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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for June 2009

skin irriation with ileostomy
so I have had a ileostomy for 12 days now. I have alot of skin irritation under the tape part, not the barrier but the tape part that sticks to the skin. Feels like my skin is tearing at times, it is so uncomfortable. Also, I was wondering about the different kind of pouches, I have the one piece system with the clip on…
Results as of today
Unfortunately the biopsy results were not in yet, but my Onocologist feels that I am not only tumor free but cancer free as well, he doesn't expect any surprises from the pathology reports. My PET scan was totally clear, and the fact that there was no tumor seen in the colonoscopy made him quite positive that all was well.…
Post VATS rare complication - what next?
I had bilateral VATS on April 1. Since then I have noticed a lump growing in size under my incision scar on my back. I had it looked at today by my surgeon. It's now about 1 & 1/2 inch in size and protrudes by about 1/2 inch. He said, "it looks like tumor". I'm in shock. Most likely the incision was seeded with tumor cells…
A "colonoscopy virgin"
Dear Online Family, Mary from WI here hoping each and every one of you are safe, happy and well today and always! Also, I wanted to update everyone on my 1st colonoscopy that I had today - thus I am/was a colonoscopy virgin... ha! ha! Everything looked normal with one small hemorroid (sp?) that isn't anything to worry…
How many of us can relate to this???? LMAO
A. A. A. D. D. (Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder ) This is how it develops: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox…
signet ring cell carcinoma
Has anybody else had this type of cancer and if they did can you please tell me more about it Pat
One more chemo question
Hi everybody,I have one more chemo question to ask:If you are stage 2 or stage 3 rectum/colon cancer,what did the oncologists prescribe you for the chemo before and after the surgery?Thanks a lot.
Trovax ("cancer vaccine")?
Hi all, I was wondering if any of you have heard of a vaccine that's supposed to boost the immune system and help it fight colon cancer as well as renal cancer. It's called Trovax and it's in clinical trials. The oncologist who was running the trial in Germany (I consulted him about my mum) told me they had stopped it…
Chemo Questions..... Have you did one of these drugs?? Tell me about it
ok....doc told me what my "cocktail" will be today... isnt that what it's referred to? I get my port installed Tuesday and start wednesday with the chemo. Oh yeah...that port thingy... they said I have to put this cream on the port 30 minutes before chemo to numb it so it dont cause any discomfort prior to them starting…
colon resection
i have a question, The first time around when I had surgery the Dr. cut me about 9 or 10 inches to perform my operation. Now that I have to have surgery again I was woundering if they will have to do it that way again or will they do it lyproscopy. Really scared to do it the same way as the first time Pat
Christmas Cards!!
I know it's early, but I do make my christmas card list early, and this may take some time to get from all, so I even talked to Beth (dorookie) on the phone today about it (it was so awesome talking to her!) and we would both love it if you could PM us with your addresses, so I can send you all some Christmas cards, if you…
Some Smoothie Recipes, Including some with Ensure!
Mu onc had a list of these recipes printed out in her office, and thought I'd share them with you, especially pasgal, who I know's dad doesn't like Ensure, but maybe he'll drink it like this, to add some extra weight as well! I haven't tried these yet, but let me know if you do and like them...here they are..some don't…
First Harvest
I've always tried to grow one or two vegetable plants every year. But this year I've had more time on my hands than usual so I planted a big garden. We've been in drought conditions for 5 years and ground water levels were getting low. But thankfully we've had a huge surplus of rainfall this year. I think with this latest…
GOOD NEWS
I got really good news yesterday not NED but the ca in my lungs has shrank to almost nothing and the ca is shrinking in the other places too. H e did say I will not be able to get surgry too many places but I can deal with that. I have 2 more times of the crapy chemo then probably just the maintance to keep it under…
question about rectal cancer
I have been hearing about all kinds of people getting there cancer back and went through radiations and chemo and I did that before surgery and now I have a colostomy and the Dr said I was clean in all margins and 12 limp nodes so they said I did not need the 2nd round of chemo so I did not take it. Now my question is how…
Friday Riddle
RIDDLE: What has 5(sometimes 4) hands but is normal
will chemo help the pain in liver?
