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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for August 2014

Labor Day Weekend
Thursday morning started with an appointment at UMHS Cancer Center. We met with the surgeon. this is the same surgeon who did my liver resection on 2/7 this year. He said he has studied my liver MRI images. He sees five tumors where the radiologist only reported three. He said it is operable but he is in agreement with my…
How Cancer Can Change On You In a Week's Time
Well, I've slipped off the slippery slope, folks:( The operation has just about worn out and run it's course apparently...the pain has ramped up exponentially this past week. It's hard to breathe, hard to talk, hard to walk, hard to sit, hard to lay down and hard to sleep. For 13 months I've dealt with 24 hour a day pain…
Art By CSN Friend Easyflip
Hey all, just wanted to share some wonderful art created by Easyflip, aka Richard. I asked in another thread if he had some images he could share, and he was kind enough to do so in a PM. And to give me permission to post the link to his site. Thought you guys might to take a look! It's always interesting to see what CSN…
Megan rocks her cancer
At the very least it will make you smile. http://youtu.be/BaQdwTsVtCY
my dear wife
my wife of 42 years passed august 2 2014 she had colan cancer stage 4 detected 2 years ago. we had no clue until a week before her death. we were camping in the mountains the friday before . monday she had an appointment with the liver dr she was in such pain. they admitted her monday by friday she died in my arms . i was…
Dr Gerson - Good article.
http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com/issue/13-dr-max-gerson/
Low Iron
My wife had Colon Rectal cancer 8 years ago. She has had all the scopes on time. The last one only had 1 polup in June of this year. Her family Dr ordered more blood test this week as a follow up to her regular check. The iron levels are really low. Is this a major cause for concern? some things I have read indicate that…
Labor Day...any plans?
I can't believe summer is almost over! The older I get, the faster time seems to go by. (I read an article recently that said this is due to the fact that as we get older, each period of time is a smaller percentage of our overall lifespan, so that's why a summer seems to last forever when you're 10 but not so much when…
Pending Procedure Worries
It's been a challenging and somewhat confusing last few weeks. It's been a year since my diagnosis (and all of the emotions that go with that), and my oncologist suggested that even though my tumor was in the small intestine, a repeat colonoscopy would be a good idea. She referred me back to the GI doctor who originally…
Nanab & Trubrit rock Reno
Today I have the privilege of spending time with NanaB. What a lovely lady. I think we should do this more often. Update: OK, I'm home now, and not fighting with my iPhone. I had to convince Nana that she looked beautiful without her hat. So now I am posting both pictures. I had a wonderful time with her. She is a…
My Wife
My wife of 57 years died last night of Alzeimers disease!
splenda instead of sugar
just wondering if anyone has done any research on this i know diebetics can use splenda becuse it dont break down to sugar but what about cancer?
MODERATOR I do not authorize the deletion of About Me Page or Posts
While going before surgery I've authorized the hospital, doctors and staff to DNR. I am requesting now, and my husband and children are aware of this request, that you DO NOT remove my content from this board. I believe my story is beneficial to others going through this and believe you should respect my wishes. My "About…
Colonoscopy Biopsy Result
Hi. Colonoscopy on 8/18/14. I had three polyps and one mass between 3 to 4 centimeters. GI said the mass was colon cancer right after the colonoscopy. However, GI sent biopsies of the polyps and the mass to a lab. I spoke with GI yesterday. The lab results indicate that the polyps were precancerous. The mass was identified…
Father had 3rd recurrence. Preparing for the worst frankly.
