Postby ocstacy » Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:06 pm
She took xeloda for 8 chemo, 8 pills each day. We are happy to see that she does not have serious side effect. Actually she almost have no side effect except finger skins color darken and finer hurt with 2 times of vomit.
My mother as well as stage 3 rectal cancer. She just finished the Neoadjuvant therapy which is given as a first step to shrink a tumor before the main treatment, which is usually surgery, is given. It is a type of induction therapy. My mom's tumor is fairly low in the rectum which the GI let me know that she will probably have a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. I researched and found a great surgeon @USC KECK hospital Dr.Sang Lee. He is the chief colorectal surgeon @USC Keck. I actually found him on Yelp out of all places and contacted his patients. I listened to his pod casts and talked to some of his patients, they had great things to say.He let my mom know that he would perform a Laparoscopic proctectomy with hand-sewn colo-anal anastomosis & diverting loop ileostomy. He said he could save her sphincter muscle.
My mom is 77, I have seen her rectum after ending her tx after 08/16. She is in a lot of pain.. like she says it feels like she is peeing razor blades out of her vagina and anus. I have bought her a sitz bath of amazon. She loves it! I also her clean her area. The water bottles help that nurses give to after birth patients. I just want to know if the tumor has shrank. It's very red down there and she has hard time going to the bathroom. Xeloda has been giving her the rashes on her feet and legs. Looks like bug bites.
I forced my mother to get a colonoscopy. I knew in my heart that she had something wrong with her for a long time. She is stubborn and ignored the doctor's orders to get one done. What I have learned, is that Colorectal Cancer is on the rise in Korea with changes to the western diet. My mother ate red meat and RARE meat due to my German's fathers diet. My father had a triple bi bass a few months back. My mother also has Osteoporosis. I really hope and pray that our mother's will get through this. I hope that is has shrunk and not spread more. I believe one lymph was affected and it's a slow growing one. Prayers to you dear mother.
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ocstacy on Sat Sep 02, 2017 11:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Caregiver/daughter to dear mother age 78, dx 5/09/17 because of me!!
Rectal CA Stage 3 low-grade adenocarcinoma- 6 cm
Neoadjuvant start 7/10/17 ended 08/16/17
3D Lap. surgery @ Keck USC, Dr. Sang Lee 10/17/17 temp ileostomy
11/1 hospitalized abscess/hernia - home 11/06/17 antibiotics
NO LYMPHS INVOLVED! NEAR PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE! YAY!
Took her last chemo med 05/10/18! Ileo reversal 07/24/18
1st BM after reversal 07/25/18 Anal Fissure 8/15/18
Me:1st Colonoscopy age 38. 08/17 Benign polp.