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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2010

Happy Birthday Lisa 42!
I hope you are having a wonderful day as you become Lisa44! Looking forward to when you will become Lisa104 in many years!
mets to lungs
my mom has 1 spot on each lung (both less than 1cm) on each lobe.she had RFA for a spot on her liver and did fine.we are going to talk to her oncologists this week...can anyone give me any good questions to ask about how the will treat this.Anyone experiencing this or have in the past.please let me know..
colonoscopy
i have never had one. last time i saw my onc he said i needed one. then upon examination he saw the colostomy and said oh i forgot about that. so he did not schedule one. can you get a colonoscopy with a ostomy? i've been having abdominal cramps and it is worrying me.
this question is for john23
Hi John I know that you have been getting good results with certain herbs you are using and under the care of a TCM doctor. I know you had previously listed all the things that you were taking but I cannot find back that post. I would like to get more information on the tcm doctor and the herbs that you used. I do not know…
One More Year!! YAY!!
I MADE IT!! Today I turned 41! Whoo-hoooo!!!
One night in for tests
I haven't been feeling too good. Mostly dizzzy- thought, with good cause, that it was this new med I am on for depression. I had just started a new one, was only at the lowest dose. I also can't tolerate the heat like I used to- just going from the house to my car and I am whipped; dizzy and sweat running down my body. ICK…
groin pain
This might sound crazy, but my husband and I sat in the ER all afternoon today, because he has had a pain in his left leg that comes and goes and now he also has a pain in the left area of his groin. ER doc said blood work all came back good, no clots. Said she couldn't feel any swollen lymph nodes in the area, but also…
Colonoscopy today--good news this time!
Last August I had a routine colonoscopy and found out I had colon cancer. I had colon resection surgery, followed by chemotherapy (FOLFOX) that finally ended in April. Today I had another colonoscopy--same doctor, same location, same friend driving me. This time when the doctor came to talk to me after the procedure, he…
Old dog
As of july 8th, I am now technically Eric40. We are not celebrating until tonight though. I made it to 40. next goal - 41. Things kind of change in our situation. Aging actually becomes an accomplishment and at this point seems pretty appealing.
Little blood from lungs this morning
Dang, I can't decide whether to worry big or not. I woke up this morning having to cough and it was blood and sputum from my lungs, second cough just blood, but now it's half hour later, coughed and no blood just clear sputum. Anyone else have this? Anything to worry about? This happened a few days ago as well, but before…
Back for a day
Hello semis; and hope you all are doing well. As some of you know I have been out to my parent's home taking care of my invalid Dad and newly cancer dx'd Mom. Trying to take care of their well being and their home.Mom, who is 81 yrs old, had her 2nd biopsy yesterday and it is as expected..Stage 4 lung cancer mets to…
How should I handle flipant radation tech
I try and treat everyone really nice and have a sense of humor as I go through this process and not think I'm the only one in the world. That being said a new radition tech as been added to my team and I just can't stand her whole atitude. My usual one is wonderful and all the people who have helped him have been…
Your biggest misconception
I was wondering about something-what was everyone's biggest misconception about cancer at the time of diagnosis? Mine was that, because I was diagnosed at Stage 1, I thought I would have one "courtesy call" type of visit to the oncologist, and that would be that. He'd confirm that, no, I didn't need chemo, slap me on the…
Folfox + Avastin Side Effects?
Mom started chemo (Folfox plus Avastin) Wednesday. She just got unhooked from the 46 hour pump today at about 4. Her only real side effects so far have been that food doesnt taste good to her and she is really tired. I have read all the papers with all the possible side effects but prefer personal experience more. Do you…
Rising CEA
Well not great news.. CEA in Dec less than 1 in April 4 in July 6... they want to do another CEA in August as nothing shows on CT scan. Just feel so low right now. Chip
Fix for chemo brain!
