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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2009

Avastin / Folox question
From your experience, do the treatments gradually get worse from the build up of chemo or typically stay about the same. My hubby goes for #2 on Tuesday and is doing great after first treatment. Thanks you all so much, you have great advice and it makes our journey a little easier. Always look forward to reading the posts…
hello again everyone
Hello all and hello to all the new members who have arrived this summer. I took the summer off and had a good two months to rest after oxy. Then I had my ct scan this week and wanted to wait to post until after those results came in...they were good....well at least there was no change. I had all the old anxieties and…
Newly Diagnosed
I was diagnosed via a colonoscopy on Monday. Luckily I have a cousin in the field and it’s coming out on Monday. I feel great about my surgeon, especially after getting compliments from my GP on my selection. I’m 38 with a beautiful wife and 2 year old daughter. I feel good right now, but the week has been a rollercoaster.…
Off the Beaten path a little.......Life with the Kiddos
..... Something I just learned from my 4 year old daughter. She wants a new baby. She said if Mom doesn't have one then she will. She says shes gonna go in the hospital , have an operation, then come home with her baby. OH MY GOODNESS .LOL, I don't have a clue where this came from but she was sooo sincere. We have decided…
Prayers and positive thoughts needed for upcoming scan!
I just wanted to drop in and say hi to all my fellow friends that have gotten me through the past months of hell fighting cancer. I appreciate all the advice and prayers along the way. I am leaving Saturday to head to Houston to MD Anderson for my CT scan to make sure the cancer is gone. So please, when you are doing your…
Hey diddle diddle
Where's Friday's riddle?
ileostomy reversal in 4 days.
I am so excited.. I know I'll have issues to deal with, but thats ok. I am preparing myself. I have a feeling that I won't have alot of problems, lets hope that is true..Positive thinking for me right now is what I need and so I will stay positive. Keep me in your prayers..You all are so wonderful... Petrina
blockage of veins and blood clots
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I wrote, but i was wondering if anyone has had this. In July my face was very swollen and I felt alot of pressure in my face and head. I ended up with a blood clot at the catheter of my port, I have been on coumadin since then and it has gone away! Just last week my face was VERY…
Port Problem/Switch to Xeloda
My mother has stage III colon cancer (surgically removed) and began 6 month adjuvant therapy in July - FOLFOX For whatever reason the oncology team did not realize that at treatment #6 they needed to use a needle 1 1/2 to 2 inches long to access the port. She did not complete all of the therapy and gave her a script to…
17 and Preparing For Diagnosis
Hey best community I've ever seen on the internet, I'm 17 but I'm preparing to be diagnosed w/ some form of colon cancer. I got a FOBT kit today, but haven't gotten a colonoscopy yet. I've seen dark blood in my stool since last week, and have had abdominal discomfort so I'm preparing for the worst. I'm praying it'll be…
I'm Back!!!!
Hi Everyone!!!! Thanks so much for your prayers and thoughts, I actually had another small bowel obstruction last week, ended up in the hospital for 5 days, which luckily resolved on its own, and didn't need surgery! YAY! also, my computer needed some fixing and was in the shop for abit..... I really need to try and force…
Chemotherapy treatements and pregnancy
Hi all, diagnosed stage 3, in April 08, surgery and chemo. Curently NED. 5 months after my diagnosis, my 32 year old son was diagnosed same cancer. He is currently doing treatment, has been for about 1 year. His doctor told he and his wife to not concieve becasue he was concerned that it would cause the baby to be born…
Will you have whine with that cheese, madam?????
So, we're back in sunny southern california. After having our seats changed 3 times (not to our knowledge, and not to our benefit), I ended up sitting next to a mother with a baby. Now, the flight is almost 11 hours...you do the math...ROFL! I've got a BUNCH of stuff to do here, a BIG limb off our eucalyptus tree crashed…
Update:good news
Hi dear all,we got the pathology report today,everything sounds good:there are no lymph nodes,blood vessels,nerves got involved and the tumor invasion was down from T3 to T2,the margin was benign.What a big relief to us!Lots of thanks to all of you.
Thanks from Katie in Pensacola
You guys are great, I really appreciate hearing from people that really live with the colostomy. Friends and family tell you "lots of people do it", my response has been, "yeah, but not you". Now that I've heard from so many, my fears are greatly reduced, I will follow the overwhelming advice to speak to the ostomy nurse…
Just checking in. Please check in too!!!
