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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for April 2005

How 'bout Vegas!
Alrighty kiddies! Time for another "YOU KNOW WHAT" from "YOU KNOW WHO"! What: Semi-Annual-Semi-Colon Convention (a.k.a. COLON PALOOZA) Where: Las Vegas, NV When: Oct 25th to 28th, 2005. Details: Reserve your room at the Aladdin Hotel & Casino by calling 877-333-9474. Tell them you're with the group "G COLON" and you'll be…
More Eye Troubles
Hello all! I feel kinda guilty posting something that may seem so trivial in the midst of other peoples suffering, but since this is the "place to vent" here goes....As some of you know, I have been off chemo for 1 1/2 years but have had continuing "Epiphora" - tearing from the eyes due to 5-FU and Xeloda (2 rounds of…
PET results-- suggestions for diet while on chemo?
I had my first PET before starting chemo soon. My diagnosis was 3 weeks ago-- after surgery-to remove part of my transverse colon showed stage 3 and 21 lymph nodes positive! The good news of the PET is that the cancer is not in the liver or anywhere else. Praise God!!! With that many lymph nodes I sure was worried.…
Update
Started Avastin,5FU and CPT 11 March 14--had chemo March 14 and March 21 and now have found that my ovary was swelled to the 16-18 cm and am now waiting to have them removed--blood counts have been too low for surgery or chemo. Hope that the chemo will work--has anyone here had good results with the above drugs?
How bad should pain be at this poin
I haven't been able to do chemo since middle of February. Counts still down last time, I go to doctor April 7th, to see if I can do chemo the 12th. Should I be having severe pain at this point? My bottom is so sore that I can't sit down, but when I take the morphine for it, all I want to do is sleep. I don't want to be at…
Yawkey in Boston
Hi All, I hope the day finds you all with a positive experience. I'm a 43 yo stage 3 rectal with 10 of 15 positive. I have completed my 6 mo. of irinotecan and started to live life again. Problem is the follow up CT then MRI showed two < 1cm leisions on my liver. Had a PET scan Friday and don't know the results for sure…
Question for Stage 3 survivors
Hello, my name is Linda. I was diag.Stage 3 colon cancer with 1 pos lymph node. Had colon resection and 6 mos. folfox chemo. Also had a colonoscopy that was clear. So - what is next? I have read that many times recurrence is in the lungs or liver or does it show elsewhere? What type of ongoing tests should I be requesting?…
Lot of pain
Hi all, Say a litle prayer for me. Where my tumor is growing, I can hardly sit down, even with a cushion now. It makes it hard to even go anywhere. I am so miserable. They said to either take the morphine and it will help the pain, or to deal with the pain. So.....I am taking the morphine round the clock. I hate it, but…
My sister
Hello Everyone! I haven't posted in a couple of weeks b/c my sister was hospitalized again and we have had a lot of family in town. I wanted to ask if any of you know about any other chemo drug or an experimental treatment that my sister can try. I am sending a letter to several cancer centers...I am attaching part of the…
I'M CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Everyone!!!! You guys are family to me and you are the FIRST to know. I just got off the phone with the Dr. and he said that all the polps were negative!!!!!! I am so relieved!!!!! After she looked at all the other test results they are pretty sure that all the pain I have ben having is from IBS - Irritable Bowel…
how long till your pants fit???
Okay, it's been only 2 weeks since my surgery, but for kicks and grins I tried to put on a pair of my jeans today. I couldn't wear them if I wanted to because of some problems w/my incision, but I was curious...how long did you "veterens" have to wait until you were able to wear your pants again?!? The cartoon character,…
Update on Jerri
Hey guys...hope all's well for everyone. I haven't posted anything specific about Jerri (my wife) for awhile; it's been a little rougher than usual lately and she's fried. I'm fried. The kids are fried. Put a little gravy on us and call us chicken fried steak. (It's a Texas thang.) She's had two Folfiri treatments after…

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