April 10 - 2 Week - Post Surgery Follow Up
Today Colleen had a follow-up call with her original Doctor (Gladstone), the 2-week, post-surgery, check-in:
For colon cancer, it’s not the size but the depth and Colleen’s depth was T1 (The cancer has grown through the mucosa into the submucosa, I got that from some online research). She (Dr.Gladstone / DRG) said that it was smart that Colleen went to get her surgery, if she had waited longer for it to happen in Seattle the future prognosis wouldn’t have been as good.
DRG recommended an oncologist at PolyClinic that she’s works with and that she really likes. And she already contacted that doctor, to see if she could fit Colleen in, and she confirmed that she could. Plus if she has to go in, it’s right off the freeway not at the hospital, hopefully reducing any COVID risks.
Chemo needs to happen within one month of surgery, and she may start in about a week. Though both DRG or Colleen isn’t sure if it will be oral or ported.
The chance of recurrence is high without chemo.
She needs at least another month of no lifting, and the exercise she can do is just walking. So no Yoga…or deadlifts. At the 6-week post-surgery check-in, she and DRG will talk about exercise options.
In other less medicaley news. Colleen continues to get stronger and feel better every day. She walks slowly and seems a little bent at the waist at times, but mostly is good. Keep the good thoughts coming!
I’ll update after the meeting with the oncologist. Cheers!
