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I'm checking in to find out if Honor has felt up to posting after her Lung RFA treatment. Having mine canceled and rescheduled has certainly been a bummer and even today, I'm feeling a little on the d…
Sitting in chemo with mom right now. We have just been told that she has the kras mutation so erbitux is out. She also has an enzyme deficiency that makes her body tolerate folfiri more harshly than t…
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and I hope this new year brings only the best to all. I'm on my 9th treatment of 5fu (I had 6 with oxi), onc took me off due to the bad neuropathy I was having…
I have discovered that Dr. Lenz who has been mentioned in previous mails as a renowned physician in the field of colorectal cancer is blogging on the Colorectal Cancer Coalition website starting in Ja…
Evening folks: I'm tickled to death to report some great, great news.....The doctor's office called this afternoon, after the PET and CT scans...They said the scans showed no evidence of the cancer me…
Has anyone been on maintenance chemo and for how long? I just finished 13 rounds of folifri with Avastin. I was going to go in for surgery to remove the nodes in the lung and liver but they are too sm…
Hey, guys. I might have myself unnecessarily nervous. I got copies of my medical reports from the last year, because I'm seeing a new gastroenterologist in January, and his office requested stuff. For…
I completed 6 months of FOLFOX earlier this month and am scheduled for a CT Scan on Jan. 9th - have to wait until the 21st to get result at my follow up appt. I was wondering if anyone had something s…
My dear friend (and the Managing Editor of both the magazines I publish) Kit Robinson is a fabulous, award-winning art quilter. For Christmas she made me the most incredible wall quilt. Last Fall (bef…
msscolon had the correct answer. CONGRATS!!!!! :) :) Riddle: I am large as a castle, yet lighter than air. 100 men and their horses cannot move me. What am I? Answer: The castle's shadow
Dear Everyone, I can never thank you enough for all your prayers. I had my colonoscopy this mornig-After being so sick for the past 3 months. No Cancer in the colon,No polyps. I have sever Diverticulo…
I have reached an anniversary, one year ago this month was my last of 12 grueling chemo treatments for stage 3 colon cancer. Found it during my 50 year old check up in May 07. I have just had a wonder…
i have had abnomal papsmears since my chemo and radiation. My pet scan and rs. say everything is ok but i still worry. They found my cancer though a papsmear the tumor had broken though the colon wall…
We were given instructions for prep. for the PET scan and it includes... The day/night prior to and morning of the PET, Hop is to do absolutely NOTHING, including reading, any exercise, if he wants or…
We (I) installed our new high-speed internet today (Sunday afternoon...lol). I LOVE it that I am connected!!! As I have shared, I wasn't looking forward to this trip...so many memories from when my be…
At 12:45 am my 5FU pump shut down for the last time (this round)! Really weird, I have the nausea, etc, pretty much under control, but about an hour before it stopped, I was violently ill, vomiting, t…
I know....I'm getting way ahead of the situation here, but this has been bothering me....If, IF they find the colon cancer has matastisized to other organs, do they normally do the surgery on those ot…
I've just been invited by our local Relay for Life organizers to be a speaker at the kickoff event. They said they just need a short little bit on my "cancer experience." I want to do it, but I hope I…
Hello, fellow semicolons and a Happy New Year to you! In early February, 2009, I'll go in for my first PET Scan. It will be the first such scan for me and my first ONC checkup since my colon resection…
Just me again. I just set up the "Caringbridge" for us to use when we're in the hospital. It looks very simple to use and I've sent the boys emails advising them of the site. Thanks to all who suggest…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. I have lost some weight since I was last at colon doctor, No other symptoms, but had none before. My colonoscopy is scheduled for Friday Feb. 13 at 8:00…
Well in just 3 days I will recieve my first colonoscopy. Right up till today I have been some what relieved. Now the fear has begun-For the ladies-My friend decided to visit.Everything I read says the…
Sad news that Eartha Kitt died today, from colon cancer. I have long admired her spunk and talent. This beast can strike anyone. My prayers to her family and friends. Vicki
Hello all, What kind of bowl prep do you use? I was using the Phospho-Soda®Products and found out that they have recalled it due to causing kidney failure problems. Geessh. That is what I used last ye…
I am in shock. Last year at this time, my dad's cea was around 35. Now, it is over 5,000. Has anyone had a cea this high. It started to climb in June. He was going to switch treatments then he got pen…
Hi: I live in Australia and my partner was diagnosed with colon cancer in October. After seeing an oncologist and getting info about chemo (and having appointments set up for chemo preparation and del…
Can some of you tell us what exactly is 5FU and what does it do? I just remembered the surgeon mentioned it and I forgot to ask him this question. Thanks to all, Marygale
Hi, Valerie here. stage 3 colon cancer 1 positive node. I have completed my 12 rounds of chemo, it's been 2 1/2 weeks. I'm still feeling some occasional nausea, and diarheria, fatigue and just an over…
