Re: The Waiting Game is Over Again~Update on Bert

[Guest guest]

Wonderful news Monika! Congrats to Bert - keep it up!

[Guest guest]

Wonderful news Monika! Congrats to Bert - keep it up!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

What terriffic news!!!!! Don't you worry about being long winded

because you have the best reason in the world for being happy.

Here is hoping you have the same kind of report about your Mom.

I am sooooo happy for you.

Joyce- In colon_cancer_support , " msisecureu2 "

<moomaus@a...> wrote:

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and

I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I

will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non

calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous

exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on

to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the

anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT,

while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the

PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough

to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

What terriffic news!!!!! Don't you worry about being long winded

because you have the best reason in the world for being happy.

Here is hoping you have the same kind of report about your Mom.

I am sooooo happy for you.

Joyce- In colon_cancer_support , " msisecureu2 "

<moomaus@a...> wrote:

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and

I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I

will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non

calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous

exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on

to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the

anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT,

while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the

PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough

to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

What terriffic news!!!!! Don't you worry about being long winded

because you have the best reason in the world for being happy.

Here is hoping you have the same kind of report about your Mom.

I am sooooo happy for you.

Joyce- In colon_cancer_support , " msisecureu2 "

<moomaus@a...> wrote:

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and

I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I

will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non

calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous

exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on

to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the

anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT,

while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the

PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough

to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Great news like yours brightens my day. I know the agonies you

suffered waiting for the results, so it is a big relief to hear

positive results.

Sharon

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT, while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Good luck with the surgery Ron!!

[Guest guest]

Good luck with the surgery Ron!!

[Guest guest]

Good luck with the surgery Ron!!