TiredandTroubled wrote:However, they also said they couldn’t even see the mass in my colon? (Which is definitely there…) should I be concerned?
TiredandTroubled wrote:Thank you everyone. Sharing another update:
The nurse called me to review the CT scan results and said they did not see anything in my liver or lungs (a huge relief). However, they also said they couldn’t even see the mass in my colon? (Which is definitely there…) should I be concerned? Can I finally breathe easy that it’s not stage 4?
They also said it appears my gallbladder is collapsed (but that’s unrelated apparently…)
Lastly, they finally told me my CEA level is 16.
I still don’t have my biopsy results and I’m going to call confirm where in my colon the mass is tomorrow.
catstaff wrote:Any correlation with size and stage is just a tendency so you can't really predict from the size. Also radiographic sizing is reasonably but not precisely accurate. The tumor (T) stage is determined by whether it has penetrated beyond the inner lining of the colon or rectum, and if so how far, and if it's broken out of the colon completely, whether it has adhered to or invaded any nearby organs. Bigger tumors may be more likely to be invasive but it's not necessarily so. They generally try to stage it clinically (i.e. through the CT) initially so I suppose they haven't told you anything about that.
TiredandTroubled wrote:Thank you everyone. Sharing another update:
The nurse called me to review the CT scan results and said they did not see anything in my liver or lungs (a huge relief). However, they also said they couldn’t even see the mass in my colon? (Which is definitely there…) should I be concerned? Can I finally breathe easy that it’s not stage 4?
They also said it appears my gallbladder is collapsed (but that’s unrelated apparently…)
Lastly, they finally told me my CEA level is 16.
I still don’t have my biopsy results and I’m going to call confirm where in my colon the mass is tomorrow.
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