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Bag Issues
Hi all: Now that I am a not-so-proud owner of a colostomy bag, I need some advice. I have had more embarrassing leaks and explosions than most people I think (or maybe not!). For example, I had a CT scan on Wednesday and had to drink 2 bottles of barium stuff. When I got back to the place I'm staying, everything exploded!…
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odd update on my Aunt
Hi everyone, it's been a few months since I've been here. I hope, and pray that everyone is doing fairly well, at least that's my hope. The Dr. switched my aunt to Avastin from Oxiliplatin (sp?) because the Oxiliplatin was giving her numbness and tingling in fingers/feet and he didn't want to make it "worse". Anyway, she…
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qigong free training course
I had an hours free private class with master yang. I am being trained with the intention of corrupting other gullible cancer patients into the black art of qigong therapy. its expensive, about zero dollars, so i should be able to retire on this scam. master yang, has some great techniques. i went to his house by the…
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another day another therapy Psorinum
it arrived in the post from denmark. my kids are learning geography out of my cancer investigations. if i get my financial woes sorted, i would love to take the kids and wife to denmark to visit my european alt doc. got these bottles, no idea how much to take, its tempting, but i am waiting on detailed instructions. so…
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Update from 8/30 on Doc Hawk
Doc asked me to post his status from yesterday: It's been a pretty busy and hectic day. The respiratory surgeon came in and knocked me out, then ran a camera down my throat and into my lungs to see what was going on and take some fluid samples. Because I'm on blood thinners, he didn't want to do a biopsy. It's going to…
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Westie66
How are you doing? Praying that every day brings you improvement. Have you and your onc determined your new treatment plan? Please post when you can. Hugs and love and healing prayers coming your way. Marie who loves kitties
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY, any interesting plan for the weekend?
Just beach, despite weather has changed dramatically , and cinema tonight. Tomorrow dinner with friends or siblings ! What about you?
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skip a chemo round??
hey guys , again im asking for your advice, hope you are all not tiered of my questions, i want to skip a round of chemo for a week, my kid has 2 football games and i want to go to the opening day of the bucs game, since its a holiday everything would be pushed back a day and i know i would still feel crummy for the…
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doing something for Avastin breaks?
Reposted and extended for discussion. The Avastin molecule attacks VEGF molecules. We attenuate VEGF by other means. So far my wife has not been forced off her immunochemo by her surgery or dental work. If she were to temporarily stop the UFT (oral 5FU derivative), she would still be doing cimetidine (anti-VEGF) and IV…
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you got to laugh about this "happy tree story"
has the irony of this made you chuckle. think of all the great tcm debates. of all the great alternative debates. now we have had a few here, i never researched this before, and a blinked many times. hangon to your chair if you decide to read on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irinotecan…
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First scan results Trial TRC 105
Well, it was a mixed bag... One lesion was stable, the big one shrunk by a cm or so, and then there was this little 1 cm "spot" that was new, and they can't be sure what it is. Clinical trial nurse implied that Robert would not be continuing the drug, but doc said since it isn't for sure the spot is a progression, to keep…
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Riding that train again
Well, it appears since stopping Avastin due to the heart medications, has allowed the tumors that were being nicely suffocated and in check, to roam free long enough to increase their sizes and be a problem. The report reads as follows: Impression: Interval development of suspected recurrent and metastatic disease with a…
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my new clinical study FFMMCC I think the author of this study is a genius or insane
FFMMCC case studies and clinical study ( first draft ) Focused functional medicine for metastatic colorectal cancer. draft notes for a clinical study. This will happen one day very soon. I propose to use my case study as a template. With a rising cea time is precious. So here goes, the approach here is my focus, not the…
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Article worth reading--"Colon Cancer Research:Time to Learn From Mistakes"
www.clinicaloncology.com
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Starting LDN therapy today, yes another one and a quick update
hi friends, just a real quick update. feeling well, a bit jet lagged. my cortisol levels way to high, need more meditation, not work stress alas. seeing 4th onc tomorrow for a review and to get paperwork to access retirement savings and solve all these demands i get from creditors. yes, put going to the conference and…
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Update 8/28 on Doc Hawk - Doc added update 8/30
Our friend did get to the hospital this morning and was admitted. Blood tests and CT scan show that along with the mets in the right lung he has pneumonia in both, and blood clots in the upper lobes of both lungs. He has his laptop with him and said he will keep us updated. Prayers for good meds and good care to help aid…
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just published research on nutrients,genes and cancer:
medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-documents-links-nutrients-genes-cancer.html (original pub isn't free,so far, so this is a report on it)
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Control the Beast
Someone from CSN asked me recently regarding my treatment that has kept me going to this day and I would like to share my journey with you. A little brief background information is as follows which applies to me only and I do not wish to influence anyone with their treatment. This information is provided purely for your…
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Pete - Give me an update
So, we both had our CEA rising, I went on chemo and you didn't, how are you doing? Is your CEA coming down? I get my CEA checked tomorrow, but won't know anything until next week. Really thinking of stopping chemo if the CEA is below 5 again.
