Hi everyone! I'm new here and hoping for some feedback.
I was diagnosed with Stage 3C in October 2013 after an emergency surgery to remove obstruction. Went through 11 cycles of Folfox. October 2014 I had another emergency surgery to remove a large tumor on my ovary. Hello, Stage 4. 12 cycles of Folfiri with Avastin followed.
I finished in April 2015. Two weeks later I had a PET and 2 spots lit up. Had a colonoscopy and one spot was found inside the colon....assumption was made that the other spot was outside of the colon. Scheduled surgery to remove tumors.
Four weeks later (6 weeks post treatment) I went to the ER for pelvic pain. Had a CT scan and they found a baseball sized tumor on a blood vessel attached to my aorta. In addition, there are about a half dozen spots in my omentum. Surgery cancelled and I started Folfox with Vectibix. And for the record, Vectibix sucks.
So, I know this is bad. My oncologist said that without treatment, I would have 12-18 months. But I would be on treatment until I decide to stop. I see someone tomorrow for a second opinion.
In the meantime, has anyone had an experience like mine and if yes, is it all doom and gloom? Are mets to the omentum the worst case scenario???? I assumed liver and lungs were the bad guys so I'm completely confused now.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!