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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for October 2021

Adding to the mystery
If you guys recall, I had a scare last month where I believed I was feeling an intestinal blockage caused by a recurrence at the original site. Everyone who knows what they are talking about poo-poo-ed that assumption and today they were proven correct as my scans showed the same slight shrinkage on tumors. What no one has…
Clinical trials good or bad news ?
Hello so finally heard from clinical trials . They sent the referral back to oncologist saying phase 1 clinical trials not right for my dad .Now if I'm not mistaken that is good news right ? Some in family take it as bad just looking for thoughts ? To me it means there is still hope with other treatments .I
Small Cell
Diagnosed mid August 2021 Finished phase 2 Chemo a week ago. Check Ur : Not Dead Yet My Colon Cancer Story Part 1 : Very Special Indeed 10/6/2021 Tonight I noticed my scalp hurts, so I looked it up online and yes, it’s a thing. It typically coincides with hair falling-out during chemotherapy, so I took a small amount of…
Newly diagnosed
Hi All, Just want to say hi and listen to your advices! I'm in my 30s, and never thought I would have a cancer until one week ago, I got really bad bloody diarrhea with colon obstruction. After CT scan and a colonoscopy, we found one big mass in the sigmoid colon that nearly blocked lumen. Then another large mass between…
Stage 4 Patient doing great, but 1 question
Hi All, haven't posted for a while but read everyone's posts frequently. Always thinking about you all here. My wife was dx'd in Aug 2019 with colon cancer - they removed the tumour in late Aug 2019 and very shortly after (5 weeks) they found two tiny mets in liver. Removed those. She did 12 cycles of chemo that ended in…
Kyphoplasty Part 2
I just had my second kyphoplasty - this time on vertebra L4. That vertebra was intact when Kyphoplasty 1 was done on T11 on September 15. However, a significant nursing error while removing my kidney stent resulted in L4's breaking on the 29th. To make a short story long... After kyphoplasty 1, I wasn't getting pain…
Ca19-9
Should I be concerned with CA19-9 that's a 37 out of no where?
Bad news continues on this message board need input please
Hello So after five cylces my dad's chemotherapy was stopped due to " mild " growth basically the same as it was before he started chemo . Oncologist says that's enough to know the chemotherapy will never work . Even when oncologist told me last appointment it was to soon to see results on this scan he simply wanted a…
What would you do ?
Hello all , So my dad has had 5 cycles of folfiri and side effects of chemo seem to be getting worse pain , fatigue , loose stools you name it . He had his 3 month scan last week so we are all nervous to find out what the results are . I asked the oncologist last time we saw him if the scan still shows my dad's cancer…
mojogirl67
M last checked in Wed. Apr. 14th of this year. Her story/history is gone now, though she said her daughter[s] would let us know if she passed. She and I had a lot of long, caring, honest talks on messaging, and though we all knew and accepted her decision to just live without chemical intervention, I feel frustrated to…
Vomiting on day 8 after Folfox?
My ex had his first Folfox treatment 8 days ago. Had mild nausea the first few days, was feeling better, and started vomiting a few hours ago. His scan a few weeks ago was clean, but i'm always worried about mets, since he's stage 4. Has anyone else experienced vomiting so late in the cycle? Thanks to all of you for your…
Scan coming trying to be prepared
Hello , So my dad has a scan coming up next week so of course I am already worried I honestly don't know how to not worry about scans . So I am hoping for the best and trying to prepare for the worse . If this chemotherapy isn't working I been wondering what is the next steps we could talk about pursuing ? My dad says no…
Lonsurf and Y-90 Treatment
Hi All, haven't been around for a bit,I just wanted to have everything in line before I said anything. First off almost 2 cycles of Lonsurf done. No adverse side effects just a little tired at times but have to keep moving or nothing gets done. I should be on Avastian with the Lonsurf but they are holding back for now…
Lonsurf and nightly toilet visits
Hello We are starting day 4 on the first cycle of Lonsurf. Last night Papa was hourly on the toilet. I am worried that something is wrong with the kidney. The oncologist warned us that the drug can cause the appearance of proteins in the urine. Did anyone have something similar? If so did it go away or is it a bad sign?…
Continue maintenance chemo?
Hi All, I'm new on here. My mom was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019 and had surgery and chemo then as her medical team advised. Unfortunately in Jan 2021, the cancer came back- close to the original site in 2019 and also in her thyroid. Her doctors seemed pretty sure the thyroid was a separate cancer as this is…

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