Chest dropped in yearly ct scan after first ct

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DarknessEmbraced
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Chest dropped in yearly ct scan after first ct

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:32 pm

I'm still battling this sinus infection after being on Augmentin for 14 days. Now I am going to be on two heavy antibiotics for 14 days. My yearly ct scan requisition form is going to be sent to the hospital. My GI surgeon wrote in 2015 that because my ct scan was clear the first year that scanning the chest is no longer necessary. I was a little surprised. I read on the Canadian Cancer Association website that people with stage 2 don't usually have ct scans following surgery which is even stranger.
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

justin case
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Re: Chest dropped in yearly ct scan after first ct

Postby justin case » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:04 pm

DarknessEmbraced wrote:I'm still battling this sinus infection after being on Augmentin for 14 days. Now I am going to be on two heavy antibiotics for 14 days. My yearly ct scan requisition form is going to be sent to the hospital. My GI surgeon wrote in 2015 that because my ct scan was clear the first year that scanning the chest is no longer necessary. I was a little surprised. I read on the Canadian Cancer Association website that people with stage 2 don't usually have ct scans following surgery which is even stranger.

With no history to go by, if you had PET scans, and there was a problem, it should be taken care of. If there was no uptake in your chest, congestion should be monitored, but not overly considered a migration . It should be your decision . :roll: :roll: :roll:
Michael
7/11 diagnosed Stage 2 colon and rectal cancer
chemo/rad
lar/temp ilio
Reversal & port removal
21 round of chemo Folfox 9tx, 5fu 12 tx
Last treatment July 2012

DarknessEmbraced
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Re: Chest dropped in yearly ct scan after first ct

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:38 pm

PET scans aren't available here so I've never had one.
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)


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