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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for March 2012

Maybe I am just too sensitive on the subject
In tougher economy, fewer Americans get colonoscopy. High co-pays lead many to skip life-saving screen, study finds. http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=662103 I am fairly bothered by this. I am reading from people stating colonoscopies are more dangerous than they are beneficial. To which I am pretty sure I…
Carl_Renee
Just want you to know I am still thinking of you, praying for you, and hoping life is a little less burdensome. You have been through so much. One day at a time. Cathleen Mary
TaraHK
You fine?
HI mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend?
Weather is excellent here probably go to beach house to take a look and put things in order for Easter holidays . Sunday Family Lunch with mum. What about you?
Is Cancer Outwitting "Personalized Medicine"?
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=662505 While it was a kidney tumor that was analyzed/biopsied, i think the same applies to CRC tumors.
hi am new has any body heard of the dr budwiig diet
Hi, I had surgery 12/31/11 and I have an open wound in my stomach my surgeon does not see vey concern. I hate the smell and when I have chemo smell gets me very nauseas.. any suggestions is it normal ?
And the next curve in the road...
Hi All, 2.5 weeks ago, beginning of round 9 of 12 Folfox after 30 minutes of Oxi infusion, my field of vision narrowed and I was on the brink of fainting. Nurses caught me and stopped the infusion. I was given Hydrocortisone and then they continued with a slower infusion pace. However, that round knocked me out like…
Vectibix/Erbitux
Has anyone had a sore mouth/tongue as a side effect. I feel like I burned the roof of my mouth and tongue. It is sore all of the time, especially when I eat. Salt, viniger, mouthwash are almost unbearable. Your comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Jeff
Not typical symptoms
I have had abdominal/pelvic pain on the lower left side and a backache. The doctor ordered a pelvic ultrasound to check for ovarian cancer, but I'm wondering if colon cancer ever presents this way. I had a colonoscopy 2 or 3 years ago.
Update - HIPEC surgery??
Hi all, Well, unfortunately, we didn't get the news that we were hoping for today. We picked up the PET/CT scans (no time to wait for the written report) from Dana Farber and brought them directly over to the HIPEC surgeon. He told us that the scans showed some tumor growth, but not too bad, so he scheduled the HIPEC…
Anyone know of a treatment for Mets confined to inside the peritoneum
My wife is currently NED (for about a month). She was on irinotican and xeloda and avastin. Is there something more I should be doing with her to pursue perhaps a better treatment regime? Right now the Dr. is considering it palliative Rx. I want a hope for a long term NED and even cure (though Dr. says no cure for stage…
Portland, Ore. Area Lynch Syndrome Social Networking Event on March 22nd
I thought this might be of interest to some in this group. Thursday, March 22nd, 5:00-6:30 PM People affected by the hereditary cancer syndrome known as Lynch Syndrome are invited to this informal networking event. Caregivers, family members and friends are welcome! Light refreshments will be served. Registration is…
Scan today.
I have a scan scheduled for 3:00 today and am very nervous. On top of it, I have this virus that is going around. My Dr. prescribed a Z-Pack on Monday and I have literally been in bed since I started it coughing my head off and also suffering from a migraine-like headache. Please pray that I can make it thru this MRI this…
Anyone heard of this before??
New cancer drug sabotages tumour's escape route 15:40 24 February 2012 by Andy Coghlan For similar stories, visit the Cancer Topic Guide Some untreatable cancers could soon be held in check by an experimental drug that targets not only the tumour itself, but also how it evolves to spread through the body. The new drug,…
scan thursday-accepting all prayers
This will be my first scan since my wife has left me 2 weeks ago. Under a lot of stress past 2 weeks but hoping for positive results. I have a lot of friends pulling for me, but I know the people on this forum know exactly how I feel. thanks chuck
DaBeachBum has gone to a sandier sparklier beach
Raymond has left us and gone to non-earthy pursuits on March 4th. If you go to his last discussion he posted you will see an update from his family. He was thoughtful enough to have someone arranged to let us know of his passing, and they were kind enough to do so. Rest In Peace Raymond. Winter Marie
No treatment today
Spoke too soon...was suppose to get treatment today but platelettes were too low so get a week break. I guess that is my birthday present. My plates usually come back on their own if I get a week off. Hope everyone is doing good. Jeff
Shaved head today.
