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To All, Today is my 9 year NED from stage 3 signet cell colon cancer. Also known as my "other" birthday. There are no words to express how I truly feel. Lucky doesn't do it, blessed doesn't even do it…
Happy Sunday! I stay in the shadows and look in to see where everybody is often. For the new ones here, I was diagnosed Stage IV in 2018..sigmoid tumor and 2 huge tumors on my liver. I went thru chemo…
My dad has struggled with body image issues ever since he had his ostomy and urostomy bags something happened that made him happier then I have seen him in a long time . He run into a old friend who …
Well, my dad did have a leak. Some type of special contrast confirmed it. Why they didn't do that contrast before as he sat in the hospital for days I don't know. Can anyone share their experience wit…
Through MSK, as an active patient, I was able to schedule my Covid vaccine for Monday, Feb. 1. If you are in Active treatment (i.e. seen an MSK provider recently) and over 65, you might be eligible. I…
Hello, It seems not so long ago but 27th of January, one year ago, my dad had his colonoscopy that diagnosed him with cancer. I remember that day. I couldnt sleep because I wanted to do my neurology e…
Im sorry I havent replied to anyones posts yet, I read them but we are on a roller coaster now with my dad. Has anyone had a problem with a leak at the anastomosis after their resection? My dad has be…
Dad just called and said they told him "T2 stage 3, it was in 1 lymph node". I don't know how many lymph nodes they took. Does it matter? I'm so shocked and scared now, we hoped so much it was stage 2…
So, dad had bowel resection on 1/20. It took almost 11 hours, he has a small pelvis and dense tissue. The surgeon said she ended up removing just a small part of the sigmoid and a little bit of the re…
Can chemo cause swollen lymph nodes a year after chemo ? My dad was having pain where he had a hernia repaired they did ultrasound . My dad's PD told him he has swollen lymph nodes there and that its …
My husband started a probiotic which strangley enough has made a huge difference in his constant time in the bathroom. He was even able to leave the house a bit. His appetite is fabulous he is eating …
Just dropped dad off. It feels so cruel that they won't even let one person wait or be there when he gets out. Even though one of us (me) had COVID and one of us (my sister) has been vaccinated... he …
Hello, Due to the pandemic, all clinics in Illinois ran out of Vitamin C IV. Now all patients have to look for other solutions to find Vitamin C Intravenous to continue the therapy. So we can call it …
Hello. I'm new here but have been creeping around this discussion board for maybe a year. I was originally diagnosed with colon cancer in February of 2018. I've had several surgeries and have been thr…
Hello So while my dad was doing the wait and see approach with his onc the radiation onc called so the break was kind of short . We went to see the radiation onc and he said my dad could be a canidate…
Back in the summer there was a lymph node in the liver area that showed up during a scan. Then Richard has a liquid biopsy, which confirmed cancer cells in the blood. The liver surgeon at MD Anderson …
Hi All- I am currently undergoing my second round of chemo. I have a lot of pain from my rectal tumor and it hurts the most when I am sitting in a chair. This has lead to me missing a lot of work. I t…
Do y'all plan on getting it when your "group" is eligible? I was thinking today how terrified I get when someone without a mask comes close, and then I worry for 10 days, and how extraordinarilying fa…
Had my year and 1/2 check up last friday the 8th. The oncologist did bloodwork........he said it was perfect. My CEA was 1.8. He ck'd my Covid antibodies and they were 175. Next checkup will be a PET …
My mom was diagnosed with MET colorectal last year which had Metastasized to liver, bilobar. Her CEA at that time was 1600, her first line treatment went well, but within 3 months we were back to squa…
Well at Penn State yesterday I got some good news and some bad news. My liver and lungs are responding to the chemo but with nodules on my lungs I can not have a liver resection. Oh well, I'll see my…
So, I'll be going under the knife on Wednesday the 13th to get the little lump of demon cancer removed from my breath bags.... Not eligible for VATS because of where it's at... Darn the luck... I'm on…
I was just put on Panitumumab (Vecix) which I started yesterday becuase my CEA shot up to 600 even though all scans are clear. Like all of us, I dont want to be on any infustion, but I want to see if …
Hi, I am 58. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer. A colonoscopy removed a small polyp using electric cauterization, but was not thought to be worrisome until the lab came back. Lab came back as cancero…
I don't feel like I can say this anyplace but here I try not to say much on Facebook because my husband hates his business out there. I think he might be dying. He had a stent replacement before hallo…
is there a place where I can read About more people who have survived this? I exhausted the too few survivorship stories that come up when you search them like on fox chases website and cancer coalit…
Hi all, I started Chemo (FOLFOX & 5-FU) on Dec 14th 2020. So far, the side effects they've told me about are: * Cold sensitivity * Neuropathy * Nausia * Fatigue What I have experienced so far: * Cold …
I can't believe I haven't been here in so long, well I have checking in....but just not posting. I found a great support group for caretakers and am very active there. It's been 37 months now...so har…
