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"Chemo Brain" article
"Chemo brain can last up to 10 years." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15136453/wid/11915773/
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Sign me up!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316594/wid/11915773/
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Panitumumab
Does anyone have any experience with this drug? I start it today in combination with Avastin, and was wondering if anyone has experienced side effects. Bud
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Question????
For approximately four days now I have been having a discomfort (not really pain) in my left butt cheek which radiates down my left leg and up into my back.. I'm having difficulty putting on my clothes, driving and sitting...I can hardly get out of my car when I get to work...I'm not sure what it is or why it is.. I'm…
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Vanita O Twisted Sister
Our mom had a chemo treatment on Monday, and her Onc. said she was looking good and gave her the thumbs up! That made her feel really good. The pet scan is tomorrow, thursday, and then we review the resultss the following monday...please pray for us. My sister, Val has had bad news in her family, but I will let her post.…
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Vanita O-twisted sister
We're Baaaack
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What are " levels" on TX plan
Hi, does anyone know what the different "levels" on the treatment sheet indicate? The order sheet will read Folfox ( I think that's it) and level 6. Just curious.
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Folfiri+Avastin
I have taken 7 treatments of Folfiri + Avastin and have 2 more to go. For the past couple of months I have had a lot of sinus drainage and a sore throat which I attribute to the drainage. The doctors don't seem to be too concerned, but it is getting pretty annoying to me. Has anyone else experienced this problem with this…
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lung spot
My stepson, 32, dianosed Jan. 06, rectal cancer stage III 4 of 9 nodes positive. Tumor removed, Temp. iliostomy, reversed this week.Regimine of Oxy FU5. 1st CT scan showed "spots on lungs there were pooh-poohed because we needed to deal with the rectal cancer first. CT scan results today showed that "spots" that were on…
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Port in Yesterday
I have not posted on here very many times but I do read this forum pretty much everyday. I find it to be a wealth of information and support. I was diagnosed in August 2006, had a resection and was staged at 2a. After a brief hiccup due to a lower bowel blockage which sent me back to the hospital for a week and an…
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Happy Birthday Barb (tkd3g)
Happy Birthday SIS!!! Hope you have a wonderful day and Many, Many, Many more!! Love ya, Moop
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Patient/Caregiver Seminars
Conversations about Colorectal Cancer: Finding HOPE (Healing. Options. Peer Support. Education.) in your Community presented by the Colon Cancer Alliance are one day seminars intended for colorectal cancer survivors and caregivers. These seminars will offer information about the latest treatment advances and give attendees…
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To Afraidamidy
Hi, I saw this poem today and it brought me comfort when I thought of my dad. I know your having a hard time with losing your husband and I hope this poem brings comfort to you and all others out there that have lost a loved one. Mindy I stood by your bed last night,I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying.…
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Thank you for Advise
Thanks to all of you who responded to our thread "New & Need Advise", thanks for your prayers, time, and responses (don't know how to write on a current thread yet:( We can't wait to use our new vocabulary words "NED"! My husband is scheduled to have a CT/ Biopsy next week on the 1st as surgeon says it's "the best option".…
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AN EARLY HAPPY HALLOWEEN
I'm taking off to Canada early tomorrow morning and will be gone - and probably AWOL - until November 1st, so I wanted to share a Halloween Greeting with everyone now. It's juvenile, sophomorish bathroom humor (would you expect anything else from me?), but it's also very apropos to this group. Click on the link,or…
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rising CEA - bone mets
Hi everyone. I went MIA again. I sort of went through a dark spot, but it was a tunnel and I finally reached the other side. I am feeling a little better. My CEA kept rising for the first time ever since diagnosis in '02. I just had radition to my lung met... and I was taking xeloda and avastin as maintenence chemo. We did…
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KathiM Readers Digest
Just wanted to let you know that I read your letter to the editor. I just got a kick out of knowing it was you. I started to laugh and told my husband I know this girl she is from the site. I did tear it out of the book sorry noone else is going to be able to read your letter in that office. I just got a kick out of it.
