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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2010

2nd opinions dana faber, boston, ma
hello, im just wondering if there's anyone out there that has been to dana faber in boston, ma. i am going for a 2nd opinion next week. i live in nh & was told boston has more cutting edge tx. looking for any input, if you've been. diagnosed last feb w/ stage 4 colon cancer, currently undergoing chemo last ct scan wasnt…
wrong about ct results
First of all thank you so much for greeting my wife Carrie to this site. She is and always will be my rock, I don't know what I would do without her. I posted the other day that my ct scans came back good, Well thats what my Onc, nurse told me on the phone. Today I went to see my Onc. to find out what approuch we were…
3 year colonscopy
Well I got my 3 year colonscopy today and it was all good. another small step but glad of the results. Chip
New here and New to Cancer
Hi all. I am 62 yr old female with rectal cancer. I got the “95% sure it is cancer” diagnosis the week before Christmas, and the 100% positive biopsy results just a week ago. Will find out CT scan results next Monday. Those results will determine if I need to make any decisions on surgery, chemo, and radiation. Right now…
end of chemo
well I go to my onc friday and if all goes well I will end my chemo treatments on Feb 13th I have always had good reports so not expecting and thing to be wrong but have learned that in this desease you never know. The good thing is the 13th is not on a Friday LOL...
Take Control of Your Cancer and Your Life Free Webinar
Dr. Barbara Murphy Medical Oncologist and Director of the Cancer Supportive Care Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center This webinar is presented by the leading voices in the fight against colorectal cancer The Colon Cancer Alliance is the oldest and largest national nonprofit providing support and education for people…
Chemo parties
It looks like I am going to get a break from chemo parties after the one I am currently having. I get scanned again the first week of February and if all is still clear the doc is going to stop my chemo treatments, unless he changes his freakin` mind again. I `ve already had more than the standard amount. I pray my scan…
AMCP's husband newest CT scan update
I have not posted much lately but have been keeping up. Frank has been going weekly to Vanderbilt for a Phase 1 clinical trial...D-1MT was the name of the medication. It was to build up immune system to fight off the cancer. We went Sunday to Vandy to have a CT scan to see how the trial was doing. Frank has gained weight,…
Scan Results
Hi everyone! Just wanted to give you guys a quick update on my progress. Well, the scan results weren't as great as we had hoped for, especially considering the last scans were pretty good. The good news is that there are no new tumors! It seems that 3 of the tumors have grown in size so that wasn't a good sign. As you…
Reading Room: Mason Researchers Launch Innovative Clinical Trial for Colorectal Cancer
My son graduated from George Mason and I always considered it an excellent university for learning. http://news.gmu.edu/articles/1477
Hi guys and gals
I am sort of kind of back. My surgeon says things went great. My cervical fusions went well. My body was trying to make the fusions on its on. So that had to be cut and dug out and replace with new bone fragments and I have metal plates and screws in my neck. No loss of motion. fusion was on 4 and 5 6 and 7 vertebrae. My…
kapper48 spouse-want to say thanks
Hi, my name is Carrie and my husband is Pat (kapper48). I just "joined" myself to this board last week. I know none of you know me but I feel like I know all of you as I have read story upon story with Pat since he joined this board in 2008. When he first started doing this, I have to say it bothered me alot because in my…
My CT Scans....
WoW....Well I am so humbled by all your posts to me wishing me luck and being prayers, you all bring me up when I'm feeling down, and know that I pray for each and everyone of you every day and night! My appointment with the onc was pretty much the same, except my tumors are still shrinking! Though my liver has too much…
Donna saw onc today
I've been watching for a report on her CT scan and praying all is well. Let us know, sweetie!
