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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2010

My heart aches
I haven't posted since December but I read all the posts. My heart aches for all the lost lives. I think about Melissa in California all the time and many others. Donna's sudden passing is still a shock for me and now the latest on Eric. I think of all of you daily. I have trouble sleeping at night as my mind races,…
Pet scan and Cat scan done
Yesterday had my pet scan and cat scan done now to wait for the results.. Port put in Tomorrow at 9:30.
UPDATE: Colonoscopy completed - all good! Osmo Prep It IS....Bowels, start your engines
UPDATE: Colonoscopy completed. The Doctor mentioned that when she saw my name come up on her schedule she was "surprised" and I said "why, because I'm still alive?". she also mentioned that she doesnt always remember her patients but she remembered me and my husband, maybe cause of our Last Name, which is unique. Anyhoo,…
Surgery cancelled found cancer on bone
My surgery was cancelled, they found it spread to bone surgeon says it is lung ca this time hard for me to understand but he said surgery is out because of that new spot they were going to take spot out of lung and found the new spot. On the upside instead of being laid up in hospitol I am enjoyng life today and until they…
Update on Eric
Hello my semi colon family, As promised please find an update on Eric, from his friend Shawn. Hello ! I laid eyes on him today. And he is home and on hospice care. He has stopped chemo. Saturday was a very bad day. Sunday a little better. He is a fighter. We keep praying for the small miracles. He is comfortable and is…
Found cancer on my ovary today. Dr thinks it stemmed from colon cancer.
I was dx with Stage IV cancer last July. On April 6th of this year I was declared NED. I had my first CT scan in July and it should an abnormal cyst on my remaining ovary. The dr said the markers did not indicate that it might be cancer. She wanted to remove it to be safe. Well, it did turn out that she could visually see…
Anybody have this??
Hi everyone! Been having a whacky few days...have some questions. Hubby ended up in ER last Friday night, horrible pain on his left side and no BM for 3 days. Barium enema and CT scan showed no leakage and a lot of stool. (had been on colace and miralax for 3 days already) ER Doc gave us the "magic potion"...warm prune…
Viva Nadal
Pepe Ijust got back..despite the long rain delay it was a great game! I know you must be quite pleased, as you should be. Kathy
Update on what has been happening with me since the cancer hit.
First I want to say this group is great! So many of you have helped me! I was diagnosed with colon cancer in April, 2009 and had a resection in May, 2009. The tumor was in the ascending colon and it was huge, 8.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm. I was staged at IIA and after a two month delay I started chemo. I didn’t do well on the chemo.…
Caregivers....
I just want you all to know how much I love and respect you all. You are what keeps us going and you're often the forgotten ones on the sidelines. While everyone is so concerned with my health, my husband is often ignored and I seriously think he's suffered more than I ever did. He's my best friend and my rock. Even though…
New concerned daughter
I am not sure what to say to everyone. I have read so many stories and feel that you are all amazing people who are brave and whose fight deserves a victory. I wanted to post a little about my mother to ask if anyone has had a similar regiemn and what kind of success was found. My mother was diagnosed in 04 with stage 3…
Sinusitis and Folfiri Avastin
Since a few weeks ago got a kind of sinusitis which is really disturbing , blocked noss, bolcked ears, and a remarkable headache (pain between both eyes) ,any of you got this synthoms ? can it be cussed by chemo?, I'm not cold I never had sinusitis! Thank you in advance.
chemo indefinitely
just had 10th chemo treatment. thought i only had 2 more to go. was excited when i saw doctor and he told me where did i get the idea that i only had 6 months of treatment. i said you told me that and he said no. that i will continue treatment. i was quite upset and he said we will take it month by month. that maybe i will…
Tomorrow... 3 month results!
