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All ready for #5 treatment, but delay... delay
My husband (colon cancer III)has had 4 of the 12 Fol/Fox with Oxy treatments. The fifth treatment has been delayed, first for low platelets and then last week the platelet number was up but the WBC was down. Wondering if any of you have had this happen to you. And if so, were you delayed for other treatments also? On a…
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Colossal Colon makes the news in Tampa
Thanks to MajorGeeks.com and their Florida Friday, I found this article Colossal Colon ETA: to fix link, thanks to phillieg! Thanks, I don't know what I was doing wrong when I tried it first, but it works now! mary
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pain pump
Husband home had pain pump reduced on the 10th of feb due to vomiting Iv given at home by hospice.he has tried all the nausea meds available nothing helping he will drink some water 20 min later he is vomitng this is every day .He is eating very little can't keep anything down. It is heartwrenching to see him vomiting so…
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Results in -- all clear!! Yea!
Thanks for all the warm words as I went through the waiting game. I was BLESSED BLESSED BLESSED to get my results (MRI of thorax, abdomen, pelvis, brain) very quickly (24 hrs!). And I am ALL CLEAR - NED. Yea!!! Brief summary for those who don't know my story: I was diagnosed with rectal cancer 6+ years ago (!). I have had…
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First scans today and going to chew radiation onc's butt
I had radiation and have since found studies showing in my stage that radiation only offers a 3% benefit. I have also met several women and men on another forum that had their tumor in the same location or closer to the sigmoid junction than mine, and they were recommended against radiation, and now I am so upset that i…
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Scan coming up Monday
Well its my next 4 month scan on Monday after a clean one. It's so nice to get good news for a Stage 4 guy as I've had both good scans and bad ones. Just "scananxiety" setting in for that long trip to Stanford and the longer wait for results.... Need some prayers if you've got some good ones.. Thanks all Chip
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Robert Schimmel book *Update
I promised that I'd post a review of Robert Schimmel's book "Cancer on $5 a day, *Chemo Not Included" when I got it from the library, so here goes: It is a very quick read. It made me laugh (out loud) to the point that I was freaking people out in the infusion room. And it made me cry. It was one of the better 'canzer'…
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Emend - why not start with it?
I keep reading about the nausea and I feel like I keep reading that Emend works for so many people. Why don't they just start people on it? It seems like so many are suffering, why don't they give it first time around? Kathleen
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red splotches with xeloda?
Anyone else getting red splotches on skin with Xeloda (pill)? I think I rememember my onc telling me this would happen. Mine are mostly on back of hands and forehead, some on chest. Possibly related to sun sensitivity altho I do try to stay out of sun completely (boo hoo). Nothing I can do -- and not important (in the…
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what and when is the nadir??
First let me say good luck to everybody waiting today...it's nerve-wracking for sure! A quick question...as I understand it the nadir is the low point in every round of chemo....i assume this must be blood count. Does anyone know when this occurs. For instance on oxy infusion and then 14 days of xeloda I get the next 6…
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A great day
Being quite new at this cancer "thing" I'm always asking questions and tend to be serious, but today I have to say, "I'm happy". I've been so down for the last few months and I had my second chemo after the port situation was taken care of recently. After this second treatment I only had 1 side effect! Nothing like the…
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Port is in,ready for chemo
Hello people, I have just signed up on this site. I originally was diagnosed with colon cancer in Oct of 2007. They removed 8 inches of my colon and 100 lymph nodes. They were all clear, so they told me I was OK, no treatments needed. I went back a year later for follow up colonoscopy and there it was again. This time it…
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Krista
Just wondering how did it go yesterday? You've been in my thoughts. God bless.
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Waiting for scan results - ugh
I had an MRI scan today. Now I'm waiting for the results. As many times as I have been through this (lost count!)...the waiting is so hard. Also (pardon me while I moan a while - we all have those days) -- those scans are just awful. Lying there in the tube, trying not to think about 'what if', drawing on every 'mental…
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2 year anniversary
Today two years ago I had my resection and woke up with my ileostomy. What a journey it's been. To those of you who have just been diagnosed or who have had the same surgery stay strong. Some days are hard for me still. But most days I'm so determined. Hopefully for the ones that have just found this board you'll beat this…
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It is more blessed to give than to receive....
