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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for April 2012

New to cancer, and the board, looking for hope
Been lurking for awhile and can see there's a real, caring, community here. I was diagnosed this January with Stage IV colon, w/ extensive mets to the liver. After pathology from colonoscopy, saw a local oncologist and 10 seconds in to telling my wife and I his diagnosis he said I would be on chemo for the rest of my life,…
My Brother Blake AKA Buckwirth
This is Drummond, Blake's brother, writing from Afghanistan. After hearing that someone from here was trying to contact my brother by phone, via an email to my sister, Blake's wife Kathy asked that I do a post here regarding his current condition, with the idea that she will read the messages to him. ***The best way to…
CEA 23.7. Update. Clear CT - decrease pet
CEA is Up 5. ONC appointment is on Wednesday. I'll find out if the CT picked up anything. Does anyone know, does a CT or the PET picks up a tumor in the colon? Sure wouldn't want for the ONC to wait for it to show in the CT and the whole time its in my intestines! Also anyone felt any movement in ther large colon. I swear…
UPDATE: Watson, come here. I Need (NED) You...
An interesting topic. I don't know how many of you followed the game show Jeopardy last year, but contestants got their butts kicked by Watson, the IBM computer. There was talk at the time about the possible used of Watson with one of them being the medical profession. It can access billions of pages of information which…
New to boards - Lung Mets questions
Thank you all for sharing your stories and knowledge on these boards, it helps immensely! I was diagnosed in May 2011, had surgery to remove tumor, 8 out of 21 lymph nodes were positive but showed no mets at that time. I completed 12 rounds of chemo (folfox & oxi) and 6 weeks of radiation in February. My follow-up PET scan…
CEA no longer dropping - at 500 twice.....Question??
Wife's CEA went to 1200 after 1st treatment, from a pre-chemo of 1800, and quickly bottomed at about 300 in early January and stayed there through early Feb. then no test for 5 weeks. Then two tests at about 500. this last as 500 just before her 9th treatment, a few days ago. This is still a lot higher than most people…
Good times
The "girls" and I are so thrilled. Mammogram in the AM. Let the pain begin! Icky. I can take it, so long as the spot we've been watching for a couple of years stays just the same. After that "fun," I'm going to speak to a group at an elementary school about Relay For Life, and I'll lead them in a lap around the track, to…
Shout Out!
This is just a "shout out" checking on my other two dizzy blondes, Jennie and Winter Marie. Where are you guys? Haven't seen you around lately. Luv Ya, Wolfen
CONTRADICTORY PET RESULTS...... your opinion will be appreciated!
As I knew had 3 lymph nodes affected two in my collarbone and one on paraaorthic area the results of pet shows a considerable shrinking in my collarbone ones but an small increase of the activity in the paraaorthic one ! can any of you explain if this is normal? I don't think. It was after 4 rounds only. Hugs mates have a…
Hi Mates It is FRIDAY here! any interesting plan for the WEEKEND?
Nothing special here , try to go to the beach to get some Tan if weather allows it , ( bad forecast for the moment). What about you?. Hugs mates!
Blake and his condition
Contacted Buckwirth/Blake's sister this morning and heard back from her this afternoon. She--a very nice woman--said Blake was was very weak and in hospice, and was off all media. However, I just received a second message from her and here it is: "I just spoke with him and he was very weak, I told him I spoke with you and…
Notice
Damama passed on April 6, 2012 @ 1:46 PM CDT.
Post Surgery Chemotheray Treatments Completed
I just wanted to share with those of you who are beginning the 12 treatment, post-surgery chemotherapy regimen that while at onset the timeline looks never ending and those 6 moths seem so incredibly long, time does move on and for me the six months actually seemed to progress quicker than I thought they would. Now I move…
Upcoming CT scan
My onc has me scheduled for a scan Tuesday morning. THen I see him that afternoon to get the results. THat is what I like about getting all of my care at an NCI hospital. I used to have to fight with my old oncologist to get the results. This is my first scan since before surgery when they found the last liver tumor. I am…
Thorocotomy-surgery done NED
'NED' have read so many posts using this much desired word. My liver tumor was smaller than thet thought and right lung tumors were removed. Speak to surgeon tomorrow for report and chemo plan. I hope I can be less anxious and my mom will be of help w/her visit (she is 81 and god bless her very healthy) These board and…
Buck ! how ya doing my friend?
