My 10 1/2 yr old female Airedale was diagnosed with a rectal tumor yesterday. It’s the size of a quarter and is very close to her anus. She is constantly licking and seems like she’s trying to poop out the tumor. The vet said that they can operate by doing a rectal pull, where they pull out the tumor through her anus and cut it out that way. There is a risk of permanent incontinence afterwards, but they say that the chances are small. There’s a 50/50 chance of getting all the cancer cells and paired with chemo, there’s a good chance that she’ll fully recover (if there aren’t any complications). The tumor is locally aggressive (meaning that it most likely won’t spread to other organs) but will get bigger and bigger until she won’t be able to poop anymore. The average lifespan of an Airedale is 11-12yrs, so the prognosis if we do surgery and chemo is probably a year (and who knows if she’ll need a second round of chemo treatments). If we just put her on pain meds, prognosis is 4-6 months. I love her so much, but I don’t want to put her through surgery AND chemo (we’re looking at 4 months of chemo) and then go through a period of not-so-healthy times followed by maybe 2 or 3 months of semi-ok health followed by a fast decline of health for a month or two. They want to schedule her for surgery at the end of this week, but today she was out playing with our two other dogs (we have two of her pups from her litters) and we went for a nice walk around the block. I don’t want to take these happy times away from her…. but I also don’t want her to be in pain…. but I also don’t want to cause so much physical stress on her just because I want to have her around for a few extra months longer. What do I do?? The surgeon phoned us today and made it seem that if we don’t do surgery, we’d be doing her a great injustice by giving her 4-6 months of pain leading up to the tragedy of not pooping…… he said if it was his dog, he’d do the surgery in heartbeat (but he also doesn’t have to shell out 00+ for surgery) but our oncologist says that whatever decision we make will be the right one. I just don’t want to be always asking, "what if". Help!!

my friend had a carcinoig tumor removed from her small bowel and they found this same type of cancer in some of her lymph nodes in the same region. What are the treatment options? Survival rate/time frame?

My grandfather is currently in 4th stage cancer. He had a tumor removed from his colon last year and now has just acquired Jondus as the cancer has spread to his liver. We fear that he does not have much time left at all.
I just found out about this Budwig Diet yesterday. I have gone over the web site and there seems to be different variations of the diet depending upon the stage of cancer one has.
Can anyone direct me to what set of instructions I should follow? The home portion of this news group, is that enough to get started? Do I need to purchase the Budwig books? Also, my grandfather is currently in India, Chandigarah. Are there any groups there that may be able to help?

I appreciate everyone’s help. Thank you and God Bless!

After being diagnose with stage I of colon cancer (which is basically having a tumor in your colon), how long does it take before the doctor schedules a surgery date to get it/them removed from you colon? 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, ect.?

Someone very dear to me has just had a foot of their colon removed with a large tumor and 15 of 18 of the surrounding lymphs showed positive for cancer from the pathology report, now the suggested treatment is 6 months of chemo, 3 days in a row (port surgically implanted) every other week. I have no idea what other kinds of treatments there are, i am just so worried about this regiment, and how hard it is going to be, has anyone gone through this that can help me? I want to know more about the subject so that i can help my loved one through this and help make sure this is the right decision on the chemo. Does chemo make you extremely ill? ANY insight will be much appreciated….

Back in mid october I went to the hospital for attempted suicide. I had convinced myself that I had colon cancer and that I was going to die. The reason I thought this was because I was having constant diarehha and when ever I didn’t have diarehha my stools were very thin. There was no blood or anything like that. The doctors did a x-ray of my colon and abdomin etc and they said there was no tumor or polyp or anything like that, but they didn’t tell me what the problem was. So I was releaved and went home without knowing what was wrong with me… Ever since then I’ve still had diarehha on and off and my stools are very thin 98% of the time. And the day after valentines My stool was RED and I freaked out! My girlfriend told me to calm down because she used a buttload of red food coloring in these cupcakes that she made me so I didn’t think anything of it. Then again on monday I have RED stools and diarehha. The day before I had hot wings and that morning I had some left over red velvet cake. My doctor assured me last month that it’s not cancer because i’m very young and he feels no mass in my lower abdomin and such. My main question here is could colon cancer have developed since october? I’m 19 years old, there is no history of it in my family that I know of, but I have a very poor diet. Please help, I’m scared out of my mind and I can’t take it anymore.

