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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for June 2018

Mother with colon cancer
Hi. My mom had a colonoscopy this week and is having her CT today. I am unable to be at the appointments with her at the moment due to how far away I live. Her friend is taking her to to all of her appointments. Her colonoscopy did find a tumor in part of her colon, as well as some polyps. My mom is in her 70s and has…
Bone cancer
So my wife has been on chemo for a little of a year now. She just had an MRI this past week to check her pain she has been having in her rip hip area. They always suspected that she had bone cancer. The MRI did show that she has cancer in her right hip area, but the chemo seems to be working as it has shrunk. The MRI also…
More articles
Have some red rasberries on your breakfast: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/148/5/667/4979589 [Red rasberry] supplementation reduced DAI score and the risk of CRC development during recurring colitis in mice, suggesting that RB is a possible dietary supplement for patients with ulcerative colitis and related gut…
Secondary Insurance
Hi Everyone, I wonder how people handling the situations I have. I am 54 and getting SSN benefits and Medicare will be activated in August 1 2018. I am currently on my wife’s insurance through her employer. Medicare might be secondary to the current insurance but it will be worthless because current insurance covers 90%…
Signet Ring Cell Cancer
Hi, I am new here to this site. I am here because my father was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on Friday. Pathology stated in the notes section: "Perineural Invasion is identified. The carcinoma cell have focal signet ring cell feature." So I wont get into the specifics of the prostate cancer score etc. I know this isnt…
Colonoscopies now recommended at age 45
I had my annual physical yesterday and my family doctor said the recommendation for colonoscopies just changed from age 50 to 45 due to the increasing numbers of people being diagnosed. Hope this helps save some people from having to go through this fight!
Lumbar Microdiscetomy
Hubby went to the neurosurgeon and he wants to do a lumbar miccrodiscetomy and said he could do it next week. We emailed the Dr at MDA and Hubby has an appointment to day with the local oncologist to see if they give the go ahead. Within the next few weeks he will start radiation and chemp for the cancer found in the fatty…
Started Irinotecan with Vectibix last week, help!
Started Irinotecan with Vectibix last week and I read about people getting a rash and nausea but the last 24 hrs. I've seen the redness worsen and it has gotten very painful. I also have mouth sores so bad, like I have never seen before. I had mouth sores on FolFox but this is twice as bad. I hope it peaks soon and gets…
microwave
Doctor mentioned something about using microwave on my lung. Anyone know anything about this ?
How long to get strength back?
I am on my second to last round. I said to my oncologist that I was so excited that I will soon be having energy again, because I was so tired even before the diagnosis and figured that was the cancer since I had tumors in bowel and liver. He basically said, don't want to burst your bubble, but it doesn't work like that.…
Getting on that roller coaster again, ugh - Update
Hi all - It's been a while since I've posted and I hate coming back with bad news, but here goes. I now have a suspicious nodule in my lung that is likely colon metastsis. I meet with a surgeon Wednesday to discuss possible surgical removal. No biopsy yet, but that will likely be discussed as the person that read the PET…
adenomas polyps in latest Colonoscopy
They found two adenomas polyps in the colonoscopy Wednesday. These are the precancerous veriety. I don't know what to make of this. I guess I really need to change my lifestyle and get rid of every bad habit, stress, and what ever else might be contributing to cancer trying to get me again. I went through some hell this…
Chemo side effects
Hi all, It's been a while since I've been online to this site. I had my original APR surgery in May 2016. Prior to surgery I did chemo and radiation. The chemo was Xeloda pills. I had to stop because the radiation cause a fistula between my bowel and my vagina. After surgery (which included a permanent colostomy) I was…
CEA 1.2 and incision question
so crazy excited over this! After 8 years my husband is at this moment cancer free! So HAI pump chemo starts in a week. They keep saying no side effects but we are both skeptical. Anyway he is 3 days from 6 weeks post surgery and he has two spots that won’t heal on his insicion. We have to pack them and cover them still,…
Whole grain consumption v. refined grain consumption and disease free survival in stage III colon ca
https://academic.oup.com/jncics/article/2/2/pky017/5025854 [A] higher consumption of refined grains was associated with an increased risk of cancer recurrence and mortality, and the substitution of refined grains with whole grains was associated with a decreased risk of cancer recurrence and mortality. . . higher intake of…
Still clean after 6 months
Hi All, Been a while since have piped in, although I do check in occasionally. Just had my second check up since my treatment ended last November. The news was good, clean for NOW, which I'll take. Now on to my fist colonoscopy since my surgery done in June of 2017. I remember reading about others that went before me, that…
First Meeting done, more questions, how did you decide?
