Postby susie0915 » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:04 pm
I am so sorry for your diagnosis. There are many here that have responded positively to treatment with stage IV cancer. Now is time to get all information you can about treatment options. As many here will recommend find a top rate cancer center. If you are willing and able to travel, I am sure there are many that can be recommended by members of this forum. I received treatment from a good cancer hospital in Michigan, but my treatment was pretty standard. I still did seek 2nd opinions and went with the a different hospital than where I was originally diagnosed. I met with surgeons, oncologists, and radiation oncologists from each hospital and even though treatment was going to be the same at each cancer center, I chose the one I felt most comfortable. Good Luck with your search for treatment options and use all the knowledge from this forum to help you.
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