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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2012

Hi mates it is FRIDAY here , any interesting plan for the weekend?
Well not very good news on the board but.....life must go on !. Nothing interesting here ,still in beach, thinking in friends and in all of you! What about you my mates?
Chemo
I just got surgery for almost a month now in stage 2 to 3. I have been waiting to go to the Chemo Doctor. i just don't know how do they do and how hurt is gone be and also are they gone give me pills or ... Please let me know. Thanks
Rick's surgery
Well, the surgery didn't go well, they couldn't clear the blockage. I was told that he has only a couple of weeks left. :'-(
To the most wonderful people in the world.........
I restarted chemo 3 weeks ago because of tumor regrowth where surgery was performed in 2010 in the upper left lobe...The chemo Folfiri with avastin makes me so sick that i am still sick from infusion a week ago tuesday. I am suppose to start infusion again next tuesday but have had deep talks with the wife about quality of…
Genetic Syndromes
I was wondering if anyone here has a genetic syndrome that causes their cancer (like FAP or Gardner's)? I haven't had cancer yet, but I will at some point in my life if my treatment stops working because I have Gardner's Syndrome. I recently have started sharing my story. So far I have a blog, and have started to write a…
HI Cyn, how is Rick doing?
Hugs to both.
Another Brick In The Wall Pt.1
Well, as I start my second week in the hospital the onc told me no chemo this week. They don't want to beat me up with a double whammy of chemo on top of everything else. I started to have terrible diarrhea this morning and instead of lomotil after every BM up to 20 a day, I get 2 tablets every 4 hours which doesn't do any…
adderall for fatigue
Hi, I was wondering if any of your drs have prescribed adderall for fatigue, off label. There was a study by the mayo clinic from 2010 which showed in made a difference for people with stage 3 or 4 disease. Here is the link: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5830.html
I just read on the caregivers board that Here4life's wife has passed
She passed last week her funeral was on Monday. There's was a love story to the end...I think we could all tell from his postings just how deeply they loved eachother. Here is a link to his posting... http://csn.cancer.org/node/245737#comment-1276061 Alex so sad today...i will be keeping Here4life's family in my thoughts…
Question re prep for Sigmoidoscopy (versus colonoscopy)
I hope this question is OK to ask here, let me know if the questions isn't appropriate. So far I the biopsy have only come back stating precancerous. At this point I understand I don't have the worries that I am sorry most of you have. I have been on pins and needles twice, waiting for results. History: I had a large…
Interesting MIT article on blocking tumor formation
I just came across this MIT article and thought you might like to read about new advances in the fight against tumor formation. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/turning-on-key-enzyme-blocks-tumor-formation-0827.html Take care, Cyn
Today's chemo postponed...wbc low...may start Neulasta
Hi everyone...it has been a busy day here. The kids started school this morning...then I was off to get chemo #4 at 9:30am. I had so much on my mind that i forgot to put the numbing cream on the port site. So i got there...they accesed the port...i won't forget the cream next time...ouch. Then they ran a cbc...they did one…
ZZZquil
Often I have trouble sleeping these days so I asked my doctor about taking ZZZquil the new sleep aid by the makers of Nyquil and he said it was fine. This weekend I got a lot of good and needed sleep taking it. Its not habit forming and it worked. Just thought I would share this in case others find themselves with a night…
Sometimes life is just Good to you
Here I am flying somewhere over Colorado playing with my iPad, thanks to Southwest having wifi service on their planes! What next? Isn't technology great? My first flight the flight attendents gave me fee drinks (those "strong" must be over 21 kind),, then in Denver sitting in a restaurant a man grabbed my 32.00 dollar…
another therapy starting yes the fourth this week - sea cucumbers
anyone else tired these ? interesting studies and stories for colorectal. got some frozen sea cucumbers in the car fridge! just going to blend them raw and add to the nightly super smoothie. can i still be a vegan if i eat sea cucumber ? hugs, pete
Date and plan
Back from meeting with a roomful of surgeons, oncologist and various hangers on and finally have a plan for surgery. For those that don't know I had rectal cancer in 2004 with recurrence last year. After various treatments was told there was no curative options and moved onto a palliative regime. Then a new publication of…
New Drug for Colorectal Cancer Shows Promise in Phase II Trial*
Full article on TAS-102. "A phase III trial to test TAS-102 in a large colorectal cancer population is already underway, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014. The international RECOURSE phase III clinical trial began in June of this year. The trial is randomizing approximately 800 advanced, recurrent colorectal…
RFA experience?
