Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi everyone, My name is Ron - I'm a 63 yr old man who was diagnosed in 1/04 with Stage 3 c.c. and operated on March 4th. I had an adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon (walnut size) and 8/14 lymph nodes that were positive were removed. There was also a carcinoid tumor present in the terminal ileum, 1.c cm in size (3 of 8 lymph nodes involved). I had my surgery in Florida (I winter here) and I'm feeling fine - eating well, walking a lot, etc. My post-op scans showed no other malignancies present, and my onc here was quite positive about my future. I am due to start 6 months of " wipe-up " chemo - 5 FU - in Chicago in a couple of weeks. I have an appointment with Dr. Al B. Benson. Of course I have many questions. First, does anyone have any comments regarding Dr. Benson? Second, what can I expect when I start chemotherapy? I look forward to hearing from all of you. Best wishes, Ron M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Welcome Just wondering have you had colonoscopies regularly since 1993? I think we can all learn from you and each other. God Bless Narice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Welcome Just wondering have you had colonoscopies regularly since 1993? I think we can all learn from you and each other. God Bless Narice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Welcome Just wondering have you had colonoscopies regularly since 1993? I think we can all learn from you and each other. God Bless Narice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Diane: I sincerely hope that you,the members of your immediate and extended families have all had a colonoscopy. At the very least a virtual one. You have a wonderful attitude especially when you consider the loss of life and it must have been a very difficult peiod for you. I am sincerely sorry for all the sorrows you have endured and I feel that perhaps my own husband had the same three cancer mets that was in your family. At least a test for occult blood in feces would reveal a nunber of things ,early discovery can prevent many complications. God bless you and yours Jane M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Diane: I sincerely hope that you,the members of your immediate and extended families have all had a colonoscopy. At the very least a virtual one. You have a wonderful attitude especially when you consider the loss of life and it must have been a very difficult peiod for you. I am sincerely sorry for all the sorrows you have endured and I feel that perhaps my own husband had the same three cancer mets that was in your family. At least a test for occult blood in feces would reveal a nunber of things ,early discovery can prevent many complications. God bless you and yours Jane M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Diane: I sincerely hope that you,the members of your immediate and extended families have all had a colonoscopy. At the very least a virtual one. You have a wonderful attitude especially when you consider the loss of life and it must have been a very difficult peiod for you. I am sincerely sorry for all the sorrows you have endured and I feel that perhaps my own husband had the same three cancer mets that was in your family. At least a test for occult blood in feces would reveal a nunber of things ,early discovery can prevent many complications. God bless you and yours Jane M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Be careful about trusting the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) though. Not all polyps and cancers bleed. And those that do, only do some of the time. So a negative test result means nothing. And the false positive AND false negatives rates are very very high with that test. -Priscilla CCNetwork ___________ " Snoopy Walks to End Colon Cancer " October 17th, 2004, Washington DC, 5k Walk/Run www.colorectal-cancer.net (Information) https://www.racepacket.com/snoop.html (Online Registration) > > From: Abuelopop@... > Date: 2004/08/27 Fri AM 11:41:24 EDT > To: colon_cancer_support > Subject: Re: new to group > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Be careful about trusting the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) though. Not all polyps and cancers bleed. And those that do, only do some of the time. So a negative test result means nothing. And the false positive AND false negatives rates are very very high with that test. -Priscilla CCNetwork ___________ " Snoopy Walks to End Colon Cancer " October 17th, 2004, Washington DC, 5k Walk/Run www.colorectal-cancer.net (Information) https://www.racepacket.com/snoop.html (Online Registration) > > From: Abuelopop@... > Date: 2004/08/27 Fri AM 11:41:24 EDT > To: colon_cancer_support > Subject: Re: new to group > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Be careful about trusting the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) though. Not all polyps and cancers bleed. And those that do, only do some of the time. So a negative test result means nothing. And the false positive AND false negatives rates are very very high with that test. -Priscilla CCNetwork ___________ " Snoopy Walks to End Colon Cancer " October 17th, 2004, Washington DC, 5k Walk/Run www.colorectal-cancer.net (Information) https://www.racepacket.com/snoop.html (Online Registration) > > From: Abuelopop@... > Date: 2004/08/27 Fri AM 11:41:24 EDT > To: colon_cancer_support > Subject: Re: new to group > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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