Possibly still NED...our story to date

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mpbser
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby mpbser » Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:38 pm

So were my questions about the "wedge-shape hyperenhancing areas in the right hepatic lobe consistent with perfusional anomalies" that she refused to answer. I am so sorry I have put my husband through all this. We would have been better off staying at MGH.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

radnyc
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby radnyc » Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:38 pm

“>>> Given the track record we've had thus far, I don't hold my breath to get any answer.... I really hate this woman.“

Well, that’s pretty telling. I think that if you’re are so set against it, don’t bother. But make sure it’s your husband that makes the final decision, he’ll have to live with it.
DX Jan 2010, at age 47
Feb - colon resection - 2/17 nodes positive
April - liver mets - Stage 4
3 months Folfox chemotherapy
August '10 liver resection and HAI pump
7 months chemo FUDR HAI and Folfiri systemic
NED since August 2010
Last treatment April 2011
HAI Pump removed Dec 2015

mpbser
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby mpbser » Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:57 pm

Oh, absolutely it is his decision. I have been as neutral with him as Switzerland for the past few days. Laid out what I know and what I don't know and the ball is in his court. I feel awful bringing him there, though, and I know I won't be able to forgive myself if things go sideways. The risks are incredibly high, and I pray that those "wedge-shape hyperenhancing areas in the right hepatic lobe consistent with perfusional anomalies" that Dr. Kemeny did not like being asked about are not there anymore (despite the fact that they are somewhat still visible on the MRI CDs from MGH I have viewed) and won't increase the [life threatening, e.g. cholangitis] risks to 20%.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

Milk Tea
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby Milk Tea » Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:02 pm

Don’t be so hard on yourself. Your husband is a very lucky man to have you by his side as a strong advocate. All of your questions are great legit questions. I do hope your doctor or doctor’s staff will be answering them. (Pls do share if you get them)
One way or another, he will be NED after surgery. With pump, we pray for no liver or bile ducts complications, if no pump, we try our best with good supplements and/or mop up and/or maintenance chemo to prevent recurrence.
Wife to DH
09/2016: Dx at 50, CC Ascending colon, 10+ liver Mets
KRAS-Mut G12V, MSS, CEA 8
09/2016: Nearly blocked, Emergency colon surgery (LAR)
FOLFOXIRI+Avastin: 6 before and 6 after liver resection
01/2017: Liver resection, open, both lobes, 40% total liver cut, tumors either cut out or microwave ablation burn, all tumors are out
02/2017-01/2019 : Clean CT every 3-4 months, CEA between 2-3
06/2017-Present: Maintenance Chemo: Xeloda + Avastin

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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby Swirdfish » Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:08 am

I had lots of questions for my chemo, surgery and radiation. Many doctors gave me different answers, and some I didn't like.

Being such a big disease there are more questions then answers.

Following your posts for a while, you seem like a very difficult person to deal with. But I guess your already are aware of this.
06/2016 Went in for colonoscopy came out with a tumor. Age 35
12cm from verge at junction. Rectal cancer.
Clinical stage T3 NO MO
Temp illestomy
Completed 5FU and Radiation
LAR surgery planned 13 Oct 2016
Completed ULAR surgery 11-10-2016.
0/22 nodes
pT3 N0 M0 R1
Stage 2A

Pathology reviewed and changed
ypT3 N0 M0 R0

Started folfox 21-11-2016
5-4-17 NED
Reversal 12-4-17

mpbser
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby mpbser » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:04 am

Holy cannoli! Just got his CA19-9 result. <1. What the heck?

The testing method is an immunoenzymatic assay
manufactured by Beckman Coulter Inc. and performed
on the UniCel DxI 800.

Values obtained with different assay methods or kits
may be different and cannot be used interchangeably.

Test results cannot be interpreted as absolute
evidence for the presence or absence of malignant
disease.

Test Performed by:
Mayo Clinic Laboratories - Rochester Superior Drive
3050 Superior Drive NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby rp1954 » Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:31 am

Ultra low CA199, less than 2 units, means that cimetidine cannot not do any good as a long term treatment. I'm not sure about a minimal short course for perioperative, e.g. 800 mg for 5-10 days (BSA for 100 kg). Time to stop the long term cimetidine program. i'd revisit the previous surgeon's Celebrex/celecoxib reasoning for pre-op.

This is why tests done, reported and discussed, sooner than later, are important. Damn the obstructions, -ists everybody, it is up to us. One could have had two years of insight and potential benefit from some other chemistry(s) if the gastroenterologist, surgeon or onc pulled their heads out. Otherwise we have make it a priority, and get it done ourselves.
watchful, active researcher and caregiver for stage IVb/c CC. surgeries 4/10 sigmoid etc & 5/11 para-aortic LN cluster; 8 yrs immuno-Chemo for mCRC; now no chemo
most of 2010 Life Extension recommendations and possibilities + more, some (much) higher, peaking ~2011-12, taper chemo to almost nothing mid 2018, IV C-->2021. Now supplements

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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby AmyG » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:58 am

Is surgery still happening today, with or without a pump? If so, I hope your husband has a quick recovery!
42 dx @ 9wks pregnant w/baby #8 8/18
Sigmoid colon resection 9/18
Adenocarcinoma, G2, T3N0M0..or so we thought
KRAS/BRAF wild
Liver biopsy is malignant, stage iv now boys!
Delivered healthy baby 3/19
FOLFOX + Avastin 5/19
CEA 167 to 24 after 4 rounds
Liver resection 8/28/19
NED!! CEA 2.3
CEA 5.8 idk wtf is up with that, but everything else is clear!
CEA 3.7 make up your damn mind...
CEA 1.5 that's a new low!

