I am glad to hear that things are going well now.

Claudia

I had a similar experience and had my first complete coloscopy one year after diagnosis of rectal cancer. The tumour was too large and the scope did not pass. Nevertheless, my colon was clear. I also had a bounch of MR, CAT and PET scans that would probably detect larger tumours, but the scope can h...

I had to put my dog to sleep. I miss him a lot.
Otherwise things are fine, biking to work (with spikes), training strenght and running. Working full time. No anxiety, so I don’t have much to write, but I read and try to answer when I feel I can contribute.

Claudia

I am Claudia, mentionwd by NHMike, I am Italian and live in Norway. I had reversal in June 2018 and don’t have problems except perhaps more frequency, but very manageable. My tumor was quite low (5 cm from anal verge) and it looked like it went through the colon, so surgery was necessary. I did not ...

Yes, but I have done rectoscopy and CAT scan first every three months and then every 6 months. I guess because I am a stage IV. The thing is that colon has been clear, no polips, so reoccurrence would be in the rectum and then perhaps a rectoscopy is enough? A new polip in the colon would take some ...

I suspect I will have the next in 3-5 years, but I have a rectoscopy and CAT scan scheduled in February.

Claudia

The coloscopy went fine, everything is normal and it was done in 20 minutes, without sedation or any other form of pain control. It was really much easier than I expected.

Claudia

I am here drinking coloscopy prep, I will have it tomorrow, and I am very happy since I never got one (the tumor was blocking the scope). My older dog is not able to stand up anymore. He is over 13 and has a chronic illness typical for the breed (intestinal lymphagiectsia). So nobody was expecting h...

I am happy to hear you are better! And wonderful news about the outcome.

Claudia

I am glad to hear that surgery went fine and you are already at home! Wish you a quick recovery.

Claudia

I am sorry about the reoccurrence, sad that chemo did not help. I hope your husband gets the best possible care and quality of life.

A big hug

Claudia

Gluconeogenesis is the metabolic process by which the liver converts gluconeogenic amino acids (from protein) and glycerol (from stored fat) into sugar as a way to fuel the cells that need it. Unfortunately, this glucose can also fuel cancer cells and may diminish some of the beneficial effects that...

Ok, I got it, the cells use fat to make ketones

All the best

Claudia

I don’t have experience with IV chemo, but I was wondering what do you mean exactly about feeding cells with fat instead than glucose? Don’t at the end all cells use respiration as mean to produce ATP with the formula O2 + glucose = CO2 + ATP? I guess fat is transformed into glucose at the end? Clau...

Good luck! Nice to get it done.

Best

Claudia