Back in mid october I went to the hospital for attempted suicide. I had convinced myself that I had colon cancer and that I was going to die. The reason I thought this was because I was having constant diarehha and when ever I didn’t have diarehha my stools were very thin. There was no blood or anything like that. The doctors did a x-ray of my colon and abdomin etc and they said there was no tumor or polyp or anything like that, but they didn’t tell me what the problem was. So I was releaved and went home without knowing what was wrong with me… Ever since then I’ve still had diarehha on and off and my stools are very thin all the time, like I very rarely have a normal looking stool anymore. And the day after valentines My stool was RED and I freaked out! My girlfriend told me to calm down because she used a buttload of red food coloring in these cupcakes that she made me so I didn’t think anything of it. Then again on monday I have RED stools and diarehha. The day before I had hot wings and that morning I had some left over red velvet cake. My doctor assured me last month that it’s not cancer because i’m very young and he feels no mass in my lower abdomin and such. My main question here is could colon cancer have developed since october? I’m 19 years old, there is no history of it in my family that I know of, but I have a very poor diet. Please help, I’m scared out of my mind and I can’t take it anymore

Is there anyone out there that has, knows someone or anything about complete loss of sperm production from having a 3 inch tumor removed from the colon? My husband had this surgery and after had no ejaculate at all. All the doctors have really told us is "maybe its nerve damage…we dont really know". There was NO discussion before hand that this complication was a possibility. So it was a complete shock to us when we discovered this. We have been to a fertility clinic and spent some serious cash trying to recover some sperm to have children. But everything has failed. We are left with this big Void never knowing if we will be able to have kids. Im looking for anyone else out there that may of gone through the same thing, or at least shed a little info on his condition.
Also, we have seen a urologist. Doctors have given us the impression that nerve damage is definitely a possibility. But only after the fact.
Also none of the doctors really seem to think its a big deal that its caused infertility. They treat it like its just a scratch and are like "oh well"

My dad has been seeing his regular doc for past year for persistant diahreah; doc never even did rectal exam; sent to my doc FINALLY who did rectal exam, ordered stool + bloodwork on 1st visit!!! Recently dad diagnosed w/Stage 4 rectal cancer! I am super curious if anyone can give even a rough ESTIMATE of how long it would take for the tumor to grow SO LARGE, into other organs, lymph nodes + low back and colon invasion. Surely his own doc should have ordered at least some tests. dad also presented with radical weight loss also; I am super concerned that by time we get to his oncologist on 09/18 little can be done; stint put in; doc said barely able to put in as tumor had opening size of a pinhole!! My dad has little pain but did present to his own doc over a year ago multiple symptoms that point directly to possibility of cancer! How long b4 it moves to other organs, lymphs, bones..just a rough estimate please. AM DEVISTATED TO SAY THE LEAST !! MANY THANKS FOR ANY INFO…..

The surgery was for tumor. What food can be eaten and what is to be avoided?

My mom found out she had a tumor in her colon during exploratory surgery. Two weeks following surgery, her anastomosis failed leaking stool out the incision site. We were told she has a colocutaneous fistula. Since then (11/17/06) she has been nothing by mouth, has a PICC line to infuse TPN. She has developed C-Diff three times and is currently on Vancomycin by mouth. The doctors treating her are not real experienced with this condition and are not very informative. Our question is, how sucessful would surgery be at this point and is there someone that could be recommended. We will travel with cash if someone can help us. PLEASE. We need to get her chemo started and cant wait forever.

I have an aunt who has stage 4 colon cancer and started out w/ 7500 markers? then after the original tumor was removed (metastases in liver and lungs) it was 2500; now after 4 mos of a chemo treatment she has 4500 and has to start a new chemo. What does this all mean? What is a high protein marker count and what is low? And what are they?

doctor is going to wait 5 weeks before she starts on it. She had a tumor in her colon removed. I love my mom and honestly this is the most hardest thing i am going through, she is staying with me because my father stresses her out about money. I also need some words of encouragement please.

Tuesday evening I was sick with a stomach virus. I was vomiting and had diarrhea. I slept through the night and felt better the next morning although I still had diarrhea. Over that Wednesday and Thursday I felt better but Friday the vomiting and diarrhea came back full force. I again handled it and come Saturday felt better. Sunday though it all came back and I decided to go to the ER. They drew blood and took X-Rays. They admitted me with an ileus (a type of bowel obstruction caused by dehydration). I spent the night at the hospital with constant fluids being given to me through an IV. The next morning the diarrhea started to dissipate and the vomiting was gone. I was discharged and told to rest and take it easy for a few days. Now today I feel better. The diarrhea is gone but I’m a bit constipated. No vomiting. I have a sharp pain in my right side at the ascending colon that comes and goes. It seems to feel better if I change positions. I’m guessing it’s due to my week filled with abdominal stress but I’m also worried about the possibility of colon cancer or something. Woudn’t they have been able to see a tumor or blockage with the X-Ray. I have no blood either in my stool. In the hospital I was given red jello which a few hours later my stool was orange looking. The doctor didn’t think it was anything to worry about and all my stools since then have been normal in color. Wow personal. Anyways since leaving the hospital I’ve been staying hydrated and I’m wondering if maybe I’m upsetting my colon by not eating enough. In the past day I’ve had a few crackers and a very small meal. I’ve drank 2 sprites, an apple juice, 3 powerades, and some tea as well as three bags of the IV fluid pumped into me. My only symptom is the slight pain in my side so I’m not thinking colon cancer. Could I just be depriving myself of the foods I need. Any advice would be nice. Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem and if anybody knows if a tumor would’ve been noticeable on an X-Ray in the colon.

