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Archives for November 2009

Navajo honors and blesses cancer survivors and Veterans
My wife and I are involved in a movement called Adopt A Native Elder. It raises funds and provides for food drives several times a year to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. It is a marvelous group. Check it out www.anelder.org. They hold a big weaving sale in Deer Valley Resort outside of Salt Lake City each year at…
How safe are CT Scans -- I have had six this year alone.
In the past year I have had six CT scans with contrast and I'm having another one tomorrow. I feel like I'm going to start glowing in the dark. My doctor says the radiation from one CT scan is equal to one day at the beach, but I have to wonder if this is true and how much radiation I'm getting from all these scans. Does…
Feeling so frustrated
Hi everyone, I am feeling very frustrated because I can't seem to talk my sister into getting a colonoscopy. Both my mom and her mom died from colon cancer, I was diagnosed last December shortly after turning 40, so there is a strong family history. She will be 45 in December, so really she should have gone 5 years ago. I…
Good Scan results
I just received my offical MRI scan results. The liver was clear! No indications whatsoever. I had originally had 2-3 suspect spots and 2 of them were biopsied and were indeed cancerous. These have now disappeared after chemo. My oncologist has now recommended 2 months more of chemo. (5FU Avastin, Lucevorin) I do not want…
Post chemo/radiation - anal cancer - sweating all the time; can't sleep; and hip pain - any thoughts
I finished chemo/radiation on 9/17/2009. I had Oxali, 5FU, and Leukovorin - and then changed to Cisplatin, 5FU, and Leukovorin - had 8 chemo and 30 radiation treatments, but no surgery. I have stage II/III anal cancer. CT scan in Oct. showed tumor is gone. PET scan tomorrow. I am feeling sooooo much better than I was a few…
I HATE Cancer "Rough day" :o(
I hate cancer!!! F%&K YOU CANCER!!!!! I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!!! I hate what you have done to my friends, my family, and to me!! I will fight you with all I have. I will win.. I will be okay. My friends will fight and they will win!! Your days are numbered!!…
Couple more hours and Mrs VickiCo should be back in room.....
Well, she should be a couple more hours before her new life begins. Hopefully it will be laproscopic which will make it easier on her recoup time. Looking forward to hearing about her feelings when she wakes up with one. She was real worried the first time about possibly having to have an ostomy now to wake up and realize…
Happy Veterans Day
Angel is at the national cemetary they will have something going on but i have to work today so i will go after work. God Bless our solders. michelle
Just call me NED
I had a CT scan on Friday and the doc called last night and everything is clear. He wants me to see him every 3 months and get a colonoscopy in April of 2010. The only bad part to this is I have to have back surgery next week, on going back trouble before I was dx'ed in April of this year. BUT, I AM NED!!!!! Dave
Thanks to everyone!
Well, Everyone, I go in for pre-operative stuff today. Then Prep tomorrow and surgery on early Friday morning. To everyone here who somehow made things easier for me just by being here with your support, humor (especially the bag stories Brooks--we'll see if I have to have one, I love sailing and asparagus), hugs and…
question
I have posted before about pain in my back and liver. Has anyone experienced liver pain,it even hurts to laugh. I was told that my tumors are shrinking so why do I still have pain? I also had this deep burning itchy feeling in my upper right shoulder before I went to the ER with the liver pain, I can't help but think it is…
Need a favor
Hi everyone, Tomorrow is chemo #8, AND we get the results of my husband's scan. Lots of "scanxiety" tonight, in addition to the usual "night before chemo blues" (just when he starts to feel better, it's time to do it again). He's tough, and has been a trouper, but it's starting to get to him. Please say a prayer, send good…
Neupogen shots
For those of you that have had Neupogen, how long did it take before you felt more energy? I had a shot yesterday and one today, and I am already feeling stronger tonight. Is that just coincidence, or does it work that fast? Also, as far as the bone pain, when was it the worst? I have no pain in my lower body, but I feel…
Need Advice... Please
I know this is a yuckie subject but it happened and I don't know what to do. It may be nothing. I had not had a bowel movement in 2 days.... probably because I had not ate in 2 days... but I did finally eat today and had a huge BM. Then I felt like I had to go again and strained a few times but nothing.... however, when I…
Almost 1 year to date- more good news for Mom!!!
