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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2010

Surgery tomorrow
I know that there's a lot going on for everyone, but I'm having HIPEC combined with cytoreduction and a liver resection tomorrow. I would very sincerely appreciate any kind thought, good vibe or prayer you'd take a moment for. I do feel sheepish asking this in light of the horrible losses that have been sufferred recently…
Hoarseness
My husband is experiencing increasing hoarseness since he has started his chemo - FU5, Oxy, Avastin every two weeks and then has the home pump for 46 hours.. He is gargling 3-4 times a day with a salt/baking soda mixture even on the days between treatment He has no mets to the esophagus area. I am also making sure he has…
chest pain
Has anyone had asthma like symptoms, i have never had asthma but i feel like there is a truck on my chest at times and pain in chest. It seems worse after contrast with scans. maybe it is my imagination. blood work was all good and cea is still only 2. i wonder if the theraspheres got to my lungs as well, i don't know just…
colon cancer awareness day march 5th
March 5th is dress in blue day we need to ban together and dress in blue this is our day so lets all do it....
As I sit on the sideline watching this debate.........
I think about everything I have talked about in here with others. We have talked about penis',vagina's, anal boils, farts, puking, castration, poop, peanuts, stool softener, catheters, colonoscopies, ostomies, life, death, and have done it as the drop of a hat, with little or the slightest whim of an ughh, nasty, yuck .…
QUESTION FOR ALL iliostomy'S
just got an ili, and it is differnt from my colonstomy, It puts out alot more liquid mesh, what i have to sy is like brown spoiled cabbabe that you find in the refrig draw after a long vataction,. super yuk. and ai am eating solid food now, and it is really all the same, also i am not felling full, i am getting hungrey…
anyone heard from kapper48
Has anyone heard from Pat since he went in for procedure on his kidneys on the 25th just wondering how he is doing... Louann
Just a reminder
I noticed awhile back we had newbies on the board. However they were posting on story section and I didn't see too many comments. Maybe we are over looking that section a bit. The newbies are not always sure where to start out at on the board so maybe we can all swing over there now and then and direct them to the…
merinol or mediclal marijuana for nausea
HI, Has anyone used merino or medical marijuana for nausea? I've had such a bad time with nausea and when they give me more anti nausea drugs it does help but causes my colon to go to sleep for about 4-5 days. Then I get so backed up it's like giving child birth each time. I now am covered with hemorrhoids and have a small…
Fart question (sorry)
I hate to even ask this question but this is the only place to get answers...I have what I call chemo farts and they are very bad I do it alot and smell .....OMG the odor does anyone else have this please respond as soon as you stop laughing... Thanks Louann
I heard from Lizbiz and Phoebe
I heard from Phoebe and she moving along one day at a time after taking care of all the matters that must be attened to after someone passes. She returned to work last Thursday but, as she put it, the thought makes her sick to her stomach. She said she must endure and take one day at a time even though she is totally…
Question for Phillieg
I wanted to pm you but I didn't know how. Anyways I wanted to ask you a question regarding a post to the RESPECT discussion. It was to a newbie and states that he has only made three post since joining. I am new to this board too and don't post often because to be frank this disease has scared the crap out of me, sometimes…
alive and kicking
This is to encourage you all; I had surgery in July 2001 for stage 3 (C) colon cancer followed by Chemotherapy. I am alive and well after over 9 years in spite of some sinister polyps having to be removed at colonoscopy in the last few years. I stayed in touch with CSN for some years but then my time was required in other…
Rapha clinic
Well, my, my, my.... such upsetting posts lately. Hubby and I have had only one car since 2005 and it has been very hard on me. Stuck at home, other than church, for weeks at a time. After my dx and treatment, my insurance company started sending me info about how people seem to heal better and stay well when they are busy…
praying for pee
thanks for all the prayers, everything went well, i am still here, but i hope to go home as soon as i pee, s help me by praying for pee. winney
confidence and cancer
I’ve just been reading Kathryn’s Caring Bridge website, and Kathryn, I’m so sorry to read about how hard a time you’ve been having. It all sounds frightening, frustrating, and just plain bad. In one of your journal entries from the week, you wrote: “I lost confidence in my ability to deal with battling cancer, and couldn't…
Good news prior to surgery
My husband went in for a short colonoscopy yesterday so that his surgeon could check the effect of his five week radiochemo treatment. What a surprise ! No trace of his primary tumor could be found. They even gave us a picture, luckily they had marked where it was with ink back in October. So he's going in for surgery on…
NED victory trip
I am considering taking my wife and kids on a trip somewhere sunny to celebrate NED. Please share your thoughts and history with trips of this sort. I am uncertain where we will go, but it seems very important to celebrate the moment. Thanks for any input. Mike
anybody else have this problem???
Please enough of the serious stuff. This is a real question and kind of funny. Hey, you folks said we could talk about pooping. A week or so back I was out cutting firewood for next winter. It is very cold here in Missouri and I am all bundled up in my insulated bib coveralls and heavy work coat. You know the kind with…
Shrevebud (Roy Peters)
I hadn't heard from Roy in a while and when I tried to find his phone number, I instead found his obit. I'm very sad to be posting this. I will miss him. SHREVEPORT, LA - Roy Van Brook Peters was born June 13, 1960 in Lake Charles, LA. He died Dec. 24, 2009 at Grace Home in Shreveport, La. He was the youngest son of…
Need Email Address
Can someone PM me SpongeBob's personal email address so I can continue to keep in touch?
R E S P E C T
To John 23 and the rest of the people on what was once a board filled with support and caring and has now become a forum for the left and right to do cyber battle: I have been a dedicated member of this board since 2002. I have supported complete strangers through their worst times, shared their victories over cancer, and…
Hope for newbies
I haven't posted for ages but this board was a lifeline when I was first diagnosed in February 2007. I've just had the results of my annual scan: ALL CLEAR! Such a relief ... I don't think much about cancer these days but once a year, when I have a scan, the Great Fear grips me once again ... After surgery I was told that,…
Been a very rough week
I went through the oxaliplatin desensitization in the hospital this week. That in itself went ok (with some frustrations, but no allergic reaction). But things got a lot rougher. I'm not going to write it all out again, but if anyone is interested you can read my spattering of posts to my journal this week (mostly today to…
lesions??
So what exactly are lesion? Been looking it up all day and cant get a real clear answer?/ Thanks Mel
Sorry.... Gross Question..... But I Need To Know.....
ok.... I really need to know if any of you have experienced this..... Oh gosh.... OK..here goes..... maaaaaan.... ok. Does anyone ever get sores or boils or anything of that nature near your anus..ON your anus???? Sorry so gross... but need to know. Thank you Jennie
An Open Letter...
An Open Letter... My husband is 92 years old and was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2006. He has had four surgeries (three of them major surgeries) in 3 years. He is now fighting a serious surgical complication, an enterocutaneous fistula, and has been hospitalized four times since November 23, 2009. Life is…
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My brother finally had a colonoscopy this week
I was dx'd 20 months ago with stage 3B colon cancer. 2 days after I was dx'd my identical twin sister had a colonoscopy- it was totally clean. I have 3 other siblings who for some reason would not. Truly, I think it is denial to the core. Like they would look at me and not hear a fricken word I was saying- wish I had a…
made it through open surgey at Cleveland clinic!
Had open surgery done on Monday..opened me up from just below the sternum to the pelvic bone....took the tumor that was in my rectum and took out some lymph nodes in the upper pelvic area....Chemo to follow..this clinic is amazing to say the least. please take time to check out their colorectal unit..it is top notch!! Im…

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