Ok, this is weird... we all talk about scanxiety, which we get when we have to get our regular CAT scans... wondering if the treatments are doing what they are suppose to or does the cancer have the upper hand. I have heard many folk say how anxious they are when going to get these scans, even though, they aren't getting…
To Eric
Eric if you read this, I'm sorry I troubled your friend Shawn on facebook. But we have all been worried about you, and I was desperate to know how you were doing. Shawn seems like a really great friend to you, and hopefully after he sees you today should get an update. Hugs Sonia
Friday Riddle Answer
With Football season upon us, I thought it only fair to have a football riddle and remember NO searching or googling the internet for the answer, and good luck !!!! RIDDLE: What is the record for the longest NCAA Division I football winning streak? ANSWER: The record NCAA Division 1 football winning streak is 47 games set…
Priscilla
Dear Priscilla, I read on another post that your wonderful David is nearing the end of his journey. I want you to know that I am thinking of the two of you and holding you both in my thoughts and prayers. David has been blessed by your love and commitment and I know that you have been blessed by him so much throughout your…
Update on Pam - TACE round 2
Quick background: Pam was dx 12/23/08 stage iv with inoperable mets to liver. Folfox 6 w/avastin worked for 6 months, then on to Irinotecan and Xeloda which kept the tumors in check for 9 months. Over the summer, she had two TACE treatments targeting two large tumors in the right lobe. Last week we met with the onc and…
Like
How many of you wish this board had a "like" button like Facebook does? Sometimes I just want to show support for my fellow warriors. Jo Ann
$154.00 saved so far in costs, hoping it gets much more....
My Onc asked me to quit smoking, it's been rough, really rough, I admit to not totally having stopped, around 9:30 PM at night when my hubby lights one up and I smell it, I have to have one, sometimes two. But for a two and a half pack smoker a day, I'm doing pretty darn good. I resist all day long, hubby goes outside…
Scans tomorrow
Hi everyone, I could use your prayers and good thoughts as I go in tomorrow at 2 p.m. for scans. I am on trials and this will be the first set of scans that I have been on the trial meds for the whole time. It's been 2 months since my last ones and I did have a very small amount of growth last time, but it was tiny and…
xeloda
I see the onc tomorrow and I suspect even hope that if I need chemo (who am I kidding-I will) that it is once again Xeloda after four plus years. My question is: Has anyone taken Xeloda and not gotten Hand and Foot syndrome? The last time I had really bad. Yes I used bag balm with socks and gloves 24/7 for 15 weeks of it.…
Darn - got my chest tube afterall
Well, things didn't go as I would like. I ended up with a chest tube late yesterday afternoon. Each x-ray showed more collapsing of my lung. It couldn't refill. I don't feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest anymore, but I'm really sore. The tube is close to my port. I can't do anything that uses my left chest…
no cancer but tennis...... US Open
l can't switch on my cable tv ! does any body know about what Nadal is doing in the final? Thank you in advance!
Learned New Trick While Doing Colon Prep
Thought I would share this with you in between my 40-yard dashes, LOL:) I'm bowel prepping for tomorrow's scope. The hospital instructions said to use a STRAW as this goes to the espohagus and does not stay on the taste buds too long. I then use a "Sprite" rinse and gargle and swirl a shot of Sprite to help neutralize any…
FOLFIRI / Avastin
Hello, my wife has just started the FOLFIRI / Avastin regimen and is going for her second treatment tomorrow. It includes 5-FU and Irinotecan and she gets it every other week. She was on FOLFOX6 last year when it was only a stage III, it is now stage IV metastatic (ovary, abdomen, and liver). She is not on the Avastin yet…
Be gone for a week
Hello all I will be at a meditation retreat all next week and wanted to let you know. Thinking of all of you! all the best, Leslie
My Dad is struggling
Hi everybody, I haven't posted on here in a while but there have been many of you have sent kind replies to my posts in the past. I have been out of the country for the past 4 weeks and returned on Thursday to find my Dad has deteriorated rapidly. I spoke to him daily while i was away up until the week before i returned…
****Colon Palooza 8, Must registar now!****
*****MUST REGISTER AT THE HOTEL BY SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, MONDAY.****** If you are on the fence, go ahead and register, you can cancel 72 hours ahead. For special rates though, you must register now. This email has been posted before, but I wanted to give information again and then we can finalize trip plans soon. Do let us…
Vitamin D - book worth reading
I'm reading The Vitamin D Solution by Michael Holick. I'm sure the relationship between vitamin D and cancer has been discussed previously on these boards. This book examines the relationship in detail. It's well written, well-documented, and is written by someone with 30 years of research experience in the field - he is…

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