Gina's Profile

Type of Cancer: Colon and Rectal Cancer

Diagnosis Date: October 17, 2011

Stage of Cancer: Stage 3

Grade of Tumor: Grade 3

ER: Positive

Lymph Node Involvement: No

Surgery: Colorectal Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery

Chemotherapy: Methotrexate (Folex, Mexate, Amethopterin)

What I Hate Most About Cancer: The Unknown

What I Have Learned From Cancer: You know your body and if you feel something is wrong-follow up and dont give up

Cancer Center: IU/Ball U Cancer Center

End of Treatment Date: June 1, 2012

Colon and Rectal Cancer symptoms: Lower abdomnal pressure and pain when having bowels movements, diarreh/hard bowels movements at the same time. Began drinking nutritional drinks for food.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Oct. 17 colonoscpy/ Oct 19 removed 18 inches of colon, 15 lymph nodes and appendix. Six days in hospital. Lymph nodes clear cancer had spread outside the wall of colon and almost completely closed off bowels.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 6 Months starting Dec 2, 2011. 5 hours every other week. 5-FU, Oxaliplatin and leucovorin. Will bring home 5-Fu in a bag for the weekend will run through port and bag removed on Mondays