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Update on Jason
Hey all! I haven't been on here in a while, still having shoulder issues but I wanted to update you on Jason. He just finished his 10th chemo treatment & is due to get a CT Scan on the 19th to see if the chemo is doing what it's suppose to be doing in getting rid of the liver tumors & of course still working on the colon…
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Brain mets, advice please
Hi all, A little background info: My very active, still working 85 year old mother was diagnosed with stage 3b colon cancer 11/2011. She had surgery which revealed the tumor had penetrated the colon and she had (I think) 6 of 26 positive lymph nodes. Gene testing on my mom revealed her to have the gene mutation for Lynch…
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Fever after liver resection
Hello all, my husband was discharged a week ago tomorrow after his liver resection. He has had a few low grade fevers this past week. Tonight his pain is very bad, but it has been all week and doesn't seem to be easing up. He had to take two pain pills which he generally does not do. His temp is 101.7. i will watch it very…
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Title edited: I'm an idiot.
Sorry about that, you guys! Wrote this post in a hurry before leaving, didn't really think how it would sound. I promise it wasn't a ploy to get your attention (although it worked, I guess). Glad to be back, and see that everyone is doing more or less ok. As long as we're still arguing about sugar, all is well. AA Here I…
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Colon Palooza role call
I am seriously considering attending this event. i would love to know who else is going. Please post if you are going or at least considering it.
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Is it necessary to go ahead with the chemo if the cancer is no longer exist?
Hi, My dad was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last May. He went through a surgery follwed by rediation and 12 cycles of Chemo. He had colostromy closure surgery in Feb this year. After that the doc asked for a pet scan and everything came normal in it. There was no sign of cancer in the body. But in his routine check up…
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Tooth abscess
Major bummer. I need a root canal. Waiting on specialist to give me a price. Then I can divIDE it by how many years I think i have left and see if its worth it! I'm so bad! :) ?
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anti depressants
anybody use antidepressents to help take the edge off the st.4 dx if so whats best? I may need a little help
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oxi
How important is the oxi in the chemo mix?
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Colon palooza?????
Has anyone heard anything about the colon palooza this year???? Who is running it and where will it be? If so can you let me know, hoping it's close enuf for me to be able to attend.. thanks HUGS Beth
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Sad news...
Hi everyone, Just wanting to deliver some sad news about Steve. He passed away this afternoon at about 1:30. Yesterday morning I was on my way to the hospital when my cell rang. I was expecting that Steve would be discharged and that I would finally get him home. A nurse asked me to please come to the hospital as Steve was…
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Need advice on husbands symptoms
Hi, was wondering if anyone can give advice on my husbands symptoms. He just told me tonight that he hasbeenbleeding from his rectum. Says more blood comes out than feces. I'm shocked that he hasn't told me before. Said he's been hiding the towels. Huey's before having a bowel movement. Had polyps removed at 50. Clear…
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Working during treatment?
Can folks tell me about their experience working or not during chemo/radiation? I am a city manager, so it's a desk job for the most part, but lots of folks depend on me for lots of things and it is not stress free. Love my job and work for the most wonderful elected body, but am concerned whether I can adequately hold…
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Newly diagnosed
Newly diagnosed chemo meeting with chemo doc tomorrow, anticipating chemo radiation to start on August 19. I am in shock, never having been sick and considered in peak of health. This was discovered via routine colonoscopy, large polyp removed surgically turned out positive for cancer and two prominent lymph nodes…
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I heard those 3 little letters today... NED!
Hi everyone, I just got back from my post surgery follow up w/my cancer specialist up in Baltimore. My husband talked briefly to the surgeon right after surgery...but i was still in recovery. He did a laparoscopic surgery 2 weeks ago on me to rule out progression of the cancer as a cause of my pain that I have been having…
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They Roughed Me Up With Biop(s) + Breaking News
It’s been awhile since I submitted to a biopsy….much less a dual procedure. I had to do them as we’re just a couple of days from the 2-month mark…and short of this approach; I wasn’t going to have an answer on where…or where I didn’t have cancer present. My only recourse would have been either to go along with them…
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things arent looking good
had a colonoscopy done last week and they removed a few polyps ( colon cancer runs in my family) the doc called me today and wants to talk to me about the results tomorro. i also got my MRI results for the lesion on my livern it says : irregular lesion demonstrates shaggy peripheral irregular enhancement. its not typical…
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Thank You!!
You guys are a pretty incredible group of folks I must say. I think Big Billy said it awhile back for me, but I personally just wanted to say that I enjoy so many in this current crop of folks we have with us right now. And you pulled one over one me....:) Not an easy thing to do:) You were probably thinking what an oaf I…
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XELODA(5-FU) INSPIRED JOKE!
Xeloda and being a dentist gave me pretty bad muscle spasms in my back and heat was very good for it. Now that I'm getting more 5-FU I figured I'll invest in an Electric Heating Pad. So I went to the medical supply store and the sales man presented me with two products. He said: "This is a German product it's $189, but it…
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Did any of you had or has collities ulcerative or linfocitic
After surgery or chemo? . What are your symptoms ?. Best way to cure? Thanks mates!
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Comment on Hoxey for me
Someone here must have been to Hoxey clinic they started in 1963. I want everyone's opinion. Good bad whatever. . We r thinking off. Going down there
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are we better off not knowing?
Hello my csn family.i kind of need some opinions on something that i was going to do when i found out in feburary 2013 that i had 38 spots in my lungs.first let me give a little history so i can better inform you of what my plan is so i can get some feedback from you all.i had a liver resection done in sept 2011 knowing i…
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City of Hope in Los Angeles
Any of you heard of or had any treatment at the City of Hope cancer hospital in Los Angeles? Thanks, Laz
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oxaliplatin desensitization
Has anybody had this done? I had a "pretty severe" allergic reaction to oxi on my 7th chemo, and removed it from the mix, so I'm on fluorouracil, leucovorin, and avastin. I had significant shrinkage of my liver metastases while on the oxi and have been basically stable since it was stopped. When we reach the point of…
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Ip1964
Just wanted to say good luck for your first treatment tomorrow. The anticipation is so high right now for you and it will be until you get your first infustion. Just remember no cold drinks and if you are getting the steroids, you will be like the energizer bunny for a couple days. Let us know how you are doing. Starting…
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Hoxey clinic
Anyone have an opinion on the Hoxey. Clinic in TJ Mexico or has anyone been there???
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Update on Steve
Hi everybody. Steve has been in the hospital for almost one week. Fatigue, poor appetite and difficulty breathing have been the main issues. Many tests have been done. The three sessions of Folfox have not helped. Liver/lung tumors have grown and some new ones have developed. He is very weak. Sleeps almost constantly.…
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CT SCANS
Do CT scans show lymph node invovlement? thanks
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Losing my mother in law....
My mother in law was diagnosed a month before my wife was diagnosed last October. Not only did she have cancer, but a bad heart as well. Last monday the dr. told her they can no longer treat her anymore because her cancer is to aggressive and her heart could not handle the chemo needed to extend her life. He also told her…
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pain after polyp removal
is it normal to have a dull ache and stabbing pains in your colon 8 days after colonoscopy and removal of polyps?