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Has anyone had the peritoneal stripping surgery?
I was diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction (SBO) in 2022 that turned out to be Stage 2 NETS. Had surgery & did fine until...
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Cu-64 Dotatate PET results show no malignancy. What’s next?
Hi all,I was diagnosed six weeks ago with NET after a small bowel blockage. NG tube and a ton of pain meds relieved my symptoms...
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Life expectancy with NETs and lifetyle as it progresses
What is my life expectancy as a result of my NET? Diagnosed 3 years ago with Grade 1, Stage 4 NETs. Primary tumor is probably...
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A report from a follow up appointment
Hello ! Here is an update about what we discussed last week. I had an appointment ( second opinion) yesterday at Dana Faber. At least...
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New To NETS - Stage 4 / Grade 1
Hello, my fellow NETS friends, My name is Eileen. I am 42 years old and incidentally discovered I have Stage 4/Grade 1 NETS when I...
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@marshae Most of us who have had digestive tract surgery find that the advice, "...eat anything...
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Any tips about Cytoreductive, debulking Surgery?
I have been referred for cytoreductive/debulking surgery (at Mayo Jacksonville) because my scans show unexpected, fairly significant progression of the disease. I meet with the...
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Help: What is a cancer symptom or not? Who to see?
I was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour on my small bowel in 2014. This was found as I went into crisis. In June 2014 my...
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Stage 4 Carcinoid tumor: What treatments have you had?
To make a very long story short. Hubby was diagnosed in Oct 2022 with a carcinoid tumor. Dr removed a mass from the small intestine....
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Neuroendocrine Tumor
I have been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor 6 months ago. It started in my upper small bowl and had spread into lymph nodes. The...
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24-hour 5-HIAA reliability for diagnosing NETs
I've had over a year of carcinoid syndrome symptoms, like flushing, weight loss and bowel issues. If you've been diagnosed with NETs, did the 5-HIAA...