Good Morning, We had our first meeting with the oncologist for my Stage IV, mets to omentum. I am healing well from surgery, removing colon mass and omentum mass. I’m not sure what I expected, but honestly if I hadn’t found this forum beforehand, she would’ve been talking a foreign language the entire time. She used a lot…
New to Forum - colonoscopy next Tuesday
Hi Folks - let me first start off by saying I've been researching and found these threads and am touched with some of the stories I've read on here. I hope everyone on this board can heal and live a long healthy life. It's truly inspiring to see strangers from all over get together on these boards to help each other…
Buckwheat and flaxseed pancakes? Sure!
Buckwheat and buckwheat enriched products exert an anti-inflammatory effect on the myofibroblasts of colon CCD-18Co. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29870039 Flaxseed and its bioactive components have been associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer incidence and progression.…
CT scan results tomorrow, stressed out
I get my results for the ct scan and the blood test from this week. The ct will tell me if the mets are growing again and by how much. The blood test will tell me if my CEA has gone up, if my calcium has gone up which would require another 4 hour IV, and if my kidneys are doing okay or I'll have to have another painful…
Massage therapy for cancer patients: a reciprocal relationship between body and mind
Massage therapy for cancer patients: a reciprocal relationship between body and mind https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891200/.
Marker Placements
Today is the day that I get to have my net worth increased! They are placing gold markers into my liver for Cyberknife. I am a little bit anxious about this procedure, but they assured me it's nothing to worry about. I hope all goes well, and will leave an update when I get home. Perhaps it will ease others anxiety over…
Irinotecan andFUDR in the HAI pump
I was wondering if anyone is receivingIrinotecan as systemic and FUDR in HAI liver pump and their experience with it. Are they effective in long term survival for stage 4 colon cancer with mets to the liver?
Fatigue
Does anyone know of any suppliments, or anything that can help with fatigue. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Kevin
Itinotecan--what to expect?
Looks like this one is in the cards as a systematic chemo medication. Just got back from Jacksonville MD Anderson branch. I had folfox, liver resection and getting FU 5 form thru a HAI pump that was installed 5 weeks ago at the time of the resection. They are convinced the enemy is circulating on a cell level somewhere and…
Liver enzymes elevated, what does this mean?
Hello everyone, please help. My mom was diagnosed with Stage III A colon cancer. She reacted very badly to her first two chemo sessions. She experienced all the normal side effects but at a different level. Dr said she shouldn’t be feeling this bad. The oncologist has now cancelled chemo for the second time due to high…
Other helpful forum websites you use?
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Rectal cancer
New to site, would like to hear about members adjustment after their ilieostomy reversal. Supplements for healthy colon? ways to mitigate urgency to go, etc. thanks
New Diagnosis
Hi, :) My dad was just recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Just wondering if you guys had any tips for his diet and otherwise. He starts Chemo tomorrow! Thanks, Rafia
cancer cells like hair cells ?
I am new and have a question. As I understand it the cells that control hair growth is fast acting as is cancer cells. I noticed after my first chemo that my beard had almost stopped growing. This probably a stupid question but I let my beard grow for a week and it was like it was just 1 day. Could this mean that the chemo…

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