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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for May 2018

Last updates. Mostly negative news
Hello Everyone, It's been going a lot on my side lately, so I could not write here for a while. Unfortunately I write you this entry from hospital. Since I had left the hospital last time after surgery, my stomach started to give me very hard times. On Monday, I went for several tests, xray, ultrasound and endoscopy to…
Qigong in cancer care.
Just wanted to share this information and my sister (42 y, 4 stage CC) does qigong therapy and it helps her a lot. She feels good and energetic after every qigong exersices. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597070/
Tips for Caregivers?
I had an earlier thread a few weeks ago about my wife who is young and recently diagnosed we found an excellent dr and are into the chemo treatments. round 3 is just around the corner this is a steep learning curve for all of us but we are managing Ive read a few threads here and other places on spouses and how to cope its…
Big day today!
As you may know, I finished my first round of chemo of April 26th. That was a long 12 weeks. 3 weeks out, I am feeling pretty great! I would say about 90% of where I was before all this started. Had blood work last Tuesday, scans last Friday ( which happened to be my 47th birthday), and now today I go see my Onc to find…
Roll The Dice. We Are All Different...
We are all at different stages with this Cancer. Sort of at the beginning. Starting Second Week of Treatment after long delays from my anxieties and delayed tests. Newbie here with the Radiation side effects and chemo side effects. Nausea to me the worst so far from 1 week of Chemo Infusion pump.Finally a decent meal…
Understanding How The Process Works
I'm trying to understand the next step. I was diagnosed with Stage IV Rectal cancer. I went to my Dr in December with bloody stool, weight loss, and fatigue. He sent me for a blood test on 12/21 (the only claim the insurance has denied) and it showed cancer in my blood. I had a colonoscopy on 1/15/18 and they found a…
Muscle spasms?
dows anyone get severe muscle spasms? My husband gets them in his side a lot tonight he got one on the right side low past his incision. It was pretty painful he was pacing and in agony. He got them before his surgery but they were getting worse, this I am guessing was more painful due to just having surgery. It ended up…
Cancer in an Ancient Horse
I thought this was an interesting bit of information. A couple in Utah decided to have some landscaping done in their back yard. They found the 16,000 year old skeleton of a horse. It was older when alive and had arthritis in it's back and evidence of cancer in the bone of one ankle. What makes this so interesting to me is…
cancer recurrence
Hello, i am wondering if there are anyone here with recurrence. I am 8 years down the road and thinking that it might be back. I have been bleeding from my rectum for months, i saw a new doc in february at the cancer center and he blew it off. Wanted to see me in a year. I called again today and explained that I am having…
Has anyone had a spot on CT show up “near colon”?
This is not for me but someone I know (stage 4 CRC) has just had a spot show up near colon and they will biopsy. has anyone had this and advice on what to possibly expect? thanks!
Some updates
Hi everyone! I haven't come here often like I used to but I want to share my latest updates. Here's a quick sypnosis: A malignant tumor was discovered in my sigmoid colon during colonoscopy in July 2017. After few blood tests, CT scan (abdominal), CT scan (chest), MRI, even had a genetic testing of Lynch Symdrome, all…
Small Bowel Obstruction - PEG Tube for Drainage
My dad has been battling stage IV colon cancer for four years now. He was not considered a candidate for surgery based on some other health issues so they recommended chemotherapy, which he received as needed for the first three years. The cancer went into remission once during this time, but unfortunately came back. About…
Worried about cancer diagnosis
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Cancer Survivor's Network forum and would like to start by giving many thanks to everyone here for the valuable information and support they provide to so many in need. About a month ago I noticed some blood in my stool and really didn't think too much about it. I noticed it a couple more…
Getting results from CT scans and toxicology
Help! Tumor found in Sigmoid colon last Friday. Blood test came in kidney,liver and blood is all good, but I am Anemic. Monday I got a CT scan in and my appointment from the CT scan and Toxicoloy are in. What to expect 42 yo male never smoked, drugs or alchol. My rectal bleeding started 9 months ago, with narrow stools and…
Gas build up
my husband has been having major back issues for several months. Due to the chemo and everything else nothing has been done. The family doctor did an x ray and said it looks like gas build up. We are out of town for a few days and when we return they want to do an MRI w/ contrast. We will be having many test at the end of…
Some surprising news
my husband had two tumors in his liver one in the caudate lobe that caused him to be jaundice from May -aug of last year. That was ablated due to location. The second was 5cm and the surgeon was upset he did not get good margins at all for it. He was glad he was putting in the HAI pump because of that. Turns out it was NOT…
Symptoms or paranoia
Hello all, This is my first time posting on any sort of forum, so I'm sorry if I'm posting this to the wrong area. I'm 42 and I finished chemotherapy for stage 3b CRC with 6 of 20 lymphnodes positive for cancer 1 year ago. Most recent PET scans (Dec.) showed 2 small (>1cm) lesions in the lung and a 6x10cm heterogeneity…
Treatment Options for Stage 4 Colon Cancer?
