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After Surgery - My Mom
Hello, I am posting to try to find some help/relief for my mom who was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer about 5 weeks ago. She had a colonoscopy, was admitted and had surgery the next day. The tumor was in the sigmoid area of the colon and I know she had about one foot of colon removed. Unfortunately, it was stage III…
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CPT-11 & Erbitux
My husband Pat will be starting this treatment on 8/8. Just recently, we saw a doctor to discuss Chemoembolization and Radio Frequency Ablation for the lesions on his liver. But, his recent CAT scan decided otherwise. So, the focus is back on his whole body and hopefully in the future we can return to those other options…
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To Pete
Just wanted to say, please keep posting your journey, we are urged to vent and if we don't like what is being vented, we should not be made to feel bad about it, should be read and if not liked, just go on. I DO not believe chemo is the answer, it kills as much as it might cure. My belief, supplements, juicing which I do…
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here in the beach house, Sun,Sand and sea! Hugs.
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Why change chemo when it worked?
Hi guys, quick question- probably an obvious one but il ask anyway. My mum had chemo to get rid of spots left in abdomen from surgery to remove and obstructing large tumor. She was on ... i think... avastin and xeloda ( oral xeloda?) and it got rid of the spots = remission She has had a scan and oncologist sees small specs…
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Chemo Hangover!
Thanks Phil for putting a title on it.. I have been looking for a term to define how I had been feeling and you just did it in the previous post.. Amazing the terms we now use that meant nothing to us before cancer or something different Chemo Hangover Chemo Brain Chemo Infussion.. was something that the Janpanese…
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Avastin & Xeloda for Maintenance Chemo treatments
I was told today, that six weeks after my surgery next week we will move from Erbitux and 5FU, Leucavorin and oxyliplatin (sp? for all) over to Avastin and Xeloda. seems like we're going from an Offensive game plan to a Defensive game plan. Does anyone have experience, thoughts, opinions or facts to share? thank you Joe
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Jim
www.caringbridge.org/visit/jameskruse/journal www.jimandapril.blogspot.com Thanks so much to all of you for your care and support throughout our battle. I will never forget you. Love, April
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Trading Places: Not Sure Where To Post This
NOTE: I posted this almost two years ago in another forum on CSN. I kind of revisited the scenario yesterday after chemo. Well, not exactly since this person did not appear to have "health", they looked to have AIDS. They were panhandling on a street corner and looked to be in bad shape, they were in their 20's and had the…
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Hyperthermia at Herzog Clinic, Germany
Hi All Am currently having treatment in Germany at the Dr Herzog Hospital where they focus mainly on hyperthermia with standard protocol chemo. I am having hyperthermia with FOLFIRI. You can check out http://www.coloncancerandyouth.com.au/easyblog/hyperthermia-at-herzog-clinic for more information. cheers Murray
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What a day in infusion therapy
Cycle one day 18 turned out to be a long one...and stressful. Labs at 7:30am, infustion at 8:30. Got the labs done. Clinic was running behind so it was 10:30 before he got back for a 6.5 hr treatment. During his infusion, he got a call that his biological father had passed away that morning. Stopping treatment then would…
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Worried/Can't sit down
My husband had rectal cancer surgery on July 2nd. He is doing pretty well but he can't sit down for a long period of time. Only about 5 or 10 minutes. Is this normal?
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Just read Billys (Craigs) Post from awhile back and crackin up!
I haven't been on the board for awhile, I am a Stage IV Duke C Carcinoma, 16 of the 32 lymph nodes were positive, had a right hemicolectomy and I completed about 16 months of Chemotherapy. Diagnosed in 1998 and I am Cancer free. I stroll thru posts now and then and at times comment,but so many things have changed yet a…
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worried
My oncoligist is having me collect urine for 24 hrs so a indepth analysis because of high protein in urine test. I'm worried because high protein can cause kidney failure. They may have to stop avastin also. Pray results aren't horrible. Jeff
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Any Stage IV's in Florida?
