... So my question is, can the oncologist interpret the ct at all?... My oncologist would put my scan's CD-ROM in his computer and launch his CT scan viewer software and flip through the various scan slices to show me where there might be problems. He was pretty skilled at doing this. The software ...
My husband's surgery went very well. What helped is that he was very fit and otherwise "healthy" when he went in. The hardest was recovery, it took him a good 3 months to get back to normal. I am sure he will have an amazing medical team to get through this like my hubby had. He is now 6 m...
My husband just had his first CT since he was diagnosed last year. He has a follow up with his radiation oncologist this afternoon. That being said, we were told by the tech that the oncologist will be able to access the CT pictures but the report from the radiologist will most likely not be ready y...
I wouldn't mess with it and go for surgery especially if you had lymph node involvement...In my opinion it's way to risky to do watch and wait when you are Stage 3. They thought my husband had a complete response to chemorad as the tumor was completely gone...turns out one lymph node tested positive...
From your original post it appears that DH will soon be transitioning from active treatment into the 5-year surveillance period. In this case, the most urgent task is to insure that DH has been given a "Survivorship Care Plan" to follow over the next five years. He had a phone consult wit...
My husband recovered faster from surgery and tolerated chemo very well because he exercised the whole time. He never skipped more than 2 days. He kept telling me I feel like s*hit but I know if I don't go to the gym I'll feel even worse andddd sure thing he would come back from his training and be a...
Hello everyone! My husband is finishing his last cycle of chemo on Wednesday. We are super lucky as he literally sailed through it. No major side effects. It has been almost a year since his diagnosis. Our little family went through a lot..we had our second baby only a week after his surgery. So far...
Hi everyone, My hubby is starting mop up Capox tomorrow and I would like some advice or just hear from someone who had the same type of chemo. Is it very different from Folfox? What side effects did you have ? He is a very active guy and recovered pretty well/fast from his APR surgery. He is finally...
My husband ended up with a permanent colostomy since his tumor was very low so that was pretty much his only option unfortunately. What helped him a LOT is the steath belt. He wears it pretty much all the time so his bag goes unnoticed even when he goes swimming. You can get it on http://www.steathb...
Hi everyone, My husband just got his path report from the APR surgery he got 2 weeks ago for rectal cancer. So his tumor was completely gone due to chemorad and everything was clear EXCEPT one positive lymph node. So my question is : is he automatically gonna get mop op chemo ? And second question ...
Hi everyone, My husband just got his path report from the APR surgery he got 2 weeks ago for rectal cancer. So his tumor was completely gone due to chemorad and everything was clear EXCEPT one positive lymph node. So my question is : is he automatically gonna get mop op chemo ? And second question :...
... Do you have any tips or advices? I know it's gonna be a long one and I feel bad for him because he is a very active guy (borderline hyper lol) and not being able to move much and do physical stuff is gonna drive him nuts!! Since your husband just had abdominal surgery, I would suggest that he p...