Postby boxhill » Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:02 pm
Thank you for the additional info. Do you know where in your colon the original tumor was? Ascending, transverse, left side, sigmoid? BTW, it is good that your surgeon took a lot of lymph nodes for biopsy and they were clear, although unfortunate that you developed mets anyway. FWIW, it is my (limited) understanding that left side tumors are somewhat more likely to metastasize to the lungs.
I hope you are tolerating chemo comparatively well. Some people have a really hard time, others of us don't. But even for those of us who aren't racked by nausea or other nasty symptoms, it is tough, and gets tougher as time goes on. Be kind to yourself, and let us know when you have the genetic information.
F, 64 at DX CRC Stage IV
3/17/18 blockage, r hemi
11 of 25 LN,5 mesentery nodes
5mm liver met
pT3 pN2b pM1
BRAF wild, KRAS G12D
dMMR, MSI-H
5/18 FOLFOX
7/18 and 11/18 CT NED
12/18 MRI 5mm liver mass, 2 LNs in porta hepatis
12/31/18 Keytruda
6/19 Multiphasic CT LNs normal, Liver stable
6/28/19 Pause Key, predisone for joint pain
7/31/19 Restart Key
9/19 CT stable
Pain: all fails but Celebrex
12/23/19 CT stable
5/20 MRI stable/NED
6/20 Stop Key
All MRIs NED