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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for January 2017

Strange New Allergies?
I went and had my bloodwork done today because my results appointment from ny CT scan is on Tuesday. I made a comment about not having a rash today and the nurse asked me what I was allergic to. I said I had no idea, I just get odd allergic reactions from time to time that seem to last a few weeks and then go away. She…
5FU oral vs intravenous?
Hello! I was diagnosed in October with Stage 3B colon cancer. My surgery and November and the ensuing recovery went very well. I'm now in my Folfox chemo treatment and have had two rounds so far. Third round is scheduled for next week. I've had a problem with terrible nauseau and reflux/heartburn (lasts 3 days with no…
Anyone know anything about mets to the sacrum?
A couple of years ago my partner was diagnosed with rectal cancer. He went through the chemo and radiation, the surgery, and then the follow-up chemo. All signs pointed to his being NED, except for a nagging lower back pain that kept getting worse. We recently discovered that my partner's cancer bypassed the lymph nodes,…
another anniversary
Another year has passed. Dxed stage 3c into 6 nodes . My tumour was removed on the 22nd of Jan 1998. So ends year 19 of survival start year 20 still cancer free. Good luctk and best wishes to all for a healthy future . Ron.
My new sticker!
I posted previously about putting a sticker in the back window of my car that says 'f**k cancer'. My daughter has a friend that makes stickers and he made it the other night and gave it to her when she went to the truck club meeting she goes to every week. The other members loved it and a bunch of people want one, too. So…
What would you do if you wanted to move to another area?
My husband and I are thinking about moving. I've brought this up before but now I'm wondering how a person would go about finding out how the care and financial coverage is in other areas. I think we have to stay in Canada because of the helath care coverage but there are differences between provinces for things like…
Iriinocetan
Hey everyone. About to start iriinocetan treatments in two weeks. Just wondering what everyone experienced with the side effects. Do the anti nausea and diarrhea meds help and can I drive my self from the treatments.
He's moved on...
I hate to come here with bad news, so it's taken me three weeks to do it... Did scans the week before Thanksgiving, things were growing, but not like fire so it was chemo time again. He asked how long the doc thought he had left and the answer he got was 1-3 years, it was hard to tell... I wish he wouldn't have asked but…
New diagnosis. Support / advice needed
Hello, I "was" a 60 year old healthy woman until I was diagnosed with stage IV rectal cancer 12/28/2106. Saw the oncologist on 1/4/17 and had my first chemo on 1/11/17. I sat in that chemo chair feeling like I was just hit by a mack truck, my life has been turned upside down and inside out. The chemo went fine with no…
More chemo or surgery for Stage IV colon cancer???
My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 2014 and underwent surgery to remove the baseball size mass and 6 inches of colon on both sides of the tumor. They also removed 11 lymph nodes and got negative readings which meant the cancer was gone. We dod CT scans every 6 months for follow up and on the last one they…
PLEASE READ - Jeff's mom's post -
Please let me welcome Jeff's Mom to the forum and please share your survivor stories and help for her. Thank you!
Mother just diagnosed Stage 3 rectal cancer
My Mom was jsut diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. I am so new to this, we are getting ready to start treatments of 6 weeks of Chemo and radiaiton, then surgery to remove the tumor. I am really don't know what to expect with treatment and what questions to ask about dosage and drug type. We have an MRI scheduled with…
My first appt with the Onc
I had my first appt with my Onc today to discuss my chemo treatment plan, and I'd like some feedback on the plan since this is so new to me. He wants me to be 8 weeks out from surgery (only 4 1/2 weeks out right now) because one of the meds could stop my surgery healing. I have googled all the meds he told me about, and…
Xeloda and Campostar
I am about to start chemo again. This time after having liver mets totally removed.I'm going to do Xeloda and Campostar. Anyone have any experience with these?
Worried
Going in for annual colonoscopy this morning....Does the worrying ever subside?
Cold all the time?
This has been an issue for me for quite some time. I'm cold almost all the time. But I can't take any real heat, either. I don't know if it started after my cancer treatments because I was still in the mop up chemo when winter came and then was in the hospital for the blood clot the rest of the winter. While on the mop up…
How to bring up members' blogs
Hello all - Would someone please explain how to access a specific member's blog. Not sure what site to go into. Thank you.
