India trip
29/06/07 21:36 Filed in: Life
Just got back from
a month-long trip to India. Mostly I was kept
busy with my Dad's medical tests, but I got to
spend plenty of time with my parents, which is
always great.
My Dad's CEA test results came in higher than expected and his oncologist recommended a full-body PET-CT scan to find out if there were any recurrences of his colorectal cancer. The scan turned up a metabolically active growth in his adrenal gland, a rare site for recurrence of colorectal cancer. Upon examining his previous scans, the radiologists found that the growth has been present for the past two years, with little or no growth, making it unlikely that the growth is an isolated metastasis of the colon cancer. For now, the plan is to hold off on treatment and to monitor both the CEA level and this mysterious adrenal growth.
So, there is still significant uncertainty as to what will happen with my Dad in the next few months.
My Dad's CEA test results came in higher than expected and his oncologist recommended a full-body PET-CT scan to find out if there were any recurrences of his colorectal cancer. The scan turned up a metabolically active growth in his adrenal gland, a rare site for recurrence of colorectal cancer. Upon examining his previous scans, the radiologists found that the growth has been present for the past two years, with little or no growth, making it unlikely that the growth is an isolated metastasis of the colon cancer. For now, the plan is to hold off on treatment and to monitor both the CEA level and this mysterious adrenal growth.
So, there is still significant uncertainty as to what will happen with my Dad in the next few months.