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Did you ever feel this sensation while on FOLFOX ?
I got an extreme weakness on my legs together with a sensation of cold despite I wear two coats on my legs.Any of you has experimented this kind of sensation due to folfox? I was on folfox 3 years ago but never had this feeling ,( well it was summer then). Thank you in advance my friends.
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New normal... Am I alone on this?
So Ive had this illeostomy (recurrent rectal cancer stage II) for 4 1/2 months now and I'm in no hurry to get it reversed. I adapted to it allmost immediatly and really have no issues with it. I can eat whatever I want whenever I want with no ill effects and without any medicinal needs (Imodium),I can travel without…
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Type of anesthesia,cancer surgery and recurrence risk
While this article discusses how the kind of anesthesia (regional vs general)used during liver cancer surgery may contribute to recurrence, nevertheless,here it is: sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131121241.htm "Types of Anesthesia May Affect Recurrence Risk After Liver Cancer Procedure"
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Hello - new here too
Hello, everybody. I've been reading this board since October but have not "joined" or posted. So... here goes. My precious daughter is the one with the disease. She is 32 years old, she and her husband just had their first child late August. She was diagnosed 7 weeks later. It's been just devastating for all of us. She got…
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fasting has anyone else tried this ? some new science
some of the science here. http://www.lef.org/newsletter/2012/0210_Fasting-Retards-Tumor-Growth.htm?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Help&utm_content=TextLink&utm_campaign=2012Wk6-2 yes, i have and am looking at doing this, just a matter of when and how long. just finsidhed a little baby two day fast and…
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CEA
Hi all. I am a new member and I am from Brazil. In july 2009 I was diagnosed with a stage III rectal cancer. My cea was 5.6. After the surgery and chemo it was down to 2,2. One year ago it was 1.0. But now I am afraid, as it was 1,5 6 months ago, 3,2 last month and today it reached 4,3. May you help me to understand this…
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hey all new here
hi everyone i am new here, i was dignosed (sorry bad spelling) Dec 3rd 2011 with this cancer and the next day had had emergency surgery to remove 5 out of my 6 feet of colon and to biopsie the 4 tumors on my liver which means i just found out a lil over 2 weeks ago that i have stage 4 colon cancer i had the port put in on…
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I love you Lisa42
Lisa, I wanted to start a new thread to ask for continued prayers and good thoughts/vibes to send your way. I think of you every day. I pray for you to have no pain, to have loving and peaceful times with your family, for you to feel the wave of love that we here send you across miles. We have never met Lisa, except…
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lost at sea on cable and vimeo and clear colonoscopy today
Its been over 15 months and for some strange reason within 2 days of each other my old lost at sea story is back going around the world again, now on cable tv the bio channel in a program called "i survived". and also on the interent, on a site called vimeo, its the staff pick, the stories is getting some nice comments.…
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new symptoms....advise please
Well- mom is 4 year crc survivor. She had resection with 1 foot of colon removed followed by chemotherapy. She still battles with fatigue and neuropathy. Now I have had irregular bowel pattern and bright red blood in my stool. It has only happened a few times this week. Went to GP today and he says most likely a fissure or…
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nccn.com
has a guideline for CRC treatment plus other info (.org is for clinicians) that might be of use to someone or two.....
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HI MATES IT IS FRIDAY ANY INTERESTING PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND?
Very cold here , so just stay home , may be dinner with friends and lunch with family . What about you mates?
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Your help please.
dear colleges after 2 rounds of FOFOX I have developed a kind of sore or eczema in my groin ( between my inner upper leg and my balls,sorry for that, LOL ). It's really uncomfortable, any of you had ever experimented such a disgusting effect while on chemo?.Arrggggh!. Thank you in advance my friends.
