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folfiri 5
Hi, I am on 5fu 46 hrs every 2 weeks, my biggest reaction to this is complete exhaustion, I am not getting sick thank God, but I have absolutlely NO energy whatsoever, I was wondering if any of you are on this dose and what your reactions were. I had treatment on Wed thru Fri. It's now monday and I am still not myself. I…
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stage 4
tahnk you all for your encouraging words,my hubby will come with me to the onc the man wont leave my sight,I had 2 surgerys with in 6 weeks 1 st was my hystorectomy when they thought I had ovarian cancer then 6 weeks later was my colon resection and they found out I had colon cancer that went to my ovaries,then a week…
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Question
Hello, I was diagnosed about 5 years ago when I was 27. I was stage 1 and just had a resection done. A couple of months back I had another Colonoscopy done and they found a couple more polyps one of them had dysplasia. The explanation I got was that dysplasia meant precancerous cells. Since my colonoscopy I have had pain…
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possible recurrence/help interpreting rad. report
Hi, Brief history for those who aren't familiar with my journey. I was diagnosed with stage iv colorectal cancer in June 2006 with liver metastases. I started with four rounds of folfox and avastin, five a half weeks of radiation, then a successful colon and liver resection, followed by nine more rounds of folfox. I have…
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grateful for any advice on clinical trials...
Hello everyone, Many of you know my husband's story, but for those of you that don't--Stage IV 10/04. One month chemo (5FU leucovorin, irinotecan and avastin), surgery 12/04(colon resection, liver resection and ablation), continued with chemo till 8/05 (at the end had 2 times with oxaliplatin). Told he was NED, his pain…
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Wait and Watch vs. Radical Resection
I have Stage 1 rectal cancer at age 39. To date there is no sign that the cancer has spread to my lymph nodes or other organs. I know testing is not 100% so I am at risk for the cancer coming back. Can anyone give me advice on the following? Effects of Radiation and chemo for stage 1 after an anal excision, life after a…
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Myspace Style at CCA
Hi All, You may already know this but Colon Cancer Alliance just set up a neat my space style website dedicated to cc. Its kinda neat to directly chat with someone and see their page and history quickly and easily. You can also put a name to a face which is neat. It feels much more personal. Check it out:…
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CBS News Story
Nice to know that others are working as we all fight on. The surgeon mentioned in this article from MD Anderson is highly respected so it lends support to this story. "CBS) John Kanzius hopes he can add a few more years to the six he has already cheated death out of since he was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. He wants…
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stage 4
First thank you all for your responses,Monday I will see my onc for the first time it has been three wks since my bowel resection,plus a nasty wound infection last week,I'm kind of nervous I have so many questions to ask wish me luck..love to all and God bless you
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crazy question
I have one question that has been haunting me from my colonoscopy biopsy. They took five samples one came back necrotic, three came back with high grade dysplasia and the last one was worrisome for invasive carcinoma. I know they are doing the chemo/rad to shrink the tumor for the surgery, but was everyone elses biopsy…
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Week one
Finally, I got to have the pump taken off and take a shower (never enjoyed a shower as much as today!). First week down, four more to go. So far, no side effects from the radiation or the chemo. I'm hoping it stays that way. At what point during radiation could you tell the tumor was shrinking? I don't know if you can…
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I need some help/reassurance here :(
In Dec 2006 I was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. At that time the tumour had perforated the intestine and an abcess formed around it... pretty much keeping it contained. They did take out 17 lymph nodes but only 1 came back as positive but I believe it was because of that 1 lymph node that I got the Stage III…
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Neurotoxicity Help
Hello all you Chemo Warriors: This is one of my doctors articles on help with neurotoxicity. I seem him every three months but it is to far to drive for chemo. I took Magnesium and Calcium orally at my last infusion because my local onc won't give me the infusion and I felt it really did help with the neuropathy this week.…
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I need your help!
I have started a website that focuses on people sharing their stories about Cancer. My original idea was to help educate those people looking for information on how Cancer was going to affect their lives. When I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer, there weren't alot of resources that provided that information. Now there are a…
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oh no, fever! what should i do??
