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Shayenne
Shayenne, I sent you a PM. This is the first time I have done this, so please let me know if it didn't work.
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New Diagnosis
Hi-I have been diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor with one lymph node involved, or possibly involved. I had a ct on the 9th, followed by, visits to surgeon, oncologist and GI specialist; then PET scan one day and Endo/colonoscopy the next; waiting today to find out about surgery scheduling. I was kind of worried about the…
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Friday Riddle
I hope no one gets offended by this week's riddle No googling or searching the internet for the answer. RIDDLE: What do you do with 365 used condoms?
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Treatment decisions & PET scan
Hi All, I read & research on this site but don't often post. This time, I thought I would post to see if you've experienced this..... Thoughts??? Blake had an appt with the Palliative doc yesterday. He broke down & told her he was DONE. He does not want any more chemo. He's sick & tired of being SICK & TIRED! This doc is…
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Scan Resuls
Today we had a visit with the oncologist to get the results of the first scan after completing the 12 rounds of Folfox, Avastin, etc. The news, at this point, ,could not be better, onc's words. The lung mets - some have disappeared and the rest have shrunk down considerably. Doc said this was really good news. The liver…
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Update and Good News
I wanted to give you all an update and add another story of hope and inspiration to everyone battling this disease. As some may know, my sister was dx in 03/09 at 39 years with Stage IV cc mets to liver, ovaries and peritoneum. She had NO symptoms, was a marathon runner and is a mother of three small children. Severe…
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New Oldie
I am not sure if I'm doing this right. Hope so, would like some support. I am new to this, at least in my body. I had surgery last Tuesday / 10th to remove cancer from my colon. I came home Saturday. I'm doing well but starting to feel like a brat because I have never had surgery and I thought when I came home, well it…
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Talked to Dr. about elevated CEA
I got to talk with the Onc. today he wants me to go on Monday to repeat the lab, he thinks it may be lab error.... Please pray for this to be the case, I thank you all for making me feel better.Hopefully it is what he is thinking. If it's still high he will order a pet scan. God Bless, Patti
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liver questions
I went to Moffitt on Tuesday and had a PET , CEA and CT. Good news CEA down from 78 to 2.5, yeah!! The ct and PET showed the tumor in liver that was tehre is dead or not lighting up now, but it also showed another small area that did light up in the PET. I am confused why chemo did not get that one. Theyare trying to…
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Tubular Anatomy
They wasted no time in checking me out. At exactly 9:30 a.m. I was rectally invaded by a probe looking for foreign particles. It found nothing. I`m sure the probe was very disappointed but I wasn`t. Eric
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cea test
Hi folks, I am new in this journey call colorectal cancer!!!! What is a cea test?? I have surgery a week from today. I have stage 3 and am starting to realize that this is more serious than I thought!!!! Just read about the lymph nodes and how the cancer spreads. So far I have had 6 weeks of chemo and radiation. After…
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The Past Year
My journey began in March 2008 when I discovered (quite surprisingly!!) that I was pregnant with our third child. Having been practicing "family planning" I was quite shocked to discover that we were having another child. It's not like my husband and I were young and inexperienced. LOL. I had an uneventful pregnancy and…
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Sundance - You're Back :-))))))
Hi Craig, I checked in tonight to see how everyone was and noticed your replies to a couple of posts. So nice to see you back on the board. I hope you are feeling better and better with each passing day. You have been in my thoughts and prayers every step of the way Craig, since your first kind response to me when I first…
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Irinotecan
after a year of folfox w/avastin, a remission,6 months of avastin only, a remission ,a year of xeloda pills,then 4 months of erbitux,I have another recurrence and they are putting me on Irinotecan with avastin and possibly xeloda pills again.Can anyone tell me what I should expect from the IRINOTECAN ?? I've read the…
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I'm wired for sound!!!
As I write, I have been hooked up to my holter monitor...and, for the next 24 hours, my cardiologist will know all of my activities...lol...he always teases Hans and I about "You know, a minimum of once a week means good heart health!!!" Hummmmmm, how would THAT entry look in my little 'diary'???? Do you think he would…
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melissaincali
am hoping you pop in and see this message and know we are thinking about you. I hope the last week was a good one and pray they are able to find out more info on your husbands cancer so he can get going with getting better!
