Just told I have a mass in rectum

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susie0915
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Re: Just told I have a mass in rectum

Postby susie0915 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:04 pm

I'm glad you finally have a plan in place. I know once the plan is finalized you just want to get it done. I sure you will do great as it sounds like it was caught early, and no chemo or radiation necessary. Good luck with your surgery.
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

KathyLynn
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Location: Rock Hall, MD

Re: Just told I have a mass in rectum

Postby KathyLynn » Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:19 pm

Thank you, I will stay strong and positive
8/2017. RC
11/27/2017. Robotic LAR. No chemo/rad
12/2017 Moderatley differentiated, 3.0 cm in greatest dimension
Macroscopic tumor perf: not identified. All margins of resection and proximal neg for tumor.
Lymphovascular and perineural invasion: not identified.
1/13/2018. T2N0M0 with isolated tumor cell (ITC)
7/2018. CEA 2.0. 10/18: 2.0. 1/19: 2.3 11/19. 2.1
11/19 CT NED
06/21 CT NED CEA 1.3


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