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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for August 2012

Buzz?
Where is Buzz? Where are the "old" people I used to know...I come to this board and now I don't find my family....what happened? I miss you guys all. And for the "new" members, I wish you guys the best, and although I don't post often, I am thinking of you guys too.
Waiting for things to happen
Just my Ramblings on this whole Cancer fight thing.... The Cancer beast has been prevailing for several centuries now and unfortunate that no noble laureates has been able to crack a formula to prevent or treat the same.... Dont get me wrong, Some time i get a feeling that In this whole episode of Cancer fight, the role of…
colostomy alternatives
Hi, My mom was just diagnosed with Stage III signet ring rectal cancer. She has a 6 cm mass at the beginning of treatment. She has started 5 1/2 weeks of chemo/radiation to be followed by surgery that will result in an colostomy. The PET scan showed the cancer in one lymph node but they say they won't know how many lymph…
New to the Boards-looking for virtual support
I am a 52 year old woman who was recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. I was diagnosed June 28th 2012 and had my surgery on July 6th . I am currently undergoing chemo. I go to the cancer center and get hooked up for about 4-6 hours then I leave with a pump attached for an additional 46 hours. If all goes well I…
Reoccuring
My mom was diagnosed with Rectal cancer the week of Christmas in 2008. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the beginning of 2009. She had surgery to remove the Rectal cancer and a Lumpectomy on her breasts. She is now a breast cancer survivor, but the rectal cancer came back, She was re-diagnosed The week of Christmas…
C-Reactive Protein Test?
Has anyone had this test? I read in the Anti Cancer book that it is a predictor of inflamation...disease...cancer. I have CC 3b, had the surgery and 11 of 12 chemo rounds. I was curious if I should request this test? Your wisdom is appreciated. Alice
Selenium supplementation and irinotecan
I was doing some reading and i figured this was worth sharing, besides selenium general anti cancer benefits, the synergy with irinotecan well grabbed my attention and i thought i might as well post it here for some of my friends on chemo irinotecan. You can read the summary below. I have mentioned these lef guides before,…
Survivor Questions
Hi! I am a 57 year old female. I was diagnosed in April 2011 with stage 3 colon cancer. I had surgery removing 1/2 of my colon and 12 rounds of chemo the last being November 12th. After my surgery I did very well with my bowel movements. Very loose stools and I was going many more times a day. As time went on becoming more…
Bone mets - symptoms?
my wife will undergo several scans in a few days, including a bone scan to try to get to the bottom of her pain. She has pain at top of thigh in groin area when she moves her leg. also some pain in upper right arm when she strains, it as in pushing her self up. she is concerned the doctor thinks she has cancer in the bone,…
Plucky & Braelee
Are you still doing Folfox? How are you doing? Has it gotten any better? I was thinking about both of you, both of you are ahead of me on treatment. I did treatment #3 today, feeling very tired and queasy tonight. Let us know how it is going. Have you reduced dosage? Hoping everything is going well. Sandy
Bowel Cancer - Faulty Gene
Interesting article about bowel cancer and high iron levels caused by eating red meat: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/article/14544125/iron-faulty-gene-linked-to-cancer/
This sounds promising:a personalized approach to cancer treatment,
though nonCRC cancers in response to erlotinib are discussed here,why can't the same be done with CRC? eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/vumc-nmm081312.php "New method may allow personalized clinical trial for cancer therapies."
Cea rose quickly
Hi there. My cea was 1.8 about two months ago whi j was high for me. Old onc told me to wait a month. Switch onc and three weeks ago of was 5.9. Two weeks later it's was at 10.0. Just started chemo so don't have cea from after chemo but I am scared that it increased so fast. Is this normal? How soon is reasonable to see a…
Xeloda and Oxaliplatin - Hip pain? Severe bowel movement pain? Anyone?
I am not even on a chemo week but Friday I had severe hip pain (seemed like gas). Gas went away after a day with Zantac, still having pain right under hip on one specific spot and then on an angle to the crease of my leg. Also TMI but when I have a bowel movement it HURTS. Just sitting hurts. I'm only on week three.…
Dying from Cancer...