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early best wishes for a great holiday
Hello all of my American friends....just sending you early wishes for a great Thanksgiving and holiday time. As you know we Canadians have Thanksgiving much earlier so I have moved on to Christmas....hence new avatar. We do not have any snow yet and that is a blessing. I would like to send a special wish and thanks to all…
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Feeling very sad after news today!
Hey everyone, I went to scheduled chemo today,I go to the hospital to get my infusions (not Onc. office) I had my CEA tested today and it is up to 22 from 10.5 4 weeks ago. I even had a scan in Oct. and it showed everything shrinking and dieing off. I also have had chemo since then. I am so confused!! It really knocked the…
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Current news item of interest
1010WINS.com just posted an item stating:"Poor women seeking free cancer screenings are being turned away in some parts of New York state because this year"s budget crunch has forced a $3.5 million cut to a program providing them"......What is the cost going to be to treat these woman when/if they come down with cancer,…
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Elevated CEA test
Just found out my CEA blood test came back elevated to 6.5...I am setting up a PET test. I am just devastated!!! This is the first time it came back elevated!!! I am blown away..I know other people here have it much worse than I do but it is still frightening all the same..I have been NED since the end of April of this…
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My Scan Results
So I saw the doctor today before getting my chemo, and went further in discussing how bad my liver is, and what she said was I have multiple mets, which looks like shards of glass all over the liver, near arteries and vessels, and that's why I'm inoperable, it would be a very high risk surgery, but to not ever lose hope…
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Harp Music
Dear folks, The Sunday after my resection on friday was the worst. My colon started waking up and they took me off the button release pain medication. I had horrible cramps and things were going badly for me. I couldn't think of anything to take my mind off of it and the painrelievers they gave me orally weren't working as…
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Waiting Game
My husband appears to have cleared all the hurdles for his Monday surgery. Blood tests are in. EKG is in. His cardiologist is signing a clearance. (I was a little surprised by the requirement that my husband have a note from his cardiologist to permit his surgery. I don't remember this happening in prior surgeries. On the…
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Worse foot and leg pain
I have posted several times before about the pain in my feet going into my legs.I still have neuropathy and went to oncologist..He said chemo induced neuropathy.(No sh**) So he gave me vit.B and Gabapentin 300. Which is a seizure med..It has only been a week but nothing seems to help..The pain is worse it is shooting into…
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A MIXED BAG OF NEWS FOR ME
It`s not great news but it`s not completely bad either. All the areas that I had before are clear but 2 new areas have popped up. At my last scan I still had some activity in the abdomen. The original activity was on the right and it is gone but there is new activity on the left but the doc said they didn`t know if it was…
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Messy question/problem
For the first time since my colostomy and use of bag I have diarrhea(just started FOLFOX witrh pump past Wed, going to cancer center later for Picc flushing/bandage replacement, will ask there too).Use two-piece ConvaTec system, usually I open clip at end to release solid pieces and keep bag relatively empty/clean. Now…
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Question about blood in stool during chemo
Can you have blood in your stool during chemo? At round 5 of 8. Taking Oxy/Xeloda/Avastin. Really scared about this.
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Eric - I am alive and well. Better than before my diagnosis.
Thank you for all the support and concern. The last few chemo treatments were kicking my butt but I am back and better than before. I just finished my last full round of chemo and am awaiting the scan results. I find out later today what the results are and then the doc and I are going to have "THE BIG TALK" about what…
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ARE CHEMO PILLS EFFECTIVE?
Hi Everyone, I finally went to see my onc today and I need some advice from this experienced board. He said I had a 30% chance of recurrence if I didn't have any treatment, 18% with pills and 12% with chemo drip. With only a 6% difference between the pills and drip, do you think it's worth it to do the drip? I'm not sure…
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PORT IS OUT
I didn't feel a thing, nor remmember a thing....but it feels great to have it out, I feel free! Thank you, thank you........ PS this is my better half, Steve.