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Rectal Cancer Metastasized to Bones

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Nov 26, 2022 | Replies (4)

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@kat77

Hi Samantha-

I am currently going through something similar. Diagnosed w/ Stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, went through surgery and chemo and have been getting clean scans ever since. This August I started getting headaches and it turned out I had a metastatic ocular tumor. I got a craniotomy but further scans showed I have bone mets on my spine and pelvis. I had nothing go to lungs, liver or anywhere else, just straight to the skull and bones and I am very puzzled by it and very upset that it was not caught earlier. I finished radiation for my skull last week and I am about to start chemo, but I have been in so much pain in my lower back that they are now considering radiation for some of those spots. I got an epidural last week and it did nothing for the pain.

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Replies to "Hi Samantha- I am currently going through something similar. Diagnosed w/ Stage 3 colon cancer in..."

Hi @kat77. this must've come as unexpected surprise that colon cancer would metastacized to the brain and bones. You may also be interested in this related discussion:
- Hi, stage 4 colorectal cancer here https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hi-stage-4-here/

Have you discussed getting a consult with palliative care to help with pain management?