Re: Update Dad's radiation treatments -

[Guest guest]

Nickie,

Thats great about your dad. I hope he has many, many more healthy years

ahead of him!

[Guest guest]

Dear Nickie,

I really needed to read that email about your dad. Courage and

perseverance...that is him; thank you.

Karima

Re: Update Dad's radiation treatments -

,

It sounds like your mom is doing great and that she has a good Onc. My dad is

also incurable -- he is stage 4 CC, initially with liver, lung and abdominal

mets. He's been on various chemo regimens (Oxi/Xeloda; Erbitux/CPT-11; now

Avastin/Xeloda) for the past few years... His liver mets are gone, lung mets

decreased substantially, and abdominal mets decreased (except for the one near

his right abdomen that is being treated for radiation).

They stopped chemo during the radation but will resume Avastin/Xeloda again.

He is on his 2nd week of radiation (total 4 weeks, M-F).

He will have chemo or radiation for the rest of his life (hopefully a long

life), but his quality of life is good. He still works part-time, drives, eats

anything he wants except for wine. He was able to fly down to Los Angeles (my

parents live south of San Francisco) to see me and my new house for a weekend

recently. My sister and I are planning a cruise with my parents for next

summer.

I hope your mom's treatments continue to work, and my prayers are with you and

your family!!Please keep us posted on her progress...

Best,

Nickie

sftfemme@... wrote:

Nickie,

My mom actually has rectal cancer. Her tumor is too advanced for surgery,

they used radiation with hopes that they could shrink it, we thought for

surgery

but it turns out they were just hoping to make her more comfortable because

they figured it couldn't come out...they were right. she had radiation for 6

1/2 weeks m-f along with 5 fu. now she is on oxal,avastin,leuk. and other

stuff...they big guns I guess she has 3 more treatments and then she will take

a

break and go on a maintenance chemo, probably 5fu. From what we gather she

will continue with treatment indefinitely since she is not curable they will

do

this to keep it in check. So far so good though, she is finally gaining

weight

and feels pretty good and her cea level is now at 2.6. I hope your dad does

well. What stage is he?

[Guest guest]

Dear Nickie,

I really needed to read that email about your dad. Courage and

perseverance...that is him; thank you.

Karima

Re: Update Dad's radiation treatments -

,

It sounds like your mom is doing great and that she has a good Onc. My dad is

also incurable -- he is stage 4 CC, initially with liver, lung and abdominal

mets. He's been on various chemo regimens (Oxi/Xeloda; Erbitux/CPT-11; now

Avastin/Xeloda) for the past few years... His liver mets are gone, lung mets

decreased substantially, and abdominal mets decreased (except for the one near

his right abdomen that is being treated for radiation).

They stopped chemo during the radation but will resume Avastin/Xeloda again.

He is on his 2nd week of radiation (total 4 weeks, M-F).

He will have chemo or radiation for the rest of his life (hopefully a long

life), but his quality of life is good. He still works part-time, drives, eats

anything he wants except for wine. He was able to fly down to Los Angeles (my

parents live south of San Francisco) to see me and my new house for a weekend

recently. My sister and I are planning a cruise with my parents for next

summer.

I hope your mom's treatments continue to work, and my prayers are with you and

your family!!Please keep us posted on her progress...

Best,

Nickie

sftfemme@... wrote:

Nickie,

My mom actually has rectal cancer. Her tumor is too advanced for surgery,

they used radiation with hopes that they could shrink it, we thought for

surgery

but it turns out they were just hoping to make her more comfortable because

they figured it couldn't come out...they were right. she had radiation for 6

1/2 weeks m-f along with 5 fu. now she is on oxal,avastin,leuk. and other

stuff...they big guns I guess she has 3 more treatments and then she will take

a

break and go on a maintenance chemo, probably 5fu. From what we gather she

will continue with treatment indefinitely since she is not curable they will

do

this to keep it in check. So far so good though, she is finally gaining

weight

and feels pretty good and her cea level is now at 2.6. I hope your dad does

well. What stage is he?

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like your mom is doing great and that she has a good Onc. My dad is

also incurable -- he is stage 4 CC, initially with liver, lung and abdominal

mets. He's been on various chemo regimens (Oxi/Xeloda; Erbitux/CPT-11; now

Avastin/Xeloda) for the past few years... His liver mets are gone, lung mets

decreased substantially, and abdominal mets decreased (except for the one near

his right abdomen that is being treated for radiation).

They stopped chemo during the radation but will resume Avastin/Xeloda again. He

is on his 2nd week of radiation (total 4 weeks, M-F).

He will have chemo or radiation for the rest of his life (hopefully a long

life), but his quality of life is good. He still works part-time, drives, eats

anything he wants except for wine. He was able to fly down to Los Angeles (my

parents live south of San Francisco) to see me and my new house for a weekend

recently. My sister and I are planning a cruise with my parents for next

summer.

