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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2011

the most intelligent organ ???????
this is another serious post, sorry in advance!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it is the RECTUM. its because our rectum can tell the difference between gas, liquid , solid better than the large intestine. i miss most on my rectum. its a marvellous organ. Any other contenders ??? hugs, pete
I feel real moodiness ,fidgety , in very bad manners today , yesterday was my disconnection and havi
Shouting every body, can't stay calm ,moving from one room to other! . Did it happen to you some times?. Need a bit of help!
Was on a high until yesterday.
Went in for my 6th treatment. Talked to Onc after labs and he delivered news to me that I guess I just never heard him say. Maybe he said it from the beginning and I just wasn't listening. My tumor marker is down to 1.6 and all 30 of the lesions in my liver are shrinking considerably. However, he told me that I would never…
Hilum...defined.......
In my evening of searching about any and all things concerning hilum, what I have surmised is that it is a particular section of a lymph node. So what I am possibly looking at is a cancerous node ? Is this close or way off base...I am simply getting a full grasp of who what when where how and why before the trip to Vandy…
Need some info...
I need to find notable hospitals that are noted for their expertise in different areas of protocol... First RFA, Nanoknife, Cyberknife, .maybe a rough draft of what each entails....my reasoning is that if it comes to this that instead of complete removal of the left lung I am heading to where ever I have to to have…
reports
jest of my story -- retrieve your own pathology report dont wait for a doctor to call and after 24 hours of no call from them-- assume its negative
Here i go again
well today it started again Jorge and Jorgie are fighting again i'm getting worried about the stress that my son is giving his dad . will make this cancer grow omg i'm hating my life right now i try so hard to keep everyone happy but i can't anymore i just want everything to stop . sorry guys
dealing with new chemo regimen
I am a two year stage iv colon cancer patient with mets to liver. I just changed docs/hospitals and regimen. These docs are more aggressive and feel they can do procedures on my liver which is great. My problem is the chemo. My oncologist for now says two months of it. I go one week and get campostar and get hooked up with…
My 63 yr old Dad with sigmoid colon cancer has just started Oxyplatin and 5FU
Discussion boards and chat rooms are all abit new to me. I replied to someone elses post before realising I could just submit a discussion. Dad is an otherwise well fit 63 year old who has been diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer. He appears to have some lung and liver mets with no known nodal disease. He has just started…
Time for an Update...
George is doing so much better than in May when he was in the hospital. Since then we have had PET and CT scans. The chemo CPT-11 and Avastin continues to do its job. On the CT scan there was a hazy area by the spleen but on the PET it showed nothing and nothing lit up. His original tumor was right by the spleen and when…
Round 2 of round 2
My wife is starting irinotecan, avastin, and Xeloda. Hoping for mild to no side effects. CEA over 400, so hope this regime gets things under control. Best
Talk to me......
I just got "the" call..from the Oncologists..seems as if the area around the hileum (*sp) lite up and also a small place on the right side of the liver..They are not so much worried about the liver as they are the spot on the hileum. The hileum is around the breathing tube and has a lot of nodes in that area. She wants to…
Platelet info!!!
My husband has not had a treatment now for a month every time we go get his blood checked his platelets are too low (7-15 83, 7-22 89, 7-29 76). Why would they start declining if no treatment has occured??? totally confused. I have heard that after 12 tx's they usually give a break, but the oncologist seemed to think they…
Hi mates, it's FRIDAY ! any interesting plan for the weekend?
Beach of course!
3rd day after Irinotecan/Camptosar/CPT-11 plus Avastin
Dear all, Today is the third day of her new chemo regimen (Irinotecan+avastin), she is handling it well. She can still eat although she looks very tired. She has signs of diarrhea but I let her take imodium immediately and it seems under control at the moment. I've heard that from the 4th day, it will be the beginning of…
I got C-Diff. Tummy really Hurtin.. Advice please???
Hey All, Been having mid stomach pains (not cramps) for a week with diarrhea. I knew something was different cause it just wasn't the same kind of diarrhea that I get with chemo. I seen my Onc Tuesday...he said if it didn't stop with the 2 anti-biotics he put me on to call him today and let him know. I turned in poop…
Brenda happy birthday
hey i haven't posted in a while but i am saddened to read about so many who have died in the last few months. My neice Rachel now has her own bedroom here. She loves it. She has a terrible relationship with her fahter. She will be 16 soon and says she is not going home. She does not want to answer his calls, but I always…
fart your troubles away!!!!!!!!! fartfartbubble hey
now this is deep and and meaningful post. anyone want another laugh read on. 3 months after reconnection, i have noticed that using 2 immodiums most days keeps my stools together and stops the horrendous 50 poo a day symdrome. this is the only medication i take but its worth its wait in gold. within 20 minutes of taking…
Anyone with Stage 2 (a-c) taking or considering Xeloda as a treament?
My mother has been diagnosed with Stage 2c Colon cancer. The doctor has given her the option to take Xeloda pending the outcome of her PET scan in late August. Has anyone else been given the "option" to take chemo or not? While I cannot make the decision for her I would like to assist her with the best info available.
Mum given up.
Unfortunately, my mum has given up on chemo treatments. She even refused to my idea of going for a second option treatment ): This just breaks my heart. But I guess I have to respect her decision ): Now, I think I'll just go with traditional medicines to help her ): THANKS A LOT to those who replied and cared for me when I…
I accidentally de-accessed my port, grrr
I was bending over putting on a shirt a bit ago and had my pump on the bed. I didn't allow enough slack in my port line and unhooked myself. I was half tempted to use my supplies and glove up and clean the port and my chest area and plug myself in, but thought better of it and called Home Infusion. They are sending someone…
What do you do about your job
My husband has not been working since his diagnosis at the beginning of May. He gets chemo every other week and would not be able to work that week but the next week he feels good enough to work. The problem is that his job involves working with live turkeys and they carry disease. With his immunity down from the chemo,…
Need to vent.......
Hi all, Been a while since I posted anything, been pretty much just lurking around. I started up my folfiri/Avastin and had just completed my sixth treatment. Ugh, I find this regiment to be both hard physically and mentally and I commend all of you folks who have been battling the beast all this time. I try to use **** as…
anyone else using alpha lipoic acid to help peripheral neuropathy ?
my neuropathy seems to be improving slowly, especially the fingers for which i am very grateful. had to spend another $50 on a new bottle of ala and just researched again why i am going to the trouble. the link below mentions a trial, the results will be interesting. either way i have already placed a bet on ala helping.…
Belated Birthday
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CRAIG I have been away for a little vacation, with my boyfriend and some friends. We went to Kelowna,Pentiction , Osoyoos all in the beautiful province of British Columbia, the area is famous for the vineyards. My job was tasting the different wines, a very hard job I can assure you. The reason is…
First day of chemo
I just had my first day of chemo the only side effect which was almost immediate was the neuropathy. Is there any medication they can give to make that better?
WTF?
Hello everybody, I went to see my Onc yesterday for a “routine visit” only to get a big shock from what she told me. As many of you know I had my last CT scan last May 17th and a few days later I got a call from my doctor telling me that everything is fine and she’ll see me on my next visit. Well, I don’t know if she…
jonnybegood , how are you?
Miiss you!
New picture
this picture is of Jorge my true love
a year on
Next month it will be a year since I finished my chemo for stage 3 colon cancer. I am having 3 month check-ups at the moment and all have been good so far. I just take it a day at a time. When I was first diagnosed you guys were there for me. I was so scared and frightened. I am 44 and have 2 young daughters. I felt so…

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