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Milk Thistle ... your thoughts and experiences are requested (update)
Hello everyone - I am considering adding milk thistle to the list of mom's daily supplements ... she is currently taking: - Curcumin - Vitamin D3 - MultiVitamin - Biotin (for hair and nails as chemo damaged both) - Magnesium & Calcium to deal with the neuropathy I've heard good thinks about the protective benefits of milk…
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Been a long time...for many things
I became a member here when I was diagnosed with cancer, but am mostly just a "stalker". Now I feel a need to vent (if nothing else).I was diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer in 2008, had surgery, radiation and 6 months of chemo. All my checkups, labs, scans and colonoscopies (polyps found and removed last time) have…
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for the UK'ers on board
Have any of you heard anything about George Ladas, a consultative thoracic surgeon, at Royal Brompton Hospital? Apparently he does laser lung surgery on multiple lung mets like Dr. Axel Rolle in Germany. I'm considering sending my stuff to him for a consult and wondered if I was wasting my money. Thanks, Tricia
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Cramping
Does anyone have experience with severe diarhea followed by severe stomach/intestinal cramping 5 days after getting Irinotican. I did Irinitocan 4 years ago and didn't have these problems, especially this long after my last infusion.
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Buckwirth
How are you! I haven't been following the boards as much, but haven't seen your name pop up in a while. I hope you are ok!
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Husband had surgery yesterday
My husbands surgery was yesterday. We had to be there by 6:00am and his surgery was 7:30am. It lasted until 1:00pm, (although he did tell me that there was a 45 minute prep time in the operating room). The surgeon told me that it was better than he expected. That he had to take out less than he though because the tumor had…
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scan good.Not perfect but good enough:)
Hi everyone, I had ct scan as well as pet scan on monday.It has been 6 month since I had suspicious para-aortic lymph nodes show up on ct and pet and cancer in 3 clavicular lymph nodes in my left side of neck. Ct results : perfect no disease seen anywhere Pet scan showed small focal area of moderate uptake in the right…
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need some advice
hey you wonderful peeps, i dont come on here much, but here is what i need some help with....i was on the heavy chemo 3 yrs ago oxy, 5 fu and took the pump home for 2 days,,side affects were not so bad, sadly after being...ok....im back on the heavy stuff, oxy again 5 fu and fol..to take home with the pump...this time i am…
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Taking a Break
Hi Everyone: Just wanted to let you know that I'll be taking a break for awhile to spend some quality time with hubby and family. I'll be checking in periodically but won't be posting a lot. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers daily. Hugs! Kim
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my aunt--update.
is still alive and kicking, doing well I think, but she's good at hiding stuff from me so, I could be wrong. Anyway, her cea (?) number went up last time, not much, just a point or two. She's on xeloda (2 pills twice a day for 2 weeks then off a week) and she gets treatments every three weeks, they've put on her avastin (I…
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scared with new issues
I am a stage 4 colon cancer patient wtih mets to liver. I was lucky to find new onco/surgeons and had a colon resection and liver zapping on my lesions. I am NED at this point. There a two things though. First, with being NED I am having a hard time accepting and believing after eveything i've been thru since May of 09. I…
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mef123/Michele How did your husband's Surgery go Today?
Michele, Just wanted you to know, will be there cyberly holding your hand while your hubby is in surgery, and will be sending my best vibes your all's way. Thinking of you both especially this Tuesday!! Winter Marie
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Happy Birthday to Me!!
A cancer survivor who hit another birthday! Yippee!! I won $500 (2X250) in a superbowl pool! Happy Birthday to me!!!
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****UPDATE****... Been to the TCM Pharmacy!!!! AND... a Thank You to JOHN23
WoW!!!! Thats all I can say because my first visit to a TCM pharmacy was really awesome! Look at that pic! They gave me 5 big piles of these herbs. A special formula prescribed by my TCM doc. When I seen that I thought "Whoa..do I brew it...smoke it...or build a darn campfire with it??? " LMAO.... I know right! Whats in…
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Two years ago Today and Still here
At 2 AM on February 6th I discovered I had stage IV, colon cancer, and the way they were all crying and hugging and patting me as I left, I knew it wasn't a good thing. After all the test over the following week, I was given 2 weeks without treatment, 4 to 6 months with. Two years later I'm still here, just started my…
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Feb 22
We got the call today that my Husband's liver resection is scheduled for February 22nd and ileostomy take down. I am really excited to have gotten to surgery but nervous for him to go through the surgery. I believe that GOD will keep him safe and bless us the whole way. If you guys could send some prayers up for us that…
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Recurrent Met to Liver
A small cancer spot has shown up on my liver. This is the second time it has happened. When my rectal stage iv cancer came back in January 2010, I had one spot on the liver that was surgically removed. This followed agressive chemo that ended in September. Now 4 months later, another spot has appeared. They plan on doing a…