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FRIDAY RIDDLE
RIDDLE: A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, "You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison." After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
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Strange feelings
I am one month NED!!!! I am so happy but........it is very strange..I should be smiling all the time and jumping for joy but I am not...I let myself go throught this whole ordeal and have gained some weight ,hairs a mess, clothes don't fit, additude is strange...I find myself more sad than happy...Everyone is coming up to…
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Rectal Cancer Misdiagnosis
I was bleading and had bad hemhorroid, so went for sigmoidoscopy, and endoscopy. I complained of pain when tried to insert into rectum, so doctor stopped and did only endoscopy. After 6 months with no change, same doctor sent me to get an air colonoscopy. The nozzle blew off and I hemorraged all over the radiologist…
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Pathology Report
After surgery my doc sent nodes and whatever to pathology and he said it came back inconclusive. What the heck does that mean??????? my husband asked that question while doc was removing staples and i wasnt listening.... husband left it at inconclusive...what???
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The 'joys' of surviving....rofl!
So, now that both my cancers are GONE, and Hans is on the mend from his latest procedure to replace his 'generator' (lol....new one has a GPS in it, they can check from anywhere he is...I asked for his ID...so I can follow him, too!!!!), my life goes forward at a fever pitch!!!! We are moving my daughter to Redlands, where…
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Feeling depressed need help
I need to know how you cope with having a colostomy bag and how long it took you not to check it all the time afraid of it caking up cause it causes leaks and checking to see if I need to empty it.I had a wound vac cause when the Dr. took the staples out it opened up had the wound vac for almost 5 weeks.Now the wound is 1"…
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C-def bacteria
Hi everyone, to make a long story short, I am 5 years NED (thank God) rectal cancer, stage 3. I had my rectum removed than chemo and radiation. I do not have a colostomy. However, over these years I have suffered tremendously with blockages. I had a resection 2 years ago and then again this past March 31. I have the most…
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one year from stage 4 diagnosis
Greetings to all. It's been a year since I posted and have finished radiation/chemo; 2 surgeries to rectum and liver (NED after that!); and two weeks ago had my last FOLFOX infusion. I feel extremely grateful to be alive, to have the friends and family support I have, to enjoy the emerging spring etc. I also feel like I've…
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Siblings ?
Does anyone have any advise on how to get siblings to wake up and get a Colonoscopy ? I am a 56 year old male with colon cancer, advanced liver cancer, and lung cancer. I have two older sisters that don't seem to be in any hurry to get checked. How do I get them past the fear ? Is there still a misconception out there that…
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Help with depression
Since my most recent cancer symptoms my wife seems to have fallen into depression. She's had to cope with issues and problems she's never encountered before. I know the last 18 months has been hard on her. She was diagnosed with depression many years ago and had a slight bout of postpartum. Now she seems to be getting…
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Does anyone use these....
I am 6 weeks out from my liver resection and my doc said at that iont I could start 'supplementing' again. Just wondering if anyone uses wheatgrass, probiotics and EFA's? Also do you use them during chemo?
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Does anyone use these....
I am 6 weeks out from my liver resection and my doc said at that iont I could start 'supplementing' again. Just wondering if anyone uses wheatgrass, probiotics and EFA's? Also do you use them during chemo?
