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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for April 2011

heartbroken
Dear Friends, I'm sorry for posting another sad news. I haven't been on this board for a while because we just went through really really difficult time. My dear husband passed away on March 26 at age 47. He fought the disease so hard and held on the hope all the time even in the last few days. I still cannot believe he…
rough weekend
If you don't mind listening, I'll tell you about my crappy weekend. It started off great. I coached my 11 year old's 2 soccer games Saturday morning. I knew we would be missing some players, so I had my 9 year old suit up too. It was really fun to coach both of my kids on the same team. My 9 year old is a total butt kicker…
Dumb question here
Ok can anyone tell me about this thing called OCMP it's a drink that is made up of minerals with some other nutrients that is so effective at alkalizing cells .i also would like to know if you take this would it mess up what the chemo is doing thanks to you all hugs Tina
I got my Triumph magazine...see me on my expression page!
It is a great article, and talks about all of you, as well!!! BIG hugs! Kathi
Question on Chemo with blood clots plus info on clots
Hi everyone, I haven't been on here for about a week. I got thrown into a project which has required me to be away from home for most of this week, and I am exhausted from it. Anyhow, I developed blood clots from Avastin, so I am on a 2 week break from Folfox chemo. My question is that I will resume chemo starting this…
News on KERRY...... Not Good :(
Hey All......... This is part of an email I received from Kerry's wife Susie. This breaks my heart. She wanted me to share it with all of you. Jennie Hi Jennie. Things have been going downhill over here. ****, the friend that was staying with us the past 3 weeks had to leave. By that time Kerry could not support himself on…
Phillieg??
I haven't seen any recent posts from you Phil. You have been on my mind and I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather. Amy
Good news here as well , I come from onc and after my first control Cea has dropped from 15 to 12
At least we know Chemo is working since my last 4 consecutive controls was rising 3 points every time! So after first control aftet chemo we stop it and droped it! CEA is been always very reliable, nearly mathematic for me . Well after some hard weeks,it seems several of us are bringing some good news to the board!. Hope…
Thank you
I just wanted to thank Idlehunters and Gracie2010 for "friending me". I am in hiding until monday. I go to the surgeon then to find out what he plans on doing. ct scan showed lesion on liver,"raising concern for metastic disease'. My onc did not explain the scan to me. So I wait. we all know what that is like. I thought…
wish me luck, playing ct scan roulette UPDATE
I AM CLEAR AS A BELL, THEY COULD NOT ANYTHING ON THE CT THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOU PRAYERS AND KIND THOUGHTS. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. pete posting from my mobile as i sip ioscan gicat scan concentrated solution. It tastes horrible. Got 2 more saches to go at 20min interval and in an hour i can really start my turn on ct…
GOT MORE GOOD NEWS ABOUT MY SCAN,,,,NOTHING NEW HERE AND CEA 1.9
AND I'LL TAKE IT EVERYTIME.SUSPECTS FAT DEPOSIT ON LIVER, CYST ON KIDNEY IS WHAT IT IS, A CYST NOT A TUMOR, MILD TO MODERATE EMPHYSEMA BUT LUNGS SOUNDED GREAT TO HER, ALL IN ALL A GREAT DAY FOR ME...THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ...........BUZZ
one per cent is worth it
peace to all. if all the alternative i do gives me a 1% increase in survival odds its worth it for me. out of 100, that just one life saved. I am selfish hopefully its mine. one of us here for the long haul not the short. exercise, turmeric, vitamin d, tcm. these options all have science that I have shared, be it not…
Hi all, a bit out of the loop...but have some questions
Haven't been on for awhile. Will need to do some catching up. We went to the Cancer treatment centers of America on the 17th of March and Jim started treatment with them on the 21st. Here at home he had been on 5-FU with avastin and irinotican. He received four treatments of that before his last scans the first of…
Chemo in the hospital?
