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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for February 2010

Congrats to Canada
Congrats on the Hockey Gold. Great match. John
New treatment for colon cancer
Just found this on the internet called Issels treatment at Issels.com maybe worth some of you looking into sounded pretty interestinf...
Cryoablation
Anybody have experience with this procedure?
Another Connection to HOPE
A lovely woman from my support group is having a send-off dinner for me before I leave Chicago and go to Sloan for liver resection. She calls me yesterday with a story: Betty, my friend, attended a celebration at Wellness House, a non-profit center for cancer patients and family. She starts talking to the Director and…
Canada vs USA: The Sequel!!
Live from Vancouver. OKAY Hockey Fans! The stage is set for the Men's Hockey Final between Team Canada and Team USA. Going for GOLD! Canada has fought back from its humiliating defeat at the hands of Team USA with wins against Germany, Russia, and Slovakia. Team USA has been the most consistant winner in the games so far…
If you were choosing a cancer center in the northwest
If you were choosing a cancer center in the Northwest where would it be and what can you tell me about the ones in the Northwest? We live in Idaho and I am jsut wondering in case we feel we need to go somewhere else. I do not know about any of this really and not sure just where to get information. So looking for input, so…
OXI question
I just read the post by P_I_T_A. I have had 9 of 12 treatments that all included oxi. I will have treatment #10 starting on Wednesday. I have concerns with oxi and I have talked with my dr about it. She said the same thing as DJ dr. I am wondering if anyone knows of clinical information that might shed a bit of light about…
CT Vs. MRI
Okay, call me crazy, I know its only a few days till my check up scans, but my mind has been going in overdrive. I have a question that I thought I might ask. As you all know I have been having bad back pain (lower left side), had a MRI that showed I had a slight slipped disc. Have been going to a Pain doc, but they are…
Just got home... Disneyland pic's posted
Hello everybody. We just got home from Disneyland late this afternoon. We had a great time!! When checking in on Thursday morning they asked if we were "Celebrating" anything. Well, You know me. I told them "LIFE" and about how I just got finished with treatment for stage 3 colorectal cancer. Well, to put a long story…
Chemo pumps
have just been diagnosised with a rare digital eccrine cancer and am about to begin chemotherapy. Cn someone answer some questions I have about the chemo pump?
Funny
Here is a link to a funny parody on organic foods, it cracked me up. http://www.veoh.com/browse/movies/offset/80#watch=e92828aJPhCjRH Hope it gives someone else a laugh too. Pam
****, Kathleen and family, Greg, Pokismom ..... Tsunami!!
Please pray for safety for our dear friends who live in Hawaii! Diane
UNC-Chapel Hill
Has anyone had any experience at Chapel Hill? Especially with liver mets?
Haiti and Hope
Hi Friends, Bear with me while I explain the subject of this posting. A few days after the Haitian earthquake, I was watching the news and there was the report about the man who waited for five days near the rubble of a bank in Port-au-Prince because he knew his wife was buried in that rubble. The next day, while the…
Old Posts
Can someone tell me if there is a way to go back and read the previous posts of a particular member? Thanks, Joanne
CT scan results questions
Just wanted some advice on some of my moms results. Our oncologist is very brief when discussing results with my mom. He doesn't explain things very carefully enough so that when I take the CT scan results home, I have more questions than answers. Here are some examples. 1)The small sub-centimeter rounded sclerotic lesion…
The Situation
There is a reality tv show called jersey shore that many of you have probably heard of. It`s about a bunch of young people from jersey. The one that seems to get the most media coverage is a guy who calls himself " The Situation. " Well, I am here to tell you that I am the new situation for completely different reasons.…
Phishy politics
Et tu Phil
Question for anyone with rectal cancer
Any idea what nonspecific rectal wall thickening might indicate? Damage from radiation?
Liver mets - 2nd opinion (Sloan or Anderson)
Does anyone have any experience with Sloan or Anderson they could share? Heard a lot of good things about Dr. Curly?? As Criag said earlier we are at a crossroad and aren't sure which way to go. Thanks for any opinions.
today i celebrate
good morning semi's. i hope and pray all is well with everyone. today i celebrate my 52 nd birthday. six years ago when dx i didn't know if i would have seen 47 but i did. i am going to celebrate with my lovely wife and my 2 adult children. oh i am going back to work on monday. thanks semi's and have a blessed day!!…
The worst pain I have ever had -- on a scale of 1 to 10 it's a 10.
I completed my 14th chemo treatment yesterday, and today I’ve had this burning pain in the lower belly, or colon, just above the groin. The pain starts when I stand or sits and only goes away after about half and hour after laying down. I once had a herniated disc and thought that was the worst possible pain, but this pain…
What a week!
I've had the best week since I was diagnosed. The week started out great with 70 weather at the beach. I went to the beach to pick up a boat. I got the boat for about 65% of what it is worth wholesale. It is fantastic. It is a Carolina Skiff. There was a CS dealer in Greenville but they were bought by the hospital and a…
Documentary on GM Foods
Here is the link to a documentary on genetically modified foods and possible link to colorectal and other cancers. It's pretty good, and an eye opener. http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-movies/the-future-of-food/793407002 You can copy and paste it into your browser. Pam
Questions about different treatments
My son Scott who is 31 was dx with stage IV colon cancer that has moved into a large part of his liver and some of the lymph glands near the liver. His oncologist has him on Fluoracil (this is what is in the pump, Irinotecan, Leucovorin, and avastin when we get his blood pressure down. He just finished his first treatment…
Hey Phil
Phil, By my count 62% answered your question in a positive way. I would have thought it would be higher. Great question!
CT Scan results after 12 FOLOX w/ Avastin Treatments -what do you think
We received the CT Scan results today from last scan after 12 treatments: Conclusion: Interval increase in size of multiple hepatic Metastases. Nonspecific rectal wall thickening Again seen are multiple hepatic metastases. These have increases slightly in size in the interval since the prior study of 12/2/09. There is a…
No more Oxi!!
Had the worst Tx week to date. Took over a week to rebound. Constant tingling in my fingers and just all of a sudden started some on the bottoms of my feet. Convinced onc to drop the Oxi. He said it was a reasonable request. Being NED before Tx and only 1 lymph involvement, he said chances are I've already reaped the…
update - advice needed
A couple of updates: My husband WILL be participating in the 2011 Colondar :) He is scheduled for a thoroctomy/wedge resection on March 9th to have 3 leisons removed from his right lung He is terrified about more chemo, feels like neither folfox or folfuri worked since he has done both and the cancer still spread so…
phillieg
Hey Phil, How much snow did you get??? We got about 30 inches and still counting....YUCK YUCK I think we need a vaction to warm places anywhere warm... This is more than enough for me...JULIE

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