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#8 not going as well as the others...
Started #8 today, woke up with Nick's cold. My counts were good this morning so they went ahead with everything. My mouth is making me nuts with the nasty taste, and my fingers hurt so bad today typing isn't fun feels like my finger nails are going to fall off. Actually feel nauseated. I hope this passes. My daughter will…
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Longer duration
I finished my fourth chemo and the side effects are no where near what others seem to be suffering with, but mine are weird, at least to me. When I first started feeling the side effects they were right after the pump was taken off and lasted about 2 days. This time I had no mouth sore, funny tastes, sore feet, etc. or…
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runny nose. sore feet, & CT now scheduled
Does anyone else have a constant runny nose while on chemo? I do have allergies and take a daily antihistamine (and had the allergy shots 3x/wk a few yrs ago). Fall/winter has always been my worst allergy time, but it's been horrible the past two years. Since I've been on chemo in the fall and winter two years in a row,…
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6 years since diagnosis--Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
WOW!!! I can't beleive that it has been six years since my diagnosis of stage 3 rectal cancer. I had some bumps in the road initially, but I am doing well now. I was 46 and my youngest was 14 and a freshman in high school. He is now a junior in college and away on spring break. To all the newbies, you will get through…
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Got some people that need to check in.....worries us when we don't hear from ya......
.......OK, you know who you are...understandable that sometimes are just not good times but we wanted to let the ones that are missing know that we still hold you in our hearts and prayers and thoughts in hopes that all is well and that God has wrapped His comforting arms around you all.....check back in when you can…
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Scan time again!
Just a note to ask for prayers. I have my next PET scan on Wednesday morning and I'm very anxious as usual. I've been blessed to have been NED for awhile and I'm hoping for more NED time after this scan. Oh, by the way, I've forgotten who posted about Wii for exercise, but I wanted to add that I played Wii Mario Kart this…
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My Doctor said that Oxi was just a nuisance
My Chemo doctor just said that the Oxi (chemo drug sorry can't spell it yet) was just a nuisance drug and nothing more. I can't imagine that what I have read on these boards and how people feel while they are on this and the long lasting affects that it can cause a person is just considered a nuisance. She said that it…
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Help Doctors Cant do Anything
I posted about my brother being diagnosed in January with stage IV and starting chemo in February. We've just been told that after 1 cycle its not working and the cancer is spreading rapidly and puzzling the doctors. Due to ducts in the liver being blocked he has early jaundice and chemo is not an option. Theres nothing…
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energy level
I finished my chemo last may which is about 10 months ago,I still get very tired at times and was wondering if it is normal. I told my doctor about it last week and he said to try vitamins.He said with the chemo and radiation it took a toll on my body and it still needs to build itself up. The reason i am asking is at work…
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side effects of oxiplatin
got my third transfusion of oxaliplatin on friday and am taking capecitabine pills for two weeks and had no side effects before. now my hands and feet tingle, my stomach is constantly upset and i have a bad smell and taste of iron in my mounth. Anyone know what can help get rid of these or atleast make it easier to deal…
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Continual leaking of fluid from butt
Hi, My husband had stage 3 rectal cancer that metastasized to his liver. He had rectum removed, liver resection, chemo and radiation. After his last bout of problems, he lost a lot of weight and now is unable to gain even a pound even though he eats constantly! He is also leaking fluid from his butt almost continuously.…
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Why Oxaliplatin? and cost of Neulasta
What does this drug do for the chemo treatment? Husband gets it every time prior to the 5FU, but I guess I've forgotten why they give it. And if they can cut the amt. down for the ones that have terrible side effects, why give it in the first place? He has had to have two Neulasta injections. We received the insurance…
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Hospitalized...was so scared!
