I'm having Hipec

kipper1219
kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Just got home last night from the Cancer Treatment Center of Americ. This was my best trip so far. I had a cea marker done. My original marker was 13.9 before surgery. It then went to 21.1, then to 28.1, then to 19.1 and now it's down to 8.1. This being after only 3 treatments. :). I had a Ct scan done while I was there and I had good news from that as well. My lymph nodes that measured 6 mm before are now at 2 mm. One nodule decreased from 1.6 cm to a 1 cm. I'm scheduled for the Hipec procedure on May 22, 2015. A little nervous, but happy I get the procedure. 

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  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
    #2
    Good news!

    I am so happy to hear that your CEA is getting lower, and that you are scheduled for the HIPEC procedure.  It is scary, but you know it is what you need to get this stuff outta there. 

    Keep us posted. 

    Sue - Trubrit

  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    #3
    Dear Kipper, best luck with

    Dear Kipper, best luck with HIPEC procedure, it is a very tough one. I will pray for you. Keep us posted, I would like to know how your procedure goes. In the near future, my husband might have to do HIPEC too. Best wishes.

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member
    #4
    Fight for my love said:

    Dear Kipper, best luck with

    Dear Kipper, best luck with HIPEC procedure, it is a very tough one. I will pray for you. Keep us posted, I would like to know how your procedure goes. In the near future, my husband might have to do HIPEC too. Best wishes.

    Hooray Kipper! I don't know

    Hooray Kipper! I don't know what the Hipec procedure is but good luck. Kick cancer's butt!!

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #5
    Trubrit said:

    Good news!

    I am so happy to hear that your CEA is getting lower, and that you are scheduled for the HIPEC procedure.  It is scary, but you know it is what you need to get this stuff outta there. 

    Keep us posted. 

    Sue - Trubrit

    Hipec

    Thanks Sue, I feel like I have to try this. As you know it's a difficult area to kill the cancer. I'm amazed at how well my numbers have been after only 3 treatments. I'm a pretty healthy person now, so if I'm going to have this procedure, now is the best time to have it. Ive  had so many people ask me if I truly do have cancer, because of my status of health and energy. Of course they don't see me right after having a treatment either. I was hoping to have 3 weeks notice for this procedure, but that wasn't an option. Let's get it done!!

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #6
    Fight for my love said:

    Dear Kipper, best luck with

    Dear Kipper, best luck with HIPEC procedure, it is a very tough one. I will pray for you. Keep us posted, I would like to know how your procedure goes. In the near future, my husband might have to do HIPEC too. Best wishes.

    Hipec

    I've read the boards on this procedure. Yes this is the mother of them all. I will have a consult with the everyone on the team. My biggest concern is I have a problem with morphine. I get so sick with it. And of course being laid open and getting sick scares the poop out of me. Thankfull, my husband is currently unemployed and will be able to help me recover. 

    Carol 

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #7
    JanJan63 said:

    Hooray Kipper! I don't know

    Hooray Kipper! I don't know what the Hipec procedure is but good luck. Kick cancer's butt!!

    Hipec

    We all will work hard on kicking cancers butt!

    beliw is a link for the procedure:

     

    http://www.cancercenter.com/treatments/hipec/

  • Easyflip
    Easyflip Member Posts: 588 Member
    #8
    kipper1219 said:

    Hipec

    I've read the boards on this procedure. Yes this is the mother of them all. I will have a consult with the everyone on the team. My biggest concern is I have a problem with morphine. I get so sick with it. And of course being laid open and getting sick scares the poop out of me. Thankfull, my husband is currently unemployed and will be able to help me recover. 

    Carol 

    I know you'll

    do fine because you have a great attitude. HIPEC? Piece of cake! Keep us posted!

    Easyflip/Richard

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #9
    Very best of luck to you ...

    Very best of luck to you ... I am considering this surgery myself.  It does seem scary .. but also a must do.  Its a big decision.

    I understand about the morphine sickness as well.  I don't do so good on that stuff either.

    Keeping you in thoughts and prayers Friday!

  • lilacbrroller
    lilacbrroller Member Posts: 412 Member
    #10
    hippiechicks said:

    Very best of luck to you ...

    Very best of luck to you ... I am considering this surgery myself.  It does seem scary .. but also a must do.  Its a big decision.

