Postby GrouseMan » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:54 pm
The fact that they wish to biopsy the suspect spot and take a look is good. It always better to take a look under the hood if you will. They will get a clear picture of what it is. The surgeon took a look at my wife's liver mets when he did her colon resection, but he didn't attempt to remove them at that point. He pointedly wasn't all that concerned about them, and left them for the oncologist to deal with. Of course people with mets to more than one organ are usually not candidates for resection of those mets. My wife's biggest liver met was 7.7 cm back on July 30th of 2013. Her latest CT scan from July 7th 2014 shown this had shrunk to 2 cm in size with partial calcification, and the Spleen looked within "Normal Limits" according to the radiologist. Oncologist couldn't see anything now on her spleen. Her CEA went from 110 last year now to about 1.9 to 2.2.... Her CEA is now checked every three weeks prior to her "Maintenance" treatment of 5-FU/Avastin.
So I think they have a good plan for your mom. She may be lucky and they resect it when they do the colon resection, and might be on her way towards long term NED or even a cure. Not all Stage IV patients get that chance.
Regards,
GrouseMan
DW 53 dx Jun 2013
CT mets Liver Spleen lung. IVb CEA~110
Jul 2013 Sig Resct
8/13 FolFox,Avastin 12Tx mild sfx, Ongoing 5-FU Avastin every 3 wks.
CEA: good marker
7/7/14 CT Can't see the spleen Mets.
8/16/15 CEA Up, CT new abdominal mets. Iri, 5-FU, Avastin every 2 wks.
1/16 Iri, Erbitux and likely Avastin (Trial) CEA going >.
1/17 CEA up again dropped from Trial, Mets growth 4-6 mm in abdomen
5/2/17 Failed second trial, Hospitalized 15 days 5/11. Home Hospice 5/26, at peace 6/4/2017