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Hospice Called In
My wife's three battle is coming to and end. She fought so hard to live life her way, and I am content and happy that I was able to help her do it. There is no more chemo. There is no more surgery, no more radiation, no more healthy eating, no more. Just the family, love, and helping her as she helped so many others in her…
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Hello
Hey guys I just drop in to say hello. And I also want to say how sad Iam about Jennie everyday it gets harder .Hugs to you all Tina
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Update on Doc Hawk
Ray went to the ER for his weekend entertainment due to rising temp and very bad cough. They determined he has pneumonia. They gave him the choice of accepting their hospitality or going home. He chose home and is now on antibiotics to help kick this stuff. --------------------------------------------------- He asked me to…
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Met to pelvis and adrenal gland
Does any one have experience with thus? Onc wants to see if chemo will rid of them instead of going straight to surgery.
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Something different
When I was searching about liposomal vitamin C I came across this site, it's on facebook. Just wondering if anyone has seen this "The Eden Prescription" ....there is a book but facebook site is interesting.
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Phil64 - how are you?
You haven't posted in a while. I've been following your journey (similar to mine) so I was hoping you'd check in. Hope all is well.
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A little on Onco-VAX vaccine for Stage II CRC (plus two new):
www.sacbee.com/2012/08/27/4760103/human-vaccines-immunotherapeutics.html Some interesting trials:TAS-102 medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-drug-trial-patients-advanced-colorectal.html and avastin,temsirolimus and liposomal doxorubicin: clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/25/1078-0432.CCR-12-1158.abstract
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Is this a good juicer? Please share your juice recipes
Been reading through lots of posts, but between the new news that my husband has rectal cancer and trying to take care of a teen, pre-teen and baby - my head is spinning. So any advice is much appreciated. I'm looking at the Omega J8003 on Amazon. All the juicers have really good reviews and then really bad reviews...so…
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citrus pectin & galectin-3 & cancer
apparently elevated galectin-3 promotes cancer. Galectin-3 has anyone here had their blood monitored for galectin-3(G-3) or used anything to inhibit G-3? Over the weekend I saw some resaerch to indicate that modified citrus pectin can suppress G-3 MCP and G-3 All new to me although I think I recall another post mentioning…
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partial vs. total removal of rectum?
I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in early July. I had a malignant polyp removed and the pathology report indicated that the cells are poorly differentiated. The subsequent PETCT and ultrasound showed no further traces of the cancer. I have met with two surgeons. One wants to remove my entire rectum and do a J-Pouch. The…
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Spinal Mets, I Need some encouragement and want to pass on some thoughts
Hi, Not sure where to start except to say I hate cancer. Three years ago my wife had Stage IV colon cancer. They removed her ovaries and all of her parts. Chemo and a year free; then mets on ureter. Then chemo. Supposedly her last scan indicated that she was NED (this was in May after CT scan). She complained about back…