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Lot Going On.....
Hey Guys...... I have been putting off posting until I had all my ducks in a row...... I guess the row is as straight as its gonna get for now. I have had some very minor lung mets recur but that is not the issue. I went to the hospital a few weeks back with a major headache. I never get headaches so it was odd. I had just…
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Hand of Doom
Ok, that's the best song title I could think of for this string. Since treatment last week, some of my fingertips have been hyper sensitive. So much so that just brushing the tip of my left ring finger against one of it's neighbors is irritating. It reminds me of the way my feet felt before I started getting treatment for…
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Help Please..Distance of Tumor from Rectum..Surgery Next Week
Hi everyone, I'm really new here and everything is happening fast. Overwhelmed today. Long story short..(If anyone has any knowledge about this; pretty please reply)...I'm having colon resection in a week..the tumor is (on surgeons report from flex sig) 14 cm from anal verge. He said he's planning to resection and sew me…
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HI everybody - new member
Hi. My name is Karen and I was just diagnosed (today) with stage iv rectal cancer. Big mass in my **** (5 cm) and pretty good sized ones in my liver, plus some little dots in my lungs. Ovarian cyst as well. Answers to name of lucky (remember that joke about the poster for a lost dog - one leg, one eye, etc.) that's me! Had…
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Pete ... the language of some of your posts ...
When I read language like this from one of your last posts ... I am confused and saddened. "just because we a desperately fighting for our lives in the presence of a few blood sucking scumbag conartist charletane doctors around does not mean they can out smart me and my many committed friends. we are simply smarter than…
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5 year anniversary
Well today is the five year anniversary of my first cancer surgery. Wish I could say I was cancer-free, but I'm still alive and well except for one pesky little tumor. Seriously, I have most of my organs, I work full-time and pull weeds on the weekends. To look at me you would not know I had cancer. Since this is my third…
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Surgery tomorrow APR & liver resection & gallbladder out
I go in at 730 tomorrow morning for surgery. Getting really nervous. Have not eaten since yesterday breakfast - been on clear liquids and tonight get to do that wonderful MoviPrep to clean the rest of me out, yay. Sandy
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Cymbalta for nueropathy
I read that there was some success in treating neuropathy with Cymbalta. My husband asked his onc about it and he prescribed it. The pharmacy imformed me today that his insurance doesn't want to pay for it and get this... they can't even sell it to him because his insurace is through the state and it is illegal to sell it…
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Happy Father's Day
Just a note to all those out there who are fathers. Be sure to mention good words to your father here, there, or anywhere. Hugs of blessings and remembrance
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New to the board and need some input
Hey Guys I am new to the board am in a fog right now trying to grasp everything that has happened in the last month. My mom who just turned 60 was doing yard work in late april and thought she threw her back out. She suffered with sciatic pain and what started to alarm her was a feeling in her bowel and bladder of…
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Happy Father's Day
Just wanted to wish a fun filled Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful dads. My dad is just the bestest and my husband a great dad to my kids so I'm very blessed to have them in my life. Sit back and just do nothing today :) Kim
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Stage iv update my hubby
Hello all! I have not posted in at least 6 months, but I check in all the time as I find everyone here full of inspiration and support. My husband was dx stage iii crc in November 2009, at 46 yrs old, and stage iv in sept 2011. He had a liver resection dec. 2011 and recently had a pet scan in which 1 new liver spot was…
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on the beach...
My wife's treatment venue has had a little more flexibility than most chemo regimens. Many have tried to tell us what we can't do, or what couldn't be done. The avatar reflects our experience. Edit next day: The avatar isn't as clear as I hoped, I've added the full size photo to my Expressions page.
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Tina Dasilva - How are you and Jorge?
Hi Tina, I just wanted to check in with you to see how is Jorge doing and to let you know that I've been thinking of you both. Hope that you and Jorge are doing well. All my best, Cynthia
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Foot cramps?
Has anyone had foot cramps? I get them every night. I am post chemo/radiation. Surgery scheduled for 8/2. Any recommendations?
