Marrud's Journey with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
Spouse/Partner: Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: almost 8 years ago, Male, Age: 63, KRAS mutation positive: Don't Know, BRAF mutation positive: Don't Know, Stage IV
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Marrud
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Experience with
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
over 5 years agoWas lethargic,admitted from doctors office to ICU..needed 9 pints of blood to stabalize
Other Care
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Marrud
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Experience with
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
over 5 years agoafter testing was told they found cancer, but was"the GOOD kind" easily taken care of
Oh No
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Marrud
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Experience with
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
over 5 years agoColostomy
Procedure or Surgery
We were told they were going to remove the "bad" spot and all would be fine...hours and hours later surgeon came and said tests were wrong that the cancer was worse than they thought and had spread to lymph nodes and liver and was stage IV. My husband ended up having a colostomy. He developed infections and ended up with MRSA. We had a hard battle clearing things up so he could start chemo...
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Marrud
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Experience with
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
over 5 years agoChemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Getting the treatment was easy.. the side effects of nausea and diarrhea and tiredness were more a problem. He also started to turn bright red in the face(which still happens even though treatment is finished). Due to the high doses of steroids he developed cataracts and had surgery to remove it.
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Marrud
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Experience with
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
over 5 years agoRemission
Celebration
We finished treatment and another surgery and are now no sign of cancer at this time!!!!!!