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Still here...
Hey gang, Thought I would give you a quick update. I am settled in comfortably in the first floor condo. I am on hospice care and have been taking far fewer pills and infusions. I haven't eaten real food in weeks and am pencil thin. I prolly won't make it through the month, but am happy and content. Luckily there's no pain…
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Juice and sugar and cancer
I am wondering if the concentrated sugar in juice (such as carrot, beat and apple) would be feeding the cancer, and bad instead of good?
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juice people
Would like to start juicing.Have looked at lots of juicers on line. Could use a little help. Please give name of your juicer and if you would recommend it. Thanks And happy juicing.
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I've been wanting to tell you this
Just a little story to share. As some of you know I was an ER RN for 15 years and loved my job. I got my cancer diagnosis in June 2010. I tried to work and it only lasted 3 weeks into the radiation/chemo pump when I had to go on LOA. I wasn't able to go back to work. The surgeries and chemo was hard on me and my job…
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Back to Work
I'm back to work full time after rectal cancer. I had my rectum removed and a temp ileostomy. Even though things are going well for me it can still be an uncomfortable situation at times. Many days I am so glad to have made it to quitting time and can't wait to get home. I would love to be able to work from home. Anyone…
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I got juiced!
I'm loving my Omega Vert. :) Gail
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SOME HELP FROM YOU MATES!
I'm still offered to be on the dendritic cell vaccine Trail, but decided for folfox for the moment since it make wonders 3 years ago with me.So for the moment I'm quite well ,stable and hope we will se some regression in the next controls ,but this is my question , any of you have ever been in a successful trail ( so mean…
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CEA Markers
Hi to all, just wanting some information on cea, my husband is on a chemo break at the moment, having been dx 17 months ago, and at present being treated for Colon mets to peritoneum, liver and lung. What has been strange is that his Cea has never gone up!! Always around 3 - 4. Has anyone else experienced this? Again my…
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colon mets
Has anyone had colon cancer thats has mets to the liver and lung? had colon cancer back in 2010 now mets to liver and lung. Dr. is suggesting liver ablation, would like to talk to someone who has had it, please, then they will work on liver. I feel they are taking me apart one piece at the time. need encouragement.
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Four articles on cancer drugs you probably don't want to read:
Rather disturbing:emaxhealth.com/1020/how-drug-shortages-could-affect-future-cancer-care While this next one relates to breast cancer treatment, the concept applies to us too-putting a monetary value on extending life, on the site's home page at the left:oncologyreport.com "US Oncologists Confront Pressure to Curb Cancer…
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Help for Depression
Good morning! My husband, stage iv, liver resection in dec. and now on 4 rounds of xeloda, oxi and avastin- He is very depressed. He won't answer his phone, talk to any friends, leave the house during the week when we are at work and school . He has pretty much cut himself off from everyone except his sister since Dec. He…
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"Local Therapies for Unresected CRC Metastases to the Liver:A Comparative Effectiveness Review"
I rec'd this in an email and its rather lengthy but may be of assistance in giving ideas to those with mets to liver that cannot be operated upon....Trying to see what else site offers and its not easy to me…
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Bowel control
My husband had resection of small and large intestine without colostomy end of Nov. and continues to battle bathroom issues. It's either too much or not enough. Can any of you give me an idea of whether he will regain some normalcy in this area? Lisa
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A small collection of pics...a few more..
from my dutch world! (On my expressions page) More to come, I promise!!! Knuffels, Kathi
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Blake, Is Anybody Out There?
Just wondering how you are doing? Have not seen you in a few days. Hope you are much improved. Check in when you can. Luv, Wolfen
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Colonoscopy and a stoma:what's it like?
Haven't had a colonoscopy since my colostomy (actually,since right before Tx began6/09)and i know i'm overdue and have put it off til ALL my docs got on me so i'm due next Thursday.... I'll be drinking "Suprep Bowel Prep Kit" the night before and the morning of my scope, which i haven't done previously; prior preps were…
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My FRIENDS it is FRIDAY , anything interesting for the weekend?
