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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for May 2010

possible mets to spine
I am not new to this site but I do not post often. I read some of the posts and my heart goes out to each and everyone of you both patients and caregivers because it is only when someone is touched by this monster do we know what it really is like. I am a caregiver and would like to know if anyone has had experience with…
How many are still on dial up
Hey Phil, I just read on another post of yours “remember dial up”. What, am I the only one still on dial up??? We are lucky to have internet at all down here. The best speed I can get is 26K. What drives me nuts is you high speed folks sending me video files. I use outlook and when I see over a meg coming in, I have to…
Scans on Monday
Well, I was wondering why am I walking around aimlessly today. Why do I keep looking out the window? I feel like Wacko Woman today. It dawned on me. Scans on Monday!!! These are the first scans I have had since treatment started. I finished treatment 4/14/10 and so this is making me crazy. I have tried to keep busy but…
Restaging after surgery
Anyone been told their stage has changed due to preop TX plus surgery? That after surgery a "YP" staging is done?.......steve Y=had surgery/treatment before P=pathology
Breathe....Breathe
OK I am totally freaking out this week. Can't eat or sleep... just trying to function day to day. My CT scan is Monday. I purposely scheduled it after my daughters birthday(tommorrow) and Mother's Day in case the news was bad. I Hate having SCANxiety but this time it is over the top. I was Stage 4 October 2007. This is my…
Colon Palooza in Fort Worth
Just got my room, the guy said there are only 7 rooms left at the 139 rate. People hurry hurry dont miss out. Maybe we need to get a bigger block of rooms? I cant wait to meet everybody, and to see that very nice hotel we get to stay in... I am excited.. Hope everyone can come!!! Beth
As we now all know the importance of a colonoscopy, it should come as no surprise that a study by Ma
concluded: "A shorter daily shift schedule for endoscopists, the physicians who perform colonoscopies, avoids a decrease in the polyp detection rate as the day progresses....." Their endoscopists work a three-hour shift per day An interesting statement was :"Its known already that longer colon exam times during endoscope…
Prayers Needed
Hi All, I always know where to go when I need help and support. I got a call from my daughter yesterday, she said that she went to her doctor because of some bleeding when she went to the bathroom, she of course told him about me and my history. So she is scheduled for a colonoscopy on May 14, 2010. She is only 18 and she…
Just want answers
I need help I have cancer in the right lobe of the liver in the bile duct of the liver and head of my pancres and have been told the surgery is not an option it is to risky and I would die on the table chemo is the only thing I can do . Going to see ONC friday morning and port is suposed to be out in that afternoon but I…
Cindyz's update on Stephen :-(
Trying to figure this thing out by cindyz » Wed May 05, 2010 7:33 am I can't remember when I have been so tested. I don't think there's been a time. I'm trying to figure out what to do, how to be, how to think beyond today without Stephen, and I cannot. Things have been progressively getting worse, and after getting all…
slow connections with the CRC network?
Hi, Has anyone else been having problems with connecting to this site or posting/answering a question around this time every night. I'm in Ca and it's 9:30. This site slows down so much that Sometimes I just quit and go to bed. I know it's not my network because I can go on all other sites without a problem, and I have a…
New to the forum
Hi everyone, I just joined the forum today after coming across it searching for information in Irinotecan. I do not live in the USA like most of you but there doesn't seem to be a site out there like this for New Zealand. My father has colorectal cancer with liver mets and we have just reached the two year mark in the…
I have a question
I have a question for all... I had my first treatment of Chemo last Wed. I am feeling really good, some small side effects, but one that the nurse had not heard of, my saliva glands hurting. It seemed that no matter what I ate for the first three days I would have a lot of pain for the fisrt few bites, like when you take a…
update on blood in urine
My husband saw a Urologist today, not the one the ER recommended, I didn't like the tone or attitude of the receptionist on the phone, so I called his family doc and he recommended a doc. Doc did a scope in the office, bladder checked out fine, no masses. Thank God. We sat in his office and looked up his last CT scan in…
Build up Platlets
You have all been so helpful since I have joined this group, I can't begin to thank you all and just visitng this site gives me hope. Again, I have a question - can anything be done to build up the platlets? Today when my mom went for her treatment it was denied because her count was 82,000 and it needs to be 100,000. This…
Old timer..high CEA....freaking out
Dear Ones: I'm a very old timer. Diagnosed Dec 2002 with Stage III rectal cancer. Initial treatment in 2003. Since then I have had 3 recurrences. All single mets in lung, treated with surgery + chemo. I've been NED for almost 2 years. (Had a 'false alarm' last summer - talk about nerve wracking! A delightful reprieve....).…
Thinking of Pat Kapper today
Carrie is struggling with hospice today, according to her update. Pat needs IV fluids and the woman she spoke to last night said hopsice won't provide IV fluids. Keep them in your thoughts or prayers.
antidepressants
Is anyone here taking either lexapro or prozac? Just wondering what kind of side effects, if any, you were experiencing? Have the meds caused any problems with diarrhea or weight gain?
Just Avastin & Zeloda?
Hi, I will be starting my treatment soon and was told by my Onc where I'll be treated that a third drug would also be introduced called Irinotecan. Has anyone just had Avastin and Zeloda by themselves. The Onc at M D Anderson I am sure just mentioned the two. This third drug seems to be pretty harsh when it comes to side…
Chemo and Swimming??
Quick question: Has anyone ever been told by their doctor that they shouldn't swim while on chemo? Summer is rapidly approaching and we're trying to think of things to do with the kids that aren't terribly strenuous. The kids love to swim, but I'm a bit concerned that the bacteria in the water (pool/lake/ocean) might lead…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…
pet scan shows activity five weeks after oxi and 5FU Push
My son last fall had 6weeks radiation and six weeks 5 Fu Push then re-section, a month later a reversal of the illy and then four months oxi every other week ending in March. The Onc Dr said she feels he is cured. Four weeks later he has the port removed. Just a couple of weeks later he has had a Pet Scan ( last Monday.…

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