Hope better.Una Abraçada!
Trying not to panic!
Woke up @ 330 nauseated. BM was like water with the exception it was very bloody! Having a slight meltdown at the moment! Guess I'll be at my once door at nine...thinking that CT scan moved from June to the 26th is goingbto be moved up again. Really really scared right now,
need advise - loosing weight
Hello, I hope i can get some advise. i am usually post on ovarian cancer board, but this time i am asking for an advise for my friends. He is 65, 7 years ago he had colon cancer, but it was on very early stage, he even did not have chemo, but last december cancer came bacl and now it was with mets - all over. He had…
Folfox4
I am new to all of this. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in February(2012) and already had surgery. It was stage 2 with no involvement of the lymph nodes. Docs are suggesting 6 months of Chemo on the following regimen - Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin - every two weeks. Has anyone been on these drugs? Can you…
SO CONFUSED PLEASE HELP
I WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER MY PAPER WORK SAYS T4aN2b CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLANIN THE MEDICAL TALK.
For New Member - "TomsGirls"
TG, your post overwhelmed me to such a degree that I felt the need to open up your own post, so that it would give the other members in the community an opportunity to talk with - you need some love and support right about now. I can't do much - but I can do this. Please welcome, TomsGirls...here is her story: Thanks Craig…
down in the dumps - chemo brain
Not having a good day today, more mental than physicals still just as depressing. Trying to come to terms with this whole chemo brain crap. Sorry if I sound cranky but I guess I am. Before I had surgery and chemo, I did my job efficiently and was on top of my job. I could prepare awesome letters for my boss, now, I have to…
“Is the Immune System Really the Answer to Fighting Cancer?”
I know that is the current theory that we fervently believe holds the promise for our futures – but how much of that is right, and how much is an illusion? For the past eighteen-months, I have grappled with this subject and have read and listened intently to everyone’s opinion on what they were taking to “boost” their…
Here's hoping
scheduled for liver resection #3 next week April 19 - have had 3 scans in last 6 months and all show no spread except for one small (1cm) tumor - surgery at MD Anderson in Houston - I hope and pray that with this last cut we will have gotten it - this group has been important through the last year so I will keep updating…
Meeting with the surgeon on Friday
So, my DH was diagnosed at age 39 with Rectal cancer on 1-11-12. He started chemo (Xeloda) and radiation on February 6th. Did 28 treatments which ended on March 14th. We met with the Colorectal surgeon on March 5th, he did a scope and said the tumor was shirking. We are going back on this Friday. The surgeon will do a…
just dropping by
hi everybody, it is good to see so many of you still around and sad to see some are not. I first started on the disc. board in 2008 when my stage 2 colon cancer had gone to my liver and i had surgery and chemo, thot i was headed to the great beyond and by golly i am still here in 2012....the marvels of modern med. My story…
just dropping by
hi everybody, it is good to see so many of you still around and sad to see some are not. I first started on the disc. board in 2008 when my stage 2 colon cancer had gone to my liver and i had surgery and chemo, thot i was headed to the great beyond and by golly i am still here in 2012....the marvels of modern med. My story…
FOLFOX &STOMACH
stomach really bloated, and painful like ulcer feeling ,are this normal symptoms while on folfox ?. Thank you mates! Hugs!
Blake (Buckwirth)
Hoping all is well with you and Kathy. Please pop in and let us know. I miss seeing your lovely face you! Peace, Laurie
Anyone diagnosed with first routing colonoscopy with no symptoms?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone was diagnosed via their first routine colonoscopy at 50 with no symptoms. If so, would you be willing to please share your story? Thank you in advance. Best wishes to all!

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