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Need tips for Showering
I'm fairly new to the Colorectal forum. I had colonrectal cancer suergery on 2-13-15. I had my large intestine removed and ended up with a pernament iliostomy bag. I need tips for showering-What does everyone do to keep thier bag dry when they shower? Does anyone have a great tip
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#12 DONE!! :)
Wow cannot believe 7 mnths have passed. Not sure what to expect now that chemo is over but in my last 7 months here I have learned to imprevise, adapt an overcome NOT just expect or accept. im not a huge "word" guy but I do post frm time to time and read posts almost daily. I want to thank EVERY person on this board for…
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Colon cancer survivor with ct showing cyst on liver
In January of this year I went to the ER with what I thought was Kidney Stones. Yes it was. I am a stage 3b colon cancer survivor with 6 rounds chemo 17 years ago. During my visit with the ER Dr. he stated that my CT scan without contrast revesled many cysts in my liver. He said go to your internAl med. Dr. To get them…
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Chemo for Stage III
What is the typical process for chemo for stage III (a,b and c) colon cancer? I have read every other week for 6 months in most cases. Is that correct or can it be more frequent? I am trying to get some information about how the treatment typically works and if it takes a while to get better after each treatment? Is it…
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Oncologist recommendation SF Bay Area anyone?
My oncologist has left the area and I am hoping someone can recommend one for CRC surveillance in San Francisco Bay Area or vicinity. I am two years out from diagnosis. is there a suggestion from Stanford or UCSF? Thank you wonderful people on this forum!
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Cimitidine and Fluorouracil (5-FU)
I felt I should post this ... I had read somewhere that there may be an adverse interacton with taking Cimitidine and Irinitican ... according to this information it is the Fluorouracil which is also part of FOLFOX. http://www.avon.nhs.uk/aswcs-chemo/ASWCS11%20GI013_IrinMdG_Final_amended_110921.pdf May be worth checking…
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Naturopathic/conventional treatment
Stage 4 colon cancer that is running rampant in my body . . . I'm wondering if anyone else here is/has worked with a Naturopath in addition to standard treatment. I'm currently on Panitumimab and my onc thinks that "clinically" I am doing wonderful on it, (no jaundice/yellow eyes) even though my last CT indicates that the…
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Surgery scheduled - optimistic after MRI CT Scan
We got my husband's MRI results and met with his surgeon this past week. The good news is that there was no evidence of cancer in the liver or other organs and that the cancer is localized in the colon. That was a huge relief! His surgery is scheduled for 14 July. We are hoping he is stage 1 but we won't be sure until…
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Integrative Oncology-Effective or Not?
My mother was just diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. She just went thru her first week of chemo, going thru the industry standard way of treatment. Me and my mom went to a Integrative Oncology cancer center for a series of meeting and test with the staff. They focus a lot on diet, wanting my mom to try and eat more of a…
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Hospital delirium
My Dad, who is 78 years old, finished a regimen of IV chemo about a month ago. He was getting the chemo every other week since December 2014. His oncologist put him on a 6-week break. Unfortunately, he fell and broke his left arm about 10 days ago and is still in the hospital. The broken arm is bad, but other medical…
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Update on my brother
My brother's heart function is up to 46 from 20. The doctors decided to put him back on 5-FU, but not in the 48 hour pump, just in the IV at infusion, along with the irinotecan. The dosage will be lower, but instead of getting chemo every other week, he will have it once a week for 4 weeks, then 2 weeks off. He's being…
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Back pain and Burning when going to the bathroom
My husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer and has been going through chemo (3 pills 2x a day) and radiation 5 days a week. He just finished his 4th week and has 1 1/2 more weeks to go. This pat week, things are getting much more difficult. He has tremendous pain (Burning) while urinating and just bad pain while pooping.…
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Independence Day
Happy 4th of July everyone! I have been kind of quiet lately as I completed all my most recent tests, scans, colonoscopy, GI series, you name it I have had it lately. So far everything is clear. I see my oncologist on Monday, but she has been calling me all along as each test was done and results were in and letting me…
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Chemo Brain
Has any one experienced chemo brain. I feel like I have dimencia. Sometimes I can't spell a word that I always knew how, forget peoples names.