Hi,
Just wondering if anyone else has mets to the spleen. I have multiple large liver mets, one very small lung met, and now a 1.2cm spleen met....
J. R.
I LOVE AVASTIN. I'm advaced stage IV with unresectable liver mets. Started chemo in early Mar '05 and went on a break in mid Aug '05. I never stopped the Avastin traetments, and so far the Avastin is keeping my cancer from progressing. Side effects are very minimul and I feel pretty good most of the...
Karen, I can totally relate to your condition. I was diagnosed Feb 2005 at age 38 with stage IV, multiple large liver mets. My colon tumor is small and has not been removed. I went on 6 months chemo (5FU/Luek, Camptosar, Avastin). After that I went on Avastin alone, and am currently still on it. Non...
Robin,
I'm only on Avastin right now and have never been on Xeloda, but I started having a lot of joint pain after beginning chemo a year ago. I take glucosamine, which has helped some, but there are times when I can barely lift my arms.
J. R.
Joy, Just some words of encouragement from a stage IV survivor. Try not to dwell of what you see or read on the internet...new drugs and treatments come out daily and the stats on survival can't keep up. Always hope for the best. I try to remember that nobody knows when they will depart this planet ...
Fishy, I went on Avastin alone back in August. My last two CT's showed no tumor progression. I have a CT next week and considering the discomfort I've had recently, the Avastin may not be holding things back any longer....but I'm praying it still is. My doctor and I have not really discussed the int...
To kevinlv, I too had unusual pain in late summer 2004...my doctor thought I might be having some gallstone problems and told me to wait and see if it went away...it did, but then came back in Jan. and the pain was so intense I went to emergency thinking I had appendicitis or something. The ER did a...
Greetings, I just wanted to introduce myself...I've been lurking around for a couple months. My name is J. R. and I'm 39. I was diagnosed one year ago this month with advanced stage 4 colorectal cancer. I haven't had any surgery. The primary tumor in the sigmoid area of my colon and is very small an...