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Just diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer: What next?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 19, 2023 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
How are you feeling Tee? Stage3c…. That’s me :). Lots of good advice on here, and lots of support! Did they talk surgery and chemo and radiation? I know it’s a lot to process… a whirl wind I am afraid. It’s natural to feel moments of anger, depression, self pity. Don’t stay there though when you get those moments. I don’t have a lot of knowledge as far as what to expect or how it will go because I’m a new baby to cancer. I’ve only had two treatments so far worlds apart on how I reacted to both of them. I just want to speak to your frame of mind what RJ said it’s very true. Being a believer myself has been a huge blessing in this time and if you have a church family, it is the best thing you could have right now. I don’t know if you’re a Christian but if you are lean on those prayer warriors lean on your family, if they’re wanting to help you. It’s OK to except help. You do not want to walk this walk alone and you don’t need to. There is always hope. Always! Find something that makes you smile and do it!!!! Often! I sing! I pray for your situation! ❤️ And I am sorry you’re having to go thru it.
PS If you have bad veins… get a port.
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A port is strongly recommended. Some, if not most, of the chemo is too strong to put in a vein in your arm or hand. I'd get one poke every time I went for chemo - the very short burst of insertion pain when accessing is a LOT less painful than sticking you every time they need to.
The surgery to install the port sounds awful, but it was not difficult. Mine was done outpatient.
The downside of a port is that eventually once chemo is done, it needs to be flushed periodically - for me every month. My chemo completed in December 2021 and I'm just getting scheduled to remove the port now. Not certain if they waited until until I was stable or it was missed.
The good part of the flushes is I got the visit my "angels" at the infusion center monthly. I will miss that.
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Thank you. I’ve been very depressed and trying to absorb it. Just got more imaging done and biopsy to confirm next week. I’ve praying every night with my wife and kids. I’m being positive.