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Lesvanb, Geotina, Cynthia, ! You fine?
Hugs !
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Chicoturner how are you?
Have not seen you post in a while, hope you are just enjoying summer with your family.
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Chemo Break?
Hello everyone, hope that you are all doing well this hot summer day. It's been awhile since I posted, but read posts daily. The passing of AnneCan really hit me hard. She and I were dx'd about the same time and were both told we were inoperable. She was so determined to beat this damned beast. At my last onc appointment…
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hot chemo
Hey guys does anyone know anything about hot chemo .my bother inlaw asked me about it I told him I would ask you guys and back to him hugs all. Tina
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cancer spread
Hi, haven't posted on cc for a while, my husband had the bad news that the cancer had spread to his peritoneal from being dx with bowel cancer stage 3c in Aug 2010. We are both still trying to get our heads round it. The onc is giving him 3 types of chemo, 2 via iv, and then 8 tab of xeloda at home which after the first…
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Insurance not paying for Lung RFA anymore?????????
Has anyone heard anything about this. I have seen 2 different sets of doctors now to discuss RFA for lungs. Both said it is a recent determination that the benefit of RFA to lungs does not add much to survival time and therfor will not be covered by most insurance companies anymore. They will continue to cover liver RFA…
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Great CT results
Had my second scan today in the morning and my onc said the preliminary results looked great and she was "ecstatic" with my scan during our afternoon session. No spread to other organs, no ascites, shrinkage of my major colon tumor and no growth of my peritoneal caking. She thinks we are on the right track with my regimen…
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liquid vitamins and no colon
Are liquid vitamins more effective if you don't have a colon? I am going to the bathroom every 30 minutes since I got home from hospital. I can tell that the iron supplement and other vitamins are not staying in my body long enough. Any advice on taking liquid vitamins verses capsules? I am still very weak and my iron…
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CEA......
Im in 9th round of chemo and Cea droped again from 5.5 to 3.9 normal levels now! hope we see same results in next PET scan!. My CEA it's been th following in the past 5 controls: -15 -12 -9 -5.5 -3.9. Seriously thinking same philosophy as Phil after my 12 round!. Hugs!
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Good Advice
All I saw this post on another board here at CSN, I thought it was worth repeating here, as there are many out there that have problems with medical bills, its not ground breaking but it in my opinion is simply laid out and it makes alot of sense. So I hope it helps someone. "My name is Mary and I have just finished…
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Mum diagnosed with colorectal stage IV and given 3 months to live.
Hi all, im a newbie to this forum. I just need an outlet to vent my feelings out to someone but dont know who ): my mum was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer at the age of 46 around mid-august on 2010. i didnt know it was stage 4 at the start of diagnosis as she tells me it was stage 1. my aunt was the one who…
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update on tests
I am so glad I "fired" my gastro doctor of many years and went with this new doc.The new doc is one of the best in my area and despite being one of the best he listens to his patients...no more "I'm the doctor I know what's best". Obviously, I am very happy to report that I didn't even have a polyp in my colon and the…
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Update Dennis not doing well
Hello all.so sorry for not posting sooner.I am staying in our camper near the hospital where Dennis is and no internet. Dennis is out of IKCU and all the procedures in the last 2 weeks have failed. He also has got a nasty bacterial infection. £hey have talked to us about hospice. We have chosen to go home where he is more…
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2nd round of folfox and oxy
Ok guys this is not the same man Jorge just got his 2nd chemo today and he is still up at 10 pm. And man he has eaten a lot today and singing this man is just blowing me away on his 1st chemo 2 weeks ago he was so mean and rude and all he did was sleep. Maybe all this good today is because his mother is here I told her…
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Health Insurance
This is coming up a lot recently. I may be able to help some of you find insurance (depending on where you live.) I am a licensed broker. I am not advertising, just offering my services if anyone is interested. There are no fees, obligations, or pressures. If interested, please PM me, and I'll let you know if I can help,…
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CT scan tomorrow
Hey gang, Have a long day at Penn tomorrow. I'm scheduled for my second CT scan with contrast in the morning and then the usual doctor's visit and chemo hook up in the afternoon. This will be my first scan since they swiched out Avastin for Oxaliplatin. I will tuck in lunch with my mom and aunt in the middle. My onc thinks…
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I need HELP - anxiety has taken over my life.
