What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

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What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby Kay1982 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:23 pm

Hi Everyone. I am awaiting a colonoscopy but in the meanwhile I am in everyday lower pelvic pain, nausea and some diarrhea upon eating. Can you all share your symptoms of colon cancer upon being diagnosed? Thank you!

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby JJH » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:13 pm

Here you can find some information on colonoscopy prep:
http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53348&p=422050#p422050
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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby Basil » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:27 pm

Butt bleeding
40 y/o male (now 46), kids 11 & 14.
Dx 3/16/17, rectal cancer s3,t3,n1,m0
PROSPCT trial (FOLFOX in lieu of chemorad)
FOLFOX 4/5/17 - 6/26/17
LAR 7/31/17, temp ileo
pathological complete response
Adjuvant chemo cancelled (IDEA Study)
Ileo reversed 9/25/17
NED
1 year scans - clear
2 year scans - clear
3 year scans - clear
4 year scans - clear
5 year scans - clear (considered cured)

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby veckon » Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:56 am

Rectal bleeding. Some discomfort sitting.
27 yo male
Metastatic rectal cancer diagnosed 12/16
Liver metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Lynch syndrome, MSI-H
Failed liver resection 3/17
FOLFOX6 12/16 - 05/17
Keytruda 5/17 - present
@Memorial Sloan Kettering

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby Beckster » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:34 am

No symptoms...found in a routine colonoscopy.
57/F
DX:(CC) 10/19/16
11/4/16- Lap right hemi(cecum)
CEA- Pre Op (1.9), Pre Chemo (2.5)
Type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size:3.5 cm x 2.5 x 0.7 cm
Grade: G3
TNM: T3N0M0/IIA
LN: 0/24
LVI present
Surgical margins: clear
MSS
12/27/2016 - Capeox, anaphylactic
1/2/17 to 6/9/17- Xeloda
6/17,12/17,6/18,12/18,6/19,12/19,12/20,12/21 CT Scan NED :D
CEA- 6/17- 3.6, 9/17- 2.8 12/17-2.8, 3/18-3.1, 6/18-3.0, 9/18 2.8, 12/18 2.5 3/19 3.1 6/19 3.1 9/19 2.6 12/19 2.8 6/20 3.0 12/20 2.7 6/21 2.9,[color=#000000]12/21 2.7[/color]
Clear Colonoscopy 10/17, 11/19,11/21 :D

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby Robino1 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:54 am

Mine was found during my first colonoscopy. It was that age thing. Hit 50 and get checked. I was just a tad behind getting it done at 53.

No symptoms to warn me that it was there.

Recurrence but in a different place, not in the colon, was a whole different ballgame.
At 54 2014 1st colonoscopy colon cancer detect
Colon resect margins clear. No chemo Stage II
2017
Distend abd, pain in intestines.
CT scan seeding & Ascites
Lap diag - cancer on the omentum
CEA 217; 219
FOLFOX started 6/17
CEA 202
8/29/17 CT melting of tumor.
Latest CT scan shows 2 new tumors and return of ascites.
CEA: (2017)9/30 -109; 10/12 -99.1; 11/4 -90.7; 11/30 -70.7; 12/14 -83.4; (2018)1/4 -73.3; 2/1-84.2; 89.2; 89.8; 88.5; 81.8: 93.5; 107; 119
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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby NHMike » Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:26 am

Rectal bleeding, difficulty going to the bathroom. The former was sudden, the latter gradual.
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: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby susie0915 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:15 am

I noticed blood on my stool for a few months. It wasn't all the time, thought it was hemorrhoids. Did a home test dr gave me to check stool. I did it when I didn't see blood, still came back positive for blood. So had colonoscopy and rectal tumor was found. There are many other causes for the symptoms you have mentioned. Try not to get ahead of yourself. Good Luck.
58 yrs old Dx @ 55
5/15 DX T3N0MO
6/15 5 wks chemo/rad
7/15 sigmoidoscopy/only scar tissue left
8/15 PET scan NED
9/15 LAR
0/24 nodes
10/15 blockage. surgery,early ileo rev, c-diff inf :(
12/15 6 rds of xelox
5/16 CT lung scarring/inflammation
9/16 clear colonoscopy
4/17 C 4mm lung nod
10/17 pel/abd CT NED
11/17 CEA<.5
1/18 CT/Lung no change in 4mm nodule
5/18 CEA<.5, CT pel/abd/lung NED
11/18 CEA .6
5/19 CT NED, CEA <.5
10/19 Clear colonscopy
11/19 CEA <.5

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby Aqx99 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:15 am

