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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2011

RFA Time - # 4
It seems to be a yearly event for me, and I'm fine with it. The past 3 years I've had RFAs done to remove small tumors in my lung(s) that grow at a slow pace thanks to Erbitux (it seems). When I had my last (3rd) one done in August of 2010, there was a questionable spot that measured about 1.3cm that wasn't addressed at…
small bowel cancer (adenocarcinoma)
Hi My Husband has small bowel cancer (adenocarcinoma) the doctors told us it was rare and he had not seen this type he is treating him the same as he would someone who has colon cancer, he was diagnosed in November 2010 with Chrons, they did all sorts of test and they told us they did not see any signs of cancer. In April…
If I knew
If only I knew what I did with the dish tv remote three days ago I'd be a happy woman, I discovered it after missing for two days in my coat pocket, I asked myself "Why the heck do I have it in my coat pocket?", then I specifically placed it somewhere where I could find it, I've been looking for that "place" for four days…
look what we built
sorry guys...totally not cancer related but maybe a little boost for any stage 4 or others. Yup that's me on the roof building our little cabin in the woods. the main cabin is larger so this little building will do as a bunkie. we are off the grid so this building was a lot of work...totally done by hand...no power…
HEY!!! Back from Onc Visit...... NEWS!!!!!!
Onc walked into office to me and hubby's VERY long faces. I looked a mess after crying all day. He asked what the heck was up??? I told him about what rad onc had said. He said that was the problem with prelim reports..... the tech that wrote that report recanted and now says she believes the tumor is in fact mCRC.…
update on my mom
Went to see the surgeon today about the tumor on the outside of her colon. Surgery was not an option. The tumor is very aggressive. Now has spread to liver. They are going to continue to keep her on Erbitux. She can't tolerate chemo so she is only doing the erbitux. Sending her records to two other places for second…
Food, nutrition and the prevention of cancer at Livestrong at the YMCA
We just joined the Livestrong program at the YMCA. You not only learn the importance of excercise but the importance of diet as well. A dietitian spoke and gave recommendation on diet and physical activity. All the information is provided in the links below.…
Meeting With Surgeon
I am trying to determine whether or not this is a good sign. We met with oncologist on Tuesday and he said he would bring my husband's case before a Board of doctors to see if surgery was an option but wasn't optimistic it would be. He said he would see us in two months following four more rounds of chemo. Today we got a…
Stomaversary
Hi All, 1 year ago today I had surgery to remove my tumor and woke up with a perm colostomy. I have had no evidence of disease since and hope it stays that way. After surgery healed I did almost 4 months of oxi/5fu couldnt finish the entire regimen of oxi. I have had 2 CT scans in the last year and multiple blood draws CEA…
Biopsy Results In..... Need Your Help....PLEASE!
I don't know what to make of this news and need you all real REAL bad. I really need your honest opinions. Peliminary results (still a few more tests to be performed) show this tumor in left lung to be a "New Primary" ... Not same characters as mCRC. So now I have lung cancer too??? Right away I think..well...cut it out…
My Wonderful Husband
My husband has stage 4 colon cancer that spread to his liver and lungs. He has had his surgery about 3 years ago and has been on chemo ever since. The Onc wants to keep him on chemo, because she is afraid that the cancer will come back. He is currently cancer free. But something has been bothering me for awhile now, and…
Good News
I found out yesterday after only 4 treatments that the PET scan showed that my spots on my liver have shrunk 30 to 40%.
cancer small intestine
Hello, my husband was diagnosed in May of this year,with a rear form of cancer they are treating him for colon cancer since it is the closest to the rear type of cancer he has, the doctor told us with treatment he has 9 to 24 months he has one more treament of chemo, then I am not sure what happens, the unknow is scary.
Does our immune system (Maybe be one for Emily, LisaP, or John23)
..ever recover from treatments etc? Come December it will be two years since I last had treatment. Just wondering if anyone is the same, that if you get hit with a virus, you really get hit by it.
irinotecan +oxaliplatin
Dear all, My mum onc mentioned about using irinotecan and oxaliplatin at the same time. Have any one of you been on this regimen? I would like to explore more about it before we move to our next step. Many thanks! Dora
update on ****
Hi Friends, Lisa was so sweet to ask about **** in a pm. He is currently on Folfori + Avastin I think about # 56 treatment total. The last CAT showed things stable or shrinking in his lungs. He has a PET in October,sure would be great if most of those things didn't light up. So, right now we are trying to live our lives. I…
Ugh..
