I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer in April of 2005. It had spread to 2 lymph nodes but had not gotten to any other organs. After a colon re-section and 6 months of chemotherapy I was back to "normal"
Although I was clean from cancer, the chemotherapy left me with a very painful condition called peripheral neuropathy. This was caused by one of the drugs I took (oxaliplatin). In the majority of cases this condition goes away after you stop the chemo but it did not go away for me.
From 2005 to now I was getting regular CT Scans and colonoscopies to make sure the cancer did not come back. After 4 years my odds were very good and I was pronounced completely in remission.
This changed when they found a spot on my liver in July of 2009 which tested positive for cancer after a biopsy. On Aug 17th I went into the hospital and had the cancer removed by Dr Harris. He was 100% confident that he got all of the cancer.
Now I will need to see my oncologist, Dr Anagnost on Sept 10th to go over what chemotherapy he wants me to do. He has already said it will be a 6 month plan but I don't have any details yet. I did tell him that I would NOT take any drugs that could possibly affect my neuropathy.
I will update this blog after I see Dr. Anagnost on Sept 10th
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