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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for November 2008

Oxaliplatin / Erbitux / Xeloda Chemo combination
I have progressed to the beginning of Treatment. My plan is in place and I will begin this Monday November 17th, one month from the initial diagnosis. The agonizing wait is over. I am looking for any comments or feedback about this combination of drugs. My regimen will be twice daily xeloda (oral) combined with weekly…
Port is in - Fight is starting
I got my port in yesterday afternoon. They gave me good knock-out drugs, for which i am very thankful. Yes, I am sore, but mostly from my shoulder. I have sever tendinitis and bursitis, and apparently they manipulated the shoulder during surgery, for the xrays. Anyway, I HURT today, but my eye is still on the prize. My…
TICKED OFF
Hey everyone, Just had my port put in yesterday. With great difficulty a 30 min operation turned into a 2 1/2 hour one..I felt EVERYTHING and they kept saying sorry you'll be ok and patting my shoulder. Well I wasn't ok and now I am just ticked off big time!!!!! and in pain all day. (Yes I got meds for it but)...... I…
NED after five years - been away a while!
Hi all, I posted on these boards a few years ago, after surgery for colon cancer in 2003 when I was 38. Since then I kind of disappeared, but I was just tidying up my favourites in my browser when I was reminded of this site so I thought I'd post an update. Quite simply, I've been getting on with life! I'm now 44, no…
Gastro Doc Visit
Good Thursday afternoon Semi-Colons, In some other posts I mad reference to visit the gastro doctor that originally discovered my colon cancer. I had been complaining to my onc. and surgeon about various abdominal ailments for a while and did not get a lot of feedback one way or the other as far as what was causing my…
Riddle Answer
The winners are MSCCOLON and Vinny 3: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the 22nd floor of the office tower. Overcome with depression he slid the window open and jumped through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. Miraculously after he landed he…
Wanted to share this funny story with my friends
Don't have liquids in your mouth or near the computer when you read this! This is from newshound Dave Barry's colonoscopy journal: I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that…
Chemo/Radiation and Exercise
I would like to hear any stories about maintaining an exercise regiment during treatment. I currently go to the gym (free weights/nautilus/treadmill) twice a week and hope to continue even during chemo. Any thoughts, concerns or stories will be helpful. I just worked out today after my liver biopsy yesterday. I had some…
Xeloda & Radiation while working a 40 hr. week?
I am about to undergo 5 weeks of Oral Chemo (Xeloda) combined with daily radiation. This will be followed by 5 weeks of rest and then surgery. My question is, what is the likelihood I can maintain a normal working schedule? I work in an office environment at a desk and computer. I travel sometimes, but will most likely…
Biopsy Results
Just got back from my ONC, test results, it is cancer, I am now stage 4. WIll be seeing a surgeron in a few days, and surgery within the week. After recovery (2-4 weeks), I will have to go through 6 months of chemo. Not sure what it will be, my ONC is working on my treatment plan. Well here we go again, the fight is back…
Celebrating NED with a new photo
Call me NED! Let me first thank each of you for your support and encouragement during this life-changing experience of having colon cancer. Yesterday I met with an oncologist who was great in his explanation of my cancer. He said it was a stage 1, but more likely a stage 0. He said we caught it early and it was fairly…
husband lost his battle
Even though I did not post very often, I thought I would today. I have been a lurker for just over 6 years on this site, and posted a couple of times. My Husband and Hero Hayes lost his battle October 26th, quietly at home, a fighter until the end. I miss him so very much, he was truely my hero. I have a question, I have…
New to the Battle
I am 46 and Dx with colon cancer. Trying to work through the uncertainty of both treatment and what it means long-term for me and my family. Married with two kids, Son is a freshman in college and daughter is a sophmore in high school. This discussion board looks like a great resource and a place for hope. I live in…
Good news to report!
Hi Everyone, I know there are a lot of newbies on the forums who don't know me, but I just wanted to report my good news! Four years post treatment I am STILL NED! Yay! I hope this gives hope to some of you starting out on this "journey". I was diagnosed at the age of 31 and at the time they thought I was Stage III. I had…
Up Date post surgery Positive out look !!!
