Colorectal Cancer
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Percy's powder
Anyone tried this product. Have done lot of reading on it?!
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Surgery coming up
After 7 months on erbitux and irrinotecan i finally got second opinion and got scan.m(hadn't scanned for,6 months cos if growing couldn't stay on erbitux) Erbitux shrunk tumor mets early, prob for first three months. Scan unfortunately shows larger tumor grown 20 mm, now back up to 62mm. Bugger! Surgeons looking at options…
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advice needed
I got the results from my mri today. not what i was expectiog. the test revealed a second spot on my liver an the one though to be on my lung is on my chest wall for a total of 2 on my chest wall. He said surgey is not an option at ths tme and should do chemo to see if that changes things. i find this unacceptable. They…
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Finishing chemo today!
I was diagnosed with a large Stage 2 rectal cancer on May 23rd. Went through radiation, chemo and surgery in October. Today I'm finishing chemo and this treatment left me with a colostomy and neuropathy in my hands and feet. I'm still very grateful, because without this treatment I would be dying or dead by now. Ill have a…
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Johnnybgood
I hope I spelled your name correctly. How are you doing?
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rls67 ... grief
What I have come to think about grief is that what you are feeling now, even though you feel terrible, is likely healthy and necessary. Bereavement is a long process that unfortunately cannot be finished quickly. I found that in the beginning and continuing for perhaps months is a kind of numbness, or as you said 'feeling…
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starting regorafenib (Stivarga) - any tips?
Had progression on FOLFOX/Avastin (growth of liver mets after a period where it was shrinking the them a lot) and irinotecan/Erbitux (new liver met after slight shrinkage of the other ones). Oncologist offered up return to 5FU + Avastin (had reaction to oxaliplatin), phase 1 clinical trial, or regorafenib as options. I…
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Medical MJ
Does anyone have thoughts or experience with medical marijuana? It's seems to be such a taboo subject. As a palliative treatment, it seems to be quite popular. I've read a few articles that indicate there could be some anti-cancer properties also. Nearly 1/2 of the U.S. has approved it in some fashion for medical use. Is…
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My angel passed away today....
My sweet wife lost her battle with cancer today. She is in heaven now. No more sufferring, no more pain. I miss her so bad. There is a huge hole in my life. We were perfect together. She was my best friend and soul mate. How will I ever recover?
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Good news today
The kidney lesion is not related to Colon Cancer just got home from getting pet scan see what they say next week. tried to put picture of Chester the dog turned out to large
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Update on Pete's blog - more as of 2/15
Pete has made the following post on his blogspot yesterday: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ketogenic chocolate holiday and vena superior thrombosis So a Dr told me today I got a thrombus and could die any second, that all my supplements are bs and that my therapy mix is…
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Happy Valentine's Day!
To a great bunch of very special people, patients and caregivers alike...you have my love and respect for all that you do. But not my marshmallow hearts. I'm sorry, but I have to draw the line somewhere. BIG hugs to you all!
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Home from Thera Speres
We are home from my husband's Thera Spere Therapy. I had the heck scared out of me when they paged me to the entrance of the intervention radiology and began to explain that there was a complication during the procedure. The doctor told me that within seconds of inserting the speres into the tumor his heart rate went to…
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ELIXORS
Has anyone been given Elixors (PrugX, Rinubo, Sayunt etc) while receiving chemotherapy?
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I'm home today
Dr. Knol successfully whacks another mole! Thank you Dr. Knol and UMHS team, for being one of the best facilities in the country and for taking such good care of me. Thank you Jesus for Dr. Knol and for UMHS. Thank you family (especially Connie, Mary & Jim, George) for spending too many hours with me throughout this…
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Planned CSN Outage Tonight
Dear Users, CSN will be down for routine maintenance tonight from around midnight to 3:00 AM Eastern Time. We apologize for any inconvenience. The site will be up and running as quickly as possible. Thank you for all you do for CSN! CSN_Nick
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any suggestion about low cea? how to bring it down?