I hope your mom's treatments continue to work, and my prayers are with you and

your family!!Please keep us posted on her progress...

Best,

Nickie

sftfemme@... wrote:

Nickie,

My mom actually has rectal cancer. Her tumor is too advanced for surgery,

they used radiation with hopes that they could shrink it, we thought for surgery

but it turns out they were just hoping to make her more comfortable because

they figured it couldn't come out...they were right. she had radiation for 6

1/2 weeks m-f along with 5 fu. now she is on oxal,avastin,leuk. and other

stuff...they big guns I guess she has 3 more treatments and then she will take a

break and go on a maintenance chemo, probably 5fu. From what we gather she

will continue with treatment indefinitely since she is not curable they will do

this to keep it in check. So far so good though, she is finally gaining weight

and feels pretty good and her cea level is now at 2.6. I hope your dad does

well. What stage is he?

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like your mom is doing great and that she has a good Onc. My dad is

also incurable -- he is stage 4 CC, initially with liver, lung and abdominal

mets. He's been on various chemo regimens (Oxi/Xeloda; Erbitux/CPT-11; now

Avastin/Xeloda) for the past few years... His liver mets are gone, lung mets

decreased substantially, and abdominal mets decreased (except for the one near

his right abdomen that is being treated for radiation).

They stopped chemo during the radation but will resume Avastin/Xeloda again. He

is on his 2nd week of radiation (total 4 weeks, M-F).

He will have chemo or radiation for the rest of his life (hopefully a long

life), but his quality of life is good. He still works part-time, drives, eats

anything he wants except for wine. He was able to fly down to Los Angeles (my

parents live south of San Francisco) to see me and my new house for a weekend

recently. My sister and I are planning a cruise with my parents for next

summer.

I hope your mom's treatments continue to work, and my prayers are with you and

your family!!Please keep us posted on her progress...

Best,

Nickie

sftfemme@... wrote:

Nickie,

My mom actually has rectal cancer. Her tumor is too advanced for surgery,

they used radiation with hopes that they could shrink it, we thought for surgery

but it turns out they were just hoping to make her more comfortable because

they figured it couldn't come out...they were right. she had radiation for 6

1/2 weeks m-f along with 5 fu. now she is on oxal,avastin,leuk. and other

stuff...they big guns I guess she has 3 more treatments and then she will take a

break and go on a maintenance chemo, probably 5fu. From what we gather she

will continue with treatment indefinitely since she is not curable they will do

this to keep it in check. So far so good though, she is finally gaining weight

and feels pretty good and her cea level is now at 2.6. I hope your dad does

well. What stage is he?

[Guest guest]

Dear Karima,

Thank you! I think everyone on this site has courage and perseverance....

Best,

Nickie

Barbara Gari karima1@...> wrote:

Dear Nickie,

I really needed to read that email about your dad. Courage and

perseverance...that is him; thank you.

Karima

Re: Update Dad's radiation treatments -

,

It sounds like your mom is doing great and that she has a good Onc. My dad is

also incurable -- he is stage 4 CC, initially with liver, lung and abdominal

mets. He's been on various chemo regimens (Oxi/Xeloda; Erbitux/CPT-11; now

Avastin/Xeloda) for the past few years... His liver mets are gone, lung mets

decreased substantially, and abdominal mets decreased (except for the one near

his right abdomen that is being treated for radiation).

They stopped chemo during the radation but will resume Avastin/Xeloda again.

He is on his 2nd week of radiation (total 4 weeks, M-F).

He will have chemo or radiation for the rest of his life (hopefully a long

life), but his quality of life is good. He still works part-time, drives, eats

anything he wants except for wine. He was able to fly down to Los Angeles (my

parents live south of San Francisco) to see me and my new house for a weekend

recently. My sister and I are planning a cruise with my parents for next

summer.

I hope your mom's treatments continue to work, and my prayers are with you and

your family!!Please keep us posted on her progress...

Best,

Nickie

sftfemme@... wrote:

Nickie,

My mom actually has rectal cancer. Her tumor is too advanced for surgery,

they used radiation with hopes that they could shrink it, we thought for

surgery

but it turns out they were just hoping to make her more comfortable because

they figured it couldn't come out...they were right. she had radiation for 6

1/2 weeks m-f along with 5 fu. now she is on oxal,avastin,leuk. and other

stuff...they big guns I guess she has 3 more treatments and then she will take

a

break and go on a maintenance chemo, probably 5fu. From what we gather she

will continue with treatment indefinitely since she is not curable they will

do

this to keep it in check. So far so good though, she is finally gaining

weight

and feels pretty good and her cea level is now at 2.6. I hope your dad does

well. What stage is he?