Postby susie0915 » Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:52 am
That is good news. It feels good to know all you're going through is working. I had rectum cancer and after chemo and radiation, my surgeon said all that was left was scar tissue and I may not need chemo after surgery. I was elated. After the surgery and 0 lymph nodes affected at my post op check, the surgeon said the pathology report indicated cancer cells that were not active and recommended chemotherapy. I was really disappointed, but after talking to the oncologist, she said I wouldn't want to wonder later what if, if there were a recurrence, and I opted not to do the chemo. Even though the chance of recurrence was low, I had 6 rounds of xelox. I decided I wanted to do all I could to avoid a recurrence and not have any regrets. I finished treatment 4/16 and I'm currently NED. Last scan showed a spot on my lung, repeat indicated no change. Dr. thinks it's scar tissue related to interstitial lung disease that may have been caused by the chemo or an auto immune disorder. Being monitored for that too, even though I have no symptoms.
Have a great day,
Susan
58 yrs old Dx @ 55
5/15 DX T3N0MO
6/15 5 wks chemo/rad
7/15 sigmoidoscopy/only scar tissue left
8/15 PET scan NED
9/15 LAR
0/24 nodes
10/15 blockage. surgery,early ileo rev, c-diff inf
12/15 6 rds of xelox
5/16 CT lung scarring/inflammation
9/16 clear colonoscopy
4/17 C 4mm lung nod
10/17 pel/abd CT NED
11/17 CEA<.5
1/18 CT/Lung no change in 4mm nodule
5/18 CEA<.5, CT pel/abd/lung NED
11/18 CEA .6
5/19 CT NED, CEA <.5
10/19 Clear colonscopy
11/19 CEA <.5