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Today's Oncologist Visit
Hello, everybody!! (Gee, why does that remind me of Shirley Temple??? ) Anywho... just thought I would post about my visit with my oncologist who, I think I've bored you all before with how much I love and adore her! It just reminds me of how incredibly important it is to have a really good rapport with your oncologist…
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colon ca stage four
just want to knoe if anyone can tell me exp w stage four colon ca I was just dig on thurs had first chemo today
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surgery tomorrow for husband
Hi Everyone, We're learning so much reading all of your posts. **** starts his "clean out" in about 15 minutes. It is a bit surreal as he ran 40 minutes today and looks great. ****'s surgery to remove his transverse colon is at 9:00am tomorrow. I will stay at the hospital with him tomorrow night. It was good to read about…
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How do you guys deal with extra stress?
My kids don't live with me. To avoid a long drawn out story - my 16 y/o son was supposed to be living with his father (who is basically useless). He is now sitting in Pinellas County Jail. He has been in and out of JDC (Juvenile detention) since last August, was supposed to have been completing a program. His dad basically…
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Question for Canada Sue
Sue - I just read your response to my Sugarbaker method post. Wow, your husband was in the hospital only 14 days, that's great. Did he receive IV chemo after? How's he doing now? I'm going for a consult tomorrow so I can provide info to my oncologist for the referral. If you'd prefer we can discuss this offline. Traci
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Hi! I'm new and really scared!
Hello everyone! My name is Donna and I am married with 4 beautiful children, and will be 44 next month. I was diagnosed last week with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with a large mass to the liver. This is really horrifying, as I haven't seen my gyno for a couple years, but she said I didn't need any kind of colonoscopy till I was…
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How many of us are there only getting/or only got the 8 rounds of Fulfox?
I know it is typical with just the people who got radiation...i know there are a few on here but not sure how many. I had 2 cyles of Fulfox, then radiation and am supposed to get 6 additional treatments of fulfox of which i go tomorrow (monday) for round 6 of 8. My recommendations were to get chemoradiation and 4-6 months…
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Pins n Needles
Whooosh! I'm off to see my oncologist tomorrow. I'm a little aprehensive this time. I had a pelvic ultrasound done on Friday and after telling the tech my story, I asked her if she saw anything. I know she's not supposed to go into details with me but she did say that she didn't see anything that looked like cancer to her…
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Stoppong by to say Hi and tell you of a new med for surgery
Hey everyone, Its been a few weeks for me to come around. I was the one waiting for a colonoscopy,Family history of colon problems,Anemic preparing for a complete hyster-Turned out colon was diverticulosis,Completely under control with diet. So I go in for my surgery for the Muscle tumor on the 21st- No bad thoughts…
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Kay Yow
Not sure how many of y'all are basketball fans, but I was really sad to hear today that Kay Yow passed away from breast cancer. She was the legendary women's basketball coach from NC State, my son's alma mater. Kay had been fighting this disease since 1987, and she was so inspirational everyone in her fight. Even though…
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Fuzzy Brain
Has anyone had problems with their memory? I had a resection recently in October of 2007 with chemo and radiation and a cancerous gallbladder removed in February of 2008. My memory has literally been shot to pieces since. I don't know if it's the anesthesia from the surgery, a reaction to the chemo or a combo of both. I…
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#9 Monday
Start # 9 of 12 Monday........almost home............
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illiostomy reversal concerns
I am due to have my reversal onFeb.4 after only having it for 5 wks. My doc in not very informative does anybody know how long the recovery time is afrter this procedure,I really need to get back to work if that is even possible.I do alot of lifting on the job and dont even know if i will be able to do that anymore.I so…
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NURSING STAFF PROBLEMS----CAPTAIN HOP
I gotta vent a bit here, so pardon me while I YELLLLLLLLLLLLL Hop's surgeon was in yesterday and said he wanted him up and walking twice a day....put him on a liquid diet........well, they (nurses) didn't get him up at all yesterday and didn't bring him even a glass of water. He's getting bed cramps from laying in the bed…
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dorookie..........I need to see ya back in here......
Girl......you can't do this by yourself, you leave us helpless when you stay away from in here , or you think you do....you are still being prayed for everyday...everyday... you'll be fine...we won't have it any other way....now please get back in here with your friends, we miss ya......God Bless ya sweetie......
