My old oncologist was perfectly happy to see me while I could be bothered turning up for appointments. The CEA test can detect more cancers than bowel. In the end it may ultimately save my life.
I'm afraid I'm not very well informed at the moment. I'm still in "trust the oncologist " mode. I had the impression that Keytruda was a Stage 4 treatment. The GemCarb chemo is a deceptive critter. Folfox is in your face from Day 1.Gemcarb lulls you into a false sense of security, up to th...
Yesterday was my 10th Colon Cancer anniversary. Still free of that cancer and still doing battle with NSCLung Cancer. During the 3rd round of GemCarb I found out what low red blood cells are like. No breath and very tired. I've now done week 1 of my initial 4th cycle of chemo which has now been exte...
Lots of activity since my last post. I've found a lung cancer home that I'm comfortable with. I've now completed 2 cycles of GemCarb with a third commencing on Wednesday. No side affects at all. I had a Ct scan on the 18th for review by the Lung Panel. last Tuesday. I had a follow up with my onc tod...
Thanks all for the well wishes. Today is day 1 of my first cycle of GemCarb. I had a meeting with my new Oncologist on Monday and he certainly is thorough. Basicly he explained why he has chosen this path, taking into account the amount of chemo that I have already had, and the state of my kidneys. ...
A fair bit has happened since my post. I've had an EBUS biopsy , and got preliminary results within 48 hours. Didn't read so good. Today I had a Lung Clinic Panel meeting. I will have a more extensive appointment with my new Oncologist on Easter Monday. The punchline is that I will do 3 months of Ge...
Hi Ron It's 6 months wait in the public system still Ron. It doesn't seem to have improved in 9 years. I had my last C. , June 2015. My colon was a battlefield. I'll be back in 2018 ( provided I'm still drawing breath). I had my first ever contact with the public system today at the Lung Clinic ( th...
If all follow up stopped at the 5 year mark I'd really be in trouble now. My onc has always been sparing with CT scans but when my CEA bumped up in January he re-ordered another blood test for 2 months time. When the CEA had gone up again , without hesitation he ordered a PET. I got the results on F...
Jan 26 SIL #1 Kathleen passed away from lung cancer Feb 26 My beloved Christine passed away away from Stage 4 Colon Cancer . 41 cycles of chemo in 23 months . what a fighter Feb 26 SIL #2 Sandy sdcharged from hospital after mastectomy for breast cancer Mar 24 I was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. A new ...
Perhaps she is Type 2 diabetic. 18% of former chemo patients are. I was diagnosed as a T2 in 2011 with an A1C of 9.1. It now runs at 5.6-5.8 .Even so I have high creatinine levels and an eGFR of around 45 ( but stable). I had diagnostic imaging and a kidney biopsy performed before my specialist conc...
My partner has now done 40 cycles of chemo. The big gains on Folfox+ Avastin were in the first 4 cycles. After 22 cycles of that chemo she was switched to Folfiri + Erbitux . Much the same happened there. At the moment it is fairly stable with only a slight increases in CEA. Strewth she's tough. I w...