AboutClaes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. Expertise I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience with regards to this cancer.
Experience I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
Question Hi. You answered my question a few months ago (April 12 ) about my father's stage IV colon cancer that metastasized to his liver and with 13 lymph nodes testing positive. You gave me an honest frank answer and I thank you for that. Now I am looking for more.
He finished his first round of Chemo and radiation. He is weak, won't eat or drink and is losing weight rapidly. He just had his ileostomy reversed and got an infection. He is going to the hospital daily for antibiotics (they are given with an IV). They often re-hydrate him with an IV while he is there.
Now he has just been put in the hospital for blood clots in the right lung and left leg. He is on anti-coagulants. Is this a cancer related development? What are the chances of this happening again and what are the next concerns we should have? Can this develop into something more?
You stated in your first answer to me "the end will probably be rather messy with a number of clinical problems - which will dominate is impossible to say, it is to a large extent governed by chance" are we in the 'number of clinical problems' you refer to?
I know you cannot tell exactly, just some advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you again,
Babette
Answer I am sorry to read about your father's problems! Yes you are right. Many malignancies carry with them an increased risk of blood clots. With certain cancers like in the pancreas and the liver it is even quite notorious. It is so common that it is termed a paramalignant symptom. Unfortunately it complicates his clinical situation even more.
