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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2011

Has anyone taken Astragalus 10+ (Chinese herbs) during chemo?
We went to a local Chinese medicine doctor and he prescribed Seven Forests Astragalus 10+ (http://www.acuatlanta.net/seven-forests-astragalus-10+-420-tablets-p-21860.html?mclick=brand&osCsid=c62b3f28c17bec65397056b04d277ed4 )to help with the side effects during chemo. He says it won't interfere with the chemo, but I'm a…
Severe Neuropathy + Dizziness = Stop Treatment?
Hello, I am new on this forum. My father has a stage IV colon cancer. He was first on Folfox + Avastin, and he developed neuropathy at the 10th treatment, then he started Xeloda. Things had been going from bad to worse. I am in despair. First it was his toes nad end of fingers, then it progressed. Now he has pain in his…
Pirates
Greetings me fellow CC survivors . . . Did ye know that today be 'International Talk Like a Pirate Day'? So, to all of ye pirates and wenches around the world who have come together in this battle - I raise me cup of grog to ye courage and strength!! The Wench Yoga Jo
Excerpts from Chapter XIII....
I had posted this to Winter's thread in response to her's. I second guessed myself after posting, thinking I had said too much on her thread. Before I could edit, that option had been removed. I thought since it was out there, I'd just go ahead and share it with the group. Comment if you would like too. I have been "knee…
I went camping! *Success*
Posted last week about my ambivalence toward going camping because of all of the fallout from the rad/chemo and ostomy reversal. Well, I went and everything went fine....wait, scratch that, everything went GREAT. Had packed a bag with all the "new necessarys" and avoided the red wine and s'mores (chocolate can be quite the…
Going through the motions?
My husband was diagnosed 8 months ago. We have always been close and had no trust issues but latley he accuses me of being unfaithful (even though I am always with him). I can't do anything right and am scared to death to talk to anyone for fear of setting him off. I feel like I am doing something wrong just by asking you…
Wish me luck
I have my CEA blood test Thursday. Hoping for good score. Mark
Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: The case had been closed for almost one hundred years. William Pritchett and his sister Olivia, had died of a strange ailment. Their arms and legs shook violently, they had severe abdominal cramps and fever. On her deathbed Olivia accused Holly, the maid, of poisoning her and her brother. Holly told a different…
I didn't go crazy
When diagnosed 0ne year and 7 months ago, I didn't go crazy and hit every diet or herb craze that was suggested. Guess I was in too much shock, you have 2 weeks at the outside if you do nothing my onc told me,4 to 6 months with chemotherapy, no possibility of surgery. Gave stuff away, cars, things that meant the world to…
Stage 4 Rectal cancer-Treatment
My husband has stage 4 rectal cancer and I am just trying to see what everyone else has had for treatment with this stage. He has had 4 cycles of FOLFOX and Avastin so far. The Avastin has caused his blood pressure to go way up and now he is feeling really bad. I don't know if we need to go see another doctor about that or…
zofran and what else for nausea
thank god it isn't cancer but my sister has hepC from a blood transfusion over 30 years ago she just started a difficult routine of meds, that have to be taken on a very tight schedule around the clock- and some of the pills have to come 30 mins after a snack of 20mg of fat. She is working with a hep specialist- who…
Details on the Drug Shortages
Check this link: Details of drug shortages Lists all of the current shortages of CRC drugs and the (reported) reasons.
Went in for my 8th treatment of Folfox
on Friday, 9/9 and to my surprise...my Onc decided to place me on maintenance chemo!! YAY! No more pump, no more full day infusions and no more Neulasta shots (for now). I will still go in every 3 weeks, 1 30 minute infusion of Avastin and I will do 8 of these total. My tumor marker is at 1.3....he told me normal is…
? about chemo
Hubby started chemo again last Monday after surgery in June. He has chemo 5 days, 2 wks off, then repeat for 4 rounds. When he had his first go at chemo (starting last Feb), he did really good, till the last treatment, then became really sick. This time, he seems to be having a reaction right away. Is this common? He is…
Not all k-ras mutations the same
My mom was diagnosed with K-ras mutant. Both avastin, oxy and cpt-11 stopped working. We went for second opinion and found my mom has k-ras 13 d and now supposly this certain mutant is sensitive to Erbitux.. Shes been on it now for 4 weeks and the side effects have been pretty good with it plus cpt 11.
