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I can’t believe this is happening!
My dh had a liver resection almost 4 weeks ago. He had a new baseline CT done and I just read the results online. Multiple new masses were found in the liver again! How have new lesions formed so fast? We haven’t met with the oncologist yet, but it doesn’t look good. Please tell me that someone else has dealt with this!
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Dad's cancer
In October 2016 my father went to the ER with a complete bowel obstruction. He had years with loose stools and blood on us stool too but he ignores the signs until it was necessary. He got an emergency surgery that day after receiving news that the mass found was cancer. He has an irreversible colostomy. The cancerous mass…
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The uniqueness of tumor/cancer cells
https://medicalxpress.com/print442662905.html
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New article on Cimetidine
Here's a new article on Cimetidine (the antacid, Tagamet) reducing cancer recurrence (sorry, abstract only): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29630589 Despite being a very small sample, the results are interesting: Twenty-six percent (10/38) received perioperative cimetidine (mean daily dose, 750 mg; mean duration, 369…
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IS IT TRUE THAT.....
Is it true that eating ice cream, candies, cookies or bread isn't good to us cancer survivors? If so, what is bad about it? Made me wonder
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3 month scan
Just got results from Dr. Today and all tumors have shrunk by at least 25%. Sure beats being told I had two months 5 months ago.
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Spent the day in ER with my husband
i woke up to hear him throwing up and super pale in incredible pain. I was afraid his biliary stent dislodged. After a waste of time ultrasound, they did a ct scan and it was not that or his liver. In fact all his liver functions look great, not pancreatitis either. His white blood cell and neutrophil counts were elevated…
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My CBD and THC experience so far...
I finally got my medicinal cannabis oil a few days ago. Quite the process here. First, I had to see a special clinic, then get referred to a doctor who can prescribe it, then have the Rx sent to the supplier, then order it, then get it delivered. There were issues with the payment because they changed the amount twice so…
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Husband just diagnosed. Waiting on surgery consult
My husband had his first Colonoscopy this past Monday. We received the biopsy report Thursday that the polyp was cancerous .9cm of the 1.2cm polyp . Dr explained that he got the whole polyp and the stalk was clear/uninvolved. He said the cancer cells were in the tip of the polyp so husband was basically cancer free since…
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Nodules in lung
So my CT SCAN in December showed 2 nodules in my left lung. Latest scan, 3 months later, shows they have grown by 25%. One has spiculated borders which indicates cancer. Saw oncologist and he ordered PET scan next Thursday. He said they are small... they might not be cancerous but most likely are... chemo and possibly…
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apprehensive about upcoming HIPEC
I have just begun Oxaliplatin IV, every three weeks and Xeloda pills daily. So far, my worst side effects have been from the Oxaliplatin. The neuropathy in my hands is terrifying, as I need my dexterity in my hands for my work and passion: designing and constructing clothing. It is also very painful after only one…
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new mother recently diagnosed ....where to begin?
I'm the husband of a lovely 43 year old brand new mother who thought her symptoms were the lingering effects of a c-section. The primary care doctor thought it might be IBD or Crohns but the pain got worse over a recent weekend and we ended up in the ER. That quickly turned south and it is in her liver with a number of not…
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Colon tumor grew back, Surgery April 20th
I was upset to learn that my colon tumor had grown back, and was causing blood in my stools. I thought the blood was from hemroids or aggravation from diarhea caused from chemo, and that's what all the doctors have told me every time I mention bloody stools or bloody diarhea. I've only had one chemo treatment since last…
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It's PET scan time
DH will have his first PET scan since diagnosis. He's been blessed with 2 clear CT scans So far. Praying for the same next week with the PET scan. He doesn't seem to be worried and says he actually feels peacefully about this test. I on the other hand just want it done and over with so we can celebrate or deal with the…
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Unsure diagnosis
Hi, I'm not sure really sure what I have and what the proper diagnosis would be if and when I were to go to a doctor so I thought this would be a good place to start. For the past few months I have been expeiricening changes in my stool. For example, there is almost always spots of blood in my stool, I have had tarry…
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Words of Encouragement
I was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cecum cancer. I had surgery to remove the tumor and will begin chemo soon. Then more surgery to remove 2 nodules on the liver. Any words of encouragement would be appreciated as I’m anxious about my prognosis.
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Lifetime Chemo?
Well, I am going on my 12th year of on again - off again chemo treatments. So far, my original diagnosis was Stage 3 in 2006 with 6 months of Folfox. The cancer returned as Stage 4 with mets to liver in 2013 and 6 months of Folfiri with an additional 1.5 years of Avastin. The cancer returned in 2017 as Stage 4B with mets…
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Ileostomy Reversal - My Experience
As promised, this is the first installment of several posts that describe my ilesotomy reversal surgery and recovery. I have decided to contain the information to weekly periods of time since my hospital stay was almost one week. Background: I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in May 2017 (stage II clinical). In July and…
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Three months of oxaliplation-containing chemo as effective as six months
"3 months of oxaliplatin-containing adjuvant chemotherapy was non-inferior to 6 months of the same therapy for patients with high-risk stage II and stage III colorectal cancer and was associated with reduced toxicity and improved quality of life. Despite the fact the study was underpowered, these data suggest that a…
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Is CBD without the THC content helpful...
Im hitting the point that Im not feeling hungry.. and thc causus trouble with my already bad anxiety issues, I don't feel its the pain meds because its just started & Im low dosing and have been for 3 1/2 months.. I feel the cancer is causing it or the anxiety. Thanks for any help.. Greg
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Folfox or Capox
Hi there, My mom was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer Stage 3B. She will be starting her first round of chemo within the next week. My brother (who is doctor but not an oncologist) and I have read and researched the differences between Folfox and Capox. We were both set on Capox but our mother's oncologist strongly…
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Has anyone heard from Bellen?
she has not posted in a long time and was having lots of problems with a tumor in her head near her ear, I know she was not feeling well and having many issues. I was just wondering if anyone knew how she was doing.
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Melatonin and Colon/Rectal cancer
It's been a good while since I've posted. I've been dealing with a lot of other things and quite honestly avoiding this site. I know it's a support group but my condition is far less severe than the majority on here. I was lucky beyond what I deserve is how I feel which induced guilt. Stupid I know but what can a person…
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surgery for my husband is set for May 1st
It’s going to be a bit easier he is going to ablate (burn) the tumor in the hard to resect lobe. This much less invasive and traumatic to his system. Then he will resect the area of the liver with the larger tumor, hoping there is no scar tissue it should not be too difficult. He is hoping this way he won’t need to rebuild…
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Itching after Liver Resection?
Hello everyone! My dh had an open liver resection two weeks ago and gallbladder also removed. Yesterday, he started having itching and redness on the palms of his hands and feet and ankles. I googled this and nothing good really came up. We will call the doctor in the morning because it is too late today to get a call…
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Followup
its my dad followup with oncologist his surgery was on 28 Nov it has been 4 months but still his HB is 10.5 todays report 2 april 2018which was 10.9 in feb 2018 and his eosinophils are 6.8 percent and calcium is 9.7 do i need to worry about his hb his report says iron deficiency his PET scan of jan was free of Mets and…