I'm really worried it could be some kind of blood clot, or a tumour somewhere else affecting my leg. I have no idea what this is. Does anyone have any idea or know what I should do ? I'll probably go to my GP. Something is seriously not right. My left leg feels heavy and tight every time i walk. It...
I figured posting might be a good idea after reading (and being helped by) some of Brownbagger’s old lobectomy posts, which made me realize that it would be good to share my story again for the lessons/experience, if nothing else..... ...... I remain grateful for this community. Amazing to me how m...
Have I ever been sick and tired of being " sick and tired " ?? HELL YEAH !!! Have I ever had to come to grips with : " sometimes patients ... need patience " ?? DAMNED STRAIGHT !!!'' To keep from being discouraged I joined the CTalk forum and became such a PITA they asked me to b...
With profound sadness we have been informed of the passing of our new friend IM64's dear wife. Re: mCRC Stage IV mets to LV and LN - what can we do more? Please accept our sincere sympathy for your loss, and our condolences to friends and family. Thank you to ColonTalk members who have been so suppo...
Just completed what I feel may be my last full CT scan CAP... knock on wood (( hitting my head as we speak :mrgreen: )) Doctor and I decided this one more full scan just to correlate with all the xray/ultrasounds AND ......then will probably just do what is indicated with what we find down the road....
NVIDIA and Medtronic are building an AI-enhanced endoscopy tool The two will use NVIDIA's IGX hardware and Holoscan medical platform to help detect the polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer. Doctors will get "AI-enhanced" diagnostic images, the companies say. Just something new on the...
There have been many discussions here about the book : Anticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber those interested can check out this search list for more info https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=AntiCancer+book&fid%5B...
question ? : was it intravenous iodinated CT contrast OR oral iodinated CT contrast ? addendum : Yes, they should do kidney functions test assessment : creatinine / creatinine clearance with eGFR suggestion : IF they are going to do an MRI he should have the kidney function tested, as the MRI contra...
I won't say a lot here ... BUTT ... you should probably be having some type of imaging on the lungs for a while. my posts describing lymphatic/vascular drainage from the rectosigmoid to the chest My lung met was picked up on survey Xray, not CT, SO ... just saying somebody should be doing some looki...