Here ....not very much unless weather allows , cold, snow, bad weather!. Hugs!
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Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-Organ Transplant
Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-Organ Transplant By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: February 3, 2012 at 8:38 AM ET Excerpt: HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus…
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UPDATE a small miracle ! so aggressive hyperthermia in germany or watchful waiting at home with alte
UPDATE so today great news, my leaky gut is fixed, now onto rebuilding probiotics another 3 weeks program, my functional test indicate i have phase 1 and phase 2 detox issues. starting to fix these as well using glutaphoine iv with my iv c drip. when these are fixed i will also have results of heavy metal chelation test…
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I am just plain scared
As my husband's caregiver I am always afraid. Am I doing the right thing encouraging him to continue his chemo or should I just let him decide? He has CRC with mets to liver, gallbladder, pancretis, lungs and god know where else. Oh yeah, he also has a horrible adbominal fistula that no one will even keep an eye on. CEA…
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AFP test/CEA test
I am a Stage IV patient who had colon resection at end of 2009 (Stage IIA then) followed by recurrence 15 months later with liver metastasis and liver resection in summer 2011. I am moving through six months of chemo treatment with Xelox and will be finished in a month. My CEA went down immediately after both resection…
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"Is the 3rd Time the Charm?" – Only The Shadow Knows…
Well, I just wrapped up my 3rd scan cycle from last year’s fight…I’m 9-months out of my last treatment now…sitting back in the blood labs and in the infusion department, it seems just like yesterday’s nightmare…crowded waiting rooms, standing room only…new folks coming over the hill and into the cancer system quicker than…
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Hey..... NED stopped by today!!! :)
YEP.... NED came calling today. God I love him!!! I have been holding off sharing my info until I had all the facts in. I had my 3rd recurrence in my right lung and completed my 3rd Cyberknife on Dec 31st. I had my CEA done 4 days after CK and it had gone up to 13 from 8. Doc said probably due to cancer cells dying off. I…
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Advice on colostomy
My husband had his LAR surgery on 1/30. We were hoping for an ileostomy but there was too much damage from the tumor and radiation so he needed a colostomy which is most likely permanent. One of the nurses gave me a crash course in the care of the stoma and they told me someone will go into more depth with me soon. I just…
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New Drug regorafenib,-- Free Webinar
Hey everybody, Don't know if anyone has heard about this, if it's a redundant post I'm sorry. My sister found information about this new drug, regorafenib, and a free webinar about it. Links below. I put in a plain path to copy and paste, not sure how to make it clickable. -Dawn…
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Interesting vegan reading.
I went off my supplements and juicing since early November. I am back on them! It's the only thing I changed and my liver met us growing. Time for me to get back to my Tumeric and others. http://eatsprouts.com/eat/rawfood.php
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Anyone here attending Call on Congress for CRC in March?
Is anyone here attending Call on Congress? http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/policy/call-on_congress
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Never turn your back on a doctor
I saw my nephrologist yesterday. My auto-immune problems have flared again. He said my kidneys tecnically aren't too bad as far as producing urine and getting rid of toxins ect but he admitted that they were very'leaky'. my protein loss is up over two grams a day again. He started on the lets try again. This time the drugs…
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Back from my break from cancer and the boards
OK - I always write long posts, and this one will be no exception. If you are a stage IV CRC patient, please stick it out and read through to the end. (If you have port troubles you may want to read further also.) For the rest of you, if you are bored to tears, you can quit early! After over 2 years of chemo, I just…
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CEA down
Doing a naked dance, don't worry, it is in the shower. onc called this morning that after a rising CEA the last 4 months it is down to.... 1.0 Am I a lucky girl or not. So happy, many sleepness nights later, I tell you, I always think the worsed. Our minds take often the better of us and not in a good way. colonoscopy and…