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dont take the wrong way
i was wondering if anyone else on here is from wv? and please dont think im looking for a date, im very happy with my boyfriend. i was only curious.. :)
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My husband is NED
Ok, now that my husband is NED, he is still doing maintenance chemo to keep the beast away. I'm fine with that, my problem is that I find myself constantly worried that something is going to happen, that it's going to come back and he will hide it from me because he doesn't want me to worry. Everytime he sneezes, coughs,…
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1st Chemo Done
Monday and Tuesday went in for 4-5 hour infusion and went home with pump. 20 hours first day and 22 hours second day and this morning had the pump removed. Boy when they say it will last 22 hours they count right down to the minute. Monday I felt some slight sensitivity to cold in the throat due to the oxi and a little…
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Last Round blues...update
so here I am the night before the last round and I have I got a case of Jitters? First scenerio....the blood will be too low and they won't start the chemo. Scene 2, I already feel so low and so sick from the chemo that this round will be really bad and even though it is the last, I will be really sick.....blah blah you…
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An Apology to Seena
Dear Seena, If you come back to the boards I hope you see this. I am sorry for any hijacking I did on your thread with my silly shenanigans. It was disruptive and disrespectful of your post. Reading usakat's thread chastised me (in a good way) to be sensitive to your post and I was not as apparent by butting in there with…
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Fingernails
I was just wanting to know if anybody has lost their fingernails to chemo? My nails around the cuticles are real "rosy" and tender. Does that mean I'm going to lose my fingernails or is it something I should bring up to the onc on Monday because it isn't normal? Did anybody have their hands and feet peel while going…
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L-Lysine
Has anyone used L-Lysine to prevent mouth sores ? I was given a bottle by a co-worker who has just finished chemo for lung cancer. I have not had mouth sores yet and not very interested in getting them. Any advise would be helpfull. John
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Most Active Board
Has anyone noticed that this forum is the most active with the most posts? We must all be doing pretty well to have the energy to keep on posting. I hope everyone is doing well -phil
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Totally different opinion on treatment for lung mets
I went to Kenneth Norris Cancer Center for a second opinion on treatment for lung mets with nodal involvement and got a TOTALLY different recommendation. A brief history for those of you that might not know, I had a bilateral VATS on April 1 for 2 mets in each lung and 6 mediastinal lymph nodes. Both my surgeon and my…
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Had to share!
Hi All! I know it isn't relevant to this board, but I just had to share that my big sister finished her icky chemo today for her breast cancer. Yay! She has had chemo, surgery, chemo, and is scheduled for radiation and 1 year of herpecin plus anti-hormone tx. She was crying for joy even though she was about to fall down…
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Mifepristone may halt progression of extensively metastatic human adenocarcinoma of the colon - case
This recently published finding might be of interest to those with advanced colon cancer. This case report indicates very favourable results: Anticancer Res. 2009 May;29(5):1611-3. Mifepristone may halt progression of extensively metastatic human adenocarcinoma of the colon - case report.…
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NCCN Colon and Rectal Cancers Guidelines Update
Here are the revised NCCN Colon and Rectal Cancer Guidelines on Medscape. It's a pretty good slide show presentation. Brings up a lot of questions. http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/701746?src=cmemp Susan
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Colon Gone! Still Here!
I've had 3 major surgeries and 2 rounds of chemo. 35 days in ICU and people was making my funeral arrangements before I could say goodbye. Now after 5 years, I can say it's still haunts me and I wonder if it's going to go anywhere else in my body. So what do you do about it? Do you worry? Do you loose sleep over it or do…
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Yippee - I'm Done!!
For all you just starting out, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I finished my 6 rounds of oxy followed by 14 days of xeloda. I started round 1 in January and I can't believe I am done. I had a CT last week and my onc said it looked good! NED!! I am so happy that I can get back to my life. I have to say this…
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A taste of help to keep cancer patients' pounds up
Good article on nutrition: http://my.earthlink.net/article/hea?guid=20090518/4a122ec0_3ca6_15526200905191366105981
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Diversity
Ok, I can't stand it anymore. I've tried to stay out of the controversy and post positive things on other threads but this just won't die down. I'll admit that I'm weird. I LOVE it when people disagree with me. It makes me think. It changes my opinion. It makes me a better person. I like to see religious posts, regardless…
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physical and emotional scars
For some reason I'm having a hard time dealing with the after effects of my cancer treatment. My last treatment was Oct 07. I am cancer free but I am not happy with my body image. I am also reminded every day of my cancer because of my bathroom issues from my reversal. I just want the scars to be gone and no more pain or…
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ok #6 here i come
well i leave in a few hours to go get my 6th cocktail and i so dont want to go.#5 really hurt me bad.just letting everyone know i know alot of you are worse off than me and sometimes i feel selfish for not wanting to go to chemo.hey buzzard remember that rope you said you would hang onto? would you hold onto it and pull as…