Hello, My mom had a CT scan last week and was called back for an pelvic ultrasound. We saw her oncologist yesterday and apparently there is a 5cm mass in/near the right ovary. (I don't have the reports so I can't be more specific.) My mom had finished Folfox6 Sept, 2009. Her doc can't say if it's a ...

Thanks CRGuy!

SkiFletch: The balance thing is bothering my mom a bit and the numbness
in her feet is definitely not helping her mobility. Hopefully it'll improve.

Cheers.

Hello, We were at the oncologist's office to review the results of my mom's latest scans and they think the spot on the kidney is a (complex?) cyst. They will just watch it. Also, my mom's been having some balance problems since chemo and some recent headaches. The doc ordered a brain MRI and that c...

Wow...you guys sure are having fun. :) I've never seen my mom's MRI and CT scans. Maybe I should try to get a CD of those some time. Years ago I did have a brain MRI and it looked remarkably empty, though not nearly as bad as this: http://www.simpsonstrivia.com.ar/wallpapers/homer-simpson-wallpaper-...

Excellent new indeed. Congratulations!

Hi Starbuck,

You should ask your oncologist for a recommendation, especially since
you're still on chemo.

FWIW, my mom is post chemo and her oncologist recommended 1000 IU of D3 and
one baby aspirin (81mg?) a day.

Cheers.

It seems you can resect quite a large portion of the liver and have good regeneration
afterward:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article ... 7-0040.pdf

Starbuck,

This is excellent news.

Cheers.

Hey Starbuck,

FWIW, my mom developed a funny sensation in her throat during her chemo
which actually caused some difficulty in swallowing. An endoscopy was done
and it was all clear. Eventually her swallowing returned to normal a few
months after her chemo.

Best of luck with the CT.

Cheers.

SkiFletch wrote:Well, at least it didn't show what you were worried about? Small victories?

Yes, that is true. Thank you for reminding me of that.

Cheers.

Hi,

An update: Apparently the ultrasound didn't show much
so my mom's oncologist is ordering another CT to look at
the region again and try to get a better look.

So the waiting and anxiety continues...

Thanks.

Hi, Thanks for all your replies. I guess I'll just have to wait for the results and try my best to not freak out until then. Praying for some good news... CRGuy: The fake lake is apparently at the media centre 'off-site' in a building at the CNE so I'll probably not make a visit. I do work across th...

My mom's recent CT scan picked up a spot on a kidney. She had
an abdominal ultrasound today which also showed a spot. Her
oncologist probably won't get for a week.

Naturally I'm very worried about this. Has anyone had a similar
experience which turned out to be benign?

Thanks.

Congrats Ivona!

For those interested, here's the article describing the calculator: http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/26/3/380 A couple things came to mind: 1) This is data from 1990 to 2000, so this is before FOLFOX. The results now are likely better. 2) My understanding is that node-negative patients were ...