dating and cancer
As far as I know I am still NED. I was not dating anyone when I found out about the cancer and I feel ready to get back out there and start trying again. My question is when do you tell someone about the cancer? It feels a bit heavy for 1st date conversation, yet it has been a huge part of my life for the past year. Not to…
Help me make sense of this please
I shared with you that last week I had a Ct scan that showed a spot on my liver about .7cm. I was diagnosed in 4/08 stage 3 with 1 positive node, surgery and 7 months of chemo. The oncologist ordered a pet scan; said if scan is denied, that he wants me to wait 1 month to see if the spot grows. He said only after growth can…
finally some good news
Today I received the results of my ct scan. My onc. called and said everything other than my bladder wich i found out about last week was good. no sign of cancer anywhere else as of yet. Hopefully I can beat this bladder cancer and see the light at the end of this tunnel. Maybe I shouldn't be so happy right now because of…
News of a colostomy
Today we went to meet my husband's surgeon prior to his surgery fo a rectal cancer T3N0M0. He answered all of our questions since we hadn't seen him since October. My partner underwent 5 weeks of radiochemotherapy.Then he came out with the subject of a temporary colostomy. He had never talked about this possibility before…
Udate on me...
It's been a while since I've given you all an update and thought I'd do it in one fell swoop instead of many little posts. Talked to my onc for the first time on Monday the 11th of January. Our appointment was about two hours long and he wanted to make sure that we didn't leave with any questions unanswered. We didn't. I…
Radiation choices
I went to the Radiation Onc today. My "regular onc" sent me because she wanted to make sure we were covering all our bases. The radiation onc said that people that have colon cancer low in the decending side of the colon and if the tumor has left the bowel are often given radiation where the tumor was because of the chance…
Friday Riddle Answer:
This week's winners are zenmonk & phillieg. They gave answers between the lines :) RIDDLE: RIDDLE: You are in a room that is an 8x8x8 perfect cube. There are no windows, or doors (don't ask me how you got in there). In the center of the floor there is a 12 inch pipe that is sticking 6 inches out of the floor. In the bottom…
back home and ready to dance
good morning semi's, thank you all for your prayers and thoughs while i was in the hospital. i am finally back home and feeling okay. the cancer wasn't there, like the dr's told me only a precaution. it was alittle more involved because of my prior surgery. so i need to lose weight so i don't have to deal with more hernia…
Stoma Info
My 84 year old dad is home from surgery from rectum cancer and did a month of physical therepy because of his age. He is doing well. I just need some advice on his stoma care and the bags he is using. First how long did it take for the stoma to be at its permanent size. Also do u perfer the disposable bags or the ones with…
The Reading Room: Is ‘electrosmog’ harming our health?
Electrical pollution from cell phones and WiFi may be hazardous "..."That's when I sat down with another teacher, and we remarked on all the cancers we'd seen," she says. "We immediately thought of a dozen colleagues who had either gotten sick or passed away." By 2005, 16 staffers among the 137 who'd worked at the new…
So Proud:)
A friend of ours passed away friday of colon cancer. I was so sad and was talking to another friend and said the words" Cole lost his battle with cancer today" my 16yr old heard me say this and came over and said" no mom Cole DID NOT lose to cancer" He fought as hard as he could to the last very last day so in a sense he…
Phoebe,Jenny , Michael and Mike............
May the greatest of blessings be with all of you through these times of hurt and healing. You are all in my prayers. Goodnight Semi Colons and their families.........Tomorrow is a new day.......Love and Hope, Buzz
no surgery?
Hi, as most of you may know my siser has stage 4 with mets to liver and possibly the lungs. She was initally treated at Sloan and they are saying surgery is not an option at this point. 2nd opinion also said no surgery. 3rd opnion in Maryland said surgery is an option if a lung biopsy comes back as non cancerous. SHe has…
I'm Baackkk...
Hi all, I want to thank all of you for your warm thoughts, prayers and cards over the last several months. You have blessed me in ways you will never know. It seems on my lowest days I'd receive a card, a phone call or an email from someone on this board. It is a wonderful thing. I'm not sure what information you got…
car repair holy crap
got the car to the shop fuel pump out $925.00 to repair I almost had a stroke pick it up tomorrow...
Visit with the Onc
At first I hesitated to post with all the bad news on the board the last few weeks but thought about it a little more and realized we need to hear the good news also. After the PA was done with us in walks the onc with 2 residents with him. Now there are 6 people in a very small room. He starts out by saying he is amazed.…

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