Well I finally get to my 12th round (folfox 5fu) and my Onc dr called me last friday to ask If I would mind doing this treatment in the hospital! Explained ins. (blue cross) would now only pay 3k of the the $4500 drug expense. Either I would have to pay the difference or he could admit me to hosp for entire treatment and…
stent in liver
I currently have a cathetor (billiary drain)in my liver's billiary drain that is a real pain in my side, it may be time to use a stent instead. any info on the subject (pro/con) would be greatly appreciated
1st onc vistit on Wednesday...
1st onc visit on Wednesday and am looking for questions to ask the doctor. Hector
hot/cold flashes
Hi all, I've been having a weird sensation all over my body the last few days, has any one else experienced this? When I lie down and try and get some rest I feel like my body is burning up and have chills but no fever. Anyone else experienced this? Hector
Indigestion with Folfox 6 - is it common
I have received my 5th Folfox treatment with Avastin and I notice that after treatment, and lasting for about 7-8 days, I have a feeling of upper indigestion or food is sitting at the base of my throat. It kind of feels at times like something is stuck in there. I even get the sensation when drinking. I had a complete…
3nd week
Well its starts today the 1st day of his 3nd week . The last to 2 weeks was good but Jorge got up this morning running to the bathroom he poop him self and is upset about it and also told me that he hopes the next 3 weeks goes by fast . Hugs to you all Tina
Commercial Time
Hi there.. This morning I am going to film a commercial for the hospital that treats me for rectal cancer. It is one of those public service types of commercials to educate people on colorectal cancer and to support the hopsital. Wish me luck that I do a good job in informing the public. I figure if it gets one person to…
Friday Riddle Answer
This week's WINNERS are AnneCan and PGLGreg. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: Assassin is a popular game on college campuses. The game consists of several players trying to eliminate the others by means of squirting them with water pistols in order to be the last survivor. Once hit, the player is out of the…
Lots of "fun" coming up
Yay, me! I have a mammogram scheduled for Friday morning. I'd like to say I can't wait, but boy howdy does that hurt! And I get very nervous about them since I had an issue show up a couple of years ago. The biopsy was good, but I still get all nervous until they tell me it's good. And y'all know I saw my family doctor…
Sleep Tight Semi's.........
The sun will shine again tomorrow......... :) Love to you all.......buzz
vitamin D in the news again
Good health to all, Heard this on the radio this morning. More good publicity for vitamin D. search on diabetes babies vitamin D. Where their is smoke their is fire. they say. It was suggested on this forum that vitamin d is not backed up by evidence and science for us colorectal. I quoted 75% reduction in recurrance rate…
Recent Proctocolectomy
Greetings. I'm new here, but facing my second bout of colon cancer. 20 years ago I had adenocarcinoma of the rectum (cancerous polyp). I went through surgery to remove it, radiation and chemotherapy. Most recently I was diagnosed with a 5 cm long tumor extending from 2 cm above the anal verge to 12 cm - involing the…
Just don't understand
I have been distancing myself from this board for awhile, I cannot stand the attacks on each other, this board was meant to support one another. Damn it, this is a fight about Cancer, this is a place to share your experieinces, where you go for help, a hug or even a kick in the back side. I miss so many of you here, but…
Can't keep a good woman down for long!!!
When they are stressed, some people go shopping, others change their haircut, others still go to the spa.... Me, today being bored...I booked a cruise!!! Inaugural cruise for Celebrity's new ship....Hamburg, Germany to Rome, Italy....on my BIRTHDAY!!! YEA!!! And, even though it only stops in Barcelona, Spain before hitting…
How to find professionals on this site
Anyone know if there is a way to ask questions of oncologists, onc RNs or other professionals on the CSN site?
PET/CT tomorrow............***UPDATE: GOT RESULTS***
Finally here..... tomorrow is the big day.......... I have 2 teams of docs and neither could come to an agreement on my status since I developed radiation pneumnia. There were 4 spots and top right lung had the pneumonia as seen on scan that was done 2 times ago. The last scan showed pneumonia clearing up good...1 spot…
hey guys
hey guys anyone has any way to get to winter marie i just tried to pm her and she is no longer with us i know she has facebook but dont know what to look under .hugs all Tina

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