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Your Opinion Please
My brother just found on around Thanksgiving that he has lung cancer which has spread to liver/nodes. He went hunting two days after he found out and then Wednesday before Thanksgiving he started laying on the couch. He hadn't had chemo yet, but he quit eating (saying he was full all the time) and has layed in bed since.…
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Art/Fatbob?
How are you doing? I feel like I haven't seen anything from you for a while, and was just wondering how things were going...
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Hey from a new member
just wanted to say hi to everyone. I was diagnosed stage 4 with peritoneal mets. I had surgery at time of dx to remove the primary tumor. I Started 12 treatments of FOLFOX with Avastin in November, and am almost halfway done, thank goodness! Chemo isnt for wimps, thats for sure! Ive had the 'standard' host of side effects,…
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wat1168
wat1168 added comments to an old thread which I will paste here for the forum to see. Perhaps others will have more current info. Rib Cage PainNew I just recently joined and saw that this one member had experience rib cage pain. I finished my chemo and radiation in 2013 after being diagnosed in August of 2012. Since then,…
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Anyone in touch with Pete Lost at Sea?
Just wondering, as his blog has been taken down. As frustrated as I got with him at times, I've continued to follow his story, and hoped for his success. His blog being removed seems strange and worrisome.
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Interesting article
I Hope you find it as interesting as I did. all the best Pilar BREAKING NEWS High vitamin D levels linked to improved outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer High concentrations of vitamin D were associated with improved OS and PFS in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who received chemotherapy and biologic…
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positive scan results
I saw the IR (interventional radiologist) today at UMMC. He was very pleased with the scan one month post ablation. He said the liver ablation looked great. He said I timed it perfectly after the y90 I had done in July. The chestwall ablation wasnt as clear. There might be a very thin line of tumor left next to my spine.…
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Diagnosed in 2003 and Still here :0) ... Wondering if I recognize anyone still .....
Hi All, not sure if anyone on here remembers me or not. I just to be a regular on here when I was going through my treatments years ago. I don't know where the years went actually because even though I am a survivor its still a struggle to survive mentallly. Quick update I was diagnosed in 2003 with 2cm tumor in base of…
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Anyone else get Atelectasis (lower left lobe lung collapsed)
Sometime it would be nice when having a CT Scan if the doc would mention everything. i now know why I've had breathing problems since my last surgery, part of the lung had been collapsed since at least August last year, I've been on an inhaler for awhile. Now it finds even more collasped lower left lobe, for a while now I…
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Request prayers, good wishes and good thoughts
Dear all, My husband is going to have a CT scan on 18th, this is his first scan after the big surgery (pelvic exenteration) on Oct 29,2014. So I request prayers, good thoughts and good wishes. Please pray a NED result for us. We had been through a lot just like many of us on this forum. I am having anxieties, but holding…
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Acities tapping. Update
They took out 1.5 gallons of fluid Yesterday, I feel so much better; however for about 10 minutes (seemed longer,) I had the worst back ache. They think it's because my liver shifted causing pain in the lesion areas. After trying 4 pain meds through IV, they found one that worked. Pain was so bad, I was calling God to…
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JanJan63
Anyone heard from JanJan63? She's not checked in since December 8th. Hope she's doing okay...
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Jeff?
Didn't you recently have a scan too? I hope all is well.
