CEA and liver function all in normal range. Don't know much about PETs but will research them and browse the board a bit for old posts as well - thank you. I think i'm extra anxious about this as 14 months before i was diagnosed lost a close friend to bowel cancer when she developed liver and bone m...
So since my last post I had the full CT report back which showed a 'wedge'. They think it's benign but was sent for a Liver MRI earlier this week for further analysis. The radiologist believes that it is not mets but has sent images to a specialist liver centre in London for a 2nd opinion. I should ...
This completely resonates with me. I had really similar feelings. A month out of chemo I feel less anxious about this but am still attending appointments so still wondering how I'll feel if and when they come to an end. As you say life can't go backwards, and what I resented most during my treatment...
Hello Earlier this week i got the initial report from my first post chemo CT scan. My onc said it seems to show liver damage from the chemo. My blood work showed liver function is ok. I'm due to get the full report tomo and wondered if any of you have experience of this and if so what I should I be ...
Obviously my number 1 bit of advice is to talk to your dr and let them know what you are worried about. I had some strange aches and pains and the same concerns about lung and bone mets but the dr thought it was gas and prescribed Omeprazole which seemed to resolve it. They asked me whether it was a...
Hiya, what a wonderful daughter you are. Your Mom must feel so very loved, which will make this experience so much easier for her. You said - My husband doesn't understand why I have been crying constantly and seems to think that strong people don't show emotion. This group is full of some of the br...
Hi Pat Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but hope you find support from this Board. Do you know where abouts in your bowel or rectum your tumor is sited? Or what the type of operation you are having is called? Also is there something specifically about the operation you are worried about that you ...
Lydia that story really made me laugh! Some people have a real way with words don't they! I remember a story one of the GPs at work told me about a recently bereaved woman who wasn't taking care of herself - it turned out her motivation for looking after herself in the past was the fact thy she need...
Disconap (or anyone else) do you have any advice on calculating calories? Do you use a heart rate monitor or something similar or just go by the published average amounts?