Postby heiders33 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:53 pm
I have rectal cancer, and yes it is curable, and I don’t need a colostomy (just have a temp ileostomy). The treatment isn’t a fun time but it is totally manageable. It’s just a different protocol from colon cancer, usually involving radiation prior to surgery to shrink the tumor.
40 year-old female
May 2017: Dx rectal cancer T3N2M0
MSS, KRAS G12D
6/17: 28 days chemorad
9/17: LAR/loop ileostomy, CAPOX six rounds
3/18: reversal
9/18: liver met, resection/HAI pump, 11 rounds 5FU, 1 round FUDR
11/19 - local recurrence, brachytherapy, 3 weeks targeted radiation
12/21 - end colostomy