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Scan tomorrow - religious content -UPDATED
EDTomorrow at 12:45pm is the first scan since SBRT in October with results at 3:00... I know I don't have to tell any of you everything that is going through my mind or that that Husband seems very far away today. I'ts miserable wondering what he is thinking and feeling - not bringing it up because I don't know if he wants…
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NanaB and Craig
Are there any updates on how Craig and NanaB are doing? This disease really sucks! I hope they're both feeling better! Lin
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Just got my orders
Hello my fellow colonites hope everyone had a nice holiday season. Met my oncologist today Dr.Saltz of Sloan Kett and I was introduced to my new friend, Mr.Port. I will be getting my BFF attached to me next Tues and will start my fight the following Tues(Jan27th) ...I was told I will be getting a cocktail of OXI and…
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happy also
had my 3 mth scan all clear, cea was 1.9 have to get mri have cyst on kidney but my onc said not to worry
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Good update from Impaction
Dx Stage 4 August 2006 with liver and lung mets. I just had my CT scan and it is clean (NED) and CEA is below 1. This is now just a little over 3 years since my last thoracic surergy (12/2011) with NED. I don't pretend to have any answers or wisdom but do want to thank all who helped me especially early here. Many have…
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Clinical Trial: immunotherapy using tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
hi, all. This will be my second clinical trial, and second attempt at immunotherapy. I've been accepted into this trial and here is a link to the trial. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01174121?term=Immunotherapy+til&recr=Open&rank=7 This is the one where they harvest white cells (tumor infiltrating…
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New to the site - Post op Stage 3a Colorectal Cancer
Hello Everyone. A friend of mine recommended this site and joined after I completed my surgery. I am so glad to find a site like this as the emotional burden with this life changing experience is sometimes overwhelming. I just completed my round 2 cycle out of 12 last Monday. It first seemed better than last time but the…
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I used to Post here......I posted twice in the last week....
.......I guess I was wishing for some kind of responce.....Good Bye
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Newly diagnosed with rectal cancer
Hello all, I have been reading many of your posts and realize there are very special people here. I wondered if someone could tell me what my diagnosis means: Rectal adenocarcinoma (HCC) - Primary. I knew I had rectal cancer but the HCC scares me to death. That is in relation to liver cancer. So does this mean it has…
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Colonoscopy Done and.........
I am so thrilled to say the colonoscopy went great, tiny scar tissue only (removed a sample to lab test to be sure). My gastro dr was thrilled for me. So on Jan 31 - I will officially be 3 years NED from stage 3b/signet cell colon cancer. I feel like I won the zillion dollar lottery. No even better, you cannot but a $…
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Update from Laz.
Had my blood work and 1 year CT this week. The CEA is steady at 1.3 and the CT is clear. I'm very relieved, because I have aches and pains everywhere and of course the first thing I think of is metastases. My life pretty much returned to normal, I'm back to work which I enjoy very much. I have to restart everything,…
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Anyone heard from LOUSWIFT?
Just wondering how he is doing. I felt so bad to read his posts in December. Linda
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Had what was hopefully my last PET scan this week
Just wanted to let you all know. Had the scan yesterday, and my oncologist emailed me a few hours later to tell me that everything still looks fine. I am now 3 years (plus a little) out from my last episode of cancer, and I'll be cutting back to blood tests only after this. The type of tumor I had is not a slow growing or…
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An Oncologist's Perspective - Augmenting Cancer Therapy with Diet
Dr Champ is an Oncologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Here is a link to a recent talk in which he discusses his views on diet for cancer patients and how he came to these views. He also discusses the mechanisms by which diet can fuel the growth of tumors or slow growth. I urge…
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Happy
Some good news in hard times... husband had his latest sono today and all is clear... 3 years + 2 months after his stage IV diagnosis. We will learn about his CEA next week but if there are no surprises the next steps will be... ... 4 weeks travel to India in March/April (will be our 4th trip to this wonderful country) ...…
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Clean scan!!
Clean scan results yesterday! First CT since my liver resection 3 months ago with no adjuvant chemo. Being stage 4, my batting average with scans has not been that great so we're really happy about this one! Off to vegas to celebrate and not think about cancer for a couple of days. Thank you to my CSN family for your…
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My sister
my sister was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer 3 years ago. She had been battling this monster for 3 years. The Drs told us yesterday that there is nothing else they can do for her. They told us she might have 1 month to live. I am so angry with this disease. She has done everything the Drs have told her to do. She is so…