Guys, I think I found a fix for chemo brain. One of my neighbors put a fence up on my land. Now I know this system will not let me put certain words in post, so let’s just say his mother was not married at the time of his birth. It seems that the surveyors set the corner pins of my property correctly when I bought this…
Response DX tests in
My husband had his tumor tested for the ERCCI, TS, EFGR and BRAF gene to see if he had a low expression or a high expression and found out that Folfiri and Erbitux are best for him. Where as folfox would not be as effective because of his high expression of the TS. We just got our test results back so I'll spend some more…
Rapidarc=steriotactic radiosurgery in guatamala
For those of us that aren't candidates for surgery and are being led down paths they don't want to go because of Govt regulation or restrictions. Guatamala has begun treating patients with Rapidarc. The cost is about $15,000. Hope International Centre de Radioterapia. I want to get two tumors irradiated but Drs in the…
Papajedi, Update
Hey guys, I'm still here just have been in and out of the ER a lot. As soon as we make positive steps we suffer a setback. I began peeing large amounts of blood yesterday and my plattlets and red cell count crashed. They gave me transfusions ect. and stabilized it. My gallbladders surgery is healing slowly and still very…
4 Years
Saturday, 10 July 2010 will mark 4 years as a survivor for me and at this time I want to thank my "family" here for all your support, advice, guidance and comfort you have provided me throughout the 4 years and still continues to this day. It has and continues to be journey I will take and fight with confidence.
Question about summer heat/humidity to fellow colostamates:
Greetings!!!This is my first summer (heat wave) living with a colostomy. I use a ConvaTec 2-piece. In the past week, on three occasions the wafer that sticks to my skin came loose and the whole appliance (including semi-full pouch) started coming off (it was not due to contents in bag). I had to hold bag in place with hand…
port cath
i got my port a cath yesterday and it is killing me. please tell me this gets better. im hurting and cant move my right arm. my youngest had to bathe me.. i know im whining, when i got out of surgery all i could do was cry. im so emotional what is wrong with me..im supposed to go to work tomorrow. oh yal help me. pleasseee
CEA rise then dip on CPT-11
I've had 2 rounds of Xeliri +Avastic. My CEA rose :( Only 2 cycles so far so we're gonna try another 2 before checking again. My onc said he's aware that, with Oxaliplatin, CEA can rise at first then fall dramatically -- due to cancer cell death (necro-something). I remember have heard that theory on the board before. But,…
Friday Riddle
Remember NO Googling or searching the Internt allowed and good luck! RIDDLE: How many lengths did Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes in 1973 and what was the winning time?
Thought of the Day
“Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego” ~ Albert Einstein
CEA tomorrow!
Need to get to bed. Have to get up and go have blood drawn in the morning. Yep, it's CEA time. Not really having anxiety at the moment, but I hate that it's the weekend, which means I have to wait until Monday for the results. *hugs* Gail
Thankful
Hello Hello, Just a little note to say all is going well with the chemotherapy. I have completed 4 rounds and I have 8 more to go. I am looking forward to November, when I will be able to drink something cold. It has been very hot outside, but I stay indoors. Although I am down to 159 pounds and back in size 10/12, that is…
Update on David and Hospice
Thanks to all of you so much for your kind words, prayers and support you have given us since I announced we were going home from M D Anderson and beginning hospice care. That is over and we have selected an agency although I am not quite sure I am thrilled with them. David isn't ready to throw in the towel yet and neither…
Potty talk.....
I can't live another day without describing my toilet experiences with my special semi-colons.... On the ship, it all flushed with a vengence...spraying everything in sight...not good for a 'frequent flyer' like myself... Now, in Europe, many restrooms are unisex...In Rome, we stopped for lunch at a small restaurant with…
tight muscles in chest, weird
Hi, Has anyone had a problem with muscle joint pain after chemo? I have after each time I've finished a regimen of chemo. But this time it's different. My chest is very tight as is the muscle in the stomach. I had a Ct last week and will get results today. I hope and pray it's not the cancer growing really fast! My chest…

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