Postby JP66 » Tue Nov 26, 2024 7:42 am
Sbl -
First congrats on 16 years. So great to hear long term success stories!
But, like most folks I do have a personal reason for posting as well
I'm a relative newbie here. At the moment I have an ileostomy, but I am scheduled for reversal surgery in January. I just read your discussion from 2009-2011 about your experiences with LARS, but my question is this:
Can you summarize your top 3 pieces of advice for a newbie with an upcoming reversal?
Male 58 y/o
TIIIbN+M1 - Stage IV (10/23) - 2 left common iliac lymph nodes metastatic
MSI - MSS; KRAS non-mutant
Modified Neo-adjuvant Therapy (FOLFIRINOX instead of FOLFOX)
tumor 7.4 cm from AV, moderately differentiated
12/23 - 27 treatments rad+Xeloda
03/24 6 FOLFIRINOX infusions
4/24 PET Scan and MRI - tumor gone, lymph nodes normal
5/30/24 Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) + lymphadenectomy of 2 left common iliac LN
7/15/24 6 rounds FOLFOX
CEA (10/23-10/24) 1.8,1.3,1.6, 1.8, 1.6,2.1,2.7