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Stage 1 Local Rec. update and thanks
Thanks so much to Patrusha, SpongeBob, Babs211, Kanort and Vinny3 for the support when we found out about Mom's recurrence. You guys helped so much. It has been a wild month, but all the news is good. Mom had a PET scan to look for spread and luckily it just showed one small nodule in the pelvic area; however, it could not…
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Checking in
Finished Folfox 6 treatment number 4 over the weekend. Yippee! One third of the way through! I was barely able to be infused because my neutrophils were down again, right on the border, but we went ahead and got a flu shot, too. Because I had gone to my nephew's wedding the weekend before (great time, by the way, even the…
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Protein and water
Hi Everyone, I was surfing the web today and I just wanted to post this. It confirms what we have been saying about keeping up your nutrition while on chemo. Get plenty of protein. Protein rebuilds and repairs damaged (and normally aging) body tissue. The estimated protein needs are 0.5-0.6 grams of protein per pound of…
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METS AFTER 1 YEAR?
The husband of a friend of mine had some unexpected results from his PET scan - mass between spleen and kidney, something in the stomach and something in the throat near the voice box. The doctor apparently is not too concerned with the spleen/kidney situation. But he is sending him for a scope to check out the stomach and…
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Leaving town for a few days...Mom's doing another treatment.
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate your support, and yes, I finally figured out how to navigate this network..Still working on getting pictures on my personal web page. I also realized that SpongeBob is one cool dude and has great sense of humor. Anyhow, I told my older sister about this…
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Twisted sister of Valerie C
Hi everyone, I am the older and more beautiful sister of Valerie C. My name is Vanita O. There is another sister, Vanessa W.who will be joining us shortly. Valerie has told us about all you wonderful people, and it feels like home already. Reading your messages gives me so much HOPE for my mother. Thank you
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Thank You
I just wanted to thank everyone for your awesome replies . Kerry thanks for the phone call. I just love our talks . Sue I would just love a Texas get together . My birthday is in Jan . can't think of a better way to celebrate with you Kerry , Kay and the other Texas gals and anyone else that would like to come . Sponge Bob…
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Hello all you wonderful people
I hope your all doing and feeling good As for duey he did much better with his Chemo this time around, He worked right through it. They lowered his dose since he is starting radiation on Monday. They say he can not do full dose of Chemo with Rad. Anyway I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know how things are going in…
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Hair Loss??
Hi Everyone, I have a question about their experience with any hair loss due to chemo. I am on Folfox 4 with Avastin and I know that hair loss isnt a side effect but thinning is. I wanted to know how bad it affected others because after a couple of months of "thinning", my hair is getting pretty thin. Did anyone have the…
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Stage 4 Success Story to share
hey you awesome semi-colons! I was talking to my old neighbor tonight and he told me of his friend's wife who was dx'ed with Stage 4 cancer (the female kind he said). They didn't do any surgery cuz she was too far advanced. Her cancer marker was in the 1000's! She was started on something but fell and broker her hip so…
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Believe it or not...I have my life back!!!!
Ok, you all have listened to my whinning and complaining about all the changes in my bathroom habits (you know, I NEVER passed gas except in the bathroom before....). With MUCH trepidation, I tried that new yogurt that has 'digestive aid' properties. I gotta share....it REALLY works for me! And, considering I am lactose…
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Debralla, are you out there
I know you are and we are missing hearing from you sweetie. I look forward to hearing from you. Hugs and kisses, Lisa P.
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My mom was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
Hi everyone, I am new to this so bare with me. In May 06, my mom(63 yrs old) was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. She had surgery and started folfox. She completed 4 chemo treatments and was having very difficult time. No reaction to the chemo but ws very depressed. He oncologist stopped the treatments and ordered a…