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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2006

re: Bilirubin out of whack
Mark's liver function is abnormal he has just been informed. That was a few hours after some good news that his tumors have shrunk. His doctor called immediatly after the results to tell him to stop the Xeloda until the levels are normalized. Anyone had trouble with bilirubin with Xeloda? His hands are feeling so much…
Pray for me - surgery tomorrow
I go into tomorrow for my surgery to remove my tumor. Please say a prayer for me!
Need help after sphincter-sparing surgery
My brother age 51 had sphincter-sparing surgery 2 months ago for resection of a Stage 2 rectal cancer, his nodes are negative, all margins clear thankfully. The board certified colo-rectal surgeons were unable to do a J-pouch because of his narrow pelvis, they did a colo-anal anastomosis. He developed a rectal/pelvic…
Happy 4th of July
I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July. I walk with a group of 4 women in the evening and tonight one of the women had 4th of july hats, with the top being the flag, and stars around the brim, it was a hard plastic had with glitter, some of the comments were, that we should have had bags of candy with us and…
Post-op pain
After completing my treatments and surgery, I have suffered severe pain in my hips. I have a permanant colostomy. Does anyone else have this problem? My pelvic muscles do not work, and suffer from incontinence. I believe it was caused by the radiation.
Trying again!
On Wednesday they are going to try me on Folfox again. Last time I had a reaction and spiked a high temperature. I've been given a prescription for Dexatheasone (corticosteroid) and will take 20mg x 2 on the day before I'm to be infused. Anyone used this and had good results in being able to take Folfox.
MRI OF ABDOMEN NED
Hi everybody. I had my MRI of the abdomen done on WED.nite to determine why my pancreatic enzymes continue to rise since May 30th. My oncoligist stated all was clear in that there were no focal lesions in the pancreas, liver, adrenals or kidneys. THANK GOD. How ever the lipase which is a pancreatic enzyme continues to rise…
Does survivorship cause OCD?
Do any of you feel like you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? I just had my scans/bloodwork done 1 year and 8 months NED. I had clear scans but when I asked the results of my CEA I was told it was 0.5/perfect! Well, one year ago I was told my CEA was "less than" 0.5. So I am like "What, it isn't below 0.5???" The nurse…

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