On 4/10/2007
Turtlebugs3 wrote:
Hi, I just read your post and am wondering how you are doing. I am having my 2nd round of doxil tomorrow. I am being treated as an ovarian cancer patient although I have fallopian tube cancer. I have been through carbo/taxol and radiation.
How do the colon thing work out? Did that show up in you CT/PET abdominal, pelvic scan. The last colonoscopy I had was 5 1/2 years ago when they were trying to find out what was wrong with me. I have scans now every 3 months so I was hoping that the scan shows the colon.
I hope you are well and would love to be able to correspond with someone with the same kind of cancer and treatments.
Good luck,
Judy
Hi Judy:
After the PET/SCAN casting some doubts on my colon, my doctors sent me for a CATSCAN of my pelvis and abdomen (with contrast) and this test showed nothing in my colon but a lesion in my liver (8 mm).
Back in May 2006, my cancer came back showing metastatic activity in my pelvis and in my liver. After 8 treatments with Doxil, the doctor wanted to run some tests. It shows that my abdomen and pelvis is clear except for the lesion on my liver. I did very well with Doxil. I did not experience any major side effects except for the redness in hands and feet. I strongly recommed that you follow the recommendation given by the Doxil website. It is very important that you do nothing with your hands 5 days after treatment. do not eat or drink anything hot, or take hot showers. Do not expose yourself to high temperatures and stay away from the sun completely.
Hope you do well. Keep in touch.
Alicia