Hello, My father has been dealing with CRC for about four years now, His treatment started in January 11, after diagnosis right before Solstice/X-Mas '10 (Months after I graduated college, go figure) He had a part of his colon removed, and six months Chemo. Sorry I do not know specifics of his case. It was already in his…
Diem Brown
I admit - I follow celebrity gossip. Diem Brown has ovarian cancer, and is now on her third recurrance. It has now metasticized to her colon And I believe she will be seeking hipec. She is technically not one of us but she will be receiving treatment and blogging about it. during her bouts with the disease, she blogged…
New Trial Pain Drug I'm Doing
I was asked the name of the pain block trial drug...SAPORIN Ar this time it is only being offered here in Dallas at UT Southwestern. Nowhere else in the U.S. I talked to the doctor today......they are looking for candidates for procedure......said they would pay for boarding even. So, I wanted to put this out there for…
How can you find members topics. Moderator Please
How can you find members topics or responses from previous posts? It seems like so many have been deleted since the upgrade. Just wanted to check on JBG page and the whole thing is deleted along with Lisa2012. Do the "About Me" pages get deleted if someone passes? This seems sad as people can get a bit of history from…
Braelee ,Pepe, & Louiswift
Has anyone heard from them?
Our dearest Lisa2012 passed away August 25th 2014
It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news, that our Lisa2012 passed away today, August 25th 2014. I have permission from her husband to share this sad news. Lisa was a Facebook friend, and I always found her to be a humble, quiet, supportive and loving friend and member of this forum. I know that she walks with…
What am I gonna' do with you guys?
I received a gift from my friends here at CSN:) Your benevolence has touched my heart. You guys really snookered me this time......didn't see it coming....and so fast. Thank all of you involved:). Your support really counts....this back pain dFor the past year has taxed me no.end. The trial drug is fading now...too low a…
scanned
My wife had a PET with high resolution, triple contrast CT scan done, it's 53 months since diagnosis. We're hunting for a met. Four radiologists' signatures, and then an outside reread, can't find anything. "Our" radiologist mentioned, that (52 mo ago) he checked with the oncologist at a well known cancer center, who said…
Newly Diagnosed and wanting to connect.
Heh everybody, Female and 54, fit, slim and healthy grandma, with no family history, no smoking, yet have been dianosed with Polyposis syndrome and am now scheduled for a right hemi-colectomy in 5 weeks. This means I grow the nasty kind of polyps and lots of them rather quickly. It also means thateven if I do not have…
Newly Diagnosed and Need Advice
Hello. I had a colonoscopy on 8/18/14. I am 44. I had no symptoms, the main reasons for having the colonoscopy before the standard age of 50 was because I thought I might be losing my health insurance coverage and my uncle died from colon cancer at 75. I believe he lived with stage 4 colon cancer for about 5 years. So, the…
CEA Test Result
I got my CEA Test result yesterday. It was 2.5 my lowest amount ever. That makes it over 5.5 years NED. I read the book Nana B recommended Radical Remission. Most of the stuff I have been doing is the same as what others did to beat cancer. I remember 5 years ago when I asked my onc what the chances for recurrence were and…
****'s Celebration of Life
Dear Friends, Tomorrow it will be one week since **** passed away. It seems very, very surreal in so many ways. We have had family and friends loving on us in abundance and we are very grateful. We had ****'s Celebration of Life yesterday on the beach by our house and it was a beautiful event. I know that he loved it. We…
Chat with Oncologist
I spoke with my brother's oncologist yesterday. She said she discussed my brother's condition with the liver specialist. She doesn't think my brother is a good candidate for the chemo-embolization because of his condition, but the liver specialist would like to see him anyway, look at all his charts/tests, check him out…
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Feeling a glimmer ..
Hello everyone! I have been away from the board for some time with a whole lot of life happening, some good, some bad, but all worth living, I have been checking in to keep up with everyone and keeping everyone close in thoughts. Sadly loosing several friends from the board and several family members the past few months…
Feeling a little spotty - CT Scan results
So, I got my CT Scan done on Wednesday and the results today. Three spots of interest on the liver. One they believe to be scar tissue from the Ablation. Another one looks allot like a hema - somthing. Some kind of blood flilled thingy. I'm usually better at getting information, but obviously not today (Edit: I do believe…

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