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Stage IV recent diagnosis - 2 year lurker
My latest CTscan showed a nodule on my left lung. Crushed - thought I had it beat. But now I'm back to working on a plan of treatment, taking one step at a time. I've been a lurker here since my initial diagnosis in February, 2010 of Stage IIIC rectal cancer, and have been very grateful for the words of wisdom,…
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How do I cope with the fear
Just told there was cancer cells in a polyp that was removed and it's almost crippling...my brother has stage 4 ....so it seems even scarier and the waiting for answers is so hard...fear of what the answers are is hard as well
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Caution: Things to look for when surfing the net
When surfing the net looking for information on new treatment options there are several things you need to make note of on anything you find: 1. When was the information published...i.e. how old is this article 2. Have there been controled trials on this treatment...i.e. size of the trial, what controls, some patients…
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Just by curiosity ,is there anybody interested in EURO CUP beside
Marjan and Steve ? Just curiosity . Hugs dear friends! oeoeoeoe oe oe! A mad Spaniard soccer fan.
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Staple Removal
Good morning... 11 days post-op from my liver resection and will be going in to get the staples removed. This is a first for me. Is this painful? Any suggestions? I burst into tears this morning at just the thought of going to the doctors much to my husand's surprise. I told him that every time I go to the doctor's lately,…
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Hi Mates it is FRIDAY, any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here, going to dinner with our sister in law and tomorrow will go to the beach house!. What about you?
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What a ride this has been.
In January, 2008 I started noticing blood with bowel movements. I had a number of tests, including a barium enema, CT scans and the poop analysis, and everything came back negative. The bleeding continued and I had a colonoscopy in April, 2009, without anesthesia. Since I was wide awake I got to see the two little polyps…
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NEW TO FORUM
MY HUSBAND WAS DIGNOISED ON MAY 3, 2012 WITH STAGE 4 COLON CANCER, THEY REMOVED THE TUMOR A WEEK LATER, WE WILL START CHEMO ON JUNE19, WE WOULD HAVE STARTED SOONER BUT HE HAS BEEN SICK. I HAVE A QUESTION HE HAS 3 METS TO THE LIVER THEY ARE APPROX 2.4 CCM EACH WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THAT THE DOCTOR SAID WE DO CHEMO TO…
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Nagalase testing may replace CEA testing, it is for me FULL TEXT article below
Dear colorectal friends, this is a great read. i just found this good full text from a pubmed citation. its for us colorectals, it read very well. http://www.revealtherapies.com/docs/Yamamoto, Immunotherapy of metastatic colorectal Can Imm Imm 2008.pdf i think the future has just arrived for me, would be interested in a…
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Question for the panel
a colonoscopy will give you results of the large intestine. what about the small intestine? i assume you can get cancer there as well. what tests/procedures are there to check your small intestine?
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Colon Surgery - what can we expect?
My wife (stage IV w/considerable liver mets) just finished 6 months of 1st line chemo (12 treatments w/FOLFOX-avastin) with mixed success. the primary tunor in the ascending colon has not responded well. we are consulting with a surgeon for possible resection of colon even though she is not symptomatic. would like to hear…
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One of THOSE issues
It's about poop. Just sayin' now, in case you don't want to read it. (And actually it's more about doubt if you read between the lines.) So, I just finished my pre-surgical 5FU/radiation therapy and am waiting until August for surgery. I had a normal BM today! Meaning, not diarrhea. I've had diarrhea for a month, so I just…
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Helen
Helen...just wanted to point out to you DMDWINS who posts on this board is another, like me who had mets to the ovaries, ....sorry Dawn but our experience may help Helen.
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New numbers
Well, I got the results from my labs yesterday and my CEA is up from 130 to 181 and my magnesium level is down in the danger zone again: 0.8. But, the onc did say that I'm responding very well to treatment, so maybe this slight jump in CEA is an aberration like the one a couple of months ago. Just have to wait two weeks…
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Cilantro and chelation-shouldnt we all be eating this?
Does anyone use cilantro with their cooking? I was told in my cancer fighting cooking class is helps remove metal toxins from our bodies. Hoping to hear from others. I know Pete had mentioned chelation therapy. Hey it cant hurt to incorporate for those of us that have oxaliplatinum in us? Any other thoughts on this?