Postby NHMike » Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:16 am
I had chemo before surgery and not doing the chemo and radiation wasn't an option. A surgeon wouldn't operate on me without radiation and chemo first. So I knew what chemo was like. I had adjuvant chemo as well but it was rougher because the drug strength was higher and there was an additional drug. I have some lingering side-effects that might be permanent but I can live with them. Spend some time reading through the accounts of going through it. It is no picnic - I'd say that it's rough; and you will have an adjustment period with the ileostomy. But lots and lots of people here do it and get through it.
6/17: ER rectal bleeding; Colonoscopy
7/17: 3B rectal. T3N1bM0. 5.2 4.5 4.3 cm. Lymphs: 6 x 4 mm, 8 x 6, 5 x 5
7/17-9/17: Xeloda radiation
7/5: CEA 2.7; 8/16: 1.9; 11/30: 0.6; 12/20 1.4; 1/10 1.8; 1/31 2.2; 2/28 2.6; 4/10 2.8; 5/1 2.8; 5/29 3.2; 7/13 4.5; 8/9 2.8, 2/12 1.2
MSS, KRAS G12D
10/17: 2.7 2.2 1.6 cm (-90%). Lymphs: 3 x 3 mm (-62.5%), 4 x 3 (-75%), 5 x 3 (-40%). 5.1 CM from AV
10/17: LAR, Temp Ileostomy, Path Complete Response
CapeOx (8) 12/17-6/18
7/18: Reversal, Port Removal
2/19: Clean CT