Postby boxhill » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:25 am
Don't despair on the ultimate fix yet.
I have a very good friend who had a really dreadful case of diverticulitis, was in the ICU on a respirator for weeks, septic, multiple surgeries, came very, very close to dying. Was ultimately released from the hospital with an ostomy. After several months, that one was replaced with another in order to take pressure off the first. Her innards were a mess. Significant amounts of intestine removed, tons of scar tissue, much damaged tissue. Only one surgeon in our area would agree to try to reverse the ostomy. It was touch and go, but she succeeded.
Your husband must be very, very disappointed, but I hope things work out for him in the long run.
F, 64 at DX CRC Stage IV
3/17/18 blockage, r hemi
11 of 25 LN,5 mesentery nodes
5mm liver met
pT3 pN2b pM1
BRAF wild, KRAS G12D
dMMR, MSI-H
5/18 FOLFOX
7/18 and 11/18 CT NED
12/18 MRI 5mm liver mass, 2 LNs in porta hepatis
12/31/18 Keytruda
6/19 Multiphasic CT LNs normal, Liver stable
6/28/19 Pause Key, predisone for joint pain
7/31/19 Restart Key
9/19 CT stable
Pain: all fails but Celebrex
12/23/19 CT stable
5/20 MRI stable/NED
6/20 Stop Key
All MRIs NED