I am glad to hear that the Lonsurf + Avastin worked! While there is clinical data suggesting it's effectiveness, it's often hard to find real life examples (on the forum, facebook pages, etc.) of people having success with it.
Hi. My husband has finished four cycles of Lonsurf chemo. Tomorrow morning (yes, on a Sunday morning!) he is getting his first CAT scan since starting Lonsurf in January. I’m nervous. His CEA level is higher than it was back in December, but it may be due to a different infection that he currently ...
Well the results Pet/CT results are in for my mom. PET/CT results for my mom came in. Showed some "mild disease progression" in the liver as she already spots in the liver. No progression seen in any other areas of the body. Newly appearing small bilateral pleural effusions are present. Mo...
beach sunrise wrote:Since CEA is not a good marker has the onc suggested ctDNA, CA19-9 and CA125, CA17-3 (Something like that, I have a terrible memory)?
No, her oncologist hasn't. I will discuss with the oncologist those suggestions. Thanks!
My initial take is that you are at a real point of inflection here. Your mother has responded well to FOLFOX, but metastases in the liver (2) and lung (1) remain. That puts you in a grey area—some surgeons will treat such disease as “oligometastatic,” basically, limited, potentially treatable/curab...
Hello all, Wanted to give a little background on my mom and her previous treatments and look for some more guidance. 60 years old MSS Stable KRAS AMPLIFICATION Tumor Burden - Low NRAS Wild ----- April 2022 - Colonoscopy Confirmed Rectal Tumor May 2022 - PET/CT - Confirmed 2 Liver Mets June - Sep 202...
Sorry for the lack of responses. It seems that the shortness of breath was likely do to either dehydration or very low potassium levels. She received hydration and a infusion of potassium. Since then she has been taking daily potassium pills to keep her levels normal. Since then she has had no short...
My mom has been experiencing shortness of breath the past couple days when walking. Sitting, laying down, etc. she is fine. After walking with the shortness of breath, she sits down and recovers immediately. Her medical team ordered blood work, Chest X-ray, and had hydration done today. Blood on the...
That’s good she is now on antibiotics . It settles quite quickly . However we have just found out how sun sensitive Cetuximab is . My mum has been off treatment for four months . She sat in the sunshine for half an hour last weekend and is now glowing . Something to be aware of . Take care , Stu Th...
Hello, My mom had an ileostomy placed almost 1.5 years ago due to rectal cancer. She hated it at first but has really gotten used to it. Some tips: -Ask questions to the Wound Care/Ostomy Nurses. They are the best and really know a lot and can answer a lot of your questions. Much more helpful than ...
Hello, My mom had an ileostomy placed almost 1.5 years ago due to rectal cancer. She hated it at first but has really gotten used to it. Some tips: -Ask questions to the Wound Care/Ostomy Nurses. They are the best and really know a lot and can answer a lot of your questions. Much more helpful than t...
Hello, I appreciate the responses. She is MS-Stable, KRAS Amplification, & NRAS Wildtype. So far she has been doing okay since the treatment. The rash started to show up 5 days after the first treatment. She has been using Aquaphor but her doctor prescribed her an antibiotic as it was starting t...
A family member has been dealing with rectal cancer since Spring 2022. Recently they had a recurrence of the liver tumor but on the other side with two small spots on one of the lungs. She has previously been on 5Fu, Oxaliplatin, and leucovorin with "good" results. She has had a rectal res...