LisaKG

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• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi, I just recently seen my colon surgeon for my 3 month check up. I asked him the same question about liver transplant as I have multiple mets on my liver and are inoperable. His answer was they don't do liver transplants on cancer patients because its a high risk of cancer spreading (think he was referring to stage IV patients). I am only 28 so I would have been all for it if possible. Lisa

  February 15 at 7:27 PM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Oh and every doctor has a different protocol. I have seriously never heard of a doc not wanting to operate cause if chance it spreading. I know some docs don't believe in chemo. I think it's just crazy. You look at survival statistics from years ago till now.. New drugs have shown to be effective. He should ask his oncologist about avastin. That is the new drug known as 'the savior' and prolongs life for those who ar...

  January 13 at 11:00 PM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  I am really sorry you are in this situation :( your hubby needs to stop being so stubborn and needs to realise he's not in a good state. He needs to let people help him and also try anything that is possible that could help. The symptoms will only get worse and this is what he needs to realise :( I really wish the both of you luck and that this new drug shows some improvement in shrinking his tumors but also keeping ...

  January 13 at 10:21 PM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Also I have found a lot of support and information from colon club. They have their own forum. It has been really helpful.

  January 12 at 6:51 AM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi. Hmm I honestly would seek a second opinion. I mean I am no expert on it, but I have never heard a surgeon say that they don't want to operate on a stage IV patient cause of the risk of it spreading. If you are a candidate for operation then it must be done. They say cutting it out is the only way to get rid of it. I know at stage IV the cancer has passed through lymph nodes to reach other organs but during surger...

  January 12 at 6:49 AM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi Anne, Thank you for the useful information :) My oncologist did briefly mention that the reason he mainly put me on Xeloda was because of the holidays. But I will be discussing with him about the folfox treatment when I see him in 2 weeks. His plan was to try control the cancer first before attacking to try shrink the cancer (Im not sure if that is a standard procedure though). I was informed about my options a...

  December 19 at 2:44 AM view post

• LisaKG has replied to a post on the message board

  Thank you everyone for your comments and kind wishes. RosieGrace - I am sorry to hear about your illness too :( don't give up hope... my friends mother has breast cancer and she has been having chemo the last few months to shrink the tumor so they can operate and its worked! she is scheduled for operation start of feb. I am now around 6 weeks post op and recovered really well. I actually went back to work 3 wee...

  December 18 at 3:50 AM view post

• LisaKG has created a new message board discussion

  I am 28 years old and have been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer with had spread to my ovaries, bladder and liver. I had surgery almost two weeks ago. my surgeons were happy with the outcome of the op because they were able to remove all the cancer except in my liver. They removed the primary cancer which was only in a small portion of my bowel, they also removed my right ovary and half my left ovary. They cut ou...

  November 26 at 11:56 AM view discussion