Flower Power?......Crocuses vs Cancer
http://blog.pharmtech.com/2011/09/19/of-crocuses-and-cancer/ and click on link therein to Univ of Bradford press release (www.brad.ac.uk/mediacenter/press-releases/title-54781-en.php
Cancer Treatment Centers of America??????
We are looking for new treatment options, talking to CTCA, anyone out there have first hand knowledge????
new here
Goodmorning. I was diagnosed having stage 3A colon cancer about 2 months ago. What a shock, I never expected to hear that. I finished my first round of Oxaliplatin/Xeloda chemotherapy without too many side effects. Round 2 starts this Tues with an infusion of the Oxaliplatin. I'm not looking forward to Tues. And I must say…
CEA is up - 6.5
Well in the past year I have gone from 2, to 3, to 4.5 and now to 6.5! Guess I'll go take a juice bath......phew...... CT and Pet are being scheduled. Here I go, wish me some good Karma, and if you pray, PRAY! Stage 4, mets to the liver. 2 years NED since, last chemo. 3 years since DX, Nov 2008. I hear you Buzz, Lisa and…
vectibix and irinotecan (bad side effects)
Background: husband diagnosed July 2008 stage 4 colon cancer. Colon surgery done August 2008. He did Folfox 2008-2009 then Folfiri off & on in 2010 & 2011. He was off chemo this past June, July & August. Pet scan done in august shows subtantial tumor growth in his lymph nodes. He started vectibix and irinotecan on Sept…
Does anyone know about the Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment?
attached is the link: http://hipectreatment.com/index.php
7 years NED (stage IV mets to liver and left lung)
My onc and I had some interesting talks about diets, sugar, vit D, and other things but I won’t post it cuz this is a good news thread and I don't want it to turn into one of our "board fights". It was very flattering when he told me that he and some of his colleagues have learned a great deal from me. He also said he…
FYI- scientific study of effects of curcumin/turmeric on colorectal cancer
Hi, I know that in our alternative/supplements discussions, tumeric has been discussed as being beneficial. Here's the results of a study on it from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. It seems to have amazing results! This is copied from Life Extension Magazine online. Read below...…
an idea for all to try
Greetings fellow survivors! I believe I mentioned this in an earlier post but not sure if many saw it. In one of my researching forays I read about the benefits of rebounding. I actually found quite a few sites with information on it. I was rather sceptical about the whole thing so I asked my naturopathic doctor about it -…
Another question
My husband is a month or so away from finishing his first 12 treatments of chemo for stage four cc. The onc is thinking about just stopping treatments for awhile and seeing what happens. For those of you who have done this, what sort of checkups did you get during your off time? I have read several stories of people who…
I mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here just having some fun in México!. Hugs!
Friday Riddle
Remember, NO GOOGLING or SEARCHING the Internet allowed and good luck !!!! RIDDLE: The case had been closed for almost one hundred years. William Pritchett and his sister Olivia, had died of a strange ailment. Their arms and legs shook violently, they had severe abdominal cramps and fever. On her deathbed Olivia accused…
Started CIMETIDIME today. Really happy not following the heard. Naturopathy warning also!
I want to praise this forum, I get the best life saving information here. Thanks tanstafl and lisa42 about cimetidime, maybe others have discussed it as well. Thanks to blake the advice about printing info, or taking reference books and letting doctors decide. It worked well on this occaision. I visited my local doctor…
Colostomy bleeding
Husbands colostomy bleeds so much that it makes the pouch keep slipping. Wondered if anyone else has had this, what did your dr do to make it stop? He has had a colostomy since January. Has tried to adjust to it, but the bleeding drives him nuts. They have cauterized it, and stitched it over and over. The surgeon says they…
Any 411 for pre-surgery?
Well I'm going in for surgery in 4 days (9/19) and I'm wondering what advice the knowledgeable, battle weary members here might share with me. I'm kinda new here but have had cancer for a couple years. I've been lurking for a long time but had a recurrence a few months ago so I thought it was time to get more involved. I…

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