Dates
Significant Dates:
10/31/11 – Diagnosis of testicular cancer
11/01/11 – Orchiectomy surgery
11/03/11 – Chest X-Ray (lungs clear, no evidence of metastisis found)
11/15/11 – Radiation Therapy Treatment 1 of 22
12/21/11 – Radiation Therapy Treatement 22 of 22 completed
2012
02/01/12 – Chest x-ray (abnormal nodule found on right lung, missed on previous x-ray, it was hidden behind a rib and the radiologist didn’t see it)
02/17/12 – PET Scan done (no uptake, nodule not consistent with cancer, wait and see approach suggested)
03/26/12 – Family Dr. appt., scheduled colonoscopy due to symptoms
04/23/12 – Colonoscopy, disgnosis of colorectal cancer
05/06/12 – MRI of brain done (follow-up on TT cancer, all clear)
05/11/12 – Colon resection surgery
05/16/12 – CT Scan of lungs (follow-up on lung nodule, grown from 12 to 14mm, either biopsy or surgery recommended, likely cancer)
06/01/12 – Lung resection surgery done with da vinci robotics (metastasis of colorectal cancer into lung confirmed)
06/12/12 – First visit with Dr. Fakih at UMHS (changed doctors from BCHC to UMHS)
06/21/12 – FOLFOX / Oxciliplatin chemo begins, treatment 1 of 12
10/01/12 – chest and abdomen CT Scan (small nodule found)
11/12/12 – chest CT scan follow-up (nodule gone, likely inflamation)
11/29/12 – first visit with Dr. Kraus at UMHS (Dr. Fakih relocated)
12/13/12 – scheduled chemo canceled due to rising CEA levels, Dr. decided to search for metastasis cancer.
12/30/12 – chest and abdomen CT Scan
2013
01/03/13 – results of 12/30 CT Scan reviewed (all clear)
01/07/13 – Colonoscopy (all clear)
01/15/13 – PET scan and MRI of liver
01/17/13 – Results reviewed (tumors found in liver on MRI scan and possible tumor found on outside of colon from PET scan/uptake)
01/24/13 – UMHS Tumor Board Review (tumors not operable – too many in different locations of liver, recommend chemo to shrink and assess surgery in the future)
01/31/13 – FOLFIRI / Erbitux chemo begins (treatment 1 of 4, then more scans)
02/14/13 – FOLFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 2 (Erbitux was not given due to rash)
02/28/13 – FOLFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 3 (50% Erbitux dose)
03/14/13 – FOLFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 4
03/21/13 – Chest CT, MRI of Liver and Pelvis, assess progress of chemo
04/19/13 – Liver Resection Surgery
06/06/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 5 (chemo resumes, 8 more treatments for a total of 12)
06/20/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 6
07/05/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 7
08/01/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 8
08/15/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 9
08/29/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 10
09/12/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 11
09/26/13 – FOFIRI / Erbitux Treatment 12
10/21/13 – CT, MRI of Liver and Pelvis, PET
10/24/13 – Scan Results Doctor Appointment (PET scan shows uptake, more tests needed)
10/31/13 – Endoscopic Ultrasonography – EUS (Tumor found in colon, at spot of initial surgery, biopsy performed)
11/4/13 – Biopsy confim tumor is cancer
11/7/13 – Meeting with surgeon, surgery scheduled
11/19/13 – Pre Op physical
12/2/13 – Colon resection surgery (second colon resection)
12/12/13 – Testicular US follow-up; small cystic focus within the left testicle
2014
1/2/14 – CEA Test of 3.0, Scans Scheduled for 1/24, cleared to go back to work
1/24/14 – CT, MRI Scans, Testicular US follow-up
1/30/14 – Scan and US Results, CEA Test 12.0, tumor on liver per MRI
2/7/14 – Liver resection surgery (second liver resection)
2/13/14 – Return home from the hospital
2/24/14 – begin part time work from home
2/26/14 – follow-up appt. with Dr. Knol, CEA Test of 1.0
2/27/14 – begin work in office
3/20/14 – Appointments with Dr. Krauss and Dr. Knoll, CEA Test of .5
4/10/14 – CEA Test, under 1.0
5/1/14 = Scans (CT chest and abdomen, no MRI given recent surgery and assuming low CEA), All Clear
5/8/14 – CEA Test, Appointment with Dr. Krauss, Under 1.0
6/5/14 – CEA Test, 2.0
7/7/14 – CEA Test, 3.0
8/8/14 – Scans (CT chest and abdomen, no MRI if CEA stays low)
8/14/14 – CEA 7.0, Appointment with Dr. Krauss, MRI shows three (possibly four) tumors on liver
8/21/14 – PET Scan
8/28/14 – Appointment with Dr. Knol (surgeon), per Dr. Knoll five tumors on liver, operable, but agrees with Dr. Krauss recommendation for six treatments of for FOLFOXIRI/bev first then reassess for surgery
9/2/14 – started proceedings for second opinion from University of Texas MD Anderson
9/4/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 1
9/18/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 2
10/2/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 3
10/16/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 4
10/30/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 5
11/13/14 – FOLFOXIRI/bev Treatment 6
12/5/14 – Liver Resection Surgery (third liver resection)
2015
1/16/15 – CT and MRI Scans – all clear
2/19/15 – Treatment 1 Erbitux
3/5/15 – Treatment 2 Erbitux
3/19/15 – Treatment 3 Erbitux
4/16/15 – Treatment 4 Erbitux
4/22/15 – CT Scan, Follow-up Appointment with Surgeon
4/30/15 – Treatment 5 Erbitux
5/14/15 – Treatment 6 Erbitux
5/28/15 – Treatment 7 Erbitux (skipped Erbitux due to bad rash)
6/11/15 – Treatment 7 Erbitux
6/25/15 – Treatment 8 Erbitux (skipped Erbitux due to bad rash, CEA = 8.0)
6/26/15 – Retest of CEA = <1.0, CT and MRI Scans – all clear
7/9/15 – Treatment 8 Erbitux, Retake on CT of abdomen – all clear
7/26/15 – Treatment 9 Erbitux
8/6/15 – Treatment 10 Erbitux
8/20/15 – Treatment 11 Erbitux
9/3/15 – Treatment 12 Erbitux
9/17/15 – Treatment 13 Erbitux
9/28/15 – CT and MRI Scans – all clear
10/1/15 – Treatment 14 Erbitux
10/15/15 – Treatment 15 Erbitux
11/5/15 – Treatment 16 Erbitux
11/19/15 – Treatment 17 Erbitux
12/3/15 – Treatment 18 Erbitux
12/17/15 – Treatment 19 Erbitux
12/30/15 – Treatment 20 Erbitux
2016
1/14/16 – Treatment 21 Erbitux
1/27/16 – 52nd Birthday
1/28/16 – Treatment 22 Erbitux
2/11/16 – Treatment 23 Erbitux
2/25/16 – Treatment 24 Erbitux
3/18/16 – CT Scans (Chest, Pelvis, Abdomen) and MRI Scan (Abdomen)
3/24/16 – CEA Test, Dr. visit to review results
4/18/16 – CEA Test, Dr. visit to review results
5/20/16 – CEA Test, CT Scans (Chest, Pelvis, Abdomen)
5/26/16 – Dr. visit
7/18/16 – CEA Test, Dr. visit.
8/19/16 – Scans, CEA test
8/25/16 – Dr. visit
11/18/16 – Scans, CEA Test
12/1/16 – Dr. visit
2017
2/23/17 – Scans, CEA Test
3/2/17 – Dr. visit