NHMike
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby NHMike » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:00 pm

I need to catchup on how this is going. Looks like surgery is soon but I missed the past month here.
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

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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby LPL » Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:07 pm

NHMike wrote:I need to catchup on how this is going. Looks like surgery is soon but I missed the past month here.

Surgery is today NHMike as I understand it, and I hope that everything will work out fine. Keeping my fingers crossed!
DH @ 65 DX 4/11/16 CC recto-sigmoid junction
Adenocarcenoma 35x15x9mm G3(biopsi) G1(surgical)
Mets 3 Liver resectable
T4aN1bM1a IVa 2/9 LN
MSS, KRAS-mut G13D
CEA & CA19-9: 5/18 2.5 78 8/17 1.4 48 2/14/17 1.8 29
4 Folfox 6/15-7/30 (b4 liver surgery) 8 after
CT: 8/8 no change 3/27/17 NED->Jan-19 mets to lung NED again Oct-19 :)
:!: Steroid induced hyperglycemia dx after 3chemo
Surgeries 2016: 3/18 Emergency colostomy
5/23 Primary+gallbl+stoma reversal+port 9/1 Liver mets
RFA 2019: Feb & Oct lung mets

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juliej
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby juliej » Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:09 pm

rp1954 wrote:This is why tests done, reported and discussed, sooner than later, are important. Damn the obstructions, -ists everybody, it is up to us. One could have had two years of insight and potential benefit from some other chemistry(s) if the gastroenterologist, surgeon or onc pulled their heads out. Otherwise we have make it a priority, and get it done ourselves.

Well said. And I totally agree!!!
Stage IVb, liver/lung mets 8/4/2010
Xelox+Avastin 8/18/10 to 10/21/2011
LAR, liver resec, HAI pump 11/2011
Adjuvant Irinotecan + FUDR
Double lung surgery + ileo reversal 2/2012
Adjuvant FUDR + Xeloda
VATS rt. lung 12/2012 - benign granuloma!
VATS left lung 11/2013
NED 11/22/13 to 12/18/2019, CEA<1

mpbser
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby mpbser » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:47 pm

Eight hour surgery. He’s still in recovery so I haven’t seen him yet. Here’s what we got: rapid onsite specimen evaluation (biopsy) of caudate lobe tumor - benign; of the one suspicious tumor - cancer; nearby that one is two other tumors, too deep to biopsy so were ablated (therefore never know if cancer or not); and another that was resected and later biopsied. Pump placed and flow scan looks good. There was one spot that was leaking outside the liver but D’Angelica was able to ligate that. So, all in all there was one met, two unknowns, and one we will find out. He’s spending the night in the PACU so he will have good continuous careful monitoring throughout the night.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

Punky44
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby Punky44 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:30 pm

Praying for a quick recovery! Are you feeling better about everything now?
Caregiver to my amazing mom (68 at dx)
10/1/18 DX with rectal cancer; CEA 17
T3N2M0
Total neoadjuvant therapy:
8 rounds Folfox 11/5/18 - 2/11/19
Short course radiation 3/14/19 - 3/20/19
Robotically assisted laparoscopic LAR 3/21/19
Pathology report says yT2N0M0 with 0/38 nodes
6/28/19 Reversal and port out
CEA 2.1; 1.9; 2.6; 2.8; 2.3; 2.4; 3.0; 3.4; 3.1; 3.4; 3.0; 3.1; 2.6
Latest update: 8/21/23 Clear CT with CEA 2.6!

Me: 34, first colonoscopy 11/16/18—normal! Come back in 5 years.

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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby LPL » Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:02 am

mpbser wrote:Eight hour surgery. He’s still in recovery so I haven’t seen him yet. Here’s what we got: rapid onsite specimen evaluation (biopsy) of caudate lobe tumor - benign; of the one suspicious tumor - cancer; nearby that one is two other tumors, too deep to biopsy so were ablated (therefore never know if cancer or not); and another that was resected and later biopsied. Pump placed and flow scan looks good. There was one spot that was leaking outside the liver but D’Angelica was able to ligate that. So, all in all there was one met, two unknowns, and one we will find out. He’s spending the night in the PACU so he will have good continuous careful monitoring throughout the night.

Thank you for update. A lot to take in.. I hope that he can rest without pain & recover and that you(!) also can get some rest.
Sending healing thoughts !
DH @ 65 DX 4/11/16 CC recto-sigmoid junction
Adenocarcenoma 35x15x9mm G3(biopsi) G1(surgical)
Mets 3 Liver resectable
T4aN1bM1a IVa 2/9 LN
MSS, KRAS-mut G13D
CEA & CA19-9: 5/18 2.5 78 8/17 1.4 48 2/14/17 1.8 29
4 Folfox 6/15-7/30 (b4 liver surgery) 8 after
CT: 8/8 no change 3/27/17 NED->Jan-19 mets to lung NED again Oct-19 :)
:!: Steroid induced hyperglycemia dx after 3chemo
Surgeries 2016: 3/18 Emergency colostomy
5/23 Primary+gallbl+stoma reversal+port 9/1 Liver mets
RFA 2019: Feb & Oct lung mets

mpbser
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Re: Possibly still NED...our story to date

Postby mpbser » Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:52 am

There was quite the scene yesterday. Extremely stressful. Long story. Will update later.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED


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