is negative will have surgery ???
God bless u all....
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  • chynabear
    chynabear CSN Member Posts: 481 Member
    #2
    Sounds like good news to me.

    My thought regarding what the doctor said would be that sometimes tumors die but the tissue is still there. This has recently happened to a little boy I know going through kidney cancer. He was inoperable so they did pre-surgery chemo to shrink the tumors. While physically, they didn't look any different, they were actually dying off and they were able to go ahead with surgery Feb 14. Maybe this is the case for you too. I pray that you will have great PET results and that surgery is a go.
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  • Kanort
    Kanort CSN Member Posts: 1,272 Member
    #3
    Wow, your CEA decreasing is wonderful and I think your scan results are as well. I bet the tumors are dying and the PET will show that.

    Hugs,

    Kay
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  • hopefulone
    hopefulone CSN Member Posts: 1,043 Member
    #4
    good news! great!!!Wishing you a clear PET . Maybe they just want to remove them to be sure. However , I think that even if PET shows uptake and they shrunk enough, surgery is still a possibility. At least that is what we were told.? God Bless
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  • betina61
    betina61 CSN Member Posts: 642 Member
    #5
    praying for a negative Pet,so that you could have the surgery, dropping in your cea are great news, keep your faith.
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