hi all, I have colon cancer with mets to the liver, several tumors on the liver and had to have emergency colon resection. Was wondering if the chemo will help the pain the my liver? I start chemo on the 16th. I also am having gas pain and nausea that I can't seem to shake. I am taking Darvocet for pain but unfortunatly it…
man, this disease is frustrating...after 4th chemo, mom is feeling ok, but...sharp liver pains
ok so i havent gotten on...basically the last 4 chemos have been pretty good, she has a 4-5 day down time then like 1 1/2 week of awesome energy...today, i had some time to take my mind off these things, i get home, asked mom what happened..and she is feeling sharp pains on the left of her stomach..basically around the…
Veteran
I got great news today!! I found out that I qualify for full medical benefits under VA. I served 15 years in the military and with my illness more then qualify for medical insurance. This is so great, because now if I have to go on LTD, I have medical benefits. My having to go on long term disabilty or being laid off was…
New Here
I was diagnosed with stage 1 anal cancer November 2008. I caught the flu from my granddaughter and actually got an abscess on my tumor otherwise they might not have found it so early. My tumor was so small they almost didn't see it in my colonoscopy. On December 1st I started radiation and chemo, (5-FU and Mitomycin). I…
Reglan
My dad takes reglan twice a day for cramping, nausea, you name it. He has stage 4 colon cancer. Nothing else the doctor has given him has helped him at all with his stomach cramping until reglan. Anyways, he was watching CNN this morning and it said there were alot of people having problems with it. I guess not being able…
Paying for followup tests
I was diagnosed stage 2 in 2006, had surgery, chemo and have been NED since. I thought my problems were over but I was wrong. I have insurance but I have a $7500 deductable. My most recent CT scan cost $4700 and I am supposed to have a colonoscopy this year also. I can't afford these followup tests. I work at a grocery…
Neulasta and Neuprogen
I know we had a topic on this once before, and I as wondering, I know I'm going to have to have another neulasta shot I'm sure after my 7th treatment..since they were at a 4.7 yesterday, I am sure they'll be lower then that next time, where she will probably give me the chemo anyway, and then I'll have to drive the 2 hours…
Halfway there 6th down....
This time I was really tasting it, since I had mouth sores, my onc didn't do the Bolus push, and laucoverin is it?? she had me just do the Avastin, Irinotecan, and the 5fu pump, which will come off tomorrow thank god... I was feeling more of a gagging sensation, and I am on Emend, Dexamethasone, Zofran and Compazine, I…
A question
Hello everybody,I have a question here:5-FU,Oxaliplatin,Capecitabine and Xeloda,and so on,all of them are standard and regular medications for chemo treatment for colon cancer,and they are all "antimetabolite",so what's the difference between them? Thanks a lot.
Insulin Potentiation Therapy
I was wondering if anyone has looked into IPT therapy, using insulin as a biologic response modifier to deliver lower doses of chemotherapy. You can google it - pros and cons. It is an interesting idea. Here is an excerpt. Susan ------------ Chemotherapy drugs like to attack rapidly dividing cells, indiscriminately. In a…
Cancer is back
Well here I am again 15 months ago I was told I had stage 3 colon cancer. I went through the surgery had 18" of my colon removed 12 horrible rounds of chemo and this **** is back again. I dont understand what is going on I thought I had this beat, But I guess I was wrong. So here I am again going back to surgery and I can…
Another Update
This is her daughter again. I apologize for the major gap in updates. I was hoping that she would be well enough to update herself, but things got worse, and we've been busy. She went home from the hospital May 28th (a Thursday). Her incision had opened up a little at the hospital, but her doctor thought that just putting…
Indented ileostomy
Second time with an ileostomy, had cancer of rectum with many complications including recto- vaginal fistula. In March I received my second ileostomy, looks to be permanent. I am trying to learn as much as possible.Iwould like to know what blockage is like. I also noticed this morning when I changed mt bag that my stoma…
Does this sound right?
My mom only has 2 chemo rounds left to go!!! Her last treatment will be July 7th. Her oncologist said Tuesday that she would not have a follow up colonoscopy or total body scan until November. So- my guess is that they wait to give the body time to 'recover' from chemo? And if anything should happen to be left in there it…

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