Postby BeansMama » Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:32 am
According to my CEA numbers it looks like the Keytruda is working! It has gone from 345 at the beginning, to 78 after a treatment of Opdivo and a treatment of Keytruda. Now after two treatments of Keytruda it has dropped to 21.5!
Should be having a scan in the next three weeks to see if there are any changes in the tumor.
As of right now the plan is to treat with Keytruda for 6 months and watch the scans carefully. Once I hit the plateau where it stops responding I go to surgery.
My oncologist also said that they will be doing a write up of my treatment. He feels that the combination of the Keytruda treatment and the complicated surgery makes it write up worthy.
I am just glad something finally seems to be working, that I feel more like my old self again. I have more energy, I don't feel as sick all the time. I still battle fatigue and I have a low grade fever and bone pain from the treatment but I will take that over chemo side effects any day.
41 yrs old
Tumor found 9/2015
Surgery 1 - 11/2015 LAR and colostomy
Surgery 2 - 11/2015 wound vac
Surgery 3 - 12/2015 revise resection, move colostomy
Mets to liver - tumor inoperable - one add'l met destroyed
Stage IVa (T3 N2a M1a)
Primary tumor 9 cm x 7.5 cm x 2 cm
Beginning Folfox 1/2016 - Failed
Beginning Folfiri and vectibix 8/2016 — Failed
Beginning Folfirinox + Avastin 11/2016 - Failed
Beginning Keytruda 1/2017
CEA drop from 345 to 7.3 after starting immunotherapy
Lynch positive 3/2016