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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for July 2018

Soldiering on.....
Hi all, I am a bit of a lurker. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer last year, and posted on this board, which was immensely welcoming and supportive. This Is an amazing resource for folks thrust into the scary world of cancer. My question to folks who have been dealing with this for a while: Do you ever get tired of…
Anyone have post chemo acid indigestion?
Is it mormal to have periods of acid indigestion after chemo? I am almost 5 weeks out, eating tomatoes in vinagrette, and have serious acid indigestion right now.
Immunotherapy does work
Although this is concerning breast cancer it still has an impact on Colorectal cancer. Our bodies can kill cancer cells once it knows what they are. http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/06/05/immunotherapy-cures-late-stage-breast-cancer-in-world-first-study.html
Hipec Surgery
Just a quick note that I will be having hipec and liver surgery at UPMC tomorrow. I had 10 inches of my colon removed in March, did six rounds of folfox. My one liver lesion remains unchanged and now hoping the liver lesion is not cancer. The hipec could be curative or NED! Thanks to all of you who spend time answering our…
Got the biopsy results after surgery
This is like a nightmare we can't wake from. My hubby had his colon resection on Wednesday and the results from the biopsies of the lymph nodes came back- 10 out of 15 are cancer. So Stage 3C. We are just in shock. He was asymptomactic. Just went for his first screening. I'm still trying to process. Met an oncologist…
New to board: Stage 2a Rectal Cancer some high risk features
Hello, Im Sammy DeFriese from Chattanooga, TN 51 years old DX March 2018: Rectal Cancer MRI: April 25, 2018 T3(c) N0 MO May 8-13: Short Course Radiotherapy May15: Surgery LAR with TME Temporay Iliostomy: Pathology: T3 N0 M0 with 0/21 nodes negative, R0 margins, T3(c) N0 MO. Well Differentiated Tumor Middle Rectal cancer.…
Second opinion
Hello everyone, have not been on for a couple of weeks as we have been getting second opinions from diffrent oncologist, and surgeons. My wife who is 44 has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with Mets to the liver, adrenal and bone (hip and spine). She has been at Slaon Kettering for nearly a year doing chemo every…
Eat your brocoli (more articles)
Recent articles on sulforphane (found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage) and also available as a nutritional supplement, and its effect on cancer: Colon cancer (in vitro, abstract only): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30041241 A high expression of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is found in…
newbie
Found out I was anemic back in April of this year and then diagonoised with colon cancer in May had right side surgery to remove tumor and 12 inches of colon on May 31. Pathology report came back with T3N0MO clear margins and no perforation. Surgeon and oncologist both say no chemo. However, its been 9 weeks after surgery…
Fear
horrible dreadful fear. That’s all I have felt since finding out about my husband’s bile duct tumors. Fear for him, for me being without him, and my kids. How do you keep going without that? Does anyone have any words of wisdom to snap me out of this? Has anything helped you? This for me seems like the first time we have…
Why I won't be posting for a week - Non-Cancer related
I will be 'missing in action' over the coming week, and I'll tell you why. I was abandoned at birth and adopted at two. I did find out who my biological mother was, (never have met her and no desire); but no father on the brith certificare, so I figured I would NEVER know. Fast forward 60 years. I did one of those DNA…
Prilosec/PPI
I took prilosec for more than a decade and I always wondered about whether it contributed to my colon cancer. Here, in abstract only, in a meta-analysis that shows a 67% increase in colon cancer for long term PPI users. Dang. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30028775 The association between the long-term use of proton…
Back in the hospital...
Went to Pain doctor, Ganglion Impar Block didn’t work. thursday - rectal Surgeon Friday ER - admitted later in the day to hospital, I’m still here. Waiting for test results
Salad Days
Technically, I guess, “salad days” refers to the carefree days of youth. But I have been thinking about the term lately and personally define it as “a worry-free good time.” Many on this blog have commented about wanting their old lives back, or adjusting to the new normal. And pretty much, the new normal entails thinking…
New to site
I just wanted to say hello. My husband was just diagnosed this week with malignant mass in his colon; discovered on a colonoscopy at 49 years old. He had a CT scan the next day which did not show mets to liver or lungs. Surgical consult was yesterday and he said the mass is in the sigmoid colon. That's all I know at this…
Suspecting peripheral nerve damage after colorectal surgery ...
