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Colorectal Cancer
Archives for July 2005
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Hello Everybody! Newbie with some questions,help!
I am in remission from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and just recently my Mom was diagnosed with somewhat early stage colon cancer and had a large tumor removed. She will begin FOLFOX Tx July 15 for six months and I am wondering how bad it is. My chemo tx was very rough. I am wondering how much care she will need and how the…
The Golden Asspys
OK Em, your five minutes are up! Time to share the spotlight with us lesser mortals. I am applauding these folks just for being themselves: 1. Sugar and spice: Kerry. Don't melt in the rain. 2. Cute when she's mad: Stacy 3. Even cuter when she is mad: Scouty. She wears scary socks. 4. Don't ever make her mad: Sue. No BS…
Thank You
My pa was newly daignoised with colan/rectal cancer. We see surgeon next week. He will be getting a colostomy for permanant and our future is unknown. I left a recent post. I want too say Thank you sooo much for the welcome to this site and the words of optomism. It really does go a long way. I never realize the importance…
Total Colectomy questions
I have noticed on the message boards that many people have had partial colon resections or ostomies, or sometimes jpouches, but I don't seem to see many people who have had total colectomies. As a stage IV colon cancer patient with mets to the liver, I recently had this surgery (May 23) and would love to compare notes with…
My Oncologist...
My Oncologist it always late...Today, I had a 4:30pm appointment, I left his office w/out seeing him at 5:45pm. This is the third time this has happened in 12 visits. How rude and unprofessional. Why didn't anyone on his staff say that he's running 2hrs late? Here's a novel idea, give me the choice of either waiting or…
happy 4th to all
hello to everyone.i just wanted to wish everybody a happy 4th of july weekend.i hope that all is going o.k. for everyone.i continue to pray for all of us.i am still on my chemo treatments(avastin/cpt-11/erbitux)and have treatment tomorrow but since i'm only getting erbitux,i should feel alright for the weekend.i truly hope…
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