Postby boswind » Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:11 pm
@boxhill thank you very much. It took a while to figure it out. This week I had MRI scan on spine L4 and consulted a spine surgeon. The spine doctor did a few tests and found the pain on my leg is not from spine.
2 weeks ago I had an MRI CARDIC scan, which shows a clot around the catheter tip. That is, I have DVT (deep vein thrombosis); I am now on a blood thinner.
Not only did the 4-year old catheter start to cause DVT, but also it caused superficial thrombophlebitis (superficial vein inflammation). It is the superficial vein inflammation that causes the type of leg pain I am having. Unfortunately, The only medicine that helps is Ibuprofen type of pain killers. Blood thinners are for treating DVT only.
01.24.14 Male, DX @54 Rectosigmoid Cancer, MRI: T3N0M0
03.19.14 Completed 5-week Radia+Xeloda
05.07.14 Had surgery
02.25.15 CT showed stage 4 inoperable
03.15 - 08.15, folfox + Avastin
08.15 - 07.17, 5FU+leucovorin+Avastin
07.17 - 01.18, Folfuri + Avastin
02.18 - 03.19, Centuximab + Irinotecan
03.19 - 05.19, Keytruda
05.19 - 9.19, Folfox+Avastin
10.19 -01.20: Centuximab+Irinotecan
03.20 - 06.20: STIVARGA
07.20 - present: lonsurf+Avanstin
MSS, KRAS wt, BRAF wt
131 rounds of chemos received (as of 12.31.20)