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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for March 2007

cold water and cancer link
: http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp I thought this article was interesting. I was looking up (Snopes.com) the part about the heart attack that someone sent me. I never trust any alarmist emails and in the process ran on to this. For those who don't want to look it up, there is no link, but the rest of the…
Starting on a long road ...
Hello all you inspirational Semi-Colons. I am now back from hospital, having had half of my right colon removed along with a tumour the size of a small football. The surgery itself was not as bad as expected and they let me go home after eight days. The bad news is that I heard yesterday that I am Stage 3 and I am…
Liver enzyme tests
Hello all. We just got word that my husbands liver enzymes are elevated. ALT is 220 and AST is 90. This has me very concerned, however the doctor says before we do anymore tests we will have him discontinue is Lipitor that he takes for high cholesterol. He also said it could be because of his FOLFOX chemo that he is…
Social Security ..need advice
Does anyone have experience with stage IV with liver mets and possibility of obtaining social security benefits. Should we be applying now? My husband has been out on short term disability since mid January , and hasn't started chemo yet but will this week, so we don't know if he will be able to go back and do his regular…
IV vitamin therapy
I heard yet another good piece of info about IV vitamin therapy. I met a woman whose aunt had a recurrence of breast cancer after five years. She thought she would take some time to really boost her immune system before undertaking another chemo regime so she started IV vitamin therapy. After a period of time, she had the…
recurrence questions
In 2005, my wife was treated w/ radiation & chemo for (anal) 'squamus cloacogenic carcinoma'. Last fall, it was found to have recurred (in some sense) and she had a colostomy to remove her rectum. The recurrence was found when they went to treat an anal fissure - it apparently did not show up on the CT scans she'd been…
Has anyone had effects (enteritis) from radiology ?
has anyone had severe side effects caused by radiation my wife has come down with what Dr called chronic enteritis. she hasnt ate since Oct. I hook her up to a TPN feeding every night. she has been hospitalized numerous times with severe nausea and vomiting. for the last 3 weeks she has been nauseated alomost daily and I…
Its been 3 years!
Hi there, I haven't posted in awhile but I come to read. Today is 3 years since my mother's diagnosis of Stage 3 rectal cancer. I'm posting today for all the newbies, hoping I can shed some hope in your battles. My mother is feeling and looking great and has got clear scans since. She has one coming up at the end of this…
Friday Medical Giggles
Hi Guys and Gals, Whew, what a week it has been! Here are some absolutely silly giggles to help getting your weekend off to an early start! Have a great weekend! Cheers, Ying ============================================= One-liners Anatomy - something that everybody has but somehow looks better on a girl Bachelor - a…
Prayers needed
I just found out today that friends of ours who are 4 months pregnant have just found out their unborn baby has a tumour in his lungs. The hopes are that the tumour will not grow substantianlly over the next 10 weeks. The baby has a 60% of survival. I know this is not the site for lungs, but I believe there is no better…
New to site
Hello all. I am new to this site. Looks like a good place to talk to people going through the same stuff. My husband was dx with rectal cancer last september. At 44 and seemingly very healthy, we were shocked to be told that he had stage III colorectal cancer. We have 2 school age children and we felt like the bottom fell…
WOW!
Things can sure get hot and heavy here. Looks like a thunder-boomer rolled thru while I was AWOL! I guess that's what can happen when you deal with such an emotionally-charged topic and the many issues that surround it. Looks like things have calmed down, so I won't poke the hornet's nest. Sorry I haven't been around - a…
recurrence questions
In 2005, my wife was treated w/ radiation & chemo for 'squamus cloacogenic carcinoma'. Last fall, it was found to have recurred, and she had a colostomy. The recurrence was found when they went to treat a rectal fissure - it apparently did not show up on the CT scans she'd been having. After the colostomy, they said that…
CEA is rising and I'm scared
Hi all.....I had a three month check-up with my onc. on Monday. He called me yesterday to tell me that my CEA level was at 22! It was 6.2 when diagnosed last year, 3.5 during my chemo, and now 4 months after completing chemo it's at 22. I am so frightened! I have a colonoscopy scheduled for March 9, and now a CAT scan on…
Post surgery
I am 2 weeks post surgery. I'm not sure if the discomfort I'm having is normal but I have a lot of bloating and pain in my upper abdomen. I'm also dragging and have a feeling I'm anemic. I went to the dr today for a CBC. I've had a temperature the past 2 days in the afternoon. I do have an appoinment with my surgeon…
Treatment update
Got started on the chemo and raditation for stage II or III RC yesterday. Too early for side effects, I just thought I'd get on here to chuckle about my experience. Wow. I have no modesty left. My big white butt has been poked, prodded, filled with banana flavored barium, drawn on with markers and tattooed with dots. The…
Upcoming CAT scan...
Hi everyone, I just want you to all know that I read your posts everyday and always keep all of you in my prayers. I haven't been as active on the site lately. Things have been more hectic in my life with being 8 1/2 months pregnant and taking care of a 16-month old. Anyway, my father will be having his 3-month follow-up…
Radiology Enteritis
My Wife Had Colorectal tumor removed whent through Chemo and Radiation treatment ended 7/2007.Enteritis set in 10/2007 Just getting worse as time goes by she's been on TPN since 11/2007. Anyone else gone through this?
Dad
I dont know if any of you remember me but I made some postings about my father arround christmas time. Some good news.....he made it out of the hospital. Its been a 2 weeks and he seems to be getting better every day. He went in for his 2nd outpatient chemo treatment today. They have him on 5 different ones right…
have to start radiation in a month or so
I have stage 4 colorectal with mets to liver and lungs with active cancer cells in some lyphnodes. I a PET scan done on Feb 27th. not much is better except no more ACTIVE cells in nodes YEAHHHHHH after 11 cycles on chemo. So my onco. wants to start rad. keep me on low dose chemo with rad for one month...How different am I…

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