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HMO Help
Hi I have the name of one patient advocate group that helps to fight HMO's for payment. Just wondering if anyone else has any other info. that could help my mom battle her insurance for treatment out of network. Thanks so much
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To Emily
Just have to share this; that picture of you & Emma on your website is wonderful. Your inner and outer beauty shines through.. Nanuk
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To all and JKendall
Typical. I go off working and the "thong" thread "almost" makes 30 posts then falls off tha page!!! I just finished reading the posts and all I can say is ....shame, shame, shame!!!lol! Jimmy...hopefully someone has sent the pics along. If not they will be there shortly. Emily..could you email me your poem please? This…
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Prep for chemo??? fast? Eat?
How do you all prepare for chemo? I start next week. Do I fast for the blood test they do before chemo? thanks!, neelieC
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Eat Grapes?
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/103/107163.htm
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weight gain after treatment?
Hi all. Has anyone experienced a large weight gain after finishing treatments? I am the heaviest that I've ever been. I endulge once in a while, but certainly not enough to gain what I am putting on. It has been suggested to me that my thyroid may be out of whack. ( early menopause because of surgery and treatment) Any…
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Not great Rapport with Doc
Hi again, I always seem to post in twos. I had 3rd chemo today. I saw the Oncologists for about 10 minutes. I have pretty good confidence that he is very competent. But....I don't click with him at all. He doesn't seem to have the patience at all to answer my questions. This is my 3rd Chemo appt and each time I see him it…
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White Blood Counts
Hi all : ) Had 3rd chemo today. Felt a little more yucky, but not bad. I got a printout of my blood test result. My white blood cells have gone from 7.1 to 5.4 to 4.6. Neutrophil have gone from 4.0 to 2.6 to 1.8. I was given the results, by a nurse after I had already talked to the Doc for the day. Doc didn't say anything…
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Fitlisa...checking on you honey!!!!
Hi out there on CSN. It has been awhile since we have heard from our friend. If anyone out there has an update on Lisa, please let us know. We miss her. Those of you that may have personal contacts, please help us out here. Thanks in advance and everyone take care. Lisa P.
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Feeling better
I called my chemo doctor's office today and I feel much better. I asked her if my chemo doctor was giving up on me. She said just the opposite is true. They are trying me on camptosar alone, because when I had chemo last year, I obviously had it too, not that I remember though, but it's in my records. He said I had a very…
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infected incision...
surgery was 3 weeks ago today. 10 days after surgery I ended up in the ER w/an infection in the upper part of my incision (incision was from pubic bone to just below belly button). ER doc cleaned it up (after removing most of my staples) stuffed me w/gauze and sent me home. "This happens in 10% of all colorectal surgeries"…
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question for Kangatoo
OK...set me straight. When I read your post I sometimes see Kanga.. or Jen..or kangatoo.. or Ross n Jen? Is there two of you, and are you married? Is Ross another name for Kanga? LOL sorry, just what to know who to say thank-you too for your kindness. By the way.. My husband hinted for me to wear thong underwear. A floss??…
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My moms cancer
I will try to make this as short as possible but still explain my situation. A year ago this week my mom was found to have cancer in her abdomen and reproductive organs a surgery was performed and removed all the cancer the surgeon found. It was a mucinous adenocarcinoma which at the time just meant cancer to me. Pathology…
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Port problems-Can't get blood from it
Hello to everyone. Hope you all are doing well. I went to the doctor today for 1st blood work after my first round of chemo last Wednesday-Friday. The port worked fine last week, but today they couldn't get any blood from it. She flushed it first with saline but still couldn't get any blood. She added a blood thinner and…
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Now I'm really confused
Well, in my previous post, I kinda talked about my chemo doctor more or less giving up on me. Well,my blood counts were up enough to do chemo today. I went in thinking I was going to the FOLFIRI, because he told me that in February, when I was last able to do chemo.That meant lecovorin, FU by pump over 3 days and…
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Ok...I'm scared
I just got back from the pulmonologist. I've been short of breath. Now I'll need a Bronchcoscopy because I have a little lung colapse. I'm worried that the cancer has spread. Thanks for letting me vent. ~ Wanda
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Speedo's and Thongs :)
Well, it is 67 degrees here in the North East and my mind starts to dream of opening that new pool. OK Speedo Boy, start brushing up on those sit ups. I want buff bods pool side. Do they make Hemp bikini's, Emily? I apologize to those who were very happy to see this thread disappear a while back. I think a little innocent…
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Cancer Statistics-More Than You Ever Wanted To Know...
