Surgey update

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claudine
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Re: Surgey update

Postby claudine » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:49 am

Looks like DH will finally come home today. Phew! It was a challenging few days - his ostomy is working fine, but he threw up several times, had difficulty keeping any food down; was bloated and uncomfortable after eating even tiny amounts of solid food. This is slowly resolving. Surgeon thinks all the treatments he’s had these past 4 years probably contributed to making his intestines very sensitive. They will continue to monitor closely, and he could always receive outpatient IV.

He’s very gassy (ostomy bag noisy!) but I assume this will improve with time. Losing weight but he’d gained a lot this past year, so he’s actually happy about that.

We’re meeting with oncologist on Thursday but given pathology report I’d be surprised if he’d recommend adjuvant treatment (he’s pretty “hands off” to start with). I read the 2022 ASCO guidelines for stage 2A and there’s no factor that would make DH a candidate for additional chemo (no perineural or perilymphatic invasion, high grade tumor, 16 clear lymph nodes, etc).

I suppose the next step will be discussing reversal with surgeon. He already told DH that the tumor was quite low, so DH knows it will be challenging, but, one day at a time!
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

claudine
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Re: Surgey update

Postby claudine » Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:42 pm

Ugh we'd been warned about the possibility of dehydration post-surgery, but we didn't expect it would come so soon and be so bad! DH went in for labs this morning; he was feeling very faint. Turns out his blood pressure was 79/44 and his creatinine was 5!!!!! His kidneys were borderline failing. So he's been admitted back in for a few days, back on IV. He's already feeling a lot better and sent me to the taco place to get him a soft shell taco (without beans of course), that's the most appetite he's had since surgery :D
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

roadrunner
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Re: Surgey update

Postby roadrunner » Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:24 pm

Sorry to hear about that. These “speed bumps” do come with the territory, don’t they? Great that you guys got on top of it and he’s getting back to where he needs to be. Get him a GOOD taco!
7/19: RC: Staged IIIA, T2N1M0
approx 4.25 cm, low/mid rectum, mod. well diff.; lung micronodule
8/19-10/19 4 rds.FOLFOX neoadjuvant, 3 w/Oxiplatin (reduced 70-75%)
neoadjuvant chemorad 11/19
4 rounds FOLFOX July-August 2020
ncCR 10/20; biopsies neg
TAE 11/20, tumor cells removed
Chest CT 3/30/21 growth in 2 nodules (3 and 5mm)
VATS 12/8/21 sub-pleural met 7mm.
SBRT nodule 1/22
6/20/22 TAE rectal polyp benign)
NED from 3/22 - 3/23
4 cycles FOLFIRI
LUL VATS lobectomy for radio resistant met 7/7/23

DarknessEmbraced
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Facebook Username: Riann Fletcher
Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Surgey update

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:39 am

I'm sorry he ended back in the hospital but I'm glad he's already starting to feel better. Hopefully, he won't be in the hospital for long.
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

claudine
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Location: Montana

Re: Surgey update

Postby claudine » Tue Apr 26, 2022 1:59 pm

Thanks DarknessEmbraced, he seems to be "over the bump"; they figured out that the ileus is caused by scar tissue form his previous ileum resection (4 years ago) that's a bit too close to the ileostomy, things get "stuck" there. So it could happen again, but so far so good, the stoma is producing again, and DH can eat a bit more. Hopefully he'll get to come home soon!
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

stu
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Re: Surgey update

Postby stu » Wed Apr 27, 2022 3:50 am

Hi ,
He has had a bit of a rough time there .
Hope he is moving in a better direction . You have so much knowledge now you seem as prepared as you can be for these big bumps along the road .
Take care ,
Stu
supporter to my mum who lives a great life despite a difficult diagnosis
stage4 2009 significant spread to liver
2010 colon /liver resection
chemo following recurrence
73% of liver removed
enjoying life treatment free
2016 lung resection
Oct 2017 nice clear scan . Two lung nodules disappeared
Oct 2018. Another clear scan .

DarknessEmbraced
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Surgey update

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:52 am

I'm glad he's over the bump. :) It's good that they figured out the cause of the illleus. I hope he feels better soon and can go home. *hugs*
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)


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