Hello, My father was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer that has also appeared in his liver. We have seen an oncologist in Maine who recommends that we take a low to medium dose of chemo because they think he is currently too weak for his body to handle a high dose. We are going to get a second opinion from the…
Magnesium and neuropathy
Here is an interesting article about magnesium intake and chemotherapy induced neuropathy: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/4/398/htm Magnesium intake during chemotherapy was statistically significantly associated with lower prevalence of CIPN [Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy] (prevalence ratio (PR) 0.53, 95%…
Anyone have a false positive cologuard test and taken a second?
Hi I'm feeling silly being so nervous about the colonoscopy because people on this site have really much more to deal with but I took a cologuard test and almost did not send in the sample because it was not a typical fecal sample. It was not during a time where I was shall we say 'smooth' LOL. Anyway, shockingly test was…
Finished!
So excited to share that I finished the 10-mile race that I promised myself I would run after I learned I had cancer but had to defer a year when I found out my cancer was more aggressive and required further treatment. I cried at mile one, seven and at the finish. At mile seven someone had written “Fight Cancer” in chalk…
News from Yale Cancer Center
Here's a summary from Yale media on results from their cancer center on a minor dietary intervention (2 or more one ounce servings of nuts per week) which had very significant results for Stage III colon cancer patients - over 50% increase in overall survival at an average of about 6 years of follow-up.…
Reacurance rectal cancer
Hi there,has any one had a reacurance rectal cancer?? My husband has just been diagnosed with another tumor in the pelvic area what was the chemo like?? Opertation?? After surgery?? Was there more chemo?? He has no cancer anywhere else.. the surgeon kept saying it will effect his quality of life as it’s near a nerve sorry…
Neuropathy?
Hi everyone, My hands and feet started to ache out of blue. I have redness where are painful on my palm. What do you think? Is this how neuropathy starts? If so, how can I prevent it from worsening? Thanks in advance for your help, Uğur
Husband is having a bit of a hard time
it’s so difficult being here with him there. I only know what he tells me and I think he is leaving things out. So it’s day 5 and as of yesterday his bowels did not wake up from the surgery. He was throwing up so they put in an NG tube during the night last night. It did it’s job because they started to work, but he is…
MD Anderson long term
My husband may be staying in Houston for 7 weeks or so for radation and chemo depending on test results at the end of the month. We are looking to rent an apartment For his stay. I've looked on the lodging website and there are many options. I am just wondering if anyone has any experience doing this. We will definitely…
Blood clots, cancer is growing, and now no port........
My poor husband is having a time with all this. His chemo Dr called and told him to travel 3 hours to Pittsburg because of all the blood clots (even in the vera cava vein) to see the specialists there. They upped his blood thinner shots and removed his port. We were told that the port along with the drug Avastin were a…
Fourth recurrence- Trying radiation this time...any advice
Hi. Stage four survivor. Have had bum lymph nodes pop up a couple of times (this is the third time) and we did surgery the last two times to remove (Chemo before the second surgery). Can't do surgery again. Going to try radiation and Xeloda. Nervous, as I am worried the radiation will damage my intestines. But, I am…
Colon Cancer and Exercise
I've read and heard about how being active is supposed to help with recovery from cancer many times. And certainly it's better to be active than not. But at the same time when I was first diagnosed I was told that colon cancer is the most common cancer for people who are very active and take care of their bodies. This…
Drink up?
Am I reading this wrong? The abstract of this study (I cannot find the full text) says that good diet and exercise result in a 42% lower risk of death over 7 years for stage III colorectal survivors. However, the odds seem even better for those with the highest levels of alcohol consumption: [P]atients with a 5 to 6 score…

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