Hi everyone just wanted to up date everyone on my surgery and out come. Had surgery on October 30th on a tumor located mid level rectum about 9.cm up from anus. The surgeon did a hand assisted laproscopic procedure. My surgeon was not sure if they would have enough good margin to reconnect so he made me aware I could have…
ssdi
Just wanted to give you all the update, 51yr husband dx nov 07 colon cancer stage 3c cancer removed, chemo for 6 mo, 2 spots showed up on scan, kidney and liver biopsy done pet scan done now is stage 4 with cancer in the stomach liver kidney and new tumor in sigmoid area, he's on chemo again he on camptosar and erbitux…
Hi Everyone - It's Limey - I am stil around
It has been a month or three since I posted so I figured I had better get one out there. I have been quite under the weather lately and have not been close to my computer. Currently I am in Zion IL. At the Cancer treatment centers of America recovering from surgery. I ended up at Can. Treatment center after a 2nd opinion…
colonoscopy
G'day all, have just had my second scope in a month. The first one the prep got wrecked by meds I am on. I am currently on 75mg daily of prednisone for Minimal change kidney disease. It wreccked my prep so I had to do it all again. Last time I had a scope they removed two polyps and said see you in two years. This time it…
Introducing Mike
New to the group, here is my story; My cancer was discovered by colonoscopy this past September (08), I just turned 49. I had been sluggish and had recently developed some anemia and vague abdominal discomfort. I had a right hemi-colectomy on October 15, 2008. I am still recovering from the surgery since I had a wound…
Lung Biopsy - Beth (Dorookie)
Hey Beth... I'm not sure what timezone you are in but I'm figuring that you are probably home from your lung biopsy procedure and resting now. I just wanted to give a shout-out to say I'm thinking about you and I hope it went smoothly and with very little discomfort. Huggggggs, Cheryl
NED............YEAH...
Hello All, Well we just got back from Cancer Center. Yeah......and another sigh of relief. Ct shows no evidence for recurrent cancer. I am still doing the NED Dance. It seems that waiting for tests and reports are harder than all the chemo and doctors appointments. Thank you all so much for your support and kind words.…
2nd opinion no good options
Hi Everyone, I went for a 2nd opinion yesterday. I have 2 small spots in my left lung which shrunk with chemo, but the chemo made me so sick I ended up in the hospital. The oncologist basically said that he thinks I should take a break from chemo to regain strength. He doesn't have any idea how long that will take and said…
My father is still going strong.
I haven't been on much lately. Not as much as last year when my father was diagnosed with stage 4 and ended up at the ICU a couple of months later. It's almost exactly a year ago that we brought him to emergency and things went down hill from there. He's returned home 3 months later, learned to walk again, and regained…
Riddle
RIDDLE: Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the 22nd floor of the office tower. Overcome with depression he slid the window open and jumped through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. Miraculously after he landed he was completely unhurt. Since there was nothing to cushion his fall…
oral chemo
Recently diagnosed stage 3 really would like to do oral chemo.Boffalo doc say need to do IV. I don't want a port. What is the general opinion about oral chemo for colon cancer? What do you all think?
Stress and Recovery
I have been worried about the impact of stress on my health and with the discussion on another thread about this....well, I hope to continue that here. The last year has been rough on my family. My emergency surgery and subsequent colon cancer diagnosis (complete with colostomy) was the week of my mother-in-laws funeral…
2nd opinion tomorrow
Hi Everyone, Tomorrow afternoon I am going for a 2nd opinion. Hopefully this oncologist will be able to come up with some options for me to get rid of the 2 spots in my left lung. Part of me is curious to see what options I have, the other part of me is dreading it. After 41/2 years I am physically and emotionally tired of…
treatable but colostomy bag for life
Hi, Thanks once again for all your kind words. After what felt like a lifetime of waiting my mum finally saw the Oncologist today and got her results from the CT and MRI Scan etc. The cancer is advanced. There is a LOT in her bowel and her rectum and the muscles of her rectum. My mum will need a couple of months of…
A Really Stupid Embarrasing Thing
Hi Everyone, I have to come clean. I don't know if anyone else is in this silly, stupid situation, but I took a pretty fatalistic attitude about my cancer. Since it is genetic, I sort of thought to myself, "Oh well. Whatever I do or don't do, the outcome will be the same." So I never quit smoking. I know that makes me a…
I have a PLAN
I met with the medical oncologist yesterday afternoon. I like this guy a lot, BTW. He reviewed everything and concluded that yes, I am Stage 3 (because of the size and because it 'broke through the wall'), BUT he does not think the lymph nodes are involved. The one node in question is right next to the tumor and that can…

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