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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for October 2010

Food Matters
I was watching a documentary yesterday called Food Matters, I was surprised that they were giving patients over 10,000 mil of vitamin C. It is based on the Gerson Therapy and claim vitamin C in high doses can cure cancer. Very interesting. I think there is a book out. I watched it on Netflex (instant watching). I am going…
NBC shopping channel. Sensa paid programming
My daughter Brandy is on tv 12, 4 & 9 pm central. Not promoting just proud of her
Hijacked posts
I tried to bump up some of the posts that were pushed down so that anyone who needed responses are still up where they can see the posts, but the spammer/hijacker has a program that I don't have so it's a bit of work and I have to leave soon. If you had a thread running that you want on the first page so it can get more…
John23 , do you know Guang an men hospitals?
are they serious and reliable? Thanks.
Palooza pictures
Put a few pictures on my expression page of the stockyards in Ft. Worth that we all went to. Hope all is well.... I see someone has hijacked our site, that so sucks... HUGS Beth
Hijacked again!
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This has never happened before... Really Low WBC
My husband has been sick with a low grade fever for a couple of days and today it spiked to 101.7. I took him to the hospital and they ran a few blood tests. His white blood count was down to 1ooo and it is supposed to be 8000-10000. His fever spiked to 103 while we were at the hospital. They gave him an IV of antibiotics,…
Our own facebook page
Got a Facebook page started, for us to get contributions for Colon/Rectal Research and advertise our calendar when it is ready. Also I have the first company offering to donate through their products for colon/rectal research linked on this page. Please pass this page on to as many in your address book as possible and have…
Omentum
Hi...I've been battling colon cancer for almost 3 years. I started with surgery to remove the tumor. Lymph nodes were involved but no sign of spread to other organs. Went in for 1st chemo (folfox + avastin) and found out that a spot had indeed been discovered on my liver. Went ahead with the chemo...did 11 of 12…
Thankyou Marie for bumping
most of the post!
HIJACKED AGAIN
Gosh, I really hate this crap!!! How dare they do this? Like we're even going near their crap when they pull stunts like this.
Trying what hapends !
up.
Need to Flag dorisEknight
spam SPAM spam..... flag....white flag......red white and blue flag....BS flag....
Who IS DorisEKnight?
I think we have been infiltrated by some sleeze bag?
Folic Acid & FOLFOX
I have read that I shouldn't being taking additional folic acid during FOLFOX. I totally forgot to ask the onc about it (yes, it was on my questions list but just didn't get down that far!) I am taking a multi which has 125% (500mcg) of the daily rec and a B Complex that has 100% (400mcg). I stopped taking them a couple of…
taking daily Tagamet
I forgot to tell you guys that I talked to my surgeon about taking daily Tagamet. He just smiled and said “that’s why I had you on the stomach acid pills for two weeks after surgery”. It’s the cimetidine that does it. He sure feels that it works!! He is fine with me taking it daily along with my daily aspirin. Due to chemo…
Regardless of your political philosophies, please answer one or all of these questions
I was scheduled to have a procedure in a hospital in greenville sc. The machine performing the procedure was purchased with federal grant money. The price of this procedure was going to be $200,000. During prep for this procedure I was eliminated as a candidate and did not have it. I am scheduled to get the exact same…
WOOOHOOOO!!! Cyberknife here we come
Group happy dance!! We got the news today that BCBS approved cyberknife for Robert!!! Yipeeeeee! Consult and CT scheduled for Wednesday..So dam*n happy..Robert is too...He got out the chain saw and cut up a dead tree on the ground for firewood to take to T'dega race and then got really squirrelly (word?) and cut down an…
Good News
Scan results from Wednesday show significant reduction in number and size of tumors in my lungs. Vectibix and Irinotecan has worked! We are doing the happy dance here. Wow! Not just stable but so much better. I am going to drop the Irinotecan and just do the Vectibix for the next three months and then have another scan. If…
Lilmiss82 how are you.
Just let us know. Hugs.
Lisa42. Where are you?
Hey Lisa, where are you? No pic for the calendar?
Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the Internet allowed and good luck !!!! Heart of Darkness, Coat of Grain, Was once alive, Now feels no pain, Never walks, but Leaves a Trail. Circle head and pointed tail. Grows shorter as the day goes on- Its waistline is a hexagon.
Thought of the Day
“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.” ~ Rita Mae Brown
Getting my first colonoscopy.... because... because... YEP, I'm getting SURGERY
Well, the back door entrance worked. Saw the Oncologist at Stanford on Monday. Got the call today, surgery in about a month, colon and liver Tumors will be surgically removed. Colonoscopy is November 3rd, this is my first one. YIKES!!!! Tell me what I need to know. Ack!!! I'm doing the happy dance!!!! Son had his Chef…
Welcome & Support Hannahznana
My husband was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in August 2007. He almost didn't survive the first surgery. It took months with multiple organ failures, MERSA, had to be trached and now on his 3rd chemo (5FU and CPT-11). This one has been so hard on all of us. I was his caregiver when the Doctors gave up and suggested…
Anne
what about the book ? finished?.
IT IS FRIDAY (at least here) any interesting plan for the weekend ?
I'm going to my beach house but raining forecasted , then will buy plants and flowers for Barcelona,s house in a big garden center which is close to the beach house and on Monday my wife will plant it on the terrace ! What about you?
Jorge's p.l.ts
Hey guys hope everyone is doing well.Today Jorge and i have to go for blood work to see if he good for chemo tomorrow the doctor told us that his p.l.ts are at 175 and everything else is good and that Jorge looks good so we have to go for chemo tomorrow .WE also was told that on nov.3 ct scan .i got a text to from my uncle…
Hot Damn - Reconnection time!!!!!!
Had the enema X-Ray today and my colon surgeon also shoved his damn scope up me to see how the resection is healing. All looked great so I will be getting reconnected Nov 17th. He said I will be in the hospital 2 to 3 days after. Could have done it earlier but that would have screwed up deer season for me. It is imperative…
I didn't find my cowboy, but....
there was PLENTY of bull! (At the rodeo...cummon, ladies and gents, give me SOME credit...ROFL!). Had a GREAT time in Fort Worth. BEAUTIFUL weather! Went to a rodeo, the Texas state fair (they had fried BEER!!!! and fried BUTTER!!!), and heard 'darlin' alot... Met some friends, old and new, from the board. A good time was…

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