Re: [Everything doTERRA] Stage 3 Colon Cancer

Chelsea,

I am sorry about your Uncle. If you could print these attached papers off and let him read them. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

 

Thanks,
Pat

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Chelsea Stevens <chelseastevens@gmail.com> wrote:

Any ideas for my uncle? The following is his recent discovery and what options he has been made aware of thus far.

 

After reviewing all of the background information, Dr. Kubiak said that they want to do a PET scan (radioactive sugar inserted into the blood stream) to determine if there are any other cancer/tumor growth sites.  If not, then it will confirm that I have stage III cancer that is treatable with chemotherapy.   If there is another site, then it will be stage IV cancer that is more difficult to treat, but we won't jump off that bridge unless and until we have to.  We will do the PET scan on the 23rd, and then meet with Dr. Kubiak on the 28th to set the final course.  We expect to start treatments shortly thereafter.
 
The treatment regime for stage III cancer is chemotherapy every other week for six months.  I would go into the Cancer Center on Day 1 for 6 to 7 hours of drugging, and would leave with a pump of some sort that would continue to pump chemicals for another day or two.  I would feel bad for a few days (loss of energy and a variety of other side effects, none of which would be worse than Heartbreak Hill in the Boston Marathon, which I have surmounted 4 times – not pretty, but I made it anyway), and then would improve over the next 7 to 10 days.  On day 14, I would go back in to repeat the process.  This would happen 12 times over six months, basically until next Spring.  Four to six weeks after the chemo stops they would reattach my bowel.
 
So, in little more than the time it takes to prepare well for a marathon, I should be back whole again ready for a summer of fun in the sun, showing off two trophy scars.
 
The bad news, they see little chance for the hair on the top of my head re-growing.  So be it.
 
We continue to be optimistic.  At least now we know generally where we are heading and how long it will take to get there.  As to how tired I will get, she said that most patients are able to continue work part time, and some even go full time.  Fortunately, I have the flexibility to do all that I can as far as work goes.  Many patients also maintain workout/running schedules. ( I am looking forward to that.)

 

Thank you in advance for all your help!

Chelsea Stevens

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