Maybe we can compare facilities and drugs
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IV Metastatic Colon Cancer
Anyone out there that has beat this thing for more than 3-5 yrs?
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IV Metastatic Colon Cancer
Anyone out there that has bet this thing for more than 3-5 yrs?
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a new scan in the morning
well i am getting a scan of t-l of my back, not sure what that means, but should i be worried? john
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XELOX vs. Xeloda + CPT11 (Ironetecan)
not sure how many knew this that one drug might work for your cancer and the other might not. i did both. Xelox did wonders with tumor reduction but it is nasty whereas CPT11 with Xeloda is more tolerable but didn't do anything with me. I went in for a Target NOW molecular profiling test and it shows that CPT-11 wont work…
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Surgery Date Changed
This is very frustrating but unavoidable, I guess. The surgeons office called and said that there was a change to the schedule if I was Ok with it. Norma said that there was a scheduling conflict with the surgeons. The assisting surgeon Dr. B wanted was not available until next week. Norma said that he said he probably…
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Oops... I'm a Cheater
This what happens when you finally decide to get second opinions - I feel like I am cheating on my doctors and I really don't want them finding out. We have a three year relationship and I cherish them but just want to double check if someone can offer me something more. Waiting on result from one doctor. Just scheduled a…
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Scans
CT scans scheduled for tomorrow....4 months since I've last seen my onc. ....10 months since I've had chemo. Feeling so stressed, I thought it would be easier somehow as time went on....but this is stressing me to the point where I just wanna put my head in the sand and not do this anymore!!! I'm sure my blood work is…
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question 2nd opinions
My family history contains a large number of cancers including colon cancer. My sister had a colonoscopy and they advised the 2 polyps were non cancerous. They told her that she could have the colonoscopy redone in 5 years. She is 40. I had her contact a specialist a few hours away. They reviewed her file. They were…
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Folfox Treatment #1
Surgery 4 weeks ago, rectal tumor, liver tumor, and gallbladder out. My CEA before surgery was 54. Yesterday I had my port changed out, my port would kink and leak chemo all over, so I haven't been able to use it since April. After getting my new port I went straight to Oncologist office to start Folfox. So far only side…
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Help!!! Adhesions after APR surgery -anyone have experience?
I'm so worried and upset...feeling like things will never get better for my husband. He had surgery (APR-w/perm.colostomy) on May 23..8 weeks today..by now we thought things would be better. He sailed thru 6 weeks of chemo/rad & did well thru the surgery & recovery process (except for a UT infection) & now he is having a…
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hate alabama medicaid
when i went from ssi to ssdi, they cancelled my medicaid cause in this state there is only medicaid for prego woman and kids. well i am not a woman nor a kid so i do not matter here in alabama. john
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can we kick and scream just for one minute?
I have moments throughout every day where i experience a whole raft of emotions/thoughts/feelings! I am so sick of this consuming me and my families every thought..... At times i am happy cause i am positive in knowing mum has beat this into remission once and she can do it again, at other times i feel mad knowing that my…
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Am I out of options?
OK, this isn't good. I've been on Folfox, then Folfiri (made me really sick) then just 5FU and Avastin, then one treatment of Erbitux (very bad reaction/eyes were puss) and most recently on Zeloda alone. CEA in three months went from 15 to 57. I can't have another port (I keep getting blood clots) and I'm unsure of what's…
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protein and blood in urine
I had treatment today after skipping last week because of low platelets. The oncolgist wanted urine sample today. I have had problems emptying my blatter. After I got home the nurse calls saying I need to go in tomorrow andcgive another urine sample. Also they want me to take a big urine jug home and every time I pee i…
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Book Recommendation?
I am a fairly avid reader and am looking for a book - a novel - about someone's battle with cancer. I know it seems weird... and i may change my mind once i start reading, but for now I am looking for suggestions. Maybe blogs are a little too real.... Does anyone know of a book or two? Thanks. Robin