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FYI: the site physorg.com lately has had some informative and interesting articles on current cancer
New path for colon cancer drug discovery (11/19) all start www.physorg.com/print (then add for article) 209391476.html Turning the cancer genes off (add) 209209728.html Researchers find a new target for stopping tumors developing their own blood supply (add) 209365013.html Cancer scientists believe nanoparticles could…
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Will my butt remember what to do???
I got a reconnection date. Friday Dec 3rd my super doc will reconnect my **** and I can get this damn bag off my belly. This morning, with my head now clear for contemplation, it came to me that as we age we forget how to do things if we don’t do them every day. By the time I get reconnected, it will be 100 days that I did…
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Aggressive Care for Dying Cancer Patients Futile, Study Finds
Aggressive Care for Dying Cancer Patients Futile, Study Finds "Many Medicare cancer patients with poor prognoses are receiving overly aggressive and expensive inpatient procedures in the last month of life, including chemotherapy, intensive care, intubation, and feeding tubes, despite not much evidence that at that point,…
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plh4gail Gail
Glad to hear that you are home and healing from the reversal. Mine was just a year ago. Yup running to the bathroom for hours is typical. Hope it gets better for you. Glad that everything went well. I spent more time in the hospital with the reversal than the initial surgery to remove the tumor. Couldn't go to the bathroom…
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RFA or SURGERY.
Today had an informal meeting with my docs - surgeon , onc, radio oncologist- . Different theories for my small liver met, some of them suggest surgery ,surgeon and radio oncologist, and the oncologist says RFA would be more appropriate as is less aggressive and as I got affected some distant lymph nodes he can't guarantee…
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dear santa,
Mr Claus, i know you cant cure my mom; youre magical but lets face it, not that magical. but theres something else you can help me with. make this christmas count. let her wake up and not have tingly feet. give her an appetite so she can just enjoy dinner with us. help her to appreciate her chemo-brain, and not get angry.…
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allergic reaction to chemo
mom had an allergic reaction at chemo today. she has Avastin & 5-FU. my heart hurts... i have nothing else to say.
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Peddodu Welcome !
Welcome to you Peddodu. I just wanted to make sure everyone saw a new poster. This was posted on an older thread so I am pasting it here: My father is diagnosed with Stage4 colorectal, liver infected Hi, I am in a shock and complete down for the last week because my father was diagnosed with Stage4 colorectal and his liver…
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Stopping in to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season...
My husband was dx'd with stage 4 rectal cancer, May 2009...died October 1, 2010. I am thankful for the help we received from this site, and wanted to let you all know I am thinking of you all during this Thanksgiving Season. Cancer is a devastating diease, but there are many stage 4 survivors---Don't ever give up! Take…
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Hey Phil.....
Hey you! I came across your Christmas song from last year..... awe, I so love that!!! You should do another this year or send that one out to all the newbies.... You and that guitar make sweet music together!!!! Luv ya my friend Jennie
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If you need gloves for the winter
Hi!! I just thought I would throw this out there. Since I'm dealing with the cold sensitivity from chemo I thought someone else might be able to use this info. Target has women's glove (sorry guys I wasn't over in that section ... shoulda looked for you too). Anyway, they are only $1.50 for 2 pair. Lots of colors and…
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node in presacral space
Hi I have recently been rediagnosed with recurrent colon cancer stage IV, i had to have an complete abdominal hysterectomy in May, the tumors were wrapping around my ureters. I had my colon removed from the original diagnosis in 2006 and 6 mos of 5FU treatment. I am now doing 5FU and Avastin treatment but had to stop the…
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node in presacral space
Hi I have recently been rediagnosed with recurrent colon cancer stage IV, i had to have an complete abdominal hysterectomy in May, the tumors were wrapping around my ureters. I had my colon removed from the original diagnosis in 2006 and 6 mos of 5FU treatment. I am now doing 5FU and Avastin treatment but had to stop the…
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DIET QUESTIONS
Just wondering what people have read or heard about what foods are good for helping us beat back this cancer. I want to do all I can to help myself defeat my cancer. I plan on doing this 18 supplemental flush when I finish my chemo in January as the oncologist thought it best to wait till then. A friend of mine has stage 4…
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Saw Onc and here is the plan
Just to remind you: I currently have two tumors in liver and on right ovary and ascites. I am having them drained weekly. The fluid tested negative for cancer which is good. Duke wants me to have some chemo and get the fluid under control before they do anything. So, on Monday I will start Xelox plus Avastin. We are hoping…
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Hi everybody , it is Friday any interesting plans for the weekend ?.
