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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for September 2013

3 options left for me
Hey eveyone, it has been a long time since i have written, or even well enough to write to you. I meet with my Dr. today to go over my options since i kind of jumped the gun and had a CT scan done while i was in the hospital for pain. The results came back and they were not to good, basically everything is still growing…
Laz's Wedding.
Thank you so much for all your well wishes. I read every one of them with joy and told my bride about how nice this community is. The wedding day was beautiful. We had 10 guest and we did everything ourselves. The only sad thing was that my ex let my daughter stay for only two hours so she couldn't even stay for the…
Xeloda?
I am probably going to start 6 months of Xeloda following VATS lung surgery for a colon Mats nodule. The side effects appear to be diarrhea and cracking and peeling of hands and feet..The info says this can be controlled. I am asking for advice from any of you who may have had experience with this stuff. I have had GERD…
Need Help & Reassurance - or just someone to listen to me ramble on
So, my husband is on a new chemo, it makes him very sick. He throws up while he is at home on his pump and for a few days after he is off, then the diareah starts. He doesn't feel like eating but he forces himself, then he either throws it up or he has diareah and loses it all that way. And i know this is going to sound…
Generic Xeloda approved by FDA
www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm368515.htm I suppose if everything is the same but at a much cheaper price.....who knows?
Endoscopy/Colonoscopy
The day is finally here. Off I go! Prayers for Mom! . She is back in ICU. Can't seem to breath on her own. So sad!
UPDATE - Father Diagnosed with Colon Cancer
Hello, I posted the below a bit ago and received the most uplifting responses. I wanted to give all of you an update based on his oncologist appointment today. Obviously they received a TON of information that I think they are still trying to digest. However, the doctor started the appointment by telling my mom that she is…
Never Mind SUGERY just CANCELLED via voicemail UPDATE surgery back on
Discovered a voicemail left on my phone (it had died and was plugged in) left by Dr. lee canceling my surgery in view of latest CT scan, so sorry, knew you had been trying to get it. Oh REALLY, so I can just live with this stomach pain and bleeding out my arse for how long? Until I die? Son of a B, I am pissed and sobbing.…
bleeding after intercourse
I am 6 months out from having chemo and radiation. Of course the vaginal area got a lot of radiation. I have been using a diatator all along and just starting having intercourse that doesnt kill me with pain. Still sore but not as bad. But am having some bleeding during and after. Not bright red blood, but pink. No problem…
Results of second liver resection :( and next colectomy Tuesday
So went to see liver surgeon for 3 month check up, liver is doing great in it's recovery from the surgery, however in 3 months since surgery3 new tumors have showed up on it, apparently from the new primary tumor in my colon spreading out it's little cells. Also because of being off chemo since April, the tumors in lungs…
UPDATE on scan - Read for lab info
Dear Friends, I apologize for posting and then deleting the post. We had not talked to our daughter yet and I did not want any news to get out on social media. She is away at college and we spoke to her yesterday evening. ****'s pet scan on Friday showed growth in lung mets (largest is now 2.2cm), enlarged lymph nodes (we…
mistletoe injections hopkins cancer center
my daughter has been taking mistletoe injections for over one year , right after she was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 so i was excited to read the article in the baltimore sun , believe big on mistletoe, her scans are clear so far. Has anyone else read this or is doing these.
Personalized testing on tumor for effectiveness of chemo & other therapies
I am stage IIIB rectal cancer, 5 lymph nodes involved. i recently finished chemo/rad and am going to have surgery to remove the tumor in the beginning of Nov. I am seriously considering having my tumor tested for chemo effectiveness by Rational Therapeutics (Dr. Nagourney) in Long Beach, CA and would appreciate input if…
UPDATE ON MOM
Hi! Everyone. I hope everyone is doing well, if not, close to it. Sorry if I have not been updating on my mom's current condition. She is doing well as of the past 2 months, CT scans were clear and gained 8 lbs overall for the past month. She complained of her numbness and tingling so her oncologist decided to stop her…
Okay folks...
How much does everyone pay attention or buy into the statistics in regards to CRC? I see them, worry about them and quite frankly can bring on some pretty bad anxiety for me. I'm just a caretaker. Thoughts???
