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Blocked ileo-cecal valve and tumor in cecum
Hi First time poster so hope I am doing this right Long story short, my sister has bc with mets throughout her body for the past 5 years. Now she was dx with "hard friable ileo-cecal valve" and a cecum "carpeted" in malignant nodules. On top of this, they could not advance the scope from the ileoecal valve into the…
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Scan Results not posted yet
My scan results are not on the portal yet. Rather than be reasonable and think, they have been so packed lately, it makes sense that they are behind in reading scans, I can't stop worrying that it is something so bad that my oncologist is making sure they don't put it up before he meets with me. Why are scan results always…
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My NED is gone, I think
So... Does anyone remember in July when I said my onc said there was a tiny nodule on my upper left lung? Well, I had the follow up scan last week, and it's grown. I'll have a PET scan this coming week, followed by a visit with my onc, and then more than likely a biopsy. She seems fairly confident that it is cancerous and…
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Bidet
I'm thinking of purchasing an adapter to my toilet instead of purchasing a bidet toilet which can run up to $1,000. I'm not sure if it would work for me in every situation as sometimes I've got the runs, sometimes it's like mud, especially when an accident happens. Going up to 15 times a day sometimes will use a lot of…
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Blood thinners and chemo ?
So my dad is on blood thinners does anyone know if he would be able to do chemo on them ? He has a new onc and I haven't be able to ask yet so wondering if anyone knows .
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Clinical Trial and Insurance?
My father's liver Mets are progressing quickly after one liver surgery and the first-line treatment (FOLOX) and he might be a candidate for a clinical trial only if the next treatment doesn't work for him (FOLFIRI + bevacizumab ). The Clinical trial is at MSKCC, when I initially tried to make an appointment with MSKCC when…
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Early Age Onset Stage IV CRC
Hi, I am new to this group, looking for those who are considered to be the young, early onset group to share experiences and support. My story is, I just turned 44 in Nov. and found out in Oct. that I have colon cancer with advanced mets. to the liver. There are tumors in both lobes and every segment of my liver. I had no…
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Biopsy report good or bad onc lying or not ? updated
Hello All , So my dad managed to have his biopsy they said it would take 10 days at least for results . But the next day the results where in his patient portal online does that mean anything good or bad that it's back so quickly ? My dad wants me to wait to look until we go to the onc he is very good at blocking this all…
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Eyes hurt
I have had a new symptom lately. When I wake up sometimes, it feels like my eyelashes are stuck on my eyeball, and oprning my eyes feels like ripping a bandaid off. It then kind of hurts all day. Anyone ever experience that?
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Vectibix---Has anyone taken or on this Targeted Drug?
i am about to start this medication and I am concerned about the side effects! I have metastatic rectal Cancer and I am about to begin this targeted drug and I was wondering if anyone out there is either on it or as tried it and how were the side effects? Was the drug effective? Thank you!
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Introduction, Sharing experience and some help
Hello All, I've recently come across the CSN and Finally gathered the courage to share the story of my Father. I hope that this will provide me strength and help others dealing with the situations if there they ever come across as we were. I am writing all the details so it will be a long story. It all started right after…
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The all deciding talk UPDATE PET scan
Hello guys, I hope wherever you are that you feel good and safe. I have more or less online classes. Practical classes are a mess. One day you have it, the next day the ward is closed due to covid and you think "did I see this patient?" I like practical classes bit atm it is safer for a med student to not see them. So, for…
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Updated please help family is in crisis
Sorry if I been posting to many forum topics not sure if that's against the rules or what not . Just I have been really worried and so has the rest of my family . See my dad's last pet scan showed alot of hypermetabolic activity . 3 new mass's and enough hypermetabolic activity in his adominal wall for them to say it's…