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Chemo's over...Now What
I just finished my last round of chemo about a week ago and I am really glad that it is over. Now I am dealing with something that I wasn't expecting and would love to hear other survivors perspective on this. Now that I am not having these poisons injected into my body fighting cancer, I feel like I am doing NOTHING to…
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Macrobiotic Help
Hi all, I am looking for some information on macrobiotics for my boss's cousin who has breast cancer. She has a book by Elaine Nussbaum but I remember some posts from quite awhile back with regard to some books on the subject. I thought the author of those books was of oriental descent. I think it may have been Emily that…
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Discouraged
Hi all, I can't get in to all the details, but Danny and I are having major problems. I am so mad at him right now, that I could just leave him, so you know it's bad. Another thing, he can't get a job ANYWHERE. Not even a janitor job. This state is known for the highest unemplyment rate. If we didn't have the house, we…
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Baby Aspirin
Hi everyone. I was watching Oprah yesterday and they had this doctor on who said that 2 baby aspirin a day fights cancer (aside from being good for your heart). I wanted to know what you guys think of that.
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Jen has a smile!
Hiya all. I want to tell you that todays events have brightened our day. Many of you know the worrying situation about Jen's job being in jeapardy. I guess that I have mentioned it often and considering that many here have much greater hardships to bare I feel very selfish to have told our story. Nonetheless we were both…
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I'M BA-ACK!!
Hi, everyone. I'm sorry I went AWOL for a few weeks. You would not believe how busy I have been. Between work, travel and getting my move back to DC set up, I hav not had too much time for anything else. I am glad to be back among my dear friends! Cheers - SpongeBob
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Anniversary
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the day my world came crashing down. It is mind boggling how three little words, "You have cancer", can rock your world. Despite the many blessings I was able to gleen from this experience, it still was the absolute worst year of my life. I am surprised at myself at how fresh the…
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Problems with ileostomy
Hi, I am new to this discussion board. Thanks for all the good advice I have been reading so far! I am a 25 year old female and was diagnosed with rectal cancer 6 weeks ago. I had resection surgery 2 weeks ago, with a temporary loop ileostomy. Can anyone share their experience of getting out of hospital with an ileostomy,…
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Going AWOL for a week
Hi everyone, I will be doing an AWOL from the site for 7 days. We are taking a much needed vacation to Manzanillo, Mexico to celebrate my latest scan reaults and just catch our breath and watch the beautiful sunset over the Pacific. You will all be close in my heart and I will catch up with you as soon as I return. Please…
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Rib pain
I was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer and had surgery in the Fall of 1999. I went through 6 months of chemo (5FU cocktail). I have had back pain (on the left side) for 2 1/2 years. Recent CT and bone scans have been negative. In October, I had what I thought was a bruise in a rib. It has not gone away. Now I have at…
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Date for MRI and Bone Scan
Hi all, The chemo doctor called back this morning. My Bone scan is going to be Thursday, May 5th at 4P. They said they are so busy that they're even scheduling tests late. My MRI is Saturday, May 7th at 7P. Both of these will be done at the hospital. He set me an appt up for May 11th with him to go over the results. At…
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Hiring out your research
Without doing anything that would be against CSN policies, I'd like to ask if anyone has hired a fee-for-service research company to get a comprehensive report on the latest Conventional/complementary/alternative treatment(s) available for your condition..? I have two websites, but will refrain from posting them until Jose…
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Just a little hello
Hi all, Haven't been around much. I have read your posts and I'm praying for you all. I have not really been doing well, so I'm not going to reply to each post. I am so sorry that I can't be here for you all right now. I think this chemo is working. I certainly hope so. I sure have the side effects. I've been giving myself…
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Vaccine Ingredients
I'm participating in a Vaccine trial, and they are extracting my white cells-(Dendrites) and mixing them with "Cancer-Related Proteins" to make the vaccine, which they hope will Jazz up my immune response. Are there any scientific types here that can explain what these proteins are and where they get them? They gave me the…
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Shrooms, anyone?
This August will be three years since my last operation. I am counting the length of my survivor ship in this manner. My oncologist says whatever, but he requires seven years not five before declaring a cure. Do they ever use that word? I plan to--starting now. None of this NED stuff. Cure. Cure. Cure. There I have said…