Hello to everyone here ... It was on the 3rd of December 2015 when I underwent my right hemicolectomy operation, here in Ayrshire, Scotland; that was the day that I lost most of my sense of balance. Over the time since then, two years and eight months, I have experience the feeling of being permanently "drunk", with the…
My husband has a tumor in his bile duct
i just can’t deal anymore, he was doing so well. He just had a liver resection in May i don’t understand how they didn’t see this, or how it got there so fast. I feel like this is the beginning of the end, and I want to throw up. They simply said Adenocarcinoma but they did not say if it was colon cancer spread or a new…
New: Lung/Liver Metastates from CRC
Hello all, Just joined the forum. I am really amazed by the care, concern, support and knowledge in the posts. Thank you so much. My dad is 72 and underwent colon resection a year and half back. His CEA spiked up recently and we did a PET/CT Scan. The radiologist's report indicate small solitary metabolically active…
CEA spike
Dear all. New to the forum here. My dad's CEA has been around 6 ng/ml since his colon resection in Jan '17. He refused Chemo after the surgery not only for quality of life reasons but also because it was "only Stage 2". His last CEA test earlier this week nearly doubled to 12 ng/ml from the only 6 months prior. The doctor…
MD ordered Genetic Testing for Mutation - genes, specific to colon ca
I noticed that there have been previous blogs about this topic but they were older. Technology connected with medicine have come along way since then. I wanted to know everyone's point of view on this. It sounds like they are making head way on it. I had questions myself of history repeats. Population control - insurance…
Cured whith holistic approach
Hi I looking for people that have been cured whith holistic approach ? Or test it and failed. Thanks! Olle ps my english is maybe not perfect...I am from sweden.
husband is now a chemo for lifer
At 47 my husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer in Dec 2016, T3N1Mo. He had the standard radiation and chemo, then surgery which resulted in a colostomy because his tumor was so low and then had Folfox. He did pretty well with that and his side effects, expect for the neuropathy, were nearly gone before the next…
Questions on LDN and Lufe Expectancy
Hi All, Has anyone heard of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) treatment here in the US? A nurse at work suggested I look into it when it was prescribed for a co-worker. Although the initial study into it was done by a doctor in the US, Internet searches seem to indicate that published treatment mostly resides in the UK. Any info…
Leakage...
Hi, My husband is experiencing “anal leakage” in the form of mucous and coffee ground-like stool. I tried getting Depends and he refuses to wear them, saying it’s uncomfortable. Do any of you recommend a particular product that will catch anal leakage (and not just a product for bladder incontinence?)
Anti-cancer effect of cannabis
Here is an article that discusses the potential anti-cancer effect of cannabis: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/can.2018.0010 C. sativa compounds interact synergistically for cytotoxic activity against colon cancer cells and induce cell cycle arrest, apoptotic cell death, and distinct gene expression. F3, F7,…
Pain Management...chronic rectal pain
My pain doctor wants me to try a “nuvectra spinal cord stimulator”? Anyone have any experience with this procedure? Thanks
My husband has a blockage in his bile duct
AGAIN! I am so furious right now, we spent 6 months apr-sept of last year dealing with a tumor causing this. This time it’s most likely a stricture caused by that stupid hai chemo pump. One stupid mop up dose and everything ruined. He is so yellow and itchy and being a stubborn ****. Refusing to go to Sloan waiting for the…
I got "that" call only an hour ago
My doctor just called to let me know the biopsy from last week's colonoscopy was positive for simple squamous cancer. His nurse is lining up the colorectal oncologist appointment now. What can I expect at the first appointment? I thought he was calling to tell me all was fine. I'm still in shock. My husband and I got back…
Medication from Canada?
My husband is being prescribed Capecitabine (generic form of Xeloda). 8 pills/day x7 days then 7 days off, repeat. Our cost for one month is $1,344. I see online that I can get this same drug from Canada for a lot less. Is this for real? Has anyone used medications from another country? The price difference is almost too…
BRHMichigan
Wishing you the best outcome after surgery today and complete and speedy recovery. Please let us know how you are doing. Please remember to not overdo it. It's going to be rough for rehabilitation but remember the pain is there to show you that something positive is happening. It will get easier but remember to also take…

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