I had a chest x-ray today, because I've been having a chronic cough for quite awhile now. So, we'll see what that shows. Hopefully nothing! And in a few hours I will go have my CEA checked. Good times! Hoping I can tell y'all in a few days that both tests were unremarkable! *hugs* Gail
Colostomy bleeding
Drs are at last going to try and do something to help husbands constant bleeding. They will do a "colostomy revision" next week. Hopefully this will help. He is at least encouraged to think it can be improved.
Liver lessions
My husband just recently had a CT scan after 4 rounds of FOLFOX which said that 5 of the lessions were stable but the largest one had shrunk from 20 mm to 13 mm. We thought it was strange that 5 of the lessions did not change at all and only 1 showed a response. Has anyone else ever had a similar response? Just trying to…
Hi my friends I'm back from Mexico!
It's been a nice trip . Good weather every day, although too hot for me, lots of sun although I tried to be always under a palm tree, we have seen lots of whale sharks this year , I was afraid about loose some weight since I don't like Mexican food too much but I Won 2kilos! I supose it was because I was with no stressed…
48 hours
That's how long I was in the hospital. At 4:30 pm Monday they finished my 5 hour surgery for a Lower Anterior Rsection with a temp Illeostomy and exactly 48 hours later I was in a car going home. How crazy is that? Just goes to show that medical technology has come a long way. My surgeon said EVERYTHING went perfect, he…
5 Join us Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Weights, Paddling, Jogging, Hurling, Yoga 4 SURVIVAL BOOST
*** GET MEDICAL OK AND ONGOING SUPPORT BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM, I did *** *** DO YOUR STRETCHES BEFORE AND AFTER ALL WALKING, other exercises do relevant **** *** AT THE END OF THIS POST IS A SUMMARY OF OTHER POST THAT MAYBE OF INTEREST **** Join us Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Weights, Paddling, Jogging and…
10 Weeks After Liver Resection
Hello All - It's been awhile since I posted. It's been 10 weeks since my Mom's Liver Resection. She's had good days and very bad days. Had C-diff, had to go back into the hospital overnight because of C-Diff and she was dehydriated. She will hae her first MRI since the surgery on her liver to see how everything is coming…
Treatments.............
Monday..4 hrs.........Emend/Irinotecan/Leucovorin/5fu pump Tuesday 4 hrs.........Leucovorin/Avastin/5fu pump Getting 5fu pump off today at 2;15 This is some nasty chit...I have some serious thinking to do about all of this.....I will keep in touch.........buzz
Stenosis
Stenosis in rectum, Anyone have to have surgery to aleviate problems from this condition. Husband is going thru misery to get this problem solved, first they do labs, then scans, colonostopy, biopsy of stenosis next is MRI. All tests are negative so far for cancer. Still holding our breath, husband 3 years in remission.
healing
Hi all, I started back to work this week just part-time and did not realize how hard this was going to be. Not only physically but mentally. I think I have heard the saying "you look great" so much that I wonder if people are just speechless of what to say to a cancer patient/survivor. I am so exhausted after four hours of…
My Husband
My husband was diagnosed last Dec. had a colon resection and did ok he went thru 12weeks of aggressive chemo at 6mths he had a PET scan and found another tumor, was scheduled for surgery 2wks ago called a Whipple procedure, the Dr. was unable to remove the tumor, so they had to reattach his intesines to go straight to his…
Colon Resection Question
HI to all new here, my dad just had a Colon Resection 3 weeks ago. I have a question has anyone experienced the constant urge for a bowel movement all day long? Dad hates this feeling, he doesn`t go alot but just has the urge all day. Does this go away, or what can he do to make the symptom go away ....any suggestions…
I think it's good news
We saw onc. today after body scan on Friday. What we wanted to hear was, "Tumors have shrunk unbelievably. We are sending you onto surgeon. We need to restage you because initial Stage IV may have been incorrect". What we didn't want to hear was, "Tumors are not responding to chemo". What we heard is "Chemo is working…
yippee another quiver in the bow - they say omeage-3 fatty acids reduce premature death rsik by up t
but who really cares ? just harping on about that same crazy health stuff i have been on about since getting here. i do.... thats who. my colorectal surgeon advised this soon after surgery. i wonder if he was aware of all the benefits of good old fish oil. been drinking this vile life saving oil for years but upped the…

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