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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for June 2009

Mom's 1st PET Scan after 5 chemo sessions..please wish her all the luck :-)!!!
My mom is having her PET Scan tomorrow morning...just want to share this message to everyone of you guys. You guys have been wonderful with answering some questions I have for my mom. I really really hope for some good news for a change regarding her treatments. Im not a doctor, but to evaluate outside looking in, my mom…
Erbitux and side effects
I just started on my new protocol. Little history. Routine colonoscopy nov 2006. Transverse colon tumor found.(previous colonscopy was 3 years prior and clear) 8/23 nodes positive. Did Folfox 6 months, followup shows ovary cyst (actually turned out to be colon cancer mets. So jumped to Stage 4, then thought i had liver…
Tired of being PISSED!
During my cancer treatments we were very blessed that we had medical insurance that covered everything 100%, the only things we paid were co-pays for office visits, and on meds oh and a little bit on the hospital bill when I had to be hospitalized for 4 or 5 days. Thankfully we still had that medical when I had my last…
Scan tomorrow
Well I take that 4.5 hour drive tomorrow morning to get my 3 month CT scan following my last lung surgery. I have had good results before and bad results... Hope it is good. I'll let you all know. Chip
dumb "after chemo" ?
ya know - it's been since the end of May since the last treatment - and it is 90+ degrees. My hands are worse now than before. At least in between treatments the feelings went away, I know towards the end it stayed longer, but now, the tips are sort of numb in a wierd way, i am getting worse aches and cramps in them, and…
Peritoneal Cavity and Heated Chemo
Hello everyone......My name is Mark, I've posted a few times to this board and have been an avid reader since my dad underwent surgery on May 26th. His initial prognosis (based on normal CEA levels and PT/CT scans) was very good. However, when he went through surgery it turned out he was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal…
Has anyone experienced this with your hands (muscles) freezing up on Folfox plus Avastin?
I started back to work today. It is like 100 degrees here so the air conditioner at work is going full force. So I was very cold today and my hands were like ice. I was moving my mouse around and my thumb froze up wraped around the mouse. I removed my hand from the mouse but it was like my hand was locked up and couldn't…
Coincides with 'poop' discussion
This is to anyone who may have felt the same! I'm afraid to eat. I never know what will happen with the intake! One day it's free flow and I can't get it to stop and the next I get a firm refusal to let anything leave! Since I still have tests to go, I feel uneasy about this whole thing. Don't get me wrong, I eat but it…
Vaginal bleeding?
I am a month out of surgery 41 years old and have been in perimenapause for over a year )no period) went to the bathroom to have a bm and I am bleeding from the vagina not rectum. Any ideas? anyone else have this or had this? Thanks, ittapp
Colon with mets to both lungs - pain meds
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in April of 07. He has had 2 surgeries, chemo and radiation. At his 1 year check they found that the tumor was back in the colon and had many tumors in both lungs. He went through more chemo. He finished all the treatments he could take. The tumor in the colon is gone and…
Sundance Says HOWDY from TX
HOWDY! I'm new to the site and just joined on the 9th of June. Several of you have welcomed me in, but just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself. This is a great site, and the Semi-Colon group seems to be really happenin' people. I'm touched by your stories and amazed at your courage and determination to beat…
Meditation or Relaxation CDs
Does anyone have a favorite meditation or relaxation cd you listen to during chemo or at night when unable to sleep? I appreciate all recommendations. Thanks.
It's chemo time !
Hey all, Just wanted to let you all know I'm having my first dose of my friend the chemo this thursday. Oncologist wanted me to try again for IVF (as it failed the first time), but its to soon and they normally wait 3 months to try again, and if I try again so soon it wont work. If once I finish chemo god willing touch…
PET SCAN DONE
Well its over, it took a a lot longer then before, so that worries me a little. But its in Gods hands now. I will keep everyone updated, because I am going to start calling tomorrow to try and get an earlier appointment so I don't have to wait so long. Thanks for all the support and prayers, believe me they are so totally…
I`ve got the plague
The erbitux rash has spread to my neck and the back of my head. The transformation has begun! I am morphing into some sort of toxic super creature. I won`t know what my powers are until the transformation is complete. Hopefully I will be able to use them for the good of all mankind. Until then, I think I will pass the time…
Friday Riddle Answer
JR provided the correct answer. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves. ANSWER: The man had the hiccups and the water helped him stop it, and the gun scared him which also help stop…
Sigmoidoscopy wednesday
I will be prepping for a sigmoidoscopy wednesday, I'm to do 2 enemas and have to be at the hospital around 8:30. Any tips, last time I prepped the solution stung and I had quite a bit of cramping. It also felt like it was hard for the solution to go in. Sorry about being so graphic.