I thought I'd check in and let everyone know how it's been sense my first Oxy treatment and 48 hours with 5FU (pump) on Aug 9th. Well everyone was right. The Oxy is a BI%%H. It made me so sick and weak that when I went in to get to pump removed they had to give me fluids, Nausea stuff, and steroids. It even took me a few…
Summer Reflections
Hello fellow Semi-Colons, I thought I would share what a joyous summer I had. A bit of background first: was diagnosed in 2007 with colon cancer stage 3, had surgery and chemo. This was the second battle with cancer, the first being with Hodgkins 20 years ago. Currently NED. I just wanted to stress to others going through…
Avastin side effects - 2+ protein in urine, severe flank pain
To all avastin users. I went in for my 8th cycle of Folfiri and Avastin and almost didn't get the avastin. The cut off point is 2+ for protein in your urine which I had. We called my onc and he said to give it to me anyway as my urine protein had been negative up until now. Last night I developed severe flank pain on both…
Squirrel Pooh and Pecan Trees,
You gotta love the south in the fall, Ga football, college students, cool weather and yes the squirrels in pecan trees> You see we live in a tin roof house next to pecan trees infested with flying squirrels. All day and night they are gathering pecans for winter and eating the ripe ones, They jump from the roof to the…
New Diagnosis
My husband started having pain in his abdomen the end of July and was diagnosed with almost total obstruction of the right hepatic flexure area of his colon with a "napkin ring" tumor on 9/9. He had surgery 9/15 and they found the tumor was also outside the colon as well and had caused the small intestine to "kink" even…
Krista
I bought the probiotics products that you said were helping you. Haven't started using the superfood one yet. Want to see if this stops some of the frequency without having to take the lomotil everyday. Anyone else having good results from probiotics? Anyone else use enemas? Where do you get the supplies?
my mom just had surgery
My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer with liver metastasis in June 2009. She had a colon resection and today she had a surgery on her liver to remove the tumors. I was wondering how painful, and how long is the recovery from this type of surgery. I am extremely scared for her because she had gone through chemo also and…
Queen Mother
Hello fellow semicolons ... I don't know whether this story has already been in the American press but, if not, I thought it might give hope ... A new authorised biography of the Queen Mother has revealed that she survived for 35 years after surgery to remove a tumor on her colon. I am pasting the story from the BBC…
1 node positive - ah!
Hi Everyone, **** finished his Folfox 6 about 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately it looks as if 1 lymph node is positive for cancer. That is what the PET showed today. All else looked clear. We are waiting on the results of the echocardiogram for the pericardial effusion (liquid around the heart) We are very disappointed but ****…
Not cancer related, this is a social problem
I just read an article concerning an uproar in Florida over an 83-0 HS football score. All the parents and school administrators are in a tizzy over the beating. This is discouraging. Why should anyone or team diminish their performance to a lower level. I shutter to think what is going on in people's minds when they…
stage 4 roll call
Hey all you Stage Four Folks........ lets hear who you are, how long you have been since dx and your "secrets for survival", oops, we aren't "surviving" we're "thriving"...right!!!! I will be at "three years" of "thrival" in January ( after being told I was totally cancer free 2 years ago....not) and love to hear the words…
Thanks for all the great feedback and this wonderful site
Thank you to everyone that participates here. I've been able to get a better feel for the answers to a lot of my questions having multiple answers, instead of just those in one doctor's office. Tomorrow morning I have a PET scan. I had been worried that everyone kept blowing off the small spot (1/4") on my liver that was…
The Reading Room:New Assay Detects 100 Percent of Stage I, II and III Colon Cancers in Pre-Clinical
One hundred percent always sounds good to me! This sounds like a very good development if the clinical trials support research thus far. Link:New Assay Detects 100 Percent of Stage I, II and III Colon Cancers in Pre-Clinical Trials Hatshepsut
Facing a permanent Colostomy
I am 51, I was dignosed with rectal cancer 2 years ago. I opted for a non-invasive procedure that I thought would get rid of the cancer. I did radiation and chemo, and 2 years later, its back, same place. I am faced with total rectal removal and permanent colostomy next week. What is it like? Are there alternatives? Can I…
Unusual colon cancer, and possible treatment
Hello All, I have a friend who's 78 yo grandfather has been recently diagnosed with colon cancer. Recent meaning less than two months. The doctors do not seem to have knowledge of anyone else with the symptoms that he presents with. THose being that the tumors fall from his rectum. THe first two times he was hospitalized…

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