I have a tendency to have growths as I had before, in my uterus 2 times, a tumor in my colon, and now I feel discomfort in my pelvic area. Where should to see a doctor in consideration of my unemployment and poor financial condition.
Thank you for your help.

she had a histerectamy and a tumor removed from her colon

How prevalent is rectal bleeding in colorectal cancer, do tumors always bleed? Would two Fecal occult bleeding test administered two months apart catch bleeding that was from a tumor?

My mom was diagnosed w/ stage 4 colon cancer in May 2007 she went though 2 yrs of chemo and just recently under went radiation to a tumor that has broke through her skin. It is located in her abdomen and is coming out of her navel. Please tell me with your best guess how much time we have left with her. Her liver and lungs are clear no signs of cancer there. Thank you

of glucose in suspected tumor,,,which test has more credence? I’m waiting for another catscan, which by the way was where the "object app. 1/2 in. " was discovered after not being there one year earlier…I had colon resection performed on right ascending colon in june of 2004, have had good labs and 2 clear colonoscopies since…drs. want to wait until end of dec. for another catscan, any opinions???

During a routine colonoscopy, a mass in the transverse colon was found and could not be reached to be biopsied. The person doing the colonoscopy stated it appears benign. The surgeon also said it does not look like cancer. A colon resection surgery still needs to be done and a biopsy will take place then.
I’m just wondering how accurate the doctors are when they say a colon mass looks benign based on the appearance alone – no biopsy. I’m concerned because the patient was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer diagnosis 2 1/2 years ago and I’m worried that it might have metastasized to the colon. I guess there is really no point in worrying though because we will find out soon enough.
They did tatoo the mass with India ink during the colonoscopy. They took several pictures and this is what the surgeon based his opinion on in regards to it appearing benign. The mass was a soft circumferential mass in the transverse colon and the colonoscopy report stated it was difficult to biopsy. During the transverse colectomy, they will send a piece of the tumor to pathology to determine on the spot if it is cancer. If it is cancer then they might have to remove more of the colon during the surgery.

Microscopic cells that technology could not "see" three years ago were found in 3 out of 34 lymph nodes after surgery removed the entire stage 1 tumor…I know it is directed by body weight ; but I can find no guidelines…

background,,I had colon cancer surgery in 2004 followed by 6 months chemo because one microscopic cancer cell was discovered in the surrounding lymph system which was completely removed along with my right ascending colon where a tumor was located, I had two subsequent CT scans which were declared clear…in Sept. 2006 I had a routine CT scan that showed 3 "spots" in my lymph system in my lower abdomen…they were unable to biopsy them so put me back on chemo for a 6 month regimen.. I had a Petscan that was inconclusive for malignacy, and 2 CT scans that showed no difference in size or location for these "spots"..after 4 months i was taken off of chemo and 4 months later had another CT scan to see what, if anything had changed…No change…Doctor cautiously has conceded that these "spots" are probably not malignacys…Has anybody here ever experienced anything similar to this?…would love to know..thanks in advance,,and sorry for being so wordy..thx.
i will be doing CT scans every 6 months for a while, plus having blood work every 4 months..

Is there a doctor out there who could give me some information about colorectal cancer, or anyone who may have had it already? My 35 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with this, and the entire family is stunned. None of us can believe it. She begins her treatment on the 19th… chemo will be a constant infusion except on weekends, and the radiation will be 5 days a week. This will go on for 5 weeks in order to shrink the tumor, and then they will do surgery and remove it. She was told that her lymph nodes in her abdomen are enlarged too, so she will receive radiation to that area as well. She already can’t have kids, and has no children, so compromising her fertility is not an issue. We just are scared silly at this point, and I am searching for answers or for someone who has been through it to "shine a light" for me. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you.

A person very dear to me had colon cancer in 2007 and had a successful surgery to remove the tumor. She also had some months of coadyuvant therapy (chemo?). There have been further (clean) colorectal exams but I wonder which other exams are ordered in the first year or two following the surgery to guard against possible spread to other organs?
She has regular blood exams, every 6 months. Had recently (1 yr) a colonoscopy that came out good. But no CT scan which is what worries me.

A friend of mine has it and is enduring 8 hours of kemo drip a day and has lost all his hair and his tumor is not shrinking any like they had hoped.