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What is Best Pain Meds
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you can tell me which is the best pain meds out there. My dad tried Oxycotin but it gave him hallucinations. If you could please let me know which pain meds helped your loved ones I would appreciate it. I just want to stop the pain for him. He is experiencing alot of pain right now and I…
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Second Opinion?
I had a resection on 4-21-06 with 6 lymph nodes removed. All were negative and the surgeon said no further treatment was needed. I have had a few friends say I need to follow up with an oncologist to make sure he/she would be in agreement. No cancer cells were found outside the mucosa...the surgeon said it was staged at…
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RESULTS FROM SCAN
Not the results I wanted but I guess it CAN be worse (hopefully not GET worse). He said that the CT scan after review was ok. But that my CEA levels are 6.5 from a 1 so he has scheduled me a PET scan on 5/30. Anyone else ever have their CEA go up and it turns out to be nothing? Sue
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Question about CEA levels
I had my resection done on Feb. 18 of this year. I am a stage III with 8 out of 12 lymph nodes involved. Anyway, for various reasons I didn't start chemo until April 10. Before surgery, my CEA was 11. After it was 3.9, 3.7, and now 4.5. My oncologist made have a CT scan when it was 3.9, because he didn't feel comfortable.…
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Association
I was wondering if any of you have associated things with your chemo to the point that thinking of those things can make you sick? I am finding that I am doing that a lot and I am trying not to, but I can't stop. Are there any tricks to stopping this sort of thing? In case you don't understand what I mean, here are some…
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GOLDFINCH PLEASE RESPOND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO MY POST ABOUT AVASTIN IN SECOND LINE TREATMENT- IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO LET ME KNOW WHO YOUR ONCOLOGIST IS? THANK YOU BEV
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back on the horse
Well my 2 week "vacation" from chemo/radiation will be over to-morrow and I will in all probability be back on program. I'm having a hard time getting psyched up to go back. I was sooo determined when I first started my treatment, 20 rounds of chemo/radiation with diarrhea and sickness has taken a toll. I'm really "afraid"…
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much gratitude
Thank you for everyone's responses to my post. I actually starting feeling better as soon as I wrote the words down. But that is only because I knew what would follow. Warm fuzzies everywhere. My husband and I had our 5th anniversary this weekend (been together 9 years) - my dad got us a nice hotel room last night. We had…
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Just want to say Happy Mothers Day to all!
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I could use thoughts and prayers..
Hi everyone, I will have my liver resection done on Wednesday and I would be very greatful if you could say a little prayer for me. I probably won't be on too much but will let you know how things go as soon as I can. Tomorrow is Mother's Day so I hope all mothers have a great day with loved ones. I am feeling kind of…
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thank you lisa rose
I had not been on the site for a few days as we had bad news from my husband's scan and after posting a question went back and scrolled through recent postings and was shocked and in disbelief at Andrea's passing...I am sure "she has been lifted up on eagles wings".. thank you also for posting the link to the condolence…
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CT scan; Good News
Hi to all; I am caught in that dilemma of wanting to share good news, but feeling unsure if the timing is right. Andrea's death has brought home the high price this struggle can bring. I hope that we all are able to have the strength to face each of our struggles and that news of good outcomes can bolster others. I had my…
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not great news and a question
my husband's latest scan shows slight growth in liver after being on 5FU/irinotecan and avastin for the past 6 months with mets to liver and lung- he is therefore no longer eligible for the trial and onc is switching him to xeloda and oxaliplatin. My question is this- have any of you been on one course of treatment with…
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Cancer and Cholesteral
I just posted this same info under "confused about Dana Reeves" but I think it is important and that all should read this article by Dr. John McDougall regarding cholesteral and it's effects on cancer. You can go straight to his website at www.drmcdougall.com, go to Newsletter archives and read this article in his August…
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feeling very fragile
Hi everyone. I was not online for a few days and was blindsided by Andrea's passing. I am saddened and scared. Nettie had more faith and will to live than anyone else I have encountered. She wanted to be here for her children. Her battle ended. She and I emailed often and I hadn't written her in a while, now I feel so bad…
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To Jose
Ok Jose, I want an obit section; I have asked for a "memorial" site before..it doesn't matter to me what you call it, but Andrea and her struggle should not be forgotten, as well as Kris S., etc. Not only can these persons live on on CSN, their stories and contributions will be an inspiration to the rest of us.. OK? Bud
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Wierd deja-vu
So, I started my last step in treatment for the breast cancer...and found myself crying while laying on the table being 'positioned' for the radiation. Nov 2004 is still too close. Granted, this rad is at the top, and the other was on the bottom (hehehehe), but MAN was I blindsided by the STRONG vibes of memory! I decided…
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Andrea's Picture
Hi Everyone, I was heartbroken to hear about Andrea's passing. I thought if anyone was going to beat this it was her. It's so sad and tragic. I was reading the guestbook at this link that Lisa Rose provided and if you click on her name at the top of the page it brings you to her obituary where there is a picture of her.…
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CALLING ALL WEBMASTERS!
