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Hi Lainy, yes, we were very lucky because there were no signs until the weight loss. The tumor has taken over his entire left lobe, a smaller section of his right, some lymphnodes around the liver, and some small nodules in his lungs. We are still doing chemo oxaliplatin and gemzar. After the 4th round of the cocktail they sent him for a scan to see if there has been any change. The good news was that the left side did not get bigger and the right side has gone away which the docs feel more confident about doing a lobeectomy of the left side to which holds 95% of the tumor. Then do some post op chemo for the lymphnodes and nodules in the lungs. Sorry CrownShine to take up space on your post.
I’m so happy to hear your dad is doing well. My dad was diagnosed January 2013. Kind of the same story as yours… he was loosing a lot of weight and his PCP said it was because of his high blood sugar and sent him to an endocrinolgoist. All his liver function tests were and still are normal. The endocrinologist felt his abdomen and felt his liver was a little too big. He sent my dad for an ultrasound, then a CT, then he referred us to an oncologist. The oncologist had a biopsy done and confirmed stage 4 CC. At that time my dad was not a surgery candidate because the tumor had spread to both lobes but yesterday we found out that he is now eligible for surgery. Please keep us posted on your dad’s recovery and stay as possitive as you can and trust me i know its not always easy. Its all mind over matter. Wishing your father a quick recovery and you and your family the strength to help your dad fight this ugly battle.
Hi Cathy, my father got diagnoised january 2013 with stage 4. All blood work and tumor markers were normal, it was an incidental finding during a visit to his endocronologist for his blood sugar levels. My father isn’t a surgical candidate either, the tumor has taken over his left lobe and there are 2 tumors on the right lobe. His onc had put him on gem/ox, we’re going to have a scan done after his 4th round (3 more weeks) to see how the chemo has been helping. After the 6th round they’re going to see if radiation will be an option. We’re hoping and praying that they will just come and say that the tumor has shrunk enough that they’ll just do a lobeectomy and we’ll be done with this nightmare. Just believe in miracles, they do happen.
Thank you all for such a warm welcome. I am so lucky to have found a group with so much knowledge, advice and guidance. We are in the process of seeking out multiple opinions. And we know that each person and doctor’s treatments vary but sometimes it helps when you hear possitive feedback. It helps stay possitive. He is getting sensitive to cold and nueropathy in his hands. I’m sure its going to get worse in 3 weeks when they give him the ox again. Thank you all for your responses, they really helped understand and know what to expect!
