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by OldDave
Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:07 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: No confirming diagnosis
Replies: 9
Views: 2476

Re: No confirming diagnosis

Thanks for the responses. My colonoscopy was clean and the pet scan failed to show anything but the lymph nodes in the abdomen. I will check on the liquid biopsy. Any suggestions are welcome, I am adrift at sea without a rudder at this point. My upcoming visit to Ohio State's James Center should pro...
by OldDave
Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:52 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: No confirming diagnosis
Replies: 9
Views: 2476

Re: No confirming diagnosis

Thanks for the reply. Going to the James Center at Ohio State on 12/6 for second opinion.
Chemo is Folfox.
by OldDave
Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:17 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: No confirming diagnosis
Replies: 9
Views: 2476

Re: No confirming diagnosis

Thank you for the inquire and response. I had a mild stomach ache for a couple months. Not really bothersome, just noticeable. My family physician prescribed Omeprazole and said that if it isn't better in 3 or 4 weeks, we'll have to do a cat scan. It revealed enlarge lymph glands. Since then the col...
by OldDave
Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:40 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: No confirming diagnosis
Replies: 9
Views: 2476

No confirming diagnosis

Mid summer a cat scan revealed expanded lymph nodes which was deemed to be lymphoma. A subsequent biopsy of the lymph nodes showed almost all dead cells but the few alive indicated colon cancer. Following was a colonoscopy, a P.E.T. scan, a bone marrow test (which indicated 0.2% lymphoma). None of t...

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