DonutHead wrote:Such good news! I have been bummed over your last posts and stayed away from the site a bit since i have my first 6 month scans next week. Heading back from Saudi Arabia tomorrow and have a PET/CT scan on Wednesday, follow- up with my Oncologist on Thursday, and a one-year follow-up Colonoscopy on Friday. Bing, Bang, Boom. Not terrified, but concerned. It is an everyday handshake with reality that I hope fades over time. Just want it over with. Wish me luck!
DonutHead wrote:what a nerve wracking experience, more so than actual diagnosis. so i couldn't bear it, the anxiety afterwards. my wife called the dr's office from Riyadh to pester them about the results of my PET/CT scan today....and I am still NED. nothing.
it's a wave of euphoria to say the least, but it lasted only a short time because the reality is it can come back at any time. i have another 6 months is how i look at it. of course, this makes things a little bit easier, but it's not like i could just forget and move on. This will always be with me.
Now on to bloodwork today and fasting with a self induced enema this morning for larry longfinger and his camera tomorrow morning. lovely way to start the day
teacher2017 wrote:Update- Onc said no chemo needed! She says my Cea is 1.5 and the committee said no chemo at this time. Next scan in December. Surgeon had clear margins and my blood work is good. I’m terrified. Not sure to be happy or waiting for the show to drop. I will now do anything and everything to keep this Ned status. I can at least breathe.
teacher2017 wrote:Update- Onc said no chemo needed! She says my Cea is 1.5 and the committee said no chemo at this time. Next scan in December. Surgeon had clear margins and my blood work is good. I’m terrified. Not sure to be happy or waiting for the show to drop. I will now do anything and everything to keep this Ned status. I can at least breathe.
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