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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2013

Chemo + Aloe
http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/1/171.full.pdf Aloe was a complete surprise, immune stimulant and cancer killer + anti viral. A Priest has a special formula from Brazil, Google it. "The percentage of both objective tumor regressions and disease control was significantly higher in patients concomitantly treated with…
How long does your chemo treatment take?
Just curious - my husband typically has a 2 to 3 hour wait before chemo starts. So a 2 1/2 hr treatment can easily last 6 hrs. Is that typical? It's a bit frustrating. He gets early morning appts - usually 9 or 9:15. And then he sits there until almost lunch time some days. He is doing folfox plus 30 mins of avastin. He…
is this normal?
my wife has undergone four rounds of chemo with oxy and 5/fu pump for 48 total hours of treatment. The last two treatments they added a half hour of avastin to the mix. Her last treatment was on 12/27/12. The problem is she is so weak. Dhe has no appetite and no energy. Should she be feeling this way? Is this normal? I…
is this normal?
my wife has undergone four rounds of chemo with oxy and 5/fu pump for 48 total hours of treatment. The last two treatments they added a half hour of avastin to the mix. Her last treatment was on 12/27/12. The problem is she is so weak. Dhe has no appetite and no energy. Should she be feeling this way? Is this normal? I…
Chemo + melatonin
some people might be interested in this; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12820485
Cheryl Hutcherson
please forgive me if I have missed her passing.....has anyone heard anything? maggie
unreasonably angry tonight
I had a really bad day,I thought I'd give talking to my wife another try. The conversation was brief mostly about what I have become tether to bathroom; muscle gone again; so standing or walking is a real problem but I can stand and walk short distances. Even though we spent the holidays with our family out of State and it…
surgery very worried
hey guys, out of the hospital after 29 days, what a ordeal, after a battle with a severe infection and almost not making it, somehow i did!!! turns out i had a ruptured bowel and that caused the infection, i have surgery scheduled for the 17th, my fear is after 2 colon resections there is a huge chance that im going to…
Neuroendocrine Colon CA
Hi All, My husband Frank, was diagnoised in April with Neuroendocrine Small Cell Poorly Differentiated COlon CA with met's to liver and multiple lymph nodes. We went thru 6 sesseion's of VP16 and Cisplatin, after 3 treatments, the tumors in the left arm went down 1cm, and the large one on his liver went from 2cm to 1.8 cm,…
Fear
How do I overcome the fear that I'm going to die? I was just diagnoised with colon cancer the first week of December. I had been having problems with swollen lymphnodes on the right side of my neck for a couple of months. I was being treated with antibiotices for what a doctor at a walk-in clinic felt was due to a bad…
Strange chemo side effect or vit b6 overdose?
Last week Steve's face and ears turned blue/purple. Face was slightly swollen. Thought it was from allergies. On Friday he went to the home care office to get disconnected. The nurses didn't like his color so they told him to go to the local hospital. The ER doc actually got ahold of the oncologist in Ottawa. She had no…
chemo and radiation effects on babies in families
Please comment on my options
Please comment on my options Today, Saturday (01.05.13) I have my clinic visit after surgery. My surgeon was happy with the healing process. He unpinned the incision and sent me to the oncologist. With all the tests, histopathology, and reports, he said my staging is certainly stage IIA (T3N0M0).LVI indeterminate. He…
Kathleen808 and others with distant lymph node involvement - also bone involvement ?
Hi everyone - a bunch of old post were brought up last night by a spammer and many were lymph node posts which I hadn't found in my searches. Kathleen I see your husband had peri-aortic involvement some time ago. I believe that is the same as para-aortic? My husband was diagnosed with rectal, stage 4 in August and just…
Watch out for old posts brought forward by spammer
Once again we have been invaded by a spammer. I have flagged many and have contacted CSN about it. Please check the original post date on messages before replying as many old ones have been brought forward by this "robotic" pest. Marie who loves kitties
Will I ever get used to the Port?
Its 3:50 AM and I'm up because my port is irriitating me. I had it placed on December 17th, so just shy of three weeks. I would have thoguht by now that I would be used to it, but I'm not. It has not been accessed yet as treatment has not started. The area pulls if I move in certain positions (I can't lay on my port side -…
BRAIN METS FROM COLORECTAL CANCER
Just doing a little research on the likelyhood of brain mets. from colon cancer. Information from the members would be good. Am I right in assuming it is quite a low risk. Cheers dinkydi8
Happy NY Everyone!!!! Happy almost birthday to me!!!! Happy almost 10 yrs since stage 3 diagnosis!!