How Stress May Cause Cancer.
Sep 11, 2013 - 10:35 am This is my theory. Obviously there are many causes for cancer: genetic, environmental, nutritional etc. But let's concentrate on stress here. I believe the way normal cells turn into cancerous cells is that there is a change in their genetic material, the DNA. Now this happens millions of times a…
Anyone hear from Janie1?
Has anyone heard from Janie1?
"I Need a Show of Hands" - Upcoming Coping Magazine Article - "The Legend of Big Billy" *** Last Ca
Thank you, Marie for opening a post about this subject. I'm finally on my feet on after another tough cycle and had wanted to open this post for awhile now. We'll tie it in to the one you opened, but I wanted folks to hear it from me. This is a big day for me and I want to enjoy some of it this time:) First, it should be…
Stage IV NED, 4.5 years
In August 2008 my son turned 5 years old. At the time we had a 2 1/2 year old daughter and I was pregnant with our third, a girl. During the actual birth of that third child in November 2008 it was discovered that I had Stage IV colon cancer with multiple liver mets (5) on both sides of my liver, largest being 5 cm. I went…
Craig's article in Coping magazine
I have been in touch with Craig's wife, Kim. The magazine for Sept/Oct is not out yet...perhaps next month. As Craig mentioned in his post, he can receive free copies and share them with us. I have offered to start the list of those interested. If you want a copy, please use the CSN Email function here to send me your name…
Colon cancer hospitals
Hello...I have stage 4 colon cancer. Its inoperable because of the blood vessels around it. This was found in 2010. I have been on chemo for 2 years and radiation in August 2013. They did not work and the mets just got bigger and is too close to my pancreas. Today my oncologist told me he can not help me anymore and wants…
Can I say NED
I had my first post treatment scan on Tuesday and got the results today. NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE! I couldn't stop smiling all afternoon. Will get my port removed Friday 20th. Next week. Brief history: Found out I had Stage 3B Colorectal Cancer, 1 lymph node, Nov 2012 Surgery Nov 2012. FOLFOX Jan - June 2013 5FU & Radiation…
Surgery went well.
Well I made it through. I had my Liver surgery on the 27th and came home 8 day later. Im really sore and tired and haveing a hard time eating, Everything makes me sick. My neighbors our wounderful they bring meals over for us . They did remove some lymph no I have to wait to find out the results when I go back on the 20th.…
Dr. Lenz & life
We are going to SoCal in late September, and staying for the first week of October. We will be taking the dogs and staying with a friend. We hope to see many old friends and Dr. Lenz at USC! I have an appointemnt with Dr. Lenz on the 3rd of October. I am anxious and excited to see what future treatments are to be…
Braelee
How are you? I think you had your liver resection a couple a weeks ago.
Need more blood
Ive gone two weeks without having to get a blood transfusion. My rectum bleeding had come stop since getting high duty radiation. I guess my body can't produce blood quick enough. So the plan is to get three units tomorrow. I also had a shot To boost my hemo today. Pray all this helps. Three months into my fifth year of…
Dear Craig,
There is no day going by that I don't think about you and I'm sure we can multiply that by a few dozen on this forum. We know you are going through tough days and that is the reason we don't want to bother you. However when you feel up to it please drop us a line, especially since by now you should have had your piece…
Perhaps a quicker method to determine if chemo is actually working:
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Hello Again-- Lung Met (2cm) Resected VATS---Chemo?
This fellowship gave me so much support almost 4 years ago, I'm back! Just had a 2cm nodule VATS resected that had Metas-- from colon. Surgery was sucessful and frankly quite uneventful. PTL!! Surgeon does not feel Chemo is necessary, Oncologist and Oncology(Med School) consult are sugesting oral chemo for 6 months. NED,…
Stage IV NED since Sept 2011
Hi Everyone, I want to post encouragement for Stage IV patients. I had a scan yesterday and everything still looks like NED. I was diagnosed Stage IV on December 22, 2010 with a lung met (Merry Christmas). That was removed first by VATS, then 6 treatments of Folflox that was followed by 28 days chemo/radiation for the…

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