Hi - my mom was recently (6/27/2011) diagnosed with colon cancer. She had a radical resection done on 6/29/2011 and has been recovering well from her surgery. She had 2 out of 15 lymph notives testing positive so we knew right away that she'd need chemo. TWO BIG SHOCKS in one week. Since then, we have had to deal with…
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hope for those who have been diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 with poor prognosis!!!!
Hi all, its been quite some time since i have logged in but felt the need to write this today as im sure this will give hope to some that have been given a poor prognosis. to cut a long story short, my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 on 21st december 2010. He was also told that he had mets in the liver…
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Mom's Home
My Mom had her liver re-section on the 12th of July. She was in ICU for about a week, then in regular room for a few days. She is home resting as best as she can. She is very, very tired. Her pain has been mild to moderate. She has a very hard time with pain meds as they cause her to hallucinate. Drs. say it takes about…
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Interesting article on Yahoo about colon cancer
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/the-cancer-you-can-beat-today
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anyone had this chemo side effect?
My aunt's fingernails split from side to side, what I mean is, they start splitting in the middle part (but on the side toward the center)it's horrible. It's almost like when you hit your fingernail and it bends backwards and cracks from left to right in the center of your finger, only hers split on each side and go toward…
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Strange reaction to port removal
The great news is that my port was removed last Tuesday. The procedure was easy, but I felt like I had a hangover, a little shaky on Wed, then worse on Thursday. Today I'm still shaky and my feet are more numb than usual. Maybe it's in my head, but has anyone experience a chemo like reaction after getting their port…
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can't sleep
It has been 17 days since I got home from the hospital having my colon removed. I can not sleep at night or during the day. The Dr sent me home with 1000mg of tylenol, 600 mg ibruprophen and 5 mg of oxycodone. I stopped the tylenol because of upset stomach. I only take the oxy at night because I am really not in alot of…
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Laryngitis
Has anyone gotten laryngitis as a chemo effect? I usually have a bit of hoarseness from the chemo that lasts a day or two...but this time it turned into full-blown laryngitis. I did have a lot going on during the week, doing too much talking. I had chemo on Wed and lost my voice on Friday afternoon :( I have had issues…
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Surgery has been cancelled...
Dear all, After all the discussion, my mum had made a very difficult decision for herself - one more surgery to remove the new mets in liver and lung. BUT got a call from the lung surgeon today and told us it's not possible to remove them. Instead of 4, there are 6 of them in the lung and they are just too small to be seen…
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i am a stool photographer, not stills but stools
i got a new smart phone the htc desire hd, well its got a great camera. they say a picture is worth a 1000 words, well i'll ask my colorectal surgeon if he agrees!!!! yes i have photographed every stool for the last few days, thats lots. going to start photographing meals/food as well. then i will have inputs and outputs…
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Bad news and needed prayer
i am new to this site and already it has become a very important part of my day. i have been through colorectal cancer. I have been telling my doc for months about the pain in my stomach and side. the tumor markers were indicating that there was some sort of a problem. the doc kept attributing the pain to adhesions. i…
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My Magnificent Craig
All It is with tears in my eyes and a trembling hand that I have to break the news to you all that my partner Craig passed away last Monday. The end was very swift and peaceful and just 3 hrs after we arrived at our local Hospice, originally for a blood transfusion. Craig was talking almost to the very end and we had no…
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tests on Monday
Well I have a colonscopy and at the same time they are going to put a camera down my throat to see if I have developed any weak veins from my chirrosis. The doctors are pretty sure that the 12 treatments of Folfox damaged my liver since they eliminated all other causes of chirrosis( I don't drink and the most common cause…
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend? newbies welcomed to post here!
Just going to the beach!