mpbser - For local oncologist, is there any way you could switch to another oncologist? According to your hospital website, there are 2 oncologists there. The one that you were assigned to is listed online as a Hematology Oncologist. with "Areas of Focus: Women's cancer care: Coagulation"...

... We don't fool with local oncs for blood tests; they're stuck in a rut. We've already tapped a lot more expertise and just order them ourselves, spread sheet them, and have them ready for any dr for consultations. Yes, that's what I do now for monitoring during my followup period. I do my own re...

... I just finished 6 months of chemo, and when I ask my oncologist from MD Anderson, he said that D3 is the only supplement he feels is important. He told me to take 1000-2000 IU per day. In addition, the following links provides information on Vitamin D3 and colon cancer: http://www.hopkinscolonc...

I don't have any personal experience with vitamin D3, but I noticed that under certain circumstances it is possible to have too much, especially if you already have liver or kidney problems. If you decide to supplement with Vitamin D3. I think that you would probably have to do periodic blood monito...

I don't have [IMG] posting privileges here, so I'll just post a link instead.
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... So good news, but still not out of the woods, just yet. GI Dr. found a 55mm polyp and sent it out for testing... Congratulations on completing your folonoscopy. When you meet with the doctor to discuss the results of your polypectomy , I think there are some issues that you will still need to c...

...Do you have a link to what values mean and what normal range is? The normal range depends on the particular assay or machine used for the test. Your lab report should indicate both the name of the assay/machine and the normal range for it. This might be in small print in a footnote or in small p...

How did it go? Did you get a written report? Did it have pictures? What did it say?

There's a new Colon Club blog post on caregivers, for those who might be interested:

Fighting the Fight: Through a Caretaker's Eyes
http://colonclub.com/fighting-the-fight-through-a-caretakers-eyes/

It all depends on the scan right now. Apart from these stages, we are worried about the expenditure of using targeted therapy. We are not wealthy and this properly have to consume 1/4 income for us every month.... Here is an article on patient assistance programs: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging...

From what you have written it looks like your mum is either Stage III-C or Stage IV, depending on the status of the remote lymph node near the thigh. ⋅ If that lymph node turns out to be non/cancerous, then your mum's staging would probably be: T4b N1a M0 = Stage III-C, which is the highes...

Good luck on Friday. Do you have someone to drive you back home after the procedure? You may not be allowed to drive after having this type of procedure.