I spoke with my oncologist and they’re going to go ahead and order more CT scans and blood work to explore why my CEA number has risen. They think it’s quite possible that it’s due to the severe diarrhea I’ve been experiencing throughout treatment but it’s enough of a concern to warrant further test...

Hi all - just introducing myself to the Canuck thread. I live in Toronto and am being treated at Sunnybrook (male, 42). From what I’m told, it’s supposed to be one of the best hospitals in North America for colon cancer but my experience has been a little disheartening to put it lightly. I was diagn...

Hi all, thank you so much for all the replies. I haven’t been on here for a while as I was trying to clear my head and focus on my kids but I just got my blood work done Tuesday before my fourth and final round of CAPOX and see the my CEA level was up from 3.4 in November to 8.3 now. Of course this ...

Hi all, I just learned about this board from people posting on Reddit and thought I’d introduce myself as I welcome any and all advice and look forward to chatting with people that also have colon cancer. I’m male, 42 and was diagnosed with colon cancer after going to the emergency room on October 8...