Postby H is for Hawk » Thu May 21, 2015 3:05 pm
Hi Bev,
Sorry to hear about your possible setback. In the unlikely event that it is some kind of mediastinal lymphoma, it can be treated successfully with a very high cure rate. R-CHOP chemotherapy melts those kind of lesions away, even large ones.
10/2014: left hemi-colectomy, splenic flexure tumor 3.2 x 3.8 x .9 cm, pT4a N2B M0 stage 3, 13/14 lymph nodes positive, moderately to poorly differentiated, MMR-proficient, MSI-stable, lympho vascular invasion, large venous invasion, perineural invasion
11/2014 - present: vitamin C infusions, green tea extract, salvestrol, saffron, vitamin D3, cannabis oil (CBD), many other supplements, celebrex, metformin, digoxen, cimetidine
11/2014-4/2015: 12 cycles of FOLFOX chemotherapy, 3 cycles normal oxaliplaten, 6 cycles reduced oxaliplaten, 3 cycles no oxaliplaten
5/2015 PET scan: 2.5 x 1.5 cm soft tissue lesion behind left colon SUV 5.8, small 7 mm lesion on front abdominal wall SUV 3.5, mild soft tissue mass in the upper right front abdominal wall along peritoneal surface SUV 2.4
5/2015: core needle biopsy of 2.5 x 1.5 cm lesion, pathology is positive for colon cancer (adenocarcinoma)
H is for Hawk (57)
10/14 L. hemi-colectomy 3 x 4 x 1 cm tumor, 13/14 lymph nodes pos. pT4a N2B M0 stage 3 MSS
11/14 - 4/15 12x FOLFOX
5/15 PET scan: 2.5 x 1.5 cm l. colon lesion, peri surface lesion SUV 2.4, adenocar., KRAS wd, BRAF V600E mut
6/15 HIPEC
9/15 Pleural lining & liver mets, CA 19-9: 6000
10/15 Vectibix Tafinlar Mekinist
11/15 1500
1/16 200
2/16 100, add Lentinan
3/16 122
6/16 4500
7/16 20,000, CT scan - three new liver mets
8/16 6700, FOLFIRI
9/16 4900, CT scan - two new liver mets
10/16 2255 vinorelbine