Not me, my wife leaves tomorrow to......Vietnam! don't ask me what to do!, LOL. So poor of me , just stay here alone! ( depressing!). Hugs.
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What are people doing to beat stage 4 colon cancer
Hello my name is Bobby Flaherty and at the young age of 38 I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. To say I was shocked is the understatement of the year. After years of misdiagnosed symptoms by my doctor I switched to another doctor who quickly sent me to a GI and they found a golf ball sized tumor in my colon. Two…
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Thanksgiving
Came across this poem and wanted to post: More Than A Day As Thanksgiving Day rolls around, It brings up some facts, quite profound. We may think that we're poor, Feel like bums, insecure, But in truth, our riches astound. We have friends and family we love; We have guidance from heaven above. We have so much more Than…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO Googling or searching the Internet allowed and good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My age is half of a perfect square. My age is 2 times a perfect square. My age is one-eighth of a perfect square. Reverse the digits of my age to get a perfect square. How old am I?
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Thought of the Day
“When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.” ~ Helen Keller
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Done with radiation!
Finished up my 6 weeks today. Now I get a break through the holidays, scan in January then 5fu/avastin again. Last scan in September showed only one small uptake, and the cea has dropped to 1.5. I bought a used Mercedes Cabriolet to enjoy the southern California weather, and I am still fat, with a full head of hair (my…
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Adding a chest CT tomorrow
My PET is tomorrow. First a meeting with the NP, with the onc joining us at the end. We're going over chemo options due to my allergic reaction last Thursday. Then I'm having a chest CT before the PET. I've had ridiculous chest pain and pressure the last two days - different and worse than from Neulasta before. Last night…
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Krista's Place
Krista, I have been wondering how you are doing.
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Test results are in - not good
Last week George has his CT and PET scan. Saw the onc today and the news is not good. There is progression both in the lungs and liver. George did Folfox last year with very good results, went on to 5FU and Avastin for the last 40 plus weeks but I guess it just stopped working. No progression to bone, brain or anything…
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My onc visit today
So, first we discussed my Oxy infusion reaction again ... he called in my infusion nurse (like I wouldn't tell him the truth or something? .. where did he get that from Dr. House?) and the 3 of us discussed what the reaction symptoms were and how they were resolved. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. (or like the Peanuts…
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coping with the holidays-TIPS Accepted
I thought we would chat about recopes to preparations to my fav topoc- Relative avoidance!
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celebrating two years NED
Today I am celebrating my second anniversary of NED. I was diagnosed Nov 3, 2008 at age 49 with Stage II TN3, had surgery on the 16th and Ileo Ostomy takedown in June 2009. Did 2 rounds of Folfox, could not tolerate the oxaliplatin, did 6 rounds of Folfiri, and elected not to do any radiation. My hair is back if full glory…
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Let's see if this works
Brandy Bryant-Hernandez voting for money to go to colorectal research! Ok everyone it's ready and go vote for this cause everyday!! Thanks for all you help!!! "Share Because You Care Contest Brandy submitted a photo to the "Share Because You Care Contest" for a chance to win BIG for a cause. I believe in this cause because…
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Eltina
How are you doing?
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Back from Dermatologist.... bad..and good
Well....the spot was cancer. HOWEVER.... it was basal cell and all on the surface. So doc cut it out and burned it. He said it will not even leave a scar. Good thing cause it's about the size of a dime..and ugly!!! Doc siad good thing I did not wait til February to see other doc because by then it would have spread more.…