My father is 77 years old. hee is in China and was diagnosed with colon cancer in March of 2011, had surgery removing about 6 - 8 inches colon in April, followed with 6 x Chemo. He was found lung mets in Oct of 2012 and had conventional chemo treatment. But he doesn't respond very well to the chemo (inclouding Erbitux).…
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For those in the path of Winter Storm Pax
Don't know about any of the rest of you...but ENOUGH SNOW ALREADY! As of 8:30 am eastern time, we had 16 inches of snow with more falling from the sky and forecast not to end until tonight. By the way, I live in Virginia. Had to go out and shovel at 3:30 am and 8:30 am to make sure I could get the storm door open and get…
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Winter Marie - can you please please elaborate about high CBD cannabis oil you are taking?
Hi Marie, thanks much for responding to my question. But, sorry, I did not understand it - what do you mean by 35grams and working to 100grams? Are we talking about the same thing? The true cannabis oil is like a resin, it is very concentrated, almost black, extremelly thick (hard to squeeze from suringe) and is usually…
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One year checkup
Popping on to say hello and check on everyone. Can't seem to find any posts from people like Danker and Coppercent. Don't remember what Donna's sign on name is. Will have to do a little research. I got my one year NED marker. Clean colonoscopy. Were there always smiley faces on here? I guess I was too busy fighting cancer…
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Avastin and fistula
My mom is diagnosed with recurrence in pelvis - few nodes lit up in pet scan in right internal iliac region. One of the Oncologists(whom we went for second opinion) said risk of avastin causing fistula and infection is high if the tumour is in radiated area. Is there any data for this? Have any of you heard/experienced the…
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Did anyone try Cannabis Oil with high CBD content for treatment (not for pain relief) of CC?
I have stage 4 CC with mets to liver (so far). Thinking about trying to get the right strain of Cannabis oil that might stop even stage 4. Did anyone on the board use a good quality oil for treatment of colon cancer or does anyone know someone who was helped by the Cannabis Oil? Could it really be a hope for healing or…
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Too many to list
I was thinking of starting a thread about some of the folks here who are in crisis, in new treatments or who are pondering what to do next, and I realized there were too many to list. I hope that each and every one of you will add a few words to this post and let us know how you are doing. Know that there is love and…
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Next step
Good morning, My wife was diagnosed with MCRC on January, 2012. She was first diagnosed with stage iia on Septembermber, 2009. The mets have been on the lungs at first. A new CAT scan shows growth on the head of the pancreas. The new growth was tested and it was confirmed to be mcrc. We are heartbroken and are seeking a…
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Scare with Dad - Thoughts?
Hi All, Dad has been doing well, but the chemo was starting to get to him and the FDA sent a letter stating he should stop using it and switch. Well, they switched up his chemo and he HATES to eat now. He is still forcing himself to eat, but nothing tastes good (except ice cream and chef-boyardee). The only good thing now…
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Dozens of Rac****s eating Doritos
I found this on Facebook dont know if link will work but hope it provides some smiles for everyone who can connect https://www.facebook.com/dennis.carman.3/posts/794311593916880
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3 years later
I believe it was almost three years ago, I joined this site. Diagnossed stage 3b rectal cancer. Went through the surgery and chemo, and i'm guessing pretty much the same as everyone else. Found out after 6 months my wife had a boyfriend and left me after 28 years. A month later my son who had a scholarship to play…
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Time for hospice.
My beautiful wife of twenty years was officially placed in hospice. We are waiting for bed to open in the hospice we choose. She has been given 2-6 weeks to live. I am trying to be strong for her and our kids. But it is so hard when you're dieing inside. I really hope she doesn't have to suffer long. l love her to much to…
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Katiekee11
The person who created this post has passed. i recommend that you not respond to posts older than a couple of weeks old, but create a new one if you should have any questions. A lot of times the old posts have responses from people who have passed on and it is very painful for those who knew them to "see" them again. Ktz
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It's baaaccckk...UPDATE
Biopsy completed Tuesday, needle biopsy thank goodness. After nearly having a nervous breakdown, I finally got the call Friday about 5pm. Cancer was found in the samples. Wow! Have appointment Tuesday to find out all the details. Already know it will be chemo just not sure what..per my onc everyone is puzzled since it…