So like 5-6 days ago, my dad started having that problem again when he was unable to pass gas or stools. The last that happened was probably during his radiation treatment in April. But this time was kinda bigger problem, his uneasiness this time was quite big. So had to go hospital at 2 am and afte...
I commented on the scan timing on your other post so I won’t repeat myself. However I’ve not heard of using IMRT for bone mets - more commonly I think this would be SABR/SBRT (of which CyberKnife is one brand). Though perhaps given the need to also deliver pelvic radiation this was also a factor. I...
I always recommend second opinions. When I was diagnosed in 2004, a lot of doctors gave me no hope. You don't state where you live, but if you have Stage IV, I totally recommend you go to one of the very top hospitals. If you live in the US, these are MD Anderson, Mayo, Memorial Sloan Kettering. I ...
My dad completed 25 radiations (45 Gy) to sacral S1 mets + pelvic recurrence in May. The doc then asked for a PET scan just 1 month later (in June) and told us to redo the test the 3 months later since the disease was stable in last report. But now we also need to change the doc since our last doc k...
Sorry to hear the news. Of course it would have been great to see regression of disease across the board. I have two general thoughts here, not sure if very useful: 1. I had been told that a PET within 2 months of surgery or radiation is not particularly useful, due to the high levels of inflammati...
So my dad went 25 fractions of radiation (45 Gy) for pelvic radiation and sacral met which he finished on 11 May, 2022. Last PET scan was done in Mar 2022 and the recent PET scan was just done yesterday in (June 2022). ill defined soft tissue lesion in pelvic cavity (SUVmax 8.54 vs 8.16, 46x43 vs 4...
So my dad went 25 fractions of radiation (45 Gy) for pelvic radiation and sacral met which he finished on 11 May, 2022. Last PET scan was done in Mar 2022 and the recent PET scan was just done yesterday in (June 2022). ill defined soft tissue lesion in pelvic cavity (SUVmax 8.54 vs 8.16, 46x43 vs 45...
... What questions should I need to ask my doc?... ● MSI status of primary tumor / new pelvic mass (needed for evaluating possible targeted immunotherapy now) ● KRAS/NRAS/BRAF testing result for tumor / new pelvic mass. (needed for evaluating possible targeted immunotherapy now) Your dad needs to a...
Hello crybaby - Your other main issue is: ... I just want someone to tell me if we are following the correct procedure. What questions should I need to ask my doc?.... To address this question we would need to have more information about the technical details from the original biopsies, pathology r...
It’s a little difficult to offer an opinion on why one doctor is using the term “curative” while the other is using “palliative,” not least because I am in the US and this kind of question involves cultural as well as personal factors as far as the doctors go. But here’s my overall take: I would tr...
... But there is my another worry now, the main MD wrote on paper that the treatment was complex curative. But the radio onco wrote it as palliative process. Though on his radiotherapy discharge paper is written as Complex Curative Technique. My dad actually met the MD just today and he asked to do...
My dad was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2017. .... He went for surgery in April 2017 for that and had a temporary ileostomy on right. He also developed an infection of some sort so another bag was added to the left side of abdomen... Hello crybaby - Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry to hear ab...
My dad was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2017. Actually I always wanted to avoid talking about this but now I am really scared. The tumor was 8cm from anal verge upto 15cm. He went for surgery in April 2017 for that and had a temporary ileostomy on right. He also developed an infection of some...