Hi everyone, I used to be a regular on this site which helped me SO MUCH almost 10 years ago. On Sunday I will be celebrating my 56 birthday. WOOOHOOOO I love birthdays!!!!! On 3/17/2003 I was told by a GI doc after a scope, "I have bad news, you have a mass." I was 46 years old. My kids were 14, 17 and 21. Life will never…
“The Sundance Army Needs You” – Help Get Me on the Jeff Probst Show
Well, we were shot down in flames by Dr. Phil…I think I’ve mentioned before how “Deafening” that Silence can really be. But, it was worth a try…and it was a good try…I wanted to thank everyone again who put in a good plug for me and supported my project…and for the others who followed the story…(Sorry, Maggie May…The Lion…
Testing chemo real time - research
been a while - thought of all of you when I came across the news item. http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-watch-chemo-killing-liver-tumors-in-real-time?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8f007d525c-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email this is one of several lines of research aimed at identifying whether a drug will…
Using DHEA to boost immune function
I got results for my DHEA, I was advised to start supplementing, I did lots of research see the blog for details if your interested in boosting your immne system this could be an area of research and testing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9008662 this is the basic possible science I have started DHEA supplementation.…
Hi mates it is FRIDAY , any interesting plan for the weekend ?
We are still in full christmas time ! We are preparing the last day of Christmas ( nativity ) on the 6 th. This is the most important for the Childs , because The 3 wise man are coming with the big presents for the kids ! ( Santa just brings part of it ) .So is a magic night ! . What about you mates?
Other then Cancer You would be considered healthy. lol
So, I meet with my Oncologist again today. We talk about the sugested treatment from Dr. JH Lenz USC. My Oncologist is on board for the treatment. We schdule the tests needed, Port inserted on the 10th, and schedule Chemo for the 15th. He told me as many other Docs have, "Other then Cancer, you are extremely healthy." My…
Bad office visit
Frustrating day at doctors office. Has anyone ever have a PA tell you that they don't do surgery to remove tumors because you can not be cured? That is what she told my wife after I asked if surgery is an option. She also told us that long term chemo treatment is only for "curable" cancer patients andthose with uncurable…
Two Phase 1 clinical trials that are recruiting...
Just wanted to share this information here, in case some of you don't read the posts at the Colon Club forum. User Dianne052506 is on the first trial and has had some positive results despite having a pretty significnant tumor burden, especially in the lungs (she's been stage 4 since dx in '06). The 2nd link is to a…
Colonoscopy yesterday
Back in NOvember, I was having dry heaves and unable to go to the bathroom. An emergency room visit showed suspicious areas on my liver. I was sent home, only to go back to a different hospital. They did another catscan, and opened me up the next day. I had a major infection at the end of my anus (absess). They put in a…
New Genetic Links to Colorectal Cancer Identified
This is interesting, we know our tumours are so different, enjoy. http://www.cancernetwork.com/colorectal-cancer/content/article/10165/2121284In addition to its work on colorectal cancer, the team is working on breast cancer genetics to identify additional genetic loci that confer risk of developing cancer, leading a…
Reviewing my case for opinions from group
The more I read here, the more I wonder about the level of care I am getting. Just to recap, I am stage 4 with mets to LNs, liver, lung and omentum/peritoneum. I was diagnosed in June 2012, and had surgery on June 4th. The initial plan was laproscopic resection and reconnection of the colon, but the surgeon was unable to…
PET Scan results **UPDATED**
I had my PET on Friday and got the results today. The good news is that the tumor in my right lung is gone. The bad news is that instead of one medium size and shrinking tumor in the upper lobe of the liver, there are now two very large tumors that occupy from 1/3 to 1/2 of the lobe. The onc says surgery is out because the…
Good News, not so good news
Well i had my first CT scan last week to make sure that all the meds are working for me. the good news is that he could see a good amount of shrinkage in my colon from the main mass! so that is good news! they also couldnt find the spots in my lungs so they have disappeared as well! The not so good news is that there are…

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