Postby jep » Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:39 am
Yes, thank you everyone, but we may have celebrated too soon. My husband woke up with a fever this morning, so of course I immediately thought sepsis . . . maybe they took the drain out too soon . . . my husband thinks he may have the flu and it's just a crazy coincidence that he's having sypmtoms the day after the surgical drain came out. We both work in public schools, so the germs are everywhere. He's been so healthy throughout chemo and everything, so we weren't expecting this. Going for a flu test today, and then he will meet with his surgeon today as well (unless the flu test is positive . . . no need to spread that around). Hopefully this is just another hurdle that we will conquer together! Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy during this winter season.
Thanks!
jep
Husband DX Stage IV CC on May 16, 2017
47 years old
Tumor Location: recto-sigmoid
Tumor type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size: 7.4 cm
Tumor grade: G3
TNM code: T3N2M1
Positive lymph nodes: 8 out of 20
Baseline CEA value: .9
LVI: present
Perineural invasion: present
Surgical margins: clear (w/in microns)
Primary surgery type: LAR
Folfox (August 2017-January 2018)
Scope June '18 - CLEAR! - 2 polyps removed
PET Scan 10/17/18: 3 positive lymph nodes
Irinotecan + Vectobix (started in November 2018)