http://www.cancer.gov/statistics
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City Of Hope
An excellent summary on the diagnosis, treatment, stages, research, etc. of colon cancer: http://www.cityofhope.org/ccc/db/cancer.asp?c=CDR0000062954
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Blood work
Does anyone know a good website that explains what blood work is done before/during chemo and what the normal ranges are? THANKS!
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Thanks for your prayers
Thank you Wanda(shandle), Judy, Chutney, Jamie(Crazy Lady), Nanuk, Rosa, CAMAura, and Pj for your prayers. You'll never know how much I appreciate them and you. Love ya Love and prayers, Judy(grandma047)
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Calcium and Magnesium for Neuropathy
My apologies if this has been posted or discussed elsewhere. My wife's oncologist recently added infusion of a calcium/magnesium mix for her oxaliplatin-related neuropathy (she has finished 9 of the 12 treatments). This was infused prior to treatment no. 9 and made a big difference for her. It will now be used prior to her…
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More bad news
I went to the chemo doctor today and my counts are up, so I'm starting FOLFIRI tomorrow. That's the good news. The bad news is that he says that if this doesn't work, then he doesn't think we're going to beat this. He said he would make sure that I would be comfortable. They put me on the patch for pain and I'm to take the…
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will be 31, and found out cancer is back in lung
Hi all... It would have been 3 years in June that I have been without cancer but just found out last week that it is back in my lung. I had that removed and will be starting chemo again next week. My twins will be 4 in June so it's going to be much harder this time! Any suggestions on what to tell young kids when mommy is…
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51 yrs met to liver..
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. Just looking for positive support. I was diagnosed last Jan. 2004. Had surgery in March, started chemo in April (Oxaliplatin for injection & Xeloda) every other week. I've had a lot of side effects. Today I still have numb hands and feet. I'm told this does go away after chemo is stopped…
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Jerri's pet scan results
Much needed good news!!! Jerri's pet scan last week came back clean. Guess I can stop drinking the Maalox now. She had her third (of six) Folfiri treatment yesterday...this stuff is just really kicking her butt. She's asking me why she has to keep doing this if the pet scans have both come back clear. The first scan was…
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Bone Scan versus Pet Scan
I would like to get the opinions of you all on the following... My mom has the stage 4 cancer that is in the liver and peritoneum. She has had a PET scan and it has shown to be in those 2 areas as the CAT scan did. She has lots of pain in her hip and back and has had this long before the cancer. She has had an x-ray 2…
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Chemo seems to be working
Hi again, I have a little good news. After only 2 treatments of chemo (5-FU, oxaplaitin, leuco, and avastin), I had had several days of no rectal bleeding and cramping. This is great news for me. I had had about a year of almost daily bleeding and cramping. (My symptoms were misdaignosed as hemmorhoids and IBS for several…
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Mediastinum Metastasis
Hi everyone, Hope you are all doing great today. I am a little mixed. I'm going to post separately my good news...but here's my worry of the week. Sponge-Bob commented that the more we know...the more questions this creates. Arggh...prime example this week. I double-checked with nurses about the probablity of brain…
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Oxaliplatin - side effects
Hi everyone, I am new to this site, have been reading some great responses, everyone sounds soooo helpful, I am wondering if anyone is going through a new chemotherapy, Oxaliplatin. My husband is on his second regime and 4th set of treatment, seems his side effects get worse with each treatment.... very sensitive to cold,…