Hey - Is anyone out there savvy with making websites? The girls from the Colon Club graciously purchased "www.colonpalooza.com" about a year ago and I can't seem to find anyone who would like to put together the website to go with it. Is ANYone interested? I can think of tons of great links, articles, and - of course -…
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Hilluciations while on drugs
Hi everyone. First of all Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there. I wanted to ask if anyone has had experienced this. My dad is 73, ever since he started on Oxicotin and Morphine and an anti-depressant he has been seeing things. He thinks us kids are there and we are not. He saw a lamp shade and thought it was my…
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The Semi - Colons Remembering Andrea
(The previous message didn't post properly, so I am trying this again) Good Morning Everyone, I made this tribute with the help of Bob from the semi colons. It will be at Andrea's wake today on a board. . . . I'm sorry I did not have pic's of everyone so I did the best with what I have. I used sentiments from the…
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The Semi - Colons Remembering Andrea
Good Morning Everyone, I made this tribute with the help of Bob from the semi colons. It will be at Andrea's wake today on a board. . . . I'm sorry I did not have pic's of everyone so I did the best with what I have. I used sentiments from the announcement of her death that I posted yesterday ~ so I hope you all don't…
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good cat scan results
I had a cat scan on Wed. It started out as a terrible day. It took me 2 1/2 hours in the rain to get to the hospital. It normally takes about an hour. When I got there I had to "P" so bad I almost didn't make it to the bathroom. I started the cat scan drinks and then they tried to get my IV in. The IV was difficult so they…
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Andrea Elder's Obituary
Andrea Elder OBITUARY ANDREA ELDER 1982-2006 On Wednesday, May 10, Andrea, cherished daughter of Lesley Lacate and the late Lloyd Elder, beloved sister of Matthew Elder, and dear grand-daughter of Frances Lacate, went gently into that good night; peacefully surrounded by family and friends, at the age of twenty-four, after…
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Confused about Dana Reeves
I know Dana had lung cancer but I thought a few of you would know more about her. She seemed to be thriving, moving forward and then she was gone. Does anyone know what happened? It was such a shock because she seemed so positive and on the way to recovery. I guess this has been on my mind lately because my friend Mark has…
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For anyone recently diagnosed with liver mets
Hello everyone~ I just wanted to let you know I recently read an article on MD Anderson's site discussing some study results. It stated that there is a " 5-year survival rate of 58% for patients whose lesions were surgically resected. Intrigued by the benefit of aggressive approaches to hepatic resection for colorectal…
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An Article on Andrea Elder's Fight
Hi All: I found this article on Andrea's fight. I thought maybe it would help those of us who didn't know Andrea before to learn more about her life and fight. http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/36/13/stein/ JADot
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Fatigue
I recently finished my tenth cycle of FOLFOX for stage IIIA colon cancer. (Only two left! Yay!) It feels like the fatigue I feel is getting worse. I sleep 12 hours every night, and today is the first day since my last chemo (last Fri., Sat., Sun.) that I haven't woken up still feeling tired. I talked to a nurse…
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need encouragement
o.k. everyone 5 radiation treatments left and i can barely walk. it just seems so depressing that there is still so much more to go through, most days i stay pretty strong but today is not one of them. thanks for letting me whine a little. would be thankful for your always strong words of encouragement. cherri
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Death Of Andrea Elder
Dear Friends It is with great sadness I have to let you all know that sweet baby girl Andrea Elder passed away yesterday afternoon May 10th. I recieved this letter below this morning from her friend Maya. Such the sad news. Lisa Rose ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good morning Lisa, It is with deepest…