lorraine's Journey with Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer
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- 3 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 4 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
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- 7 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 8 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 9 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 10 Celebration Icon Celebration
- 11 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 12 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 13 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 14 Celebration Icon Celebration
- 15 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
Patient: Colorectal (Colon) Cancer > Adenocarcinoma
Patient Info: Currently in active treatment (initial surgery, receiving chemo rounds/radiation), Diagnosed: almost 9 years ago, Female, Age: 63, KRAS mutation positive: Don't Know, BRAF mutation positive: Don't Know, Stage IIC
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External radiation
Radiation
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Blood Clot in my neck
Side Effects
Had to have 2 shots a day of Lovenox/blood thinners. Hurt like crazy. my whole abdomen was black & blue.
Removal of rectal tumor
Procedure or Surgery
I had to have an ileostomy. I had lots of problems with this.
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
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Ileostomy
Procedure or Surgery
I had a lot of problems with my loop ileostomy.
Home care
Other Care
Home Care nurses tried to help with my ileostomy. lots of problems. I ended up having to go to the Wound Center to get help.
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Had to change whole treatment plan in the middle of rounds due to bad side effects.
chemotherapy
Oh No
Didn't know that I had 8 rounds of Chemo ahead of me. Was pretty floored by this news.
Anemia (low red blood cell counts)
Side Effects
i had a lot more than mouth sores/nose also/had hand/foot syndrome/had nausea/had fatigue/had a lot of side effects.
Finished treatment
Celebration
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
Cancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
Spot in Lung!
Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
Had to have part of my right lower lung lobe removed. Had problems with the chest tube they put in. It was horribly painful.
Cancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
In my right lower lung lobe AGAIN!
Remission
Celebration
CT Scans have all been clear so far!
Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
Ended up having a double lobectomy. Yep. Lost my right lower & middle lobes.