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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for December 2010

Pam in hospital
Man this sux. She had her 3rd TACE treatment of the year in Oct, just trying to keep the liver mets from growing. In November, she had all the scans and the onc was pleased the growth had stopped (or at least really slowed). He was concerned about the bile ducts but wanted to give her a break for the holidays. She was so…
New Board Member
Hello all. new member today. 41 with 1st folfox chemo done today. diagnosed in october. wasnt staged due to a perforation and infection. doctors have good outlook but wont really say how good. cea is 0.05 with apparently no lymphnode involvement so hopeful. tumor is 7cm x 4.8cm in rectosigmoid so hopefully it stays…
What is the best flavour of Ensure?
Hi evveryone, I want to supplement my food intake as I do not have much appetite right now. I may try Ensure, I haven't tried it for along time but remember it as not tasting that great - does anyone have a flavour suggestion?
This is for the guys
I forgot to tell you men out there about my adventure with a punch drunk bladder. I have had this happen to me 2 times after surgeries. When I woke up they had a cath in me. The next day they took it out. No big deal. Then I could not pee. After almost a day I still could not pee. I sat up in bed and it hurt like hell. I…
Ascites Getting Me Down.......Need some encouragment
Hello Everyone, These ascites are not backing down. I will be going for my 6th or 7th (can't remember) drain tomorrow. I have only had one round of Xelox so far. It is my understanding that they think the tumor on my ovary is responsible. I'm just very tired of trekking to the hospital and seeing some of the nurses look at…
Lately some frequent posting members are missing ! Among others:
Impctzone . Lilmiss82. WinneyPooh. jams67. And many others l don't remember, all of them in apparent good shape or recently operated. Any news from them?
CEA NUMBERS
Just wondering for those of you in treatment how often does your Onc test your blood for CEA? Mine has not tested it since late September saying that he fully expects that the cancer is gone at this point. After removing the tumors from the colon in March and the liver in August along with the petscan back in April showing…
Yay they took off the pump today. #1 down and 11 to go.
I'm soo glad this is only a two day pump. That 5 week infusion really kicked dirt. I'm on my third day of #1. I was thinking my symptom's would be worse, but so far are tolerable. Some fatigue and nausea. The cold sensitivity is a little strange, but not nearly as bad as some of you get it. Some foods make my mouth and…
Guatemala and beyond
Well. Rapidarc in Guatemala was semi-successful. They treated the main tumor and found a new one in a real bad place and treated it as best they could. By all accounts so far, the treatment was successful. There is one tumor that I wanted treated that didn't get treated because of the urgency of the new one. I still have…
Looks Like I'll be back in Hospital today :o(
yep... it's true. My doctor should be calling me soon telling me to go in. The problem is that I cant seen to clear the stool from my colon. I did have surgery a few weeks ago to clear or a blockage and a ton of scar tissue so I thought everything would be okay. NOT!! I have no idea on how that go about getting things…
Message from Lovekitties to all of you!
Hi, You recently posted that there was a hacker on the board. Well I got on today and tried to respond to a post and a message from CSN came up that I am not allowed to post as my IP address have been flagged as sending spam. I have contacted the admin folks to try to get this taken care of. In the mean time please warn…
sexual life after rectal cancer
I need your advice/recommendations/referrals, anything that could help me with the following: I had rectal cancer and went through radiation, chemo, surgery to remove my rectum and J-pouch done, temporary ileostomy, reversal, and consequently all-the-time bowel movements problems. As a consequence of the radiation i went…
Liver Mets.
We received the scan results last week and it turns out there is actually 15-20 mets in the liver. According to Dr. Bartlett, they have shrunk very little but they know the chemo has had a marginal effect due to a slight decline in CEA. Anyway, the plan is to have the Isolated Hepatatic Perfusion (IHP) followed by…
Things I hate about my treatment (and things I am thankful for)
On Friday I go in for my fourth PET/CT. With a little luck there will be no hot spots. I hate that it hurts like hell every time I take a crap I am thankful that my wife takes good care of me I hate that my feet and fingers have gone numb I am thankful that my cancer has not spread past a distant lymph node I hate my port,…
be careful faraji is a hacker!
hugs!
