Colonoscopy came out Clean but Pelvic area now might have cancer?

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jumpman50512
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Colonoscopy came out Clean but Pelvic area now might have cancer?

Postby jumpman50512 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:17 am

Hello everyone

well after my colonoscopy came out good nothing there. I talked to my oncologist and she said that they will be doing a biopsy on the pelvic area they have to make sure if it is cancer or not. She said she cannot do surgery there. She did say something they do mop up chemo a few rounds and just sit and observe. Just wondering has anyone had that done and been cancer free?

thanks again everyone
Stage IV Survivor Currently (Diagnosed @ 29) currently 36
1 Met to the Liver
Colo-Rectal cancer surgery
12 rounds of chemo + Radiation + Oral Chemo
12/1/21 Colonoscopy Clean
2/1/21 CT scan Clean
2/1/21 CEA at 5.8
4/1/21 CEA currently at 8.8
5/27/21 CEA currently at 13
Signatera Positive :cry:
Clean CT Scan 4/15/21
It's back :cry: 6/24/21
7/10/21 - 4/10/21 = 10 rounds of folfiry
On Xeloda for a while :(
Chemo pills + chemo + Vectibix currently

catstaff
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:37 am

Re: Colonoscopy came out Clean but Pelvic area now might have cancer?

Postby catstaff » Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:32 pm

Not cancer-free but my husband has a met (really, likely a local recurrence) in the sacral area, which they say is unresectable because of a nexus of blood vessels in the area. They are doing chemo for it. He has other mets so I am not sure whether that will preclude any form of radiation treatment on the "butt met." If it were the sole one *and* it were sufficiently far from the small intestine for safety, they could do radiation. There is also proton therapy, which is more focused even than SBRT and is safe for patients with previous X-ray exposure, but again, they may just want to do chemo.

I am sure there are some with a good outcome but honestly, complete response to chemo alone is pretty rare. The butt met had shrunk quite a bit on the last CT but it's still there, and his CEA is still elevated.
D/H Dx 10/2019 RC age 61
Clinical T4bN2M1a (common iliac and para-aortic lymph nodes)
MSS KRAS G12D
CRT 11/19-1/20 FOLFOX 3/20-7/20
Pelvic exenteration w/LAR 8/20
ypT4bN0Mx G3 0/14 nodes LVI not seen PNI-
CEA 10/19:20, 1/20-11/20:1.6, 4.3, 3.4, 2.7, 2/21:9.0 3/21:18,40 4/21:28,19, 5/21:13.3,8.6
PET 3/21 recurrence in distal nodes, L5 vertebra, pelvis
FOLFIRI+bev 3/21-

jumpman50512
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Re: Colonoscopy came out Clean but Pelvic area now might have cancer?

Postby jumpman50512 » Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:39 pm

thanks for the reply

well as far as the CT and Pet scan show currently they think its in that area and i have been feeling warmth there at night it wakes me up and it hurts a little bit. But oh well i guess we will see what my doctor says once the biopsy is done and results come back...
Stage IV Survivor Currently (Diagnosed @ 29) currently 36
1 Met to the Liver
Colo-Rectal cancer surgery
12 rounds of chemo + Radiation + Oral Chemo
12/1/21 Colonoscopy Clean
2/1/21 CT scan Clean
2/1/21 CEA at 5.8
4/1/21 CEA currently at 8.8
5/27/21 CEA currently at 13
Signatera Positive :cry:
Clean CT Scan 4/15/21
It's back :cry: 6/24/21
7/10/21 - 4/10/21 = 10 rounds of folfiry
On Xeloda for a while :(
Chemo pills + chemo + Vectibix currently


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