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Death and Healing
Let the grieving begin. My FIL died middle of the night. We came home last night after my hubby and I were able to pray with/over him. He never regained consciousness after the surgery but was able to respond to some yes/no questions for a brief (hopeful) period. We left with hope on the surface but understood the…
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Totally Down in the Dumps!
I've had a few lousy days lately and haven't posted much simply cause I can't seem to stop crying...most be having more and more of these menopausal moments LOL. Most of you know I've been so worried about Bert's diarrhea coming back as a result of more chemo to treat state III diagnosis in July 2003. So far, so good with…
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Radiation Enteritis
I have just joined this group as, reading the messages, there seems to be alot of wonderful support for survivors and caregivers. Just what I need! My husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer last July and has had such a rough time, with complications too numerous to mention. Now he has finished radiotherapy and is about…
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blood test to screen for colon cancer
Hi everyone. I wrote to you during the summer when my mom was diagnosed with colon cancer and our family was so devastated. Your positive attitudes and good advice helped us through some very hard weeks. I can't thank you enough for that. You are an exceptional group of people. My mother is doing well except for a couple…
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Im BAAACCCKKK!!!!!
HELLO ALL MY EARTH ANGELS! Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! How I have missed each and every one of you! Did everyone have a good holiday? I hope so! I have just spent the past hour reading through all the messages to get updated. Ohhh! I really missed yall' (I picked up a bit of "American" down in…
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Request for Personal Web Pages
Hi to all at this site; As a relative newcomer, I have found this site to be REALLY helpful, and am grateful for everyone's responses to my postings. I look forward to knowing a little more about people at their web page, and hope each of you would consider doing one. It somehow makes the connection stronger for…
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A Turn For the Worse
Hi all, FIL was rushed into emergency surgery and is in ICU. He was bleeding from the resection site internally. Not good. Please keep praying. I appreciate it very much.!! Thanks! peace, emily who is thankful for each day
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Help with getting Xeloda down
I am dreading the meals because I have to stuff the pills down with it. Is there anything to help it? Do you eat particular foods when you have to take it? Do you say anything to yourself that helps?
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Colonoscopy in the Morning
Hi All, I just thought I would vent before going out to get that wonderful Fleet Phosopho-soda. AACKK!!!! I had two incidents of rectal bleeding so the Doc scheduled the test. I am petrified they will find something. I am one month away from 2 years cancer-free. Wish me luck! Thanks, Taunya
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FIL Update
Hey all! We went to visit Grandpa who seemed to be in pretty good spirits....having goals such as...I look forward to kayaking with you all this summer. Life plans are good. This means he has hope. Unlike his ex, my MIL who tells us everytime we come to visit that she's just waiting to die. The doctors left a little pocket…
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Severe cramping with colon cancer
My mother was diagnosed with stage iv colon cancer in July 2003. Even though doctors found only a tiny spot on her liver, they consider her terminal. The only chemo my mother would consent to is xeloda, which she can take in pill form at home. She has been on it since the middle of August (two weeks on and one week off).…
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Excess saliva from chemo???
Hi to all you 5FU and Leucovorin veterans out there. I have just completed weekly treatment # 2 of my planned 24 treatments. So far so good, no noticable side effects, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. BUT yesterday I noticed that my mouth is watering! I'm not nauseous, no mouth sores, drinking plenty of water, and…
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news/Research on Cancer/Virus link
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/78/95750.htm?pagenumber=2
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Addendum to The Big Day Came & Went
Just wanted to let each of you know that I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your good wishes, prayers, and thoughts. What a great bunch of people you all are. Continued good health and God's Blessing for you and everyone on this fabulous board. And for those of you still on treatment like my Bert, starting…
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and NOW heart failure
Hello all. Last time I posted I had good news that after 3 treatments the cancer in Hubby's body was gone by 50%. That was right before Christmas and all was happy. He didn't do handsprings because he is not using the positive attitude he should. ANYway yesterday we got some news that he has congestive heart failure.…
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stomach cancer
Hi all my semi-colon pals! My father-in-law is getting his entire stomach removed today due to cancer. I ask for your prayers for him. He lost his wife 4 years ago to cancer (she went very very quickly and died on his 70th birthday). I have to fight the urge to overload him with healing info at this point of his…
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Go-litely vs. Fleet
When I had a colonoscopy last time in the hospital, they gave me a gallon of go-litely to drink, I said no, just give me Fleet, it's only few gulps and I am over and done with it, they said no, you have to have Go-litely because it has electolytes in it and you don't get dehidrated, and it is easier on the intestants. (BTW…
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The Big Day Came and Went
Hi folks: As promised, here's the update on how things went with Bert's new onc and future treatments at USC/Norris (major cancer center), after being able to get Bert unto my PPO insurance. Most of you will recall that according to his HMO protocol, he was done with his 5fu/leuc treatment 12/18/03. Although throughout the…
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Colon Cancer Cell Breakthrough
Israel Scientists Make Colon Cancer Cell Breakthrough Agence France-Presse Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute said Tuesday they have managed for the first time to halt the spread of colon cancer cells in laboratory tests. Scientists at the center near Tel Aviv believe that their breakthrough could help…
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So mad!!!!!