It is so difficult to understand that sometimes we have to be the gracious receiver and not the giver. It is very easy to give...it takes humility to receive. One thing I learned through this cancer nonsense is that if there is no one who will accept a blessing...then the Blessers, the ones sent to bless, are left…
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I learned something new today........
I took my mom of 80 years to the eye dr today because of degeneration of the eyesight. He found that over the years that slightly high blood pressure had caused her eye capillaries to clot and block flow through the eye. it has produced busted vessels which is causing her to form more clots behind her eye and causing her…
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Happy Day...
I met with my oncologist. After reviewing everything, he has decided that I only need FOUR mop-up chemo runs. He says I will get a 5FU bolus 5 days a week (Mon-Fri) then be off for 3 weeks - four times. They will give me leucevorin (sp?) as well. Then, I will be DONE! Is this possible? I have been so blessed on this…
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didn't want to steal mike's limelight
So - I'm making my own - number six is attached to my hip now, coming unplugged tomorrow. I hope it's as you all say - faster on the way down - by then the winter will be over and spring will have sprung. What I have learned so far - thank goodness this is winter, can't imagine not being able to drink anything cold on a 93…
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Diagnosed in Januray of 2007...I have a couple of key questions leading up to my PET/CT scan tomorro
Hello. I am a stage 4 colon cancer survivor who was diagnosed in January of 2007 (2 spots on liver + 3 out of 33 nodes involved). Since my initial diagnosis, I had a liver resection in June of 2007 followed by an additional 3 months of chemo. In November of 2007, I was declared cancer free. Unfortunately, one tiny spot…
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Back to Erbitux/Finger issues
Do all of you who suffer from the split fingers find that it seems to run in cycles or do your cases have it where your fingers are bad all of the time? Mine runs in cycles. Thanks ~phil
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Great visualization tool...
Hello everyone! I've been making a big effort to incorporate exercise into my life every day. With this, I've rediscovered our Nintendo Wii. The boxing game is great. And, every time I play, I imagine my boxing partner is cancer and I KICK THE CRAP OUT OF IT! Hugs and Hope, Elizabeth
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HAPPY NED
wONDERFUL NEWS......my CT scan was clear and CEA was good so I am NED........doing the happy dance......next CT scan is in April. Couldn't have made it through all this without your great support! Hugs, Barbara
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I'm Going to be a Grandma this year!
I just found out that my daughter is pregnant and will be having my first grandbaby this October. I cant tell you how excited I am. Thank the LORD, he is bringing me my true joy, I cant wait. I am so excited, I am in a bit of a shock, my daughter was supposed to wait a few years but you know how that goes. She is still a…
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Done with chemo
Friday they finally disconnected the 5fu pump from me for the 12th and final time. I never thought this day would come. They checked my CEA and it came back at .7 now I have to make an appt for my CT scan and I'm starting to get nervous already. I can't wait for my body to start getting back to my new normal...I'm ready to…
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Bone Scan Results
I'm doing the happy dance this morning... ok, more like the happy shuffle since the knees won't cooperate with dancing :D My onc sent me an email this morning to give me the results from the bone scan.... Good News/Bad News report: Good News: NO cancer involvement ANYWHERE in the bones/joints!! My bones are in "remarkable"…
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Urgent question about PET Scan Results
Diagnosed Stage II in October 06, immediate surgery followed by 28 radiation treatments and 12 chemo treatments. Small bowel blockage one year later at site of original surgery. 3rd resection in December 2007 with temp ileostomy. Ileostomy "Max" reworked in Feb 08 and reversed in March 08 with Port removed. Three PET scans…
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Nervous cancer back?
Hello. I would like to hear from anyone who has had metatastic colon cancer that spread. Mine had spread out of colon, into overy and lymph. This was approx. 4 yrs ago, had it all removed and chemo. Was doing well. Over past year I guess, my energy level and general feeling of well being dropped, most of all over past 3…
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Johnnie B
Hey how ya doing Johnnie B? How's it going with the reversal? I hope it's getting easier for you. LOL God bless.
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Number six halfway done, feel like celebrating
I know six chemo rounds is only halfway and not as great as Buzzard's coming up eleventh, but I a celebrating this landmark, halfway, Woo Hoo. It's been less than a joy ride, but now I know the end is in sight and doable. Thanks to everybody who is ahead of me on this journey for their sage advice and everybody coming…