My in-laws were in very good shape health-wise. They ate a good diet, not overweight at all. Few health issues even for their ages (Bill - 91 & Joyce - 88) They walked every day. This past Saturday, they were involved in a very tragic car accident. Joyce suffered severe trauma and went into a coma. She died Sunday morning…
Tegafur / Uracil Experience Anyone ?
Our ONC has prescribed Tegafur URacil Oral tablet after 5 cycles of 5fu/Irinotecan combination is complete.. has any one has any idea or experience of possible sideeffects with Tegafur . My pateint has been facing reduced urine output since she has been on this... Wonder if it is a sideeffect of chemo or something else She…
anyone speak radiology talk
I got my radiology report for my insurance last week - can anyone tell me what this section means? "the small nodule previously seen anterior to the duodenum, medial to the right lobe of the liver is visualized today on image #32, has diminished in size measuring approximately 8 to 9 mm in greatest length previously 1.4…
2nd round!!
hey there, hope everyone is well. monday is my 2nd folfuri treatment, lord knows i hope things go better than the first!! they have lowered the dose so i sure hope it helps, plus ordered fluids on disconnect day!! fingers crossed!!! wish me luck!!! look forward to it not being as bad!!! will be back on when im back on my…
Three years since diagnosis
Three years ago today I was in the hospital for colon resection surgery. A colonoscopy had found a tumor which was obstructing my colon so much that the scope couldn't get past it! It was cancer, and cancer cells were also found in three lymph nodes, so I had the full six months/twelve treatments of Folfox. I was a stage…
scan results
Hi Folks, I am having huge anxiety and stress.I am a stage IV colon cancer patiet with mets to liver. I went in for ct scans about 2 wks ago. Chest, abdomen and pelvic. The scan showed no cancer but something going on with liver. So she sent me for MRI . Went for MRI and those results showed no cancer. Onco wanted me have…
is chemo causing me double hearing on right ear?
I started to hear double from this morning - anytime someone speaks louder than normal, I hear a different frequency sound. I am on xeloda and radiation for the last 3 weeks and wondering if this is a side effect ... I am an editor and work with sound, so this is definitely a new challenge ... tried to clean with a cotton…
Extreme Hip or Upper thigh pain - Experience?
have just finished communicating with Oncologist who is ordering an MRI Monday as my wife (Stage IV) has been having increasing pain in the top of right thigh/groin area for some weeks and now has to use a combination of oxycontin and oxycodone to manage pain over last 3 weeks. 12 chemo treatments ended June 5 and she is…
weight training helps with diabetics
the link between exercise and chronic disease is becoming clearer day by day. some of us may have a few cancer cells, but if we exercise well we may avoid diabetese. I will pop this into my exercise walking post. I am weight training intensively twice per week. and qigong yoga the other 3 days a week. not much catabolic…
getting family and friends to get colonoscopy!
I am 4+ years NED- so that grueling battle is behind me. The tougher battle has been to get my 4 siblings in for a colonoscopy. I know this is an issue with a lot of us- one would think that if any sign would be needed, having your sister dx'd at age 50 along with a strong family background, that the neon flashing mile…
VATS done Thursday - still in hospital recovering
Glad that's done. Just waiting for biopsy results to find out what the nodule was - lung or metastized crc or ? I want to thank those of you who responded to my initial questions, anxiety. The experience wasn't as bad as I was imagining. Thanks to all. Now to the next step. Cheers and best of health to all!
Jennie Idlehunters
Has anyone heard from Jennie.
Anyone else on Morab 4 phase II clinical trial? End of trial for me
Hi All, Is there anyone else out there who started the Morab 4 phase II clinical trial? Today was our first treatment. Trying to get in touch with anyone who is also on the trial so we can compare notes. Best to all, SharonVegas
Inquiring about Lizzy Davis
Hello everyone, I am concerned about Lizzy. Has anyone heard anything from her recently? -Pat
steved
Just wondering how the surgery plans are coming along.
Sepsis
Has anyone dealt with this ? My mom was admitted to the hospital on Wed after the doctors grey concerned about her blood work. She only had one session of Chemo. She has been feeling great in the hospital, up, around, eating and taking care of herself. The doctor said the bacteria from the bladder infection is in her blood…

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