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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2011

Chemo #3 down and I can Pee WOOHOO!
Hi Guys, Just got home from mop up chemo treatment #3 feeling tingly and sluggish but theres good news. I have had urinary retention since my surgery 4 months now. When I got home I actually pee'd without a catheter for the 1rst time in 4 months. I have been so happy I had to share it. I was so afraid my bladder had too…
What do we expect from Colorectal cancer spread to liver?
My father who is 62 was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer which has spread to his liver. He is to start Chemo on friday afternoon. He had a bonescan last thursday and will find out the result of it tomorrow. As a family we are devastated but pulling together to fight with everything we have. My question is what…
diviticultis
I am in hospital with iv/meds/ice only. Had colonscopy 10/10 which show no evidence of further cancer but plenty of divituculi. Had bad left side pain, story short, got worse,hosptialized. Know from before it can become inflamed and need to be removed, so we are trying avoid that, since half my colon is gone from cancer.…
48 hr fasting before having chemo!????
MY dad is starting chemo this week. I have read somewhere that it is more effective and even tolerable if you fast 48 hrs prior to the treatment. has anybody fasted b4 their treatment. if you have, has it benefitted in any way? PS: How are you doing pepe? Praying for all of you! never loose hope and faith! Gabrielle
Pepe - How you feeling?
Dear Pepe, I know you have been battling the flu. Hope that by now you are feeling much better. Please let us know how you are doing. Hugs, Marie who loves kitties
CEA up
Well Jorges CEA count is up to 2.7 from 2.6 I know its more likely nothing so I'm going to try my best not to worry about it .
surgery this wednesday
Well folks the day is approching quickly now. After 5 weeks of chemo and rad, and 5 weeks of "cool down" I am set to go into surgery to remove my shrunken uninvited guest. So far the plan is laparoscopic surgery, but as with all else," that depends". no pun intended, I can't wait to put this situation behind me. I'd be…
chemo xeloda
Hi, my husband is in his 5th cycle after surgery to remove stage 3b tumor from colon,so far so good, but chemo is getting him down constantly going for to toilet for loose stools, sometime 10 times a day! anyone having same proplems he is 53.
Cancer is not a disease it's a survival mechanism
I've just started reading this book and it's basically implying that chemo is killing thousands of people more so then the cancer itself. Anyone else read this book? I will continue reading on but already signals are coming in strong...maybe a compromised immune system is not such a good idea.
stage 4 colon cancer
I'm new to this site so please bear with me. I guess I'm new at cancer too. My sister age 48 has stage 4 colon cancer that has moved to her liver spine ,ribs and hip. She thought it was her galbladder this fall. It is all happpening too fast. She has had part of her colon removed and went through that with flying colors.…
PET/CT scheduled the 11th...it's a biggy!!!! Nervous.....
Hey guys! Well, I just finished a PM to Lisa42 and boy did I unload on her. She must think I'm a real pistol! Lisa.... thank you for being my friend. Really girlfriend. I sure needed that. I think sometimes we all just let stuff build up and "pretend" its ok when really we are feeling its not... thats the place I was in.…
Buckwirth -- How ya doin'?
The last you posted about yourself you were on your way to ER due to pain. Saw you post on another thread today. Just wondering how you are doing. Marie who loves kitties
3 Weeks after Colon Resection
My mom had her colon resection surg. 3 weeks ago. Today, she ended-up in the emergecy room with terrible pains in her lower right side. After a CT Scan, nothing showed (thank god). They said it could be her liver acting-up. She will call her Colon Dr. in the morning. Has anyone had any similar syptoms after there Colon…
Advice Please!! UPDATE!
Hi Guys, I was just wondering if any of you had any advice. my husband Jimmy has a tumor outside of the colon as it reseeded after his transverse colon resection 5 yrs ago and he has a lesion on his liver. He has been on Folfox since July with Avastin since October. His last treatment of both was 12/16/10 and he will go…
Pepe
How are you doing?
low platelets after chemo ends??
I finished my 14th chemo treatment mid Oct. and when I went for a routine blood test Dec 30th my platelet count was only 92,000. This was lower than all the time I was on chemo. Has anyone had this type of situatuion--is it something I need to talk to the oncologists about??