I know it's late, and i'll probably fall asleep before anyone can reply to this, but i need advise! My temperature has been creeping up for the last couple of hours, and now it's over 100 F. They told me to go to the ER if my temperature rose above 105.F, but that sounds like brain damage time to me! My questions are, when…
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Babies after Folfox
My husband completed the Folfox treatment 4 years ago at age 28 for stage III colon cancer. We are now thinking about starting a family. I would appreciate any news or information any of you may have about long term effects of Folfox on fertility.
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neuropathy questions
Hello all, I was reading another thread discussing neuropathy and wanted to post a couple questions. Quick history: My hubby is having such a terrible time with neuropathy and gone through the nerve tests which showed "profound neuropathy" according to his neurologist. His hands are affected the most but also his feet and…
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CEA levels - what is normal
I know that on the web it says that CEA levels of 2.5 for non-smokers and 5.0 for smokers are considered normal. It also mentioned that there are a few different ways to measure cea levels. My CEA is 3.4 - I live in Boston and go to Mass General - I was stage 3. I just had it done. My doctor said that anything below 3.7…
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Tips or help with diet after ileostomy takedown
Anyone have advice on what to eat to prevent problems after an ileostomy takedown. Need help!
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CEA, Doesn't mean anything
My wife is stage 4 colon cancer. She's had low CEA's. Oncologist states that "30 % of population low CEA's are not indicators of anything." Oncologist says in these cases you can rely on CAT scans. Can anyone give me an opinion on this? TSWE
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colon cancer stage 4
Is anyone on here that has stage 4 colon cancer,they thought I had ovarian cancer then found out I had colon cancer that spread to my ovaries
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Insurance Denial Tumor Marker Test
Hello. My husband is a stage 4 colon cancer survivor, diagnosed in May 2006 with surgeries in May 2006 and October 2007 and chemotherapy treatment. He is feeling great. I am grateful beyond my ability to express my feelings for my husband's positive response to his treatment. On a negative note, however, as I've posted…
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Question
My CEA results were .5, which I know is excellent. Just wondering. Does somebody who's never had cancer have a .0? Can't find anywhere that says one way or the other.
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50% of regular dose.
Because my father was still recovering from 8 weeks in the hospital due to blood poisening (and all the complications it brought with it) his oncologist started him on 75% of the regular dose of Xelada. That dose was reduced after my father developed bad diarrhea to 50%. Does a 50% of Xelada do anything to the tumor? ... I…
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Gone Relaxing :)
Just want to say and HI and let everyone know that I will be out of town and 100% UNPLUGGED from work for 5 days with my loving hubby. We are headed back to the Poconos for 2 nights and then the normal routine weekend stuff around the house, so I will miss all the posts for the next 5 days, but hopefully will get caught…
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Neuropathy concerns
I am having horrible neuropathy. I just completed my second cycle of folfox last Thursday, and the neuropathy is not abating. They told me it should only be really bad the first three days, and that was true after my first cycle, but now...six days later, it is not getting any better. It's especially bad in my hands and…
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Chemo brain???
I keep telling everyone that I was a very intelligent person prior to chemo, and have become a blithering idiot since chemo. We went out for breakfast last Saturday and I told the waitress that I wanted my son's pancakes crispy. Yes, you read correctly, crispy pancakes. Of course, I meant the bacon, and I realized what I…
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tests results!
My doctor's office called. My CEA was great! *whew* Anybody want to join me in the naked happy dance? *grins* On the flip side, I had that stupid pain in the stomach that woke me up at 5 am. The nurse said she would talk to the doctor about that. I still hurt now. If it's just post-surgery, so be it, but I wish it would…
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Chemo Withdraw
Has anyone experienced withdraw symptoms once they finished their chemo tretements?
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Interesting Article
Before I read this article, I had already been to a dermatologist twice because my mother, sister and both my nieces have had moles removed and some were pre-cancerous. http://my.earthlink.net/article/hea?guid=20080407/47f99c40_3ca6_1552620080407804270923