Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Glad to hear he is feeling better. Make sure that the resect can be done safely. In my husband's case it can't due to multiple mets in all areas of the liver. This doesn't seem to be the case with your brother so I'd say keep pushing. 'I'll be honest even though I pretty well knew the reason in the back of my mind I wasn't willing to take no for an answer until the oncologist and other Dr.s I trust told me the surgery would more than likely cause spread. :-( Despite the fact the colon tumor is very large 13cm and there are mets ranging from 3-9cm Phil still feels good. So keep pushing unless they give you a darn good reason NOT to. Hang in there and God bless Narice " As long as I know the WHO I can bear any HOW even though I don't know WHY " (Commentary on Job from Dialogue in Despair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hi! You'd have to ask the Dr. on that one. My husband's oncologist put it this way to me: " It would be like the boy with his finger in the dike. You might solve one problem but cause another. " With that much spread evidently there is a larger risk of spreading the cancer just by opening him up. This part has been the hardest for me to accept. It is only natural that we want to fix our loved ones and make this nightmare go away. I have still been blessed with at least a year more than anyone thought we'd have together when Phil was 1st diagnosed. He feels relatively good better in fact than some of those with stage 2 or 3! My advice is ask as many questions as you need to until you feel comfortable that they really are doing everything they can. Then if your situation is as you say sit down and have a good cry and resolve that it is not over until it's over. That God, not the Dr.s, or any of us is in control and that you and your brother are going to spend however much time you have fighting this darned disease and living life to its fullest. It won't be easy I know but you CAN do it. You simply put one foot in front of the other say lots of prayers and live one day even one moment at a time. Then just for today CANCER DIDN'T WIN!! And as they say Miracles happen and WHY NOT US? ( Hey if the Red Sox can win after 87 years why can't our loved ones be cured?! LOL) May God bless you Narice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Yes it regenerates without the mets. Priscilla A. Savary Executive Director Colorectal Cancer Network PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895 psavary@... www.colon-cancer.net _________ Like to help CCNetwork? Go shopping! That's right, go head and buy something for yourself -- a new CD, the latest bestseller, essentials like toothpaste or vitamins, even a computer. But first join www.iGive.com/CCNetwork . Every time you shop at one of the over 500 name-brand stores in the Mall at iGive.com, we'll receive a donation of up to 26% of each purchase you make, at no cost to you. Remember, donating to CCNetwork won't cost you a thing. But we'll miss out on a lot of extra dough, if you don't join. So visit www.iGive.com/CCNetwork now. Membership is free and your privacy is guaranteed. Sincerely, Priscilla Savary Click here to join: http://www.iGive.com/CCNetwork Re: Irene I think I'm a little confused. They could not do a resectioning of the liver. Like your husband, he has it in over 85% of the liver, and a few lymph nodes. When they saw that, they decided against the pump, and told us that the liver could not be resectioned. But that's what I don't get; if the liver can regenerate, if they left 5% of it, would it regenerate without the mets? Thanks for answering Narice, best to you both! Irene > Glad to hear he is feeling better. Make sure that the resect can be done > safely. > In my husband's case it can't due to multiple mets in all areas of the > liver. > This doesn't seem to be the case with your brother so I'd say keep pushing. > > 'I'll be honest even though I pretty well knew the reason in the back of my > mind I wasn't willing to take no for an answer until the oncologist and other > Dr.s I trust told me the surgery would more than likely cause spread. :-( > Despite the fact the colon tumor is very large 13cm and there are mets > ranging from 3-9cm Phil still feels good. > > So keep pushing unless they give you a darn good reason NOT to. > Hang in there and God bless > Narice > " As long as I know the WHO > I can bear any HOW > even though I don't know WHY " > (Commentary on Job from Dialogue in Despair) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Sing that NED song like Jingle Bells for December! LOL " As long as I know the WHO I can bear any HOW even though I don't know WHY " (Commentary on Job from Dialogue in Despair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 - good suggestions Karima! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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