UPDATE*Off subject...if you can spare a prayer for my mom....*UPDATE
...she was hospitalized yesterday evening for pneumonia ('the old man's friend'), dehydration, a UTI, and a general confusion behavior(more than likely from the other stuff). Naturally, I am over 5500 miles away, so all of my conversations start with 'so, what time is it there?'. And yesterday was the day that I got the…
What supplements are suggested?
Also, any advice on a diet my husband should follow? i know red meat, sugar, is bad.. Any advice please? I think i have posted 3 questions tonight! Been just asking away........
What is juicing?? Still new & learning
What is juicing, how often & how to do it?
Advice on radiation treatments- matt just had liver resection
Matt had liver resection surgery in Dec to remove several lesions. He did great! We went back to see our oncologists this past week & he is talking with our colon & liver drs about what is next. We go back next week to discuss & get bloodwork results. I feel like everything is going so fast. DX in May 2010, did…
darn rising CEA
Hi, My CEA, which has always been very reliable for me, has been playing the up and down game lately. I know some up and down is normal, but when it's already so elevated, it definitely makes me worried when it goes up. Mine gets checked every 3 weeks, with the start of each 3 wk cycle. Three times ago (after stopping…
Been a while
Hi everyone Just felt like I should check in - it's been a while! For those of you that don't know, my husband was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in December 2008 at 34 years old (I was 27 at the time). We decided to, despite everything, try and get pregnant before he started chemo and were successful right away!…
RFA, Microwave ablation, or Aggressive Chemo?
I could really use some advice. I was dx'd in Oct 2007 with Stage IV cc with mets to my ovaries. I had a hysterectomy, but no resection then because the colon cancer was a surprise. One month later I had a resection for an adenocarcinoma to my small bowel. I then did 6 months of Folfox w/Avastin and remained NED for…
Chemo Side Effects . . . . .
In November 2010 my 71 yr old mom was diag. w/stage 4 colon cancer, 2 spots on liver. She had colon resection on Dec. 17th and is recovering well. She will start chemo on the 17th of Jan. 18th. I've gone to all her drs appts, the last being her consent to start chemo. I am scared for all the side effects and/or effects…
Had a good cry today
And asked God to take me instead of my son. Things are not looking good for him. Today was the first time that I had a good conference with 3 of his doctors. Primary, infectious disease, and pulmonologist. The surgeon was not avaialbe but, I was told that she did not want to attempt surgery as she did not think that he…
From Stage IV Terminal to We believe we got all your cancer
So I think I must be dreaming. Just got home from Stanford, seeing my surgeons. Colon cancer removed, had a couple of polyps that popped up in the removed area since the colonoscopy from a couple of months ago, so the Dr. is thinking predisposed, so colonoscopy year from now. Ureter Cancer removed. Liver tumors two removed…
Just diagnosed and going to M D Anderson Sunday
My 44-yr-old son has recently been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer and is going to M D Anderson this Sunday. He has appointments on Mon, Tues, and Wed. He has not had any treatment so far. Can anyone give us some idea of what to expect there? His cancer is in his colon and his liver, and PET scan did now show it to be…
treatment side effects- need some input-help!
I am on my third change in treatment and I again am struggling with eating. My bones just ache everywhere and my pain is getting very taxing. I worry is it the chemo or the cancer? I am told it is mainly the treatment but not sure what to think. Help- can anybody share their experience how they dealt with the pain &…
lymnods around main artery
Well I know that Jorge and I have been having good news with his cancer . Today we had to go and see the chemo doctor he said things look good and blood is good .good right Jorge went on to tell him that we got a call to see the colon surgent on the 18th of January and told the chemo doctor I guess she wants to plan the…
elevated CEA while on chemo
Just wondering if any of you experience an elevated CEA while undergoing chemo. My husband's number has fluxuated from 9 (Aug) to 3.9 (Sept.) to 7.8(Dec.) to 7.2 (Jan.) It actually decreased when he took a month off of Chemo which may mean our alternatives are working. And Nov. was a rough month with LOW WBC,…

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