Radio Frequency Ablation...wondering if anyone has experience with this procedure? I've been at this cancer thing for 8 months and have been considered non-operable. Have had 13 chemo treatments, and the onc wants to do one more, do scans, and then consider surgery on the primary rectal tumor, and RFA on the tumors in the…
actually went on holiday!!
I have had to cancel so many plans over the past few years I hardly dare even think about them very directly. But, in the midst of a fairly brutal chemo regime, I actually managed to go away for a nine day holiday with my honey. IT WAS DIVINE! My oncologist (conservative!) was great in allowing me to go (and telling me I…
Sodium bicarbonate
I guess I am posting this as a question mostly for Pete43lost_at_sea since he seems to be the expert on alternative treatment. Has anyone included sodium bicarb in their own treatment plan? And does anyone know what their Ph level is? Mine fluctuates between five and six. Just curious. Their is a doc at University of…
Y 90
Hi! I am new to this network but I was diagnosed in May of 2011 with stage 4 colon cancer. I have had a full round of Fulfox (?) chemo, then holiday for 8 months and am back on Fulfox. I am looking at having the Y90 radiation treatment for the humongus tumor in my liver and am wondering if anyone out there has had it and…
time to panic? scared...
Mum had a recurrance, Some spots in stomach after having a clear scan (NED) at end of last year. She is scheduled to start chemo tomorrow but I found out tonight she is having pain relief at nights because of pain in the tummy. This doesnt sound good... Im really worried as I am meant to be heading overseas for 4 weeks…
Back in the hospital...
You know you visit the hospital too often when the ER nurses know you by name and give out hugs. So, yes, I was finally able to get Rick to agree to go to the ER. He was severely dehydrated and still in a lot of pain. His bowel is obstructed again, but since he's scheduled for the stent procedure on Thursday, the doctor…
Juice Recipe - Gerson Diet
We need to start a Juicing Blog for recipes. Pete, Nana, and several others have inspired me to do the Juicing and Vegan thing for a while. I am reading the Gerson Therapy, and have read several other books written after that use the ideas from the Gerson Therapy. I am inspired. I figure worse case I lose some body fat. I…
My Father
Hello, I am from the Uterine Cancer Board. I am writing because my father has just been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in the colon. The onco suspects the liver, and therefore the lymph nodes, is involved. He wants to do surgery, because according to him there is room to cut and saw the colon back together. I am concerns…
Found neuropathy friendly shoes!
I had almost forgotten how nice it is to walk without my toes revolting on me! Found two pair, a black pair and a brown pair on sale. .... Eurostep at famous footwear! I am so excited...granted they aren't business suit wear but I remember an actress who tennis shoes with her ball gowns! :) so I'm going with it! I am a…
The Song Remains the Same -- Update
When I was admitted on Tuesday, they did some chest x-rays. Some more were taken yesterday and there's no change in the pneumonia or the blood clots. You'd think after that many days of heavy antibiotics and blood thinner that there'd be something. We still haven't got the results from the Bronchoscopy they did one…
para aortic lymph node biopsy?
3 weeks ago my 46 yr old husband went in for a colonoscopy thinking they would say hemorroids. So the surgeon came out and said it was cancer...likely story it seems. He was immediately sent for blood work and ct scan. Later that week he went for a pet scan. 2 weeks ago we met the oncologist who told us stage 4 - that…
User: michealhalbrook
Is this user for real or what? looks like a spammer on this forum and Lung Cancer. Have flagged the administrator to look into this.
Has anyone had a colonic stent procedure?
Hi all, By any chance has anyone had a colonic stent put in? If so, was it a quick day surgery (I hope the answer is yes...), or did you need to stay in the hospital overnight? Any info. is appreciated since Rick is going in on Thursday for this procedure due to continuing bowel obstructions. At the moment, he can't even…

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