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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2016

Liver Resection and PVE
Doctor wants to perform a Portal Vein Embolization to enlarge left lobe. Right lobe contains two cancerous lesions from Stage IV Colon cancer. I like the less invasive ablation. Any thoughts? Pros and cons?
Hey Folks just checking in !!!!
Good evening Semi's Just checking in today and i was going over alot of my old posts and was thiking of all the friends that i have made over the years. I miss all that were called home God bless them. For all who are in the fight may God bless you. It hasn't been easy, i have had a reoccurence in 2009, many surgeries for…
Musing
i just read an article about David Bowie and a sentence jumped out at me ... 'It was a fight not against death, but a fight to live' That really resonated with me. Just thought I'd share. Sue - Trubrit
Update on my husband
i posted a month ago that he would be starting lonsurf aka tas102. He did one round ( or half a round?...first two weeks out of the month) he was supposed to start again yesterday. his blood counts and calcium tanked. Been going for infusions and transfusions weekly and feeling lousy. Friday he went in for calcium and…
Happy Birthday to our dear Phil (Phil64)
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Phi-il! Happy Birthday to you! - Sue - Trubrit
Is Oxaliplatin the most important drug in Folfox Treatment?
My husband Tim is having a rough time with neuropathy in his hands, feet, mouth, tongue. He said he just can't take it anymore. The Onc. has cut back and he takes Gabapentin 300 mg 3 times a day but it is still bothering him. Folfox w/avastin is working and I am afraid if he stops the Oxal. meds the treatment will quit…
Cancer Fear, an article
I just read this and really liked it. I hope you all enjoy it, too. http://www.curetoday.com/community/dana-stewart/2016/01/breaking-up-with-fear-life-after-a-cancer-diagnosis
PET Scan, what to expect
I've always been wimpy abut things like needles and pain. Having cancer and then the PE didn't make me tougher, it made me wimpier, if anything. So I have the PET scan coming up on Thursday morning and I'm wondering what's involved. They said they inject sugar and see where the cancer grabs it and then it lights up if…
Diet
Hi all ! It's been a long time since I been on here but I really need some advice from people going through the same issues and from non cancer patients who don't underst what we go through! I was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2110 , had a foot of my colon removed, Two liver rejections. And a tumors removed from my…
Not exactly the results we'd hoped for
Met with both the medical oncologist and radiation oncologist today and got the results of the CT scan I had on Friday. Everything that showed up on the previous scans is stable except for the liver mass in the right lobe. It went from 1.5 cm to 1 cm after 8 rounds of FOLFOX plus Avastin, but after being only on the 5-FU…
Happy Birthday Marbleotis
I hope you are having a super duper day, filled with wonderful things like family, life, cake, and gifts of love . Thinking of you!
Bugs me...surgeon that doesn't have much conversation...
hi everyone, I have a prior post regarding my concerns at having an APR, and am grateful for all the responses, regarding my fears of having this radical surgery. i am really uncomfortable with the procedure, and maybe someone can give me some insight as to my main concerns. A little background: I have a very low, but…
Not NED
Sorry I have been away for awhile. On 1/19/16 I had an MRI and on the 20th my oncologist told me the cancer is now in my liver. He said it is 4.8 cm x 4.1 cm in size. When he told me I felt like I had been hit in the face with a brick. I am still Dazed and Confused. They have not decited to do 3 months chemo before and 3…
Surgery...rectal cancer surgery...probable apr...freaking out...eeekkkk
hi everyone, I know there are worse things than this....but, it is really even hard to write. I thought i was finally coming to terms with the idea of having an lar with tme. i had the neoadjuvant chemoradiation to shrink my tumor because it is so low. So, they are talking about the sphincter saving surgery all along and…
Another year goes by
Anniversary today, my cancer was removed on this day in 1998 , so ends year 18 of survival , start year 19. Ron Best wishes to all still in treatment.
