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First adventure
I had my first adventure since my surgery in Nov. I went to my sorority convention for the weekend. It was only about 45 minutes away from home, but it was good to go and be a normal person again. I do confess I had to fight a bit of a panic attack at first. I kept thinking that if I felt sick again, my husband and doctor…
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Friday Riddle - ANSWER
This weeks winnder is "pamness". CONGRATS :) :) RIDDLE: I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me; lower light I never see. ANSWER: Clouds
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Want to Help Brother &Too Confused
Hello, I don't know where to begin. My brother has been battling colin cancer for more than 3 years. He has had chemo and surgeries to remove section of colon,and spots in lung, liver. Now the cancer is in lymph nodes, liver, abdomen, lung, and rectum. These were not changing with last regime of chemo so he was referred to…
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? colonoscopy findings
My husband had a colonoscopy in Oct. 07. His surgeon at Dana Farber in Boston has been doing his follow-up scopes and pet scans. My husband who was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer Jan 06, feels very comfortable with his surgeon. I have felt the same up until now, his colonoscopy in Oct.had one polyp removed which was…
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stage 4
Well I started my chemo Monday,it kicked my butt today has been the first day I have been out of bed my chemo is folfox anyone else have this problem...Thanks
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hepatic artery pump
Just wondering if anyone here has had a hepatic artery infusion of chemo thru a pump? My husband and I are going to Sloan Kettering to have this done. He's stage 4 (liver). I've read that the chemo can be delivered at up to 200 times the dose of systemic chemo? Wondering if the pump operation is difficult and what recovery…
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Brother NED
Its been a long wait but my brother had his tests completed and no cancer. It looked bad. The family as strange as it sounds were hoping if it is cancer we hoped it was colon caner and not pancreatic which is what the docs were suggesting. I survived colon cancer (so far) so if it was cancer better colon-whats that line…
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Ostomy people...gross question
I have talked to my onc about a worry of mine, and he said he would talk to my surgeon about it, but i don't know if he has, and i'm a little worried. I have an ileostomy for almost five months now. Nine days out of surgery, i could feel things moving in my intestines, and then tons of blood and mucous came out for several…
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Question about Colonoscopy Follow ups
Hey all - SO I am confused - I was DX with CC last year stage 3 - did surg - and 12 rounds of chemo - I have had two clear scans since chemo ended. SO today was my annual colonoscopy appt - the found a polyp and removed it..... what are the chances that this is " my cancer" having come back - I know people have polyps…
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I'm back....
Hi there, I joined this network over 4 years ago when my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. I'm happy to say she is still cancer free but devastated to say that I received horrific news today. My 32 yr old cousin just got diagnosed with colon cancer and it doesn't look good, it has already gone to his liver. His…
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What about Chat?
I have posted this before, I don't think anyone responded. I called and e-mailed the webmaster. Why has it been down for so long. Technically, it isn't that hard to put up chat rooms. Anyone know? Also since chat rooms are relatively easy, I can't help but wonder, could we have a colon cancer chat room? Any interest, any…
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Friday Riddle / Teaser
RIDDLE: I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me; lower light I never see.
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First "real" vacation in 10 years!!!
Hi all, Sorry I haven't posted much lately, but read the posts a few times a week. For all you newbies my history-stage III rectal cancer at age 32 (diagnosed 9/18/06), chemo/radiation, bowel resection/hysterectomy/permanent colostomy, and 8 treatments FOLFOX/Avastin. Latest scans in March 08 show NED. Anyway, just wanted…
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Stage IV Metastatic Colon Cancer
A little about me. I was diagnosed on 4/27/2005 with colon cancer. Had surgery to remove tumor, did radiation and chemo. Had a temp. ileostomy which I had reversed a year later. When I went back for my 6 month check my CEA level had risen so we did a CAT and a PET. Cancer had moved to my lungs. I had 3 sm. tumors. Had the…