Thank you for your news, so delighted for you. You give hope some much hope to us all Stage 4 ers, so vitally important to read such successful stories, thank you.
Thank you all for your replies. Bluebird in answer to your question " if convenient, can you share more info what you have done during this period? how the cancer cells from lymph nodes are removed? by chemo or others?", here goes ":- I started chemo 3 weeks after surgery (12 rounds o...
That's exactly where I am having had a clear scan last week and have been reminded that the rise can be for a number of reasons, most likely inflammation. I like the advice to not worry and keep an eye on the trend. All the very best to you. Shân
I just got NED results on Pet and CT scans this week but CEA rose from 4.3 to 6.1 in 2 weeks. I've had severe chest pains caused by neulasta so am hoping my increased CEA is a result of inflammation not something more sinister, but difficult not to worry about it! Anyone else had a similar experienc...
I just got NED results on Pet and CT scans this week but CEA rose from 4.3 to 6.1 in 2 weeks. I've had severe chest pains caused by neulasta so am hoping my increased CEa is a result of inflammation not something more sinister, but difficult not to worry about it!
I fasted through 12 cycles of irinotecan and avastin and found that I had greatly reduced side effects to those that I was warned of, mainly fatigue and diarrhea. I fasted 36 hours prior to treatment plus the day of and broke the fast on the third day, so somewhere between 60 and 72 hours altogether...
Hi All, I'm new to this too so not entirely sure how to reply correctly to you all, but here's goes! Thank you Lee, and dianetavegia I am immensely grateful for you who continue to post now that you are NED, you are such inspiration and give me so much hope. I started chemo again today, Avastin and ...
Does anyone else have distant lymph node metastasis only with no organ involvement? Need to decide on next course of treatment. Avastin again, since it gave me 5 months NED? Erbitux, Cyramza, Stivargo? Looked at new trial Pembrolizumab and radiation but my disease is not measurable enough yet!! Woul...