My father has a 2.7cm mass seen on a sonagram (can't do an MRI, he has stents). CEA is 16. (He had colon cancer about 5 years ago that effected one lymph node, but didn't break through the colon wall.) Rather than start him on chemo immediately (or schedule an operation), they decided to give him a biopsy. I think they want to make sure it's malignant before they attack it. I was wondering if anyone has had a biopsy and the mass wasn't cancerous. My hopes are slim, but I still have them.
Oh, and why are they waiting so damn long, if anyone might know? They did a ct scan about a month ago, then scheduled a sonogram and that didn't happen til last tuesday, and now the biopsy isn't until July 1st. I'm sort of concerned that all the time in between tests is time for the mass to grow and become more and more dangerous. If anyone has any experience with this and would like to reply, please do so. My mother and father go to the doctor together then tell me what happened. And I have questions that I don't want to ask them because I don't want to cause my father any undue stress. Or maybe I just need the commiseration. Thanks
Nick