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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for November 2014

Back spasms with chemo?
So I'm on my third chemo treatment and have five to go. I've had blood clots but nothing dangerous, they're all superficial. I was in emergency two days ago for back muscle spasms so bad I could hardly walk or function along with a fever. It had been going on for a couple of days and it's still pretty bad. They called my…
Feeling shattered
After successful lung mets removed April all was looking great. Had no,chemo since feb this year. Was having flush of port monthly and bloods, CEA all normal. Wahoo. I had a fall and long story short they found tumor size of grapefruit in top,of thigh which had eaten thru femur. Had rod and screws put in. Radiation on…
Any Folks working w/ MD Anderson? Oh and Juicers
Gut tells me I've seen one or more folks here that interacted with MD Anderson as primary or consult. Heading there this weekend for a 5 day oncology work-up. Hoping to get some pointers from anyone with experience. Maybe two years back there was a multiple day/month thread about juicing and juicers.... which one came out…
Any updates on our Craig? Update posted by Craig!
Thinking about Craig every day and hoping to see him pop in. Anyone know how he is, if the pain is under control?
Brain met survivors
I woul love to hear stories of survival from brain mets and your duration. Searching for timeline answers and accepting all data....weeks...months,,,,years of survival? Mike
It is nice to be home again
I have had a difficult month. The side effects of Chemo (Folfiri w/Avastin), nausea, and not being able to consume calories. (I was able to ingest some calories, just not enough to keep me fueled up.) My colon shut down again. That was the third time in a month! I had Laurie drive me to the local Cancer Center, it is a…
hoping for advice
Hi All, first timer and not to accomplished on the whole website forums etc. However, found you guys :) We live in Australia. At aged 71 my husband Marto, was found to have a large growth in his lower bowel in September 2012. At that time, it was inoperable. He had an ileosotomy bag He was given treatment of Xeloda (1 day…
MtX's to brain...scared out of my wits
I have not been on this board in a while. Fighting the battle and just now discovered colon cancer metasticies to the brain 5ea tumors, one is 2.5cm in size with swelling causing left side motor function issues. As you may imagine, this takes the battle to a new and scary level. Brain involvement was known possible but did…
Back to chemo
seen the oncologist today, they found 5 spots on my scans, two in my lungs, one by my liver, one in my abdomen, and one on my thyroid lymph node. Now they are going to figure out what chemo to give me. Not happy at all, not ready to do this again!
today - 3 years ago...
... Thorsten had his app with the gastro-doc which confirmed he had cancer. So today 3 years ago his,our journey stared. In the following weeks and months he had surgery to remove the tumor and 2 mets on his liver,got an temporary Ileostomy, had 6 months of Oxi and Xeloda and finally got his ileo taken dow. Since then he…
Checking in
Sorry I have not been on lately , I had all summer off of chemo so I was feeling good and was busy with my children, But looks like I I'm back on my cea level keeps riseing and two spots showed up on my last chest ct, Going to see the doc on Monday to find out about the pet scan results. I'm just not ready for more bad…
Been a while - some positive updates
Hi all... It's been a while since I've posted. I was trying to stay away from the internet for a bit and it's helpful with not freaking myself out. My dad is doing well so far. He had two different types of cancer - rectal and colon, but the rectal disappeared. Yes, they can't find the primary tumor or the mets anymore…
Gizzyluv
Kris lost her beloved husband yesterday. I have followed her posts on facebook, Jason fought so hard and suffered so much these past couple of months. Her story has brought tears to my eyes. Sending out Hugs from George & Diane
Off topic - Pictures from my trip to England (and Wales).
As requested, I will add a few pictures from my trip to England and Wales. Just a few of the highlights. I will post a couple at a time in this thread. First off, a little background. I'm 55 (56 next month), and as a teenager I was 'In Love' with The Osmonds, especially Jay. Fast forward 40 odd years and here I am,…
Back on the roller coaster
So, it seems there is an area of question that was discovered during my last exam. Imaging from MRI was inconclusive ... Labs and CT next week followed by an ultrasound the following ... So, now we wait. Stuck on the peak .. You know ...the really high point of the ride when it's as if in slow motion ... Waiting for the…
CEA 0.5 - Woo Hoo with me
I went for my second post Ablation Oncologist appontment and my Doctor help up my blood work results to show me CEA 0.5 Can we say Happy me. He doesn't want to see me now for three months. THREE DOCTOR FREE MONTHS. YEAH! Please feel free to join me in celebration. Sue - Trubrit
Update from Laz
Dear Friends, I was away for a couple of weeks looking for work after more than a year of hiatus. I was going to interviews, working interviews like crazy and far away, because there is no dentist jobs where I live. Finally I have work 4 days a week even though it's 1 hour 45 minuts away. I was excited and anxious to start…
TRC 105 trial 2.5 years later
Robert has been recieving TRC 105 study drug since July 2012 in conjunction with avastin with some good results. The tumors in the liver that were being tracked shrank by 30%. The study has long been closed but they have continued to treat him since he was recieving benefit i.e. stable or no progression. Last CT (he gets…
Lower stage cancers and less aggressive treatments
It seems to me like I'm seeing a trend on here where people who are initially diagnosed with lower staged cancer, say stage two, are not surviving as long as people with higher stages or are having more severe relapses. Am I correct? This has me wondering if the professionals aren't treating them as aggressively as they…
IL-2 + vitamin A
" a significant improvement, with respect to NCI SEER data (*), could be observed in the 5-year OS rate for the most common treated metastatic cancers: Breast cancer 42.7% vs. 23.3% *, lung cancer 26.4% vs. 3.6% *, colorectal cancer 43.6% vs. 11.7%*, renal cancer 23% vs. 11% *. No WHO grade 3 or 4 toxicity was observed,…
My love passed away today
My DH passed away at 2 am today after 10 days inpatient at the hospice facility. The last 7 days he was totally unresponsive. It was very difficult to watch although he appeared peaceful and no longer in pain those last 7 days. Every night there I would pull up the pull out bed/chair and sleep next to him holding his hand.…
Maxicat - you there?
Maxicat, I haven't heard from you in a while? You doing ok? From another stage 3b signet cell......... Anybody hear from her? Thanks
Zaltrap, Xeloda
George's Doctor is thinking of trying George on Xeloda Pill with Zaltrap instead of Avastin? He is also on Irinotecan. Anyone had this combination? We are trying to avoid George having to wear the pump Again he just hates it.
TACE plus IRE finally
Hi, I was dx in dec 2011 with mCRC with numerous mets in both lobes. Had folfox + erbitux , liver and colon resection July - August 2012 , maintenance erbitux for 3 months , three recurrences after that - dealt with by ire, another liver resection, and then microwave ablation - now again another recurrence in three months…

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