Well- follow up CT today showed NOTHING!!! The colonoscopy last week was ok as well. Now we just wait on the CEA- but they are optimistic. Last check it was .06 or something very low. It is hard to believe that almost 1 year ago this was all starting. What a relief for Mom to get such good results- and how appropriate…
Which hospital for second opinion
My father was DX Dec o7 with stage IV colon cancer with two small liver mets. He had surgery to remove part of the colon in 2007 and is now dealing with the liver mets which seem to come and go over a one and half year period of being on chemo. The two liver mets are back but very small. In fact, one does not show up on…
Couldn't breathe!
Hi everyone! I went to chemo last week, they did the zofran, oxyaplatin then when they put the avastin in, a few minutes later, I couldn't breathed! After they did the avastin I went to the bathroom and the air conditioner is right there, I did have it a little cool in the room, ( I am alone) My mom and dad were with me…
ok - pictures
I did it - but it was taking too long to put them all here, so there are a few pics on my expresiions page.....but gosh it was just so perfect up there. of course, there wasn't any snow yet...
NUDGIE
Where did you find that picture that you are using? The colon Cancer Surviror one, just love it and it would make a great tatto. Beth
itching,
there seems to be a few old timers around today so I'll just ask this question. Does anyone have burny burny itching. If I get too hot my arms and trunk burn and itch....I want to scratch but it doesn't help. Also my nose still drips, drips drips anybody out there leftover over with either of those.?? Thanks, mags
5 years since dx the day after Thanksgiving...sooo.....
3 days after Thanksgiving, we are going on a week cruise of the Mexican Rivera!!!!! I am sooooo jazzed, and grateful for all of you who helped me thru my journeys!!! Hugs, Kathi
VickiCo Wednesday is the first day of the Rest of your Life....
Getting ready for the big day tomorrow...Today is not a day to worry, its a day to remember. It will be the last day of trouble for you. You will have freedom back, your control back, your life back. Just another short round of healing and soreness but will be worth it all. Good Luck to you in the morning and Bless you and…
PET Scan Results In!
We all know how scary and anxiety-ridden scans and tests are.. My first PET scan since DX 3/2009 shows NO new cancer anywhere and no new growth in liver mets. The liver mets shrunk to about 1/2 there size in the summer,- not much shrinkage after that, but NO growth. My WB Cells have been low the past 2-3 weeks so I have…
Research Info from NexCura
I subscribe to their news/research service. In case it can help someone. The links didn't show up in the text, but the url: www.cancerfacts.com will take you to the service. Blessings, Amy --------------- Welcome to the first issue of Profiler eNews for Colorectal Cancer, a service of NexCura, producers of the Profiler…
What helps you sleep at night?
I have always struggled with sleeping and staying asleep, I will wake up at 2 AM and my mind won't stop spinning, usually it is stuff that I need to put behind me (like exes) and the stress of the cancer has made it so much worse. I have been taking Ambien, which helps a lot. They also gave me Lorazepam for my anxiety,…
My Grandson at 3 weeks old
I am a proud Grandma of 3 week old Gavin. There is a picture of him on my expressions page. He is wonderful!!!! Jan (aka Granny Jannie)
TGL320
Hey there, Just wondering how your hubby made out with his surgery???Hope all went well..Check in when you can and let us know....JULIE
Annabelle41415
Kim, Just wanted you to know that I have been thinking about you all day long..Hope your surgery went well.REST REST REST....Let us know how you made out when you are up to it.....Hopefully you are not in to much pain...JULIE
low dose naltrexone
i was wondering if people have heard of low dose naltrexone treatment? i was reading an article about a man with colorectal cancer, and a number of people mentioned in the comments section, that he should try it. heres one of the comments below: This is the ideal case for someone to take advantage of the safe drug Low Dose…
Stuck in New York and not doing well
Well, we are in New York (going on 2 1/2 weeks now). I don't post often, so in case you missed my last post....we are here so that my husband can have a hepatic pump installed. Or so we thought. After numerous pre-surgical scans, they found something in or near the pancreas and did not want to go through with surgery until…

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