teacher2017 wrote:DonutHead wrote:teacher2017 wrote:I agree it was ridiculous. Definitely changing. She is not affiliated with the oncologist either so I will ask for a recommendation. Yes, I'm very touchy. I heard the other day "oh wow, you lost weight, you look great." I felt like saying "yeah cancer surgery is responsible." But I didn't. Just going to work on making this bronchitis go away. Can't seem to kick it.
Robino1 wrote:From the American Cancer Society website:
What does differentiation mean?
Differentiation is the grade of the cancer, which is based on how abnormal the cells look under the microscope. Cancers that are higher grade or poorly differentiated tend to grow and spread more quickly. Colon cancer is usually divided into 3 grades:
Well differentiated (low grade)
Moderately differentiated (intermediate grade)
Poorly differentiated (high grade)
Sometimes, though, it is just split into 2 grades: well-moderately differentiated (low grade) and poorly differentiated (high grade).
What is the significance of the grade of colon cancer?
Grade is one of the many factors used to help predict how likely a cancer is to grow and spread. Poorly differentiated (high-grade) colon cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than well and moderately differentiated colon cancers. However, other factors are also important in determining a person's prognosis (outlook), such as how far the cancer has spread (which cannot be determined on the biopsy).
Moderately is better than poor
susie0915 wrote:Robino1 wrote:From the American Cancer Society website:
What does differentiation mean?
Differentiation is the grade of the cancer, which is based on how abnormal the cells look under the microscope. Cancers that are higher grade or poorly differentiated tend to grow and spread more quickly. Colon cancer is usually divided into 3 grades:
Well differentiated (low grade)
Moderately differentiated (intermediate grade)
Poorly differentiated (high grade)
Sometimes, though, it is just split into 2 grades: well-moderately differentiated (low grade) and poorly differentiated (high grade).
What is the significance of the grade of colon cancer?
Grade is one of the many factors used to help predict how likely a cancer is to grow and spread. Poorly differentiated (high-grade) colon cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than well and moderately differentiated colon cancers. However, other factors are also important in determining a person's prognosis (outlook), such as how far the cancer has spread (which cannot be determined on the biopsy).
Moderately is better than poor
My pathology report didn't say anything about differentiation just that tumor was grade 1. Is that different? Maybe because I had chemo/radiation cannot determine.
teacher2017 wrote:Can anyone recommend a good book on anti-cancer diets? Anything you'd like to share?
teacher2017 wrote:Here's a question for all those with the fanny pack pumping folfox....do you actually hear the machine? Will it keep me up? Do you feel it?
teacher2017 wrote:So I went back to the dr to check out this bronchitis- she said lungs are clear and doesn't want me to get an X-ray because I have been ctscanned and xrayed too death. After telling her about the resection surgery and the lymph nodes, she told me that I got a raw deal and she was sorry. "Wow. That's a lot of lymph nodes" she said. I felt like I was already given my death sentence. She even implied that this cough could be a lung issue from the cancer. I'm just sick. I think I need another general doctor. So I have more antibiotics to take and she wants me to take a steroid which I do not want to take because it could prolong chemo. What a day.
teacher2017 wrote:Well I had my colonoscopy at 48-and according to the world, not supposed to even get one yet! If I waited I'd be in worse shape. You are right. Time to change doctors. I already feel like the grim reaper is at my door I certainly don't need this doctor making me feel worse. There needs to be a class in bedside manner.
Lee wrote:teacher2017 wrote:Well I had my colonoscopy at 48-and according to the world, not supposed to even get one yet! If I waited I'd be in worse shape. You are right. Time to change doctors. I already feel like the grim reaper is at my door I certainly don't need this doctor making me feel worse. There needs to be a class in bedside manner.
I got mine at 46. Only reason I am here today is because of my PCP and my bleeding hemorrhoids. Al blood tests were normal and 2 test to check for blood in stools came back negative. My PCP figured my bleeding hemorrhoids were my excuse for getting my baseline colonoscopy early in life. I had no symptoms yet I was diagnosed at a stage IIIC. I have thanked him more than once. DH had to see him about 2 weeks after my diagnoses and before he got the follow up paperwork, DH told him of my diagnoses, guess he turned white as a ghost, he was so shocked by the news.
I would not have seen 50 either.
Lee
teacher2017 wrote:Can anyone recommend a good book on anti-cancer diets? Anything you'd like to share?
Aqx99 wrote:. . . I was anemic, so she sent me to a gastroenterologist. We were all thinking IBS or something similar. Imagine our shock when he found my tumor.
Lee wrote:Aqx99 wrote:. . . I was anemic, so she sent me to a gastroenterologist. We were all thinking IBS or something similar. Imagine our shock when he found my tumor.
I was NOT anemic, if anything I was the high end of normal. Nothing to worry about. That is why PCP was not worried about cancer. After I was diagnosed, I has to see all these new Dr.(s). Every last one of them had me fill out a 10+ pages, describing my pain and pain level. Broken down by page describing your pain in every part of your body. The first time I filled one of these out I learned FAST to draw a line from bottom of page diagonal across to top of page followed up with "NO PAIN". At some point I would write "Gee wish I had some pain. Gee wish I had some symptom. Maybe then I would not be dealing with a stage IIIC diagnoses." Really pissed me off. I did every thing right, butt still got stuck with this cancer.
That is when I "really" learned, we are NOT ALL equal. Some of us are blessed, and some of us are hit with hard knocks in life. You take what you are given and take it from there. You will find some true idiots that will cross your pass. You will also find some of your friends are major drags and not worth the struggle dealing with them. I had one friend who I dropped 10 yrs ago due to her attitude and total ignorance of what I was going through. 10+ yrs latter she's at my front door step wanting to reconnect. Two weeks later I realized she was the same person, butt this time, lonely, no friends. I wonder why!!
Butt at the other end of spectrum you will find some of your "true/best" friends. I had lunch with one of those "true/best friends" today. We talked about doing our annual Black Friday again, our 14th year. We started this back in 2004 because she was trying to find some way we could connect especially with me dealing with cancer. She is one of my dearest friends today.
Cancer will bring that out. As CRguy would say, enough said .
Lee
Lee wrote:teacher2017 wrote:So I went back to the dr to check out this bronchitis- she said lungs are clear and doesn't want me to get an X-ray because I have been ctscanned and xrayed too death. After telling her about the resection surgery and the lymph nodes, she told me that I got a raw deal and she was sorry. "Wow. That's a lot of lymph nodes" she said. I felt like I was already given my death sentence. She even implied that this cough could be a lung issue from the cancer. I'm just sick. I think I need another general doctor. So I have more antibiotics to take and she wants me to take a steroid which I do not want to take because it could prolong chemo. What a day.
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