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Colorectal Cancer
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Who's on Deck?
Tomorrow is DARCHER's surgery date. Let's all remain mindful of and prayerful for him. Jim
Two articles
www.eurekalert.org/pub_12696-gut-microbiome-may-make-chemo-drug-toxic-to-patients.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/sonm-nsf110217.php Also, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319959.php
3rd treatment today adding back Avastin
i am nervous, the dr is insistent that the irinotecan caused the severe pain and diarrhea on day 7-11 of disconnect. I am hoping she is right since his blood pressure is down so they added it (Avastin) back. The plan was one more treatment, then a scan but he had one in the ER so they think the ins won't agree. So he will…
It has begun.
Hello All, my mother of 66 years old went for a colonscopy last Friday after having blood in her stool. The doc found two tumours in her colon. One aprocimately 4cm in diameter and the other one is smaller. She has been sent for CT scan and blood work to get a better picture of the situation. Results from the biopsy are…
Wife stage 4 colon cancer to liver
Wife was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer to the liver sept 28,2017. Oct 6 she was given 2-3 months if chemo doesn’t work. Been a rough road so far but she Got blood work done yesterday and started her 2 nd chemo treatment and found out her tumour markers are going down, is this good? Sounds like it. She’s only 36 and…
Opting for Cap/Ox/Avastin adjuvant chemo. Any experience?
Met with Oncologist today. Since I don't want a port, he said we can do Xeloda at a higher dose, along with Oxyplatin and Avastin. Has anyone else chosen this route? I would be interested in your experience. I would be 7 days on, 7 days off with Xeloda. 4 pills am and4 pills pm. They would inject the Oxy and Avastin every…
Mikenh and Surgery
Just wanted to start a new post for you since you are out of surgery and have many people posting to you and you replying instead of a post on the "Manifest Call" post. You should have your own post. I'm glad you are in your room recovering from surgery and that all went well. It's hard to post when you are fresh out of…