Mayo Clinic
Has anyone had treatment at Mayo Clinic? I'm thinking of going there for a second opinion to see if something can be done about my reversal problems. Wonder what kind of tests they might want to do?
Port Question... and Chemo Question
Hey everybody!, Just got back from MD Anderson yesterday. It is sooooo good to be home. I had a terrible time getting this port functioning. They ended up putting in a temp. pick line until this port heals and removed it before I left. Anyway, I finally got to remove the dressing on the port (except for the steri-strips)…
Cheryl and Mags
Dear Cheryl and Mags, I miss you ladies. Thinking about you and hoping all is well. With aloha, Kathleen
Ileo reversal update
Hello my fellow semi's! OMG, it's been a rough road! I thought for sure i was going to die from all of the pain. I was up to eight percocet a day, and they no longer were working. I started mixing it up with ibuprofen, tylenol, AND percocet. The pain was excruciated after every bm. I finally figured out that i must have…
Colon check up Flyer
I was just at safeway getting somethings and saw a letter just like a flyer talking about colon screeening and getting checked. Well I found a piece of paper and wrote a note above it that said Please get checked, if you this this is just for older people, your wrong, I was DX at 38, getting tested can save your life, so…
Operation- do not know what to expect
I have been diagnosed for 6cm tumour in my colon and will be going for a surgery this coming Wednesday. The doctor said that it is stage 2 -3 cancer. What do I have to expect after the operation? I would need to remove 1/3 of my colon. Can I get advise on what to do and what kind of food I would need to eat after my op?…
First round of Chemo, just had bag taken off today sooo sick please help!
Had chemo on Thurs. had to goback for bag on Fri. took it off today. I feel sooo horrible, tired, nausious, head in fog. Having to take nausea medicine every 2-3 hrs.Doesn't seem to work, its phenogran ? Everything I drink makes me want to gag and can't even eat. I am running a fever of 100.1 and feel sooo horrible. Will…
House Arrest...
I feel like I am under House Arrest. I had to respond to a dinner invitation... "Thanks for your invitation to dinner. I am so sorry but I cannot go out yet. It is hard to describe what is going on with me but I will try. I am irregular and suffer from urgency issues. For instance, after I returned from the hospital today,…
Fathers Day
I would like to wish all fathers out there a very happy Fathers Day! For all fathers that are no longer with us, you will always be remembered. Wendy
Back in the hospital
Hello everyone. My 2nd round of chemo has not gone good. Friday I was due to get my pump of 5FU unhooked and had some major pain where my port is. Went to the hospital and they found a blood clot near my port. So, they stopped the chemo and now I'm stuck here in the hospital until Monday or Tuesday. On blood thinners IV…
Some interesting articles on food and words from cancer comrads
http://www.thecancerblog.com/2007/09/08/meg-wolff-blogs-about-a-life-in-balance/ http://www.thecancerblog.com/search/?q=juicing http://www.becomingwhole.typepad.com/ http://crazysexylife.com/ excuse the f word once http://crazysexycancer.com/
question from my mom...have you ever had lips that turn darker?
hello, my mom is in her 5th chemo....she notices her lips are dark, was jus wondering why or if any of u guys experienced this.
colonoscopy
I had a colonoscopy on Friday the 13th this past year, no polyps, do not have to have another one for 3 years. I go monday for a Cat Scan on My left lung, found 2 nodules in the left lung base, I am scared that I have lung cancer, have been coughing a lot lately. I had a sister that passed away last month from Ovarian…

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