lorraine's Journey with Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer
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- 2 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 3 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 4 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 5 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 6 Other Care Icon Other Care
- 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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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agoExternal radiation
Radiation
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoBlood 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.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agoRemoval of rectal tumor
Procedure or Surgery
I had to have an ileostomy. I had lots of problems with this.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agoChemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoIleostomy
Procedure or Surgery
I had a lot of problems with my loop ileostomy.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agoHome 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.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agoChemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Had to change whole treatment plan in the middle of rounds due to bad side effects.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 8 years agochemotherapy
Oh No
Didn't know that I had 8 rounds of Chemo ahead of me. Was pretty floored by this news.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoAnemia (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.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoFinished treatment
Celebration
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoCancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
Spot in Lung!
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoSurgery
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.
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoCancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
In my right lower lung lobe AGAIN!
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoRemission
Celebration
CT Scans have all been clear so far!
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lorraine
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Experience with
Adenocarcinoma, Color...
over 5 years agoSurgery
Procedure or Surgery
Ended up having a double lobectomy. Yep. Lost my right lower & middle lobes.