Persistent diarrhea for months, blood in the bowl and anemia.
Anne, 40
Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer
T3N1bM0
2/21/17 Dx, Age 39
2/21/17 CEA 0.9
3/23/17 - 5/2/17 Chemoradiation, 28 treatments
6/14/17 Robotic LAR w/temp loop ileostomy, ovaries & fallopian tubes removed, 2/21 lymph nodes positive
7/24/17 - 12/18/17 CapeOx, 6 Cycles
7/24/17 Dx w/ovarian cancer
9/6/17 CA 125 11.1
11/27/17 CEA 2.6
12/5/17 CT NED
12/13/17 CEA 2.9
1/11/18 CA 125 8.6
1/23/18 Reversal
3/21/18 CT enlarged thymus
4/6/18 PET NED
7/10/18 CT NED
7/11/18 CEA 2.6
9/18 Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby SweetC80 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:28 am

My mother said she had nothing until one day she started bleeding rectally and went for a colonoscopy just a few days later.
My Mom
12/16 Stage IIIb Rectal Ca CEA 1.2
1/17-2/17 Chemoradiation CEA 4.4
5/17 Entire Colon, Rectum & Anus removed Perm Ileostomy Bag
7/17 FOLFOX
9/17 Stage IVb 9cm Liver Met & 7mm Lung Nodule CEA 197
9/17 FOLFIRI CEA 160
10/17 Confirmed KRAS Pos CEA 210
11/17 Met growths Liver 10cm & Lung 8mm CEA 425
12/17 FOLFOX again Met growths Liver 13cm & Lung 1cm CEA 405
12/17 Xifaxan due to Hepatic Encephalopathy
12/17 New 2cm liver Met
1/18 CEA 992
2/8/18 Passed Peacefully

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:32 pm

I had horrible left sided pain that would have me doubled over, horrible bloating, thin stools. diarrhea, maroon colored blood in my stools, constipation and then just passing blood.
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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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby fumaros » Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:09 pm

Anemia and pain in my side. There was blood in my stool but it wasn't visible to me, it was detected there by doctors
Diagnosed 4/8/16, age 29
Colectomy 4/20/16
Stage III, T4bN1 Tumor 7x6.5x2. Muscinous Adenocarcinoma with SRC features
2/16 lymph nodes
Stage IV, Peri mets 5/2019
CEA 4/14/16 - 16.8
CEA 6/2/16 - 1.9
CEA 6/17/16 - 0.87, 7/16 - 1.33, 12/16 - 1.14, 4/17 - 0.6, 7/17 - 0.5, 10/17 - 0.9, 3/19 -5.8, 4/19 -10
FOLFOX began 6/24/16 - 11/25/16, FOLFIRI - 5/10/19
10 round FOLFOX, 2 round 5-FU & Leucovorin, 1 round FOLFIRI
MRI & CT 8/16 - NED, CT 12/16 - 10/17 - NED

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby JZ1992 » Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:29 am

My husband had none. He had a stomach ache on a Wednesday. Worked the rest of the week, finally the following Sunday night he let me take him to the ER.
Stage IV, innumerable and inoperable mets to liver. He was 46 at diagnosis.

Sooo frustrating to have no symptoms and to be too young to even think of a colonoscopy. He is healthy as can be, aside from this. Oh and he got into a motorcycle wreck (a deer literally jumped into him from the side of the road...ridiculous! lol) a month out from the anniversary of his diagnosis. We've been married 25 years and after the bike wreck it was like, damn babe, if you want to get away from me, just say so..sheesh! hahahaha!!

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby veckon » Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:47 am

JZ1992 wrote:My husband had none. He had a stomach ache on a Wednesday. Worked the rest of the week, finally the following Sunday night he let me take him to the ER.
Stage IV, innumerable and inoperable mets to liver. He was 46 at diagnosis.

Sooo frustrating to have no symptoms and to be too young to even think of a colonoscopy. He is healthy as can be, aside from this. Oh and he got into a motorcycle wreck (a deer literally jumped into him from the side of the road...ridiculous! lol) a month out from the anniversary of his diagnosis. We've been married 25 years and after the bike wreck it was like, damn babe, if you want to get away from me, just say so..sheesh! hahahaha!!


So sorry to hear. Same thing basically happened to me except 20 years earlier in life.
27 yo male
Metastatic rectal cancer diagnosed 12/16
Liver metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Lynch syndrome, MSI-H
Failed liver resection 3/17
FOLFOX6 12/16 - 05/17
Keytruda 5/17 - present
@Memorial Sloan Kettering

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Re: What was everyone's symptoms of colon cancer

Postby mpbser » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:41 am

My husband had blood in his stool but he blew it off as "just a hemmaroid (sp?)." His symptoms reached a crisis when he was having shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, edema and weight gain from it, and rapid heart beat while at rest (125) and hypertensive crisis (BP of 240/140). He nearly stroked out. What was happening was the tumor had invaded through the colon and into the surrounding lymph nodes and fatty tissue. This was causing internal bleeding, leading to anemia, which was leading to edema and congestive heart failure.
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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