Postby retiredteacher » Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:53 pm
Oncologist recommended stopping the chemo - so completion of four cycles rather than five. He says with the gut problems (capecetibine) and foot neuropathy (ice picks in toes) the negative side effects may be outweighing positive benefits, given my staging etc. He has felt the this third phase shows the weakest survival benefit and also the weakest evidence after the chemo radiation and surgery. Is completely comfortable with the call. Wants me to recover from all this and see him in two months. So - woo hoo!
RC F 63 9/17
Adeno 7 cm MSS G2 PET
T3N0M0
2.5K Cap/RT x 25
"Near complete response" PET 1/18
CEA 0.5 10/17, 0.6 10/18
MRI 2/18 yT2N0 12 cm fr AV 3 cm
LAR 2/18 yT1N0M0 0/21 G1 0.3 cm
CAPEOX 3/18, reduced to 80% at cycle 3
Completed 4 cycles; stopped, gut issues, liver enzymes
CT/ colonoscopy 11/18 NED
4/19 NED Sacral fractures/osteoporosis
"Caregiver" to the Iron Man
Hubby CRC Stage 3 2004 NED, Small Cell Lung Cancer Limited 2011 NED, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer 2019 NED October 2019