Guest guest Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Hi my name is Kari, It is my first time posting. My dad was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer 5-20-03 with liver mets to his left and right lobes of his liver. He is a 56 year old man that has been healthy all of his life.The doctor said there are so many lesions on his liver that they can't even count. He has no surgery on his rectum or liver. I believe they said they can't do anything about the liver, just chemo to shrink the lesions. He started chemo a week later after he was diagnosed CPT 11, 5FU and leucovorin. He had no side effects from the chemo. He says he feels fine even the doc says he looks really good. He had his CT Scan on 8-19-03 and the lesions on his liver did not shrink nor grow and the doctor says that is a good thing.They found two small spots on his lower spine. They did a Bone Scan and that determined that is was cacner for sure. So now he is on Xeolda and Oxaliplatin. What I don't understand is why they can't do anything about the liver because that is what their main concern is. is there some other treatment they can do for the liver along with his current treatment? Surgery? Anything ? Why haven't they taken the tumor out of the rectum that tumor is what caused this whole metastis in the first place. I hear people say lesions and tumors, are they the same thing? Our family is so scared right now. What about the Milk thistle i have been hearing about? Will it interfere with his treatment? If anyone have any suggestions or resources for me on any of the questions I have asked? I would appreciate it so much. Thank you and God Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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