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Vectibix Anyone? / Fez1
Hi, I've just finished my second round of Vectibix. The first round produced a real bad rash yet NOTHING happened on the second round. I take Vectibix alone as a third line of treatment. Just wondering how many have taken Vectibix alone and how many treatments have you recieved? Fez1...am wondering how you are doing as…
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let the chemo begin
so yesterday I started my prep for the colonoscopy with the phospha soda. Took a big whack of gravol and drank it down.....it stayed down. Five hours later it was time for the second bottle and it too went down but didn't stay....oh lordie does that stuff make you hurl. so then it's 10 at night and I'm wondering should I…
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My first PET Scan
A few weeks ago, I'd asked for input on what PET Scans are all about. Everyone was very helpful. So, I was coming back from a business trip yesterday and got a call on my cell from the imaging lab and they could take me this morning. So, wanting to get it over with, I did it this morning at 8. Big mistake. I was tired from…
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Ding, ding, ding!
Ding, ding, ding! We think we have an answer! I saw the new gastroenterologist today, who turned out to be a woman (could have sworn they said "He" on the phone). Anyway, she was lovely and listened so carefully to everything I said. She believes the problem is with nerves near the incision site that are trapped by scar…
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Officially Stage 4
Hello all, First of all, I want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and well-wishes. I received some devastating news today. Not only do I have a met to my liver (thankfully, it is operable), but I also have two walnut sized mets in my peritoneum. It hasn't even been a month since I finished my 12th FOLFOX treatment.…
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Update
Hi Everyone, Thank you all so much for your concern and advice. I surely appreciate it. After all of the mess I've been through with my job, uemployment, and Social Security, I finally realized that maybe I should contact the state representitive of my district and tell my story. Well, lo and behold, he contacted me the…
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22/11/98
For better or worse thus ends year eleven of survival and year twelve starts, perhaps I'll get to be a teenager again.......Ron.
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Please, call me NED.
Got results from CT scan today - NED!!!! Woohoo!!! Thought I was going to commit murder before I finally got the results, but after hearing the words "clean scan" I felt like kissing everyone I came in contact with (I refrained). This is the first scan since I completed chemo in December for Stage IIIa rectal cancer. I…
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metastatic anywhere?
HI, can CC metastasis go anywhere or just the lung, liver, gut area? Does it go to the bone or brain? My shoulder has been so sore it wakes me up at night. I thought it was a sore muscle but now I'm thinking the joint is sore since I have been so stiff from the chemo. My friend has lung cancer that spread to the bone and…
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2nd opinion results
Hi - I had my second opinion on Monday and boy am I glad I did! Dr. Lenz (USC) was great and told me about a treatment for colon cancer with mets to the abdomen rather than the lungs or liver. It involves surgery to remove the tumors (in my case in the fat around the colon) and then a heated chemotherapy bath for my…
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Surgery aborted
Hello! Quick recap: Diagnosed stage IIIb rectal cancer in August 07 at age 38, chemoradiation for six/seven weeks, resection surgery in January 08 with temporary loop ileostomy, then six months folfox which ended in August 08. I was scheduled to finally have the ostomy reversed last Friday. They got me in, got me prepped,…
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ileostomy reversal
I had my ileostomy reversal on Dec 21,07. I take lomotil which helps with the frequency issue. I discovered that if I take alleve cold and sinus with lomotil that I don't have any BM's for most of the day. This enabled me to travel and go to dinner and then to shows, which usually last around 2 hours. Has anyone else had…
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bowel management
Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with stage I colon cancer and endometrial cancer and had surgery on 1/08. My recent yearly colonoscopy showed two polyps and some areas of minor concern so I have to have another one in three months. Since my surgery I have also been diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome. I have been truly blessed…
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New - Husband diagnosed
Hi, Here we are, new to this board. Didn't think we'd be here but my healthy, 51 year old husband had a routine colonostomy last Monday and is now scheduled for surgery next Tuesday. We have left our home in Hawaii and traveled out to California to be with my family and have ****'s surgery in Los Angeles. He has a 4cm…
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Bump in the Road
Had my first visit with the "Girly Doctor" since my chemo and radiation and she found a hard mass in my abdomen. I'm scheduled for a pelvic ultrasound on Friday. I'm already scheduled to see my oncologist on Monday but we decided to do the ultrasound as my oncologist doesn't want to do a PET/CT unless my CEA is up and mine…