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Lung biopsy clear and liver ??
Im a very healthy 65 year old and a diver and ship captain three years ago i had a colon resection very small no chemo no radiation nothing recently i went for my check up my CEA had gone from 1-3.5 which is still in normal range ( what cab effect cea besiudes cancer?) CT scan showed one spot on lung and two tiny spots on…
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Lung biopsy clear and liver ??
Im a very healthy 65 year old and a diver and ship captain three years ago i had a colon resection very small no chemo no radiation nothing recently i went for my check up my CEA had gone from 1-3.5 which is still in normal range ( what cab effect cea besiudes cancer?) CT scan showed one spot on lung and two tiny spots on…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi All - I am new to this forum and find the posts very informative and extremely helpful. (Stage III cc.) I had surgery in November and the surgeon said he removed everything but recommended that I have Folfox (12-cycles/6-month). Removed 25 nodes of which 5 were involved. I will have my first appointment with my onc on…
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Happy Birthday to Helen - 6th Dec
HELEN! I hope you are having a wonderful day. Sue - Trubrit
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Jimmy Carter Cancer Free
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/06/politics/jimmy-carter-cancer-free/index.html In August it sound dire as it spread to his brain. Reports are radiation and autoimmune drug recently approved did this. Wow. C'mon science get it done quickly
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How to avoid liver failure: tests, discuss
I'd like to know if you do something to avoid liver failure: blood tests for example, how often? I don't see it much discussed here We saw how nice members like Winter Mary had it, did she check liver function from time to time? Anyone not checking liver function in say half a year? I think this is important to continue…
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On this day....
I am sure all or most of you have a Facebook account. On This Day is an interesting thing. It reminds us where we have been and in some cases how far we have come. I checked mine this morning and was reminded of this.... 2 years ago today, I had an appointment to meet with a new oncologist. My previous one had left and I…
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George clark
George home with me in hospital bed. He has been under hospice care for 2 weeks. My heart is breaking in a million pieces
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Does five years mean five years?
My hairdresser's dad has Pancreatic Cancer, and his Doctor's gave him six months to a year. She went to visit him over Thanksgiving, and found him sitting in a chair. Her mum said, he just sits in the chair. My friend asked him 'Why are you just sitting in the chair, dad?' and he said 'I'm sat here waiting to die'. He was…
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Darn beast tried twice, but also lost twice.....I'm still alive and kickin!
Hello, all!!! I just 'celebrated' 11 years since my stage III rectal cancer diagnosis. What's so special, you are wondering? Well, I was told all that long ago that I had "about 6 months to get my affairs in order". Fooled THEM....at 6 months, I was starting treatment for my second cancer, stage II breast cancer! Life sure…
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you never knowPLEASE HELP
and so for ten years I have been fighting......colorectal to liver to liver and endless years of surgery and chemo and now......Breast cancer!who could have thought????? have to say for the last five year my ned status has been weighing heavily.....why me ? could not be me/ okay jeff getting in line.....crap this is a…
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Hyperbaric Therapy
Hello all I hope everyone had a wundaful safe an happy turkey day.. Just had a quick question about hyperbaric therapy ? Has anyone ever tried this post chemo? I hear an read great things an made a five session treatment pkg starting next Wed.. A little expensive but what is money with no health.. I will post after my 1st…