Hey you all. I do not post here often and it has been quite some while since I have posted. I, myself, do not have colon cancer but my precious mom dies at the age of 46 of it. I am 29. We just realized that a family friend of the age of 47 has been given 2 months to live. SHe also has colon cancer. She went through…
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No one here gets out alive--Jim M.
I just turned off the tv news in disgust. Every network was yammering about about Michael Jackson's latest brush with the law. Why are they slavering over another celebrity in handcuffs when the real crime is all the milions of people out there lacking adequate insurance. They are forced to fight a cynical industry bent on…
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angry >:O
I just received this two days ago when I went back to my oncologist's for a second round of chemotherapy treatment. It effected me as I always was able to have them bill me when I didn't have the money. I guess nobody cares. My oncologist also went to Washington to fight this and lost, I guess. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR…
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Latest News
Well, after a lousy Christmas, because Bert was soooooo sick with his diarrhea, I just wanted to share that I sure had a great New Year week and weekend after. He is feeling so much better and we spent his 52nd birthday, celebrating in Las Vegas. His birthday was actually on Monday, January 5, but for the past few years…
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mom doesn't have a computer so i'm here to ask a couple questions. please help.
mom was diagnosed w/ rectum cancer march of 2002. she went through chemo and radiation (before surgery) for 6 mos. on and off. a total of 4 chemo treatments for 2 hrs a piece and she can't remember how many treatments of radiation. too many to count. at first her family doctor told her she had a hemeroid. that lasted 3…
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HELLO?
Balls o' fahr! Any o' you cowpokes heard hide er hair from andreae since she took off fer the wahld west? Ya don't s'pose she gawt ab-duck-ted bah some six-shooter totin' varmint now do ye? Maybe she met up with some comancheros... er worse yet... some city-slickers! Laaaaand o' Lashus, that 'ud be a dern shame. Ifn any o'…
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suspicious noduls
hi nanuk, my onc told me colon often follows this path: liver-lung-thyroid......then maybe brain? for women it often hops over into ovaries and such also. PET can determine hot spots from head to toe. Most likely one would want to know where all the buggers set up camp. I know of no other tests besides CT and PET. peace,…
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Thinking of you
Dear Nanuk, As a newcomer to this "club", I'm sorry that I don't have the answers to your questions, but I want to wish you luck in your continuing search, and know that my positive thoughts are going out to you. J
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mets
Hello again Nanuk, further to my other email, have a look at www.healthtalk.com/customcf/cct.cfm?iCCT=1662&iCS=2218001 Sorry about the length of this but it gets you to the page mentioning Celebrex. Others may find it interesting also. Blessings, Vincent.
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"suspicious" nodules..
In 2000, I had mesorectal excision with wide margin, a permanant colostomy, & chemo/radiation. My recent CT revealed several-(20+) "suspicious nodules,1-3 mm in the lungs, and one enlarged lymph node which showed no change since last CT". Next step is a Laproscopic Biopsy to determine malignancy.. I'm wondering, esp. if…
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Colorectal cancer news
Positive developments in chemotherapy treatment Cancer is one of the few areas of medicine where treatment is given intravenously rather than in a tablet or capsule form. However, in recent years, new ways of giving chemotherapy to patients have been developed. Oral chemotherapy is one such example of a new way of…