    I understand about the morphine sickness as well.  I don't do so good on that stuff either.

    Keeping you in thoughts and prayers Friday!

    Great!

    Laughing

    thats great that they think you are a good candidate for this procedure. Please post about your progress afterwards. Not many of our board members have gone to CtCA so it would be really useful to have your testimony and feedback which no doubt will be positive!

     

    good luck on procedure day!

    Karin

  • abrub
    abrub Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #11
    kipper1219 said:

    Hipec

    I've read the boards on this procedure. Yes this is the mother of them all. I will have a consult with the everyone on the team. My biggest concern is I have a problem with morphine. I get so sick with it. And of course being laid open and getting sick scares the poop out of me. Thankfull, my husband is currently unemployed and will be able to help me recover. 

    Carol 

    Be sure they know about problems with morphine

    I can't take morphine - it makes me itch frenetically (and does nothing for my pain.)  For my surgeries, I had epidurals, and then toradol and/or dilaudid or other painkillers - no morphine, and lots of anti-nausea meds.  (Vomiting scares the $#&^ out of me!)  Pain control was fine without morphine.  (You may have to ask for an epidural - it's a super way to control pain for the first day or so post-op.)

    Yes, this is the big guns, but I know people who've had this surgery with HIPEC and been out of the hospital in 10 days.  Walk as soon as you can.

    Alice

  • tanstaafl
    tanstaafl Member Posts: 1,313 Member
    #12
    cimetidine

    Have you read about or taken cimetidine before surgery?  The HIPEC surgeons have used cimetidine as part of their heated chemo package on the day but other CRC patients take cimetidine for weeks or even years to stop or reduce metastasis. 

     

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #13
    tanstaafl said:

    cimetidine

    Have you read about or taken cimetidine before surgery?  The HIPEC surgeons have used cimetidine as part of their heated chemo package on the day but other CRC patients take cimetidine for weeks or even years to stop or reduce metastasis. 

     

    Yes I have and thank you for

    Yes I have and thank you for reminding me!   I want to speak to my surgeon on this to be sure it is safe to take prior to HIPEC ... being it such a large surgery .. but definitely something I want to do.

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #14
    Fight for my love said:

    Dear Kipper, best luck with

    Dear Kipper, best luck with HIPEC procedure, it is a very tough one. I will pray for you. Keep us posted, I would like to know how your procedure goes. In the near future, my husband might have to do HIPEC too. Best wishes.

    Hipec

    i will update a couple days after surgery.  :)

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #15
    hippiechicks said:

    Very best of luck to you ...

    Very best of luck to you ... I am considering this surgery myself.  It does seem scary .. but also a must do.  Its a big decision.

    I understand about the morphine sickness as well.  I don't do so good on that stuff either.

    Keeping you in thoughts and prayers Friday!

    Hipec

    thank you!!

  • kipper1219
    kipper1219 Member Posts: 27
    #16
    lilacbrroller said:

    Great!

    Laughing

    thats great that they think you are a good candidate for this procedure. Please post about your progress afterwards. Not many of our board members have gone to CtCA so it would be really useful to have your testimony and feedback which no doubt will be positive!

     

    good luck on procedure day!

    Karin

    CTCA

    they have been wonderful!! They treat the entire body. And gave me options when the first cancer dr. Slammed the door on me. 

  • Girl2
    Girl2 Member Posts: 27
    #17
    Great news !
    is hipec for

    Great news !

    is hipec for peri mets ? 

  • abrub
    abrub Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #18
    Girl2 said:

    Great news !
    is hipec for

    Great news !

    is hipec for peri mets ? 

    yes

    HIPEC is for peritoneal mets, but the do have to remove as much as possible surgically, because the chemo only penetrate a few cell layers.

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
    #19
    We're thinking of you, Kipper

    I'm sure you're all nervous and getting ready for the surgery tomorrow. 

    You are in my thoughts and prayers. 

    Sue - Trubrit

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #20
    Thinking of you today and

    Thinking of you today and keeping you in prayers for event free recoup. 

     

  • RobinF
    RobinF Member Posts: 17
    #21
    Had my HIPEC on 5/20

    the epidural i have is a godsend, no pain at all! Im going to transition off of today (i think) as I plan on going home Monday. The surgeon said that there was more cancer than he thought there would be but hengot it all. :)

     

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