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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2014

TAS-102
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An Update - Yesterday's visit to the Doctor
So, yesterday my husband had a visit with the doctor. This doctor is incredible; he addressed all sorts of issues we had. But first let me tell you that we were waiting in the waiting room and there were a man and lady there before us, the man went in and i said to the lady is the doctor on time today? She said no, my appt…
FDA fast tracks targeted therapy for leukemia
http://news.yahoo.com/us-regulators-fast-track-novel-leukemia-therapy-213503303.html I just saw this article and thought I would share. The therapy imprints an individuals T-cells to recognize leukemia cells with an 89% success rate in trials (just 27 individuals). I hope this leads to advances in other cancers, including…
PhillieG where are you
Your comments and off sense of humor are sorely missed here. The forum is just not the same without you and Craig. Not that there aren't wome really wonderful members here.
Tomorrow is Round 4 Folfox
I report to the torture chamber (infusion lab) tomorrow at 9:00 AM. My white blood count was very low today so not certain what the plan is for tomorrow. I'm still not feeling the best but had a great weekend watching my grandchildren playing in the ocean. It's summertime so we normally have all the grandkids. They are…
Biopsy
Finally got the biopsy results back from the endoscopy and he only noted that there was some irritation to the stomach but there was no infections and no cancer of any kind. So I'm thrilled that everything is normal. Don't go back for a colonoscopy for 3 years. Thank you all for your prayers, good vibes and thoughts. It…
question about cea
i just had my 6th treatment of folfox and advistan my cea is still under 5 but apr 1.7 may 2.9 jun 2.2 this past sat 3.3 my blood work is good considering the liquid i'm putting in, go for pet/ct scan this sun just a little worried
Advice Requested
I went in today for another CEA test. My onc. has been watching CEA very closely (monthly tests) as it has been highly correlated with cancer in my case. Unfortunately my CEA level has climbed from under 1.0 (5/8/14) to 2.0 (6/5/14) to 3.0 (today 7/7/14). My oncologist said this is likely a trend. However, he said that…
Pericardial Effusion - procedure -update
Hi, So up and down we go. I thought I was picking **** up this afternoon and now we find out he has a pericardial effusion that the heart doc is going to drain tomorrow at noon. We were both surprised when the tech came in to do an echocardiogram on Friday. He mentioned that he saw some fluid but no one really addressed it…
did anyone have an kind of correction surgery after apr
I'm in a lot of pain all the time. Any time I sit too long (my job requires me to sit for hours) or do any kind of exercise (even speed walking) or tedious work thay requires bending. My oncologist suggested talking to the surgeon to see if there can be any corrective measures at least as far as skin tightness and possibly…
Moving from Folfox4 to Xelox
I've already done 6 doses of Folfox4 and had a Petscan which came out clean (was operated in Jan of this year). I've been hospitalized twice during this duration (diarrea/low platelet counts), and the regimen was delayed twice as well. My oncologist suggests I should move to 4 dosages of xelox to see if I would tolerate it…
janderson...Y90 today
I am so glad that you are feeling well after your Y90 injection today. Are you still in the hospital? I hope you are out and about and ready to go.
Barbebarb has passed away.
I didn't want to overstep boundaries to let everyone know what was going on with Barb so I didn't post it, but a few months ago, she decided it was time to stop the chemo and let go. Barb and I emailed daily for a while, just sharing how scary things could be and how hard te concept of letting go so young is. She loved her…
I think the end may be near
Each day my husband is a little worse than the day before. He is now starting to tell me things like, what happend to that plate of food i had on my lap? when he hasn't been able to eat for weeks now, i mean a plate of food anyway. He is constantly waving his arms around when he is sleeping, his voice is slurred and i…
Began the day at a luxury hotel and now in the ER :) - update at end of thread
Up and down and up and fricken down. Damn this disease!! **** has been having a very difficult time recently. We are trying to find some good time in each day but he is dealing with pain and side effects on a regular basis. Chemo days and the day after are obviously hard days and then for the next 12 days until the next…
Of special interest for anyone who may have or know someone who has a colostomy
I found this remarkable article on Huffington Post about an aspiring, 23-year old model who has Crohn's disease and two colostomy bags: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/01/colostomy-bag-model-picture_n_5548863.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 While this isn't a cancer patient, I know that several of you, like my mom,…
Not sure what's going on.
So, i'm not sure what is going on. as most of you know, my husband is at home and the oncologist has told him that he is dying - i have been taking care of him and working full time. Last night i was very angry, tired and frustrated. I was yelling at everyone including him and my dog. Both of them looked at me with such…
4th of July
What does everyone have planned for the long holiday weekend. I am having y90 injection tomorrow so it looks like I will be mostly resting and recovering. Hopefully I will be up to eating some barbecue.
Update on me
I want to thank True Brit for her interest. I have kept up on everybody and I really feel as you are my family. This has been a really bumpy ride over the last 5 years. I have had five surgeries and a million "it feels like it" hospital stays. I also suffer from epilepsy as well as hypercoagulation problems. I actually saw…
chemo and teeth
Hey all, did chemo do a job on anyone else's teeth? Just had two extracted. Ow! Now dentist says possibly two more. I don't want to do the next two it hurts so much.

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