Well, as you all know, I had a couple of wisdom teeth out due to them becoming infected and absessed... well, after getting them out, that night I woke up about 5:00 a.m. shaking like crazy, I was literally freezing, and shook like I was almost having a seizure or something, so I took my thermometer, and put it in my…
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Life goes on
G'day all, Just an update on my battle against life. I may be an 11 year survivor of colon ca but life goes on. I was put on very high doses of prednisone for a kidney disease. The filters in my kidneys appeared to have thinned and were leaking proteins badly. They got it wrong again and the filters were not thinned but…
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Questions about YOUR side effects to FOLFOX
I know i can scroll through the posts and get lots of answers to this, but i would love to have it one post so i can look through it at once. I have made no secret of the fact that Oxaliplatin has been a very tough drug for me. The side effects i have gotten from it include being completely out of commission for 5 days…
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1st treatment - 1st trimester
Hello everyone It has been a while since I posted! Getting pregnant has been quite the distraction!! And the vacation to Mexico :) Well, we are home and my husband started his chemo. He had his first infusion on Tuesday and is having a rough day today!! He immediately got the sensitivity to cold. His hands painfully…
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New Colonoscopy recommendations
ACPM 2009: USPSTF Updates Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening Norra MacReady Medscape Medical News 2009. © 2009 Medscape February 17, 2009 (Los Angeles, California) — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) no longer recommends colorectal cancer screening for everyone older than 50 years, with no upper…
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Husband scheduled for surgery
Hi, Just wanted to tell you that we went to see the surgical oncologist yest. He said the spot on my husbands liver that lit on the PET/CT is too small too biopsy. He said he is sure that it is a mestastes from the colon cancer. He said chemo may have killed it, and there may be one cell lighting up. He is going to remove…
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In pain and dr. can't find out why.
I have been in so much pain on my right side. The doctor's can't find anything and can't give me pain meds, for something they can't find. Is anyone have the same symptons? I am just so tired of hurting for no reason. GOD BLESS! Jackie
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Got a specialist!
Well, got a call today. I got a specialist, surgeon at James cancer center at Ohio university in Columbus. There just is not anyone in our area who will take my medical card, maybe that's for the best. I looked him up on the center's site, it looks like he's been at it a good while, is into a lot of research and the latest…
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To screen or not to screen
How much you want to bet that To Screen or Not to Screen will get more publicity than ANYTHING speaking about the importance of early detection! Grrrr mary
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Got my date and cocktail...
Got THE call today. At first the nurse just blurted out dates to me and times and was about to hang up. So, I made her stop, wait for me to open a notepad and start over. This is my info.. Wednesday 3/18 8am...I go in for 4-5 hours..they fill my pack and I go home. Thursday I return for 2 hours...they refill my pack.…
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treatment 1 down
well i got thru it feel pretty tired.i just have one question which i think i have seen it posted before.has anyone had a side effect from chemo involving their jaw.when i first take a bite of food i have a sharp pain in my jaws but then after i start chewing it goes away.i know we are. all different,i was just…
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Third chem treatment completed, with symtoms
Wonder if anyone had these symtoms, Naropthy in my hands, face, and throat, a real scare while washing my hair hand full of hair, looks like its getting thinner and thinner. I was told with colon cancer and my stage it would only thin out, how thin is the question? Started the Emend like a few have suggested, good news it…
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My update
Well it has been almost 3 weeks since my colon/liver resection. I was under for about 7 hours and in addition to the liver resection and colon resection they removed my gall bladder and implanted an hepatic pump. The first couple of days were pretty rough but now I just am experiencing fatigue and minor discomfort around…
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scan today
Please pray for my mom to have good results. She has a ct scan today to see if folfiri is working. I pray that nothing is new, the old is gone and if there is any thing it is stable. She is having a rough time lately dealing with this disease. She is really worried that something is growing. She is also having a hard time…
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Cheryl
I just want to mention how beautiful your new haircut/pic is. You look awesome!!!
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End of Liver Radiation
Today was my last day (for now) of liver radiation! Yah! I had 25 daily radiation treatments to 4 large and inoperable tumors in my liver along with my lastest chemo cocktail. (mitomycin, avastin, xeloda) It will be about 5 months before we know the full extent of the radiation and I'll start some other treatment…
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CEA and new spots on scan
Had my surgery on 13 November, (got a illeostomy) after released from the hospital i was re-admitted several times for diferent reasons, tube put in the gall bladder (that will come out later), hemotoma in the pelvic region, low blood pressure and dehydration. Finnally started chemo. On my third treatment I was told my CEA…
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Update on husband
well he is hanging in there, has not been vomiting every minute but may vomit once or twice a day but for the most he is eating a little but is still weak and dizzy had the pain pump reduced again last week, blood pressure low hospice nurse said it may be the pain pump so we went back and they ajusted again he has 3 meds…