Just needed to touch Base, all happening so fast
I dont know if anyone can relate to this but I started have epigastric pain, across my upper abd below the rib cage, and then came the thin yellowish discharge that burned from my rectum. UGH! So I went to see my Doctor about 6 months ago stating my symptoms and concerns. he kept thinking that it was GERD. Prescribed some…
CEA up after liver resection
I had a liver resection 10/27/16. My CEA was 12 right before surgery and a month after it was 6.4. In December it went up to 69. I had not started chemo yet because we were giving me enough time to heal. I just has a pet scan a week ago and i get the results on Monday. I'm going absolutely crazy. Has anyone had a similar…
Microwave Ablation and Radioactive beads for liver tumors
I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer the end of February 2016. At the time I was told my only option for treatment was chemotherapy. I had 8 rounds of Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, Avastin, and 5FU. July 2016 I went on maintainence chemo of Avastin every 3 weeks and Xeloda for 14 days then 7 off. Yesterday I recieved…
To those supplement experts...
Have any of you heard of or do you use... I've been told these are impressive, all-natural, products helping with cancer prevention. The following of which have shown to literally ‘choke’ the blood supply to solid tumors without damaging healthy cells. Ave'ULTRA (powder added to water; supposedly tastes like Tang with…
Please help
Hello All, I'm here due to my 38 year old sister. She was diagnosed with stage III, a fistula, and a bowel obstruction in early September. Prior to diagnosis, she weighed 115...now she weighs 82. She lost the majority of her weight prior to her diagnosis; however, since she still has the partial obstruction, she is losing…
flat stoma question
I have a friend who is being treated for colorectal cancer & had a permanent colostomy in Sept. 2016. He's having trouble getting bags to fit his stoma correctly since the stoma is now flat. Any suggestions from people with experience? Thanks so much!
Why not liver surgery?
Hi all, Hubby was just diagnosed stage IV colon with cancer in the liver, lungs and lymph nodes. He had major surgery to remove the large tumor on the colon. He just had his surgical staples removed laft Friday, and has been cleared to talk to the Onc on Jan 17, 17 about starting chemo. I have been reading several posts…
New here- dad has stage 4 colon cancer and i'm away in grad school
Hi there, I'm new to this and wanted to find some people to talk to about this. I'm 24 years old, and live in Indiana. I'll get my Masters in May. My parents live in Pennsylvania. My mom was diagnosed with leukemia last year, then my sister with thyroid cancer (they're both doing well), then most recently my dad. They…
New here-Stage 3 one year post surgery and 5 months post chemo
Hello, I am very new to this type of outreach so please bare with me. I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in November 2015 after a routine colonoscopy at age 50. I had no known risk or symptoms. I walked out of my career not knowning if I would return and underwent a colectomy 3 weeks later which resulted in the…
Surviving
Hi, my name is Dave and I've been battling stage 4 rectal cancer for about 11/2 now after diagnosis in May 2015. Chemo is all I've been given so far. Started out with the Cisplatin regiment with an antibody agent for about 6 or so months. Things went as well as they could I suppose but the regiment stopped working and I…
Stage Four Colon Cancer Survivor
Hi everybody. I just recently joined CSN and still learning to use the site. I joined because my daughter's suggestion. I wrote my story about a year ago. It's entitled "How I Beat Stage Four Colon Cancer." I posted it about four days ago and have gotten seventy reads so far. I'm totally blown away by this. I had no idea…
Metastatic, Terminal colon cancer with liver metastasis and bowel perforation
Has anyone ever had Metastatic, Terminal colon cancer with liver metastasis and bowel perforation? Starting chemo this week Fluorouracil (5-FU) OX – Oxaliplatin with no antibodies because of the perforated colon. Doctors in my hometown wanted to do immediate surgery and give me a colostomy bag and go to another hospital…
Off to Sloan Kettering
I have an appt on Jan 24 at Sloan Kettering in NYC to get a second opinion on whether I can have surgery to remove the one inch tumor in my liver and to find out if I am able to get HAI pump treatment. From what I've read, the HAI pump treatment is most effective before you have received any chemo I have had more rounds of…

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