TRIAL RUNS
HAS ANYONE BEEN CONSIDERED FOR TUMOR MARKER BIOPSY STUDIES - FOX CHASE WANTS TO GATHER ALL MY PAST BIOPSIES TO SEE IF THERE IS ANOTHER FASTER WAY TO TREAT MY LIVER TUMOR - NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANY HELP OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thank u
Colostomy for anal cancer
I have Stage 3a Neuroendocrine carcinoma anal cancer took 6 rounds of chemo and 33 rounds of radiation and only scar tissue was left now it has return only 6 months after treatment stop facing surgery now for permanent colostomy any advice on preparing for this is appreciated
Now Glenn Frey, I'm getting depressed
I guess being a boomer means more of this, more often. He was the healthy one, I thought. He used to do like Bally's fitness commercials. They say he had Rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at 67. Sounds like a miserable finish to an exceptional life. I always enjoyed the…
"Top 9 behaviors and attitudes"...just a little insightful thing
hey everyone, a while back I saw this little list in a magazine. It is supposed to be a recovery type thing, and I just found it helpful and so I am sharing it here. I believe that even if positive thinking and meditation stuff doesn't take something away physically, I still believe in, and find hope and strength in…
Facing surgery LAR for rectal
Hi everyone. It has been a while, but I really appreciate the support here and so I would love some insight on my upcomimg surgery. Don't scare me, I am not sure I won't chicken out--lol. I see the surgeon this thursday and he will do a sigmoidoscopy to check on the tumor. I had neoadjuvant chemoradiation, and a follow-up…
Anyone diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome?
My 22 year old daughter was diagnosed with Stage 2 Colon Cancer and had a grapefruit sized mass removed along with the ascending colon back in September. THe surgeon felt that she had most likely removed it all. It was not through the lining of her colon and 40 lymphnodes that were tested were clear of cancer, but the size…
Let's Do The Time Warp Again
When I checked the board it seemed overrun with threads. I actually clicked back to Discussion Boards and back in case I somehow wound up in the wrong place. Some of them seem to be gone now, but it seems a couple of trolls and spammers may be out and about.
Clear leakage out of rump
Even tho my husband has a colostomy he is getting clear leakage that drains out of his butt. After 9 treatments, scan shows that there is no tumor left on rectum/colon area (has not had a colonostomy yet tho). He has no control over it comming out, has anyone else had this problem and what would it be from?
Janderson...how are you?
hey Jeff, thinking of you. How are things going?
A Year Ago Today
I picked up the report for a scan that my doctor called about (rather concerned saying it was urgent I call) the night before. When the conversation the night before started with "You are young in in otherwise good health," you figure it ain't going to be a fun conversation. He hedged saying he was not an expert on the…
Illeostomy reversal success rate
I'm on the list to have it reversed but it wiill be months before it would be done, possibly not until the fall. At first I thought I didn't want to do it because I've had IBS my whole life and it's been nice not to have to deal with the pain from that as well as having to live my life around it. My surgeon says that I'm a…
Low dose aspirin
So I had a follow up yesterday. CEA and blood tests. Asked the doc about post chemo diet and exercise. Two take aways. Exercise 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, enough to get your heart rate up. Second, take low dose aspirin everyday. Apparently recent studies on both items appear to improve recurrence risk and progression…
Its that time again
I see a pattern, and I don't know how to break it. My CT Scan and bloods are on the 27th. I feel myself slipping from the happy, carefree, positive person I am as I approach the scans and blood work. It feels like their is cotton wool in my head and I can't get it out. I want to smile and be happy, I do smile and I am…
Caregiver Question
I hope its okay that I have joined you all. I really truly appreciate all the stories you have posted - your successs give me strengthened hope. My husband was diagnosed with liver cancer a year ago. He had a chemo embolization and SBRT? radiation. It worked. He went thru a million tests to get on the transplant list -…
It comes in threes
Now Celine Dion's husband has passed away. I really do hope this is the end of, at least the celebrities. I find it very hard watching people die, knowng that its only a matter of time........ Sue - Trubrit

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