Tried to hold off as long as I could but was getting tired of dead hair in face on pillow ect so had it all shaved today. My neighbor had a electric kit & did the honors. Had a little fun 1st, cut to a mowhawk style for a few hrs to freak some people out then cut it all off later. Feels much better now.
High Blood Pressure connected to Avastin
my wife just started experiencing severe spikes in blood pressure the last three days and was started on low dose meds. she was not hypertensive before chemo for her stage IV crc. this just started occuring after her 6 of 12 planned treatments. after a review of the literature I found a conection between high blood…
Platelets , your opinion will be welcome .
Last week had to have chemo but my platelets were very low(48000) so, we had to stop it until this week , my surprise was that platelets today are still low (78000) so no chemo either .onc is sure that next week platelets will be fine but I'm a bit worried about this mini holidays of 2 weeks, since along the last three…
guess who is toxic for platinum, i love my folfox, what's the price for a gram of platinum anyway? a
can you get the irony of this. the plane lands from the usa at 10am. see the other post about the toxicity conference. i goto my doctor to get some iv vit c 60grams and discuss metametrix toxicity conference. we complain about how long it takes to get the doctors data results, after following up they have his wrong email…
Birthday Wednesday march 7
WoW...... I will be 55. Dang, it seems like just yesterday I was 35. I have been lying about my age for so long....then I had to start lying about my kids' ages and now my grandkids are getting so old I am gonna have to start lying on them! Heck, it just really don't seem to matter anymore really..... I think I am just so…
Celebrating another birthday
I am so grateful to be celebrating another birthday. Never thought I would be excited about another birthday but with cancer it is such a celebration. Have treatment tomorrow but that helps getting me to my next birthday. Bless everyone and may each and everyone celebrate your next birthday. Jeff
Stage IV Good News
Today was the day I met with my oncologist to receive the results of my three-year scan. Everything was clear. I said to my doctor that I knew I wasn't out of the woods yet but I was so happy. Her response to me was, "I think you're out of the woods but there could be a few trees here and there." Ok, I will take it. I also…
How fast can cancer come back after a good CT
My wife had metastatic colon cancer to her ovaries. Surgery then Chemo. NED for 18 months then recurrence. Went 6 rounds of chemo and CT showed NED. She has pains now (only 6 weeks after CT showed nothing). She went off of Chemo by choice. The pains are similar to a back pain, but like the pains she had when the cancer…
Signet Ring Cell colon cancer survivors?
Hi, I was diagnosed with SRC colon cancer last Wednesday (3/29). T3N1M0 Stage 3. I am scheduled for surgery on Friday. I was wondering if there are any long term survivors out there. Five years or more. thanks, Paul
Stage IV with young dependents
It's been two weeks since we had the devastating news and I feel like I have been through all the stages of grief and back again. I hadn't heard of "Kubler Ross" until I desperately trawled the internet searching for anything that would ease the pain. I now understand why "bargaining" is part of grief, as I would give…
Pleural Effusion
My 82 year old father undergoing Folfox and Avastin, going on his 8th treatment, now has a moderate right pleural effusion. The doctor says he will need to have it drained and stay in the hospital for 3 days. Has anyone had anything like this? Wondering whether this will really knock him down. It's so difficult to know…
Help for Brother
Hello to Everyone, I would like to ask if anyone can help me with my dear brother who was diagnosed last August (2010) with Stage IV colon cancer at 50. He had 2 surgeries - one to remove some small lesions on the lungs and the second to remove a large tumor near the rectum (he came away from that with a permanent…
Scan on Monday, prayers welcome
If anyone out here could spare a moment or two to send a prayer, warm thought, or sparks our way, it would be greatly appreciated... Rick has been off chemo since early December, and I'm so very worried that it has spread in the meantime. The chemo break was necessary in order for him to have yet another HIPEC surgery this…

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