Heparin Allergy- Seeking alternative anticoagulant for port?
Hi Everyone. My dad, Dave, just had his powerport installation a few hours ago. Unfortunately, his heart rate went up during the surgery. The doctor thought it was just anxiety at first, but his heartrate is not going down. They think he might have an allergy to Heparin, the anti-coagulant that they used (and will continue…
Lori !
I have not seen you posting today, everything fine there?.Are you on chemo today?. Hugs my dearest friend!
Buddy List - Action ROLL CALL
from KHL8's (Kathy's suggestion) Who will be your buddy? Nana B - Lisa 42 - unless Lisa wants someone else :(
Going under the knife
Ok, so tomorrow at 6am I need to report to the hospital for Hernia repair surgery, I am scheduled as the first one, at 7:15. House is clean, laundry caught up, groceries bought, home decorated. cleared off my desk at the office, gave insrtuctions to all who need to cover me. I think I am ready for my wonderful all…
Low in Vitamin D
As you are aware I had some chest xrays and blood tests done a few weeks back due to the cough that I have had for about 5 months, and nothing bad was found. During these blood tests they did find that I was high on B-12, which the doctor said was fine. I recently went back and found out that my vitamin D was very low,…
Food Blog
I wanted to share my food blog with you folks.This has become my therapy. I have stage 4 rectal cancer and I am keeping busy working on my blog. Thanks. I am a lurker on this site. Ann http://www.applesandtwinkies.com/
Is anyone doing any type of "alternative treatments"?
Hi Everyone... Just curious about alternative treatments... I've read alot about certain kinds of herbs such as Tumeric, Paw Paw, and other supplements that appear to have worked for alot of people..or is this just wishful thinking? I'm looking at the cancer cells that the chemo will miss..and some research from Purdue…
Just some reading... Stage Two Colorectal Cancer Turned Terminal After Chemotherapy
Stage Two Colorectal Cancer Turned Terminal After Chemotherapy http://ezinearticles.com/?Stage-Two-Colorectal-Cancer-Turned-Terminal-After-Chemotherapy&id=556021 Stage Two Colorectal Cancer Turned Terminal After Chemotherapy By Chris Teo, Ph.D. Article Word Count: 1005 [View Summary] Comments (0) Henry (T 546, not real…
meeting with Dr today
Well things have went from bad to worse for chris.. About three weeks or so ago chris started having no appetite and feeling tired all the time. So his Dr sent him in for blood work ( CEA , CMP) last thurs. Since then he now has alot of pain in his lower abdoman and deep in his right side. And when he does try to eat has…
To break or not to break
I called my onc's nurse today to talk about a few things. One of the things I asked was about when my next chemo would be - it wasn't scheduled as it ususally is. I had chemo Dec 2, so should be scheduled for the 16th. The nurse checked with the doctor, who said she thought maybe I would like a break for Christmas. I am…
Buzzard
I think about you everyday and hope that you are able to come to this board soon. Remember, we are here for you and care about you. Hope all is well, my friend! Raquel
Things taste again!
What an strange thing! Since I was 5 rounds in folfiri, and then i've continued with 4 straight weeks of 5 FU ( next week will be the last one thanks God!), I lost my taste, but today suddenly things taste again and I'm still in chemo and radio! .Hope it continues the same!. Hugs!.
Seasonal Thoughts and Wishes
Dear Friends, At this time of the year when the holidays and year end approach, we often look back to earlier days. I hope that regardless of where you or your loved one is on this journey we share, that you will find good memories to warm your heart. As we recall the ones who are no longer here with us, let us remember…
Home....
Dang..... heck of a week! Had it out with my Onc because telling me take 20 Imodium a day and call me in the morning did NOTHING but piss me off. Had to remind him who is boss. All cool now. He even apologized. I went in for stool testing...urine testing..blood testing... and before they could get all results in I was in…
update on odd reaction
Thanks everyone for their ideas. Its been an interesting few days. After not getting any answers from my onc. on Fri my husband took me to the ER. When I checked in my blood pressure was very high 206/168. That sent everyone into a panic. My swelling didnt matter as long as I was getting air. all kinds of cardiac tests,…

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