Oncologist was very non plussed, but unfortunately I live between scans and blood tests. Thank you for any input. This change sounds pretty small to me -- possibly even with the margin-of-error for the assay in question. In any event, I think it would help to have more information in order to put e...

abscess 7 wks hospital Would you be able to give a few more details about the onset and treatment of your abscesses? For example, did the two abscesses appear at the same time? Were they of the same type, i.e., both external, surgical-site related, or both internal organ-related abscesses? Were the...

Sunnycd wrote: ... Going on a cruise on Dec 26, which I optimistically booked in sept, before omnicrom. Now I am sort of hoping the cruise line will cancel, which obv they won’t. And I won’t cancel because it cost me an arm, a leg and some other body parts So, are you back from the cruise now? How ...

⋅  Comprehensive Medical History Form Here is a link to a 6-page comprehensive medical history form available on-line: Comprehensive Adult New Patient Health History Questionnaire https://www.sutterhealth.org/pdf/provider-forms/comprehensive-adult-new-patient-health-history.pdf As I menti...

Onedayatatime, Thank you for the detailed answers to my recent questions. Very informative. I would like to fill out your medical history with some of the important items that are still missing, but right now I am traveling and don't have time to create the list of your missing data items. When I ge...

Thank you for your replies and for your elaborate signature. From the statements you have made so far, there are several points that I find puzzling or hard to explain. First, I don't see how you could have had an obstructive T4 tumor at age 57 when you had just had a clear colonoscopy only a few ye...

... I only want to vent, and then to see if anyone of you can set me straight re my expectations .....If you’ve made it this far in the post, thank you, and I would love to hear your thoughts. Yes, I have some thoughts, but I also have a few questions, but first of all my thoughts... From what I un...

Another comment. Your current protocol is different from the one you posted back in November 2020. https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65089&p=506451#p506451 Is your new protocol actually a hybrid protocol designed to address COVID-19 in addition to cancer? I notice ...

1. Your updated, expanded signature (subject to correction) 11/2019: Colonoscopy at xx yrs 12/2019: Dx Stage 3C, T4bN2bM0, rectal cancer with a 6.6cm tumor invading the external anal sphincter. 12/2019: MSI status = MSI-H 12/2019: Baseline CEA = ??? 01/2020 - Start of TNT (Total Neoadjuvant Therapy)...

New & Scared - Any Guidance Appreciated ...Any help so appreciated as the holidays plus this = extreme stress... As others have said already, your situation has not been diagnosed as cancer right now, so, for now, you should try to focus on having an enjoyable time over the holidays. There is n...

…Long story short, I am retaking the blood test in about 3 weeks, stopped all supplements, though none of them should have had an impact on liver (baby aspirin, turmeric, berberine, vitamin D, hair/nail/skin :), and I asked my oncologist to move up our appointment to Jan 3. … Could the supplements ...

... Going on a cruise on Dec 26, which I optimistically booked in sept, before omnicrom. Now I am sort of hoping the cruise line will cancel, which obv they won’t. And I won’t cancel because it cost me an arm, a leg and some other body parts :) Best wishes for a pleasant and relaxing cruise. If you...

... I have an upcoming MRI and sigmoidoscopy that should help clear some things up... Have you had an MRI before? If not, you might want to look at some of the MRI prep guides available on the Internet, for example: http://www.mrisafety.com/images/PreScrnF.pdf For the MRI, it will be important to f...

In June 2021, MadMed wrote:... If all goes well, i'll know in september/october what my surgery options are...

So, do you know what your options are going to be for your upcoming January 2022 surgery?

I had a chest + Pelvis CT this morning. While there was no evidence of metastatic disease (awesome!) There was no mention of the organ itself. No mention of the rectum at all. Why the hell not ? Presumably this was a restaging. Did that happen to anybody ? No, I don't think this is odd at all. It p...