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by Trig
Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: CEA
Replies: 7
Views: 1835

Re: CEA

Thank you everyone for your responses, they are much appreciated. I go to doctor tomorrow to get results of my scans. I am only concerned because my first on was 2.1 then 2.2 and now 2.8. I realize it is still within normal limits, but it is rising. I am hoping obviously that it is nothing. They onl...
by Trig
Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: CEA
Replies: 7
Views: 1835

CEA

Hi everyone, just got my blood results and cea has gone from 2.2 to 2.8 - concerned about this.....have my ct results on Thursday. Any thoughts?? I don't know much about this, but do know when it starts to go up its not good right??

thanks
by Trig
Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

Hi everyone......it has been 9 months since being diagnosed....I have had 2 MRI and 3 Cat scans...they all have come back clean...so I am a little bit of a control freak and I went to pick up the clinical reports from the hospital. Well this was on my report " a very nonspecific lymph node find...
by Trig
Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:56 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

I am 44...and it was a mushroom type
by Trig
Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

As far as I know mine was considered stage 1...but the more I read the more I'm confused!! Mine is more in the rectum,..and from what I understand early budding. Does this make it stage 2? Both oncologists said no to chemo and radiation. And said there was a 10% chance of anything returning and afte...
by Trig
Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

Thank you everyone for your insight and answers...I appreciate it!! Well I pray and hope my follow up MRI is clean! I'm a little worried though cause from what I understand they won't be doing a catscan or chest X-ray
by Trig
Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:48 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

Also this is what the oncologist said at cancer center T1 lesion with a 2.2 mm negative margin..early tumor budding..no other negative features..a low grade lesion 2.4 mm at its widest diameter
by Trig
Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Re: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

This is what the paperwork says....there is a superficially low grade colonic adenocarcinoma arising from a pre existing tubulovillous adenoma. The adenocarcinoma component measures 2.4 x 0.8 mm and infiltrates approximately 0.8 mm into the submucosa. No lymphatic invasion but early epithelial buddi...
by Trig
Tue Jun 06, 2017 2:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?
Replies: 29
Views: 8838

Stage 1 with no surgery...any thoughts?

I have been recently diagnosed with stage 1 colorectal cancer which was removed in a colonoscopy. Been to two oncologist which one said it was my decision or not to have surgery and the other said if it was him he wouldn't have surgery. My polyp was through to the submucosa and from what I can under...

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