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Just starting my journey
It's been 3 weeks since I first found out there was a mass... next day colonoscopy showed rectal cancer t3n1. CT scan confirmed. ..next week MRI and another CT scan for radiation targets. 6 weeks chemo/radiation, temporary ilostomy...then we see where we are at. This has all been overwhelming and strange. I'm 63 and…
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ALLABOUTPOOP
catchy dont cha think? so I want to know if any of you guys have the same problems I have or am I just special. I had stage 2 rectal cancer last year, tumor was very low in rectum but i didnt have to have a colostomy bag. Went thru chemo and radiation.. so I have to use the bathroom more frequently and the urgency is…
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A Year Ago Today
My first day of chemo. Pretty easy for me to remember, it is my wife's birthday. I also got discharged from surgery on Valentine's Day. Man I can treat my wife right. Promised her a better Valetine's Day this year (check) and birthday (currently in progress). Despite my ruining those two days, she took me to all my…
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Perianal Invasive Squamosh Cell Carcinoma - Re-Excision or Chemo/Radiation Therapy
Hello Everyone, Today, I had my first appt with the Oncologist. My PET/CT scans came back clean. No cancer inside my body or lymph nodes. What a blessing!! The Oncologist is suggesting chemo/radiation, because, the SCC is still at the margins. My tumor size was only a 4 mm, very small. I asked the Oncologist about having…
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Returning to previous failed treatments.
Hello...Haven't been on the board in a while. I have officially used up all the treatments available to me. Trials are out of the conversation because of chronically low platelet counts, and, recently plummetting blood counts in general during a trial of a new drug. trial stopped and counts look better. Liver is in sad…
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Liver mets recurrence - Looking for help and similar experiences
Good morning to you all I’m new in the forum and decided to write looking for some support and help. Hope I can help someone else too Here my story (my moms story) My mom was diagnosed June 2014 with colon cancer with liver mets. Colon Cancer with KRAS Mutation. Same June she had a Partial colon resection and started…
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Choosing a Clinical Trial
I have posted this on the anal forum as well as its a general topic. My first scan to see the efficacy of Erbitux is in a couple of weeks. As I have never had a chemo that has made a dent on my liver, lymph etc. mets, I don't hold out much hope here either, so I've been researching clinical trials, again. How is one…
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MRI scan yesterday,, Good news and bad news
Hi everybody, hope everyone is doing well, or as well as can be expected since we are here because we have or had Colon Cancer! My update: I had an MRI scan yesterday to find out if that Y-90 (SIRT) procedure (done on Nov 24, 2015) worked. There's good news and bad news: The original 7.7 cm liver tumor in the upper right…
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For what its worth:"Addendum on regorafenib in mCRC:Added benefit no longer proven"
http://medicalxpress.com/print377515606.html
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Just diagnosed with colon cancer...Need advice about finding surgeon in Northern VA
Hello everyone, I was in the hospital with anemia last weekend after some occuranced of dizziness and general fatigue and had been having stomach digestive issues. I had a colonoscopy this past Tuesday which revealed a "circumferential stricture at 20cm in the sigmoid colon". Result of the biopsy was an "invasive…
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WE DID IT!!!!!
Well actually my wife did. We are officially 3 years NED. Got a clean scan and bill of health today. Now I can put away the Xanax and Ambien until next year.
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repeat tubulovillous adenomas?
I am meeting w/GI today for results on my 3rd colonoscopy/polypectomy. I am 46 years old and adopted with no familial history. * 1 year ago I had a 55mm pre-cancerous tubulovillous adenoma removed. (first and only). The Dr was more shocked than I was that it was not cancerous given it's incredible size. It was removed via…
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Hi Guys!
It's been a hectic couple of months. Our 12 and 14 year old dogs have been sick. The 12 year old had cancer in the nasal cavity. We had it removed and are trying to keep him happy. Our 14 year old dog has kidney disease, so we're working on that now. My brother's magnesium is starting to rise, which is good. It was at .8…
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Prayers and thoughts requested
They will make a second attempt to drain ascites from my belly tomorrow. Please pray that it all goes well.
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SCAN SCAN SCAN SCAN - Why survivors should ALWAYS BE scanned -
Hello Fellow Survivors ~ I was on these boards 10 years ago - almost to the day. I was 32 went in for a colonoscopy and went straight to surgery. I did 6 months of hard core chemo - my kids were 2 and 7. That year was a total blur. About a year into remission there discovered a tiny nodeule on my lung - biopsy showed it…
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New member/caregiver
My dad is 66. He went into the ER two days ago with stomach pain. We were thinking it was gallstones or a kidney stone, but it turned out to be stage IV colon cancer. My family hasn't had a chance to talk to the hospital-assigned oncologist yet, so we know very little. I can't stand not knowing anything despite some things…
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Ta-da...Thanks, I'm in the hospital recovering
i just wanted to post and especially to tell everyone that I am so grateful for all the support and education along my journey. I had my APR surgery Friday, and it was done laparoscopically. There were no major complications, and I did not require a blood transfusion. I am very grateful and fortunate. I did however have a…
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looking for advice
Help. My husband has been fighting strong against stage 4 colon cancer. It has been tough, but he has been remarkable in fighting this. He is so strong for three years. But now he got an idea that I am cheating on him and it is eating him alive. I am not cheating in him, but nothing I say makes him believe me. I am fearful…
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Needing a little Encouragement if anyone is up for it - after 7 years of remission CC showed up in m
Hello dear survivors.... I was stage three 10 years ago at age 32 . Surg and chemo - and I have been in reminssion for 8 years now. Two weeks ago shortness of breath brought me to the ER. It was discovered Ihave a 5.6 cm tumor in my right lung. PET scan and biopsy - have cinfirmed it is colon cancer. It is a isolated mass,…
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one month post-diagnosis
Tumor very low in the rectal area, but it's a type typical of colon cancer. Mets to scrotum (!) and lymph nodes. Second chemo treatment is coming up on Thursday. Eventually surgery and a colostomy if we get that far. One month since the diagnosis, and I'm just walking through life in a daze. Everything has a surreal and…
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Clear scan!!
Clear scan 1 and 1/2 years out from my stage 4 diagnosis! Thank you everyone for your love and support. Im posting this to give hope to all of us, stay in the fight, never give up hope. Love you all!! Easyflip/Richard
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Colonoscopy for Year 4 NED...and the results are.....
Well guys, I had my year 4 colonoscopy yesterday and my colon was CLEAN. No pre-cancer cells or pre-cancerous polyps like years 2 and 3. He said my colon was beautiful! My gastro doctor was over the moon happy for me. So at this point I can say I WAS s a stage 3b signet cell NOW I am a 4 year NED colon cancer survivor. He…
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Journey Update
Hi All, It's been a while... Been busy. Found out I'm expecting my first child in July - so there is that excitement buzzing. Wanted to give an update on my dad. I think the last time I posted, he had a severe bleeding incident but came out of it as if nothing happened. During that incident, they stated that his thyroid…
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Should I?
Hi, I'm new here. I joined this site because I recently got a boyfriend & he is going through chemo due to colon cancer 3rd stage. We just started on a relationship but at times I'm still unsure should I continue & worried if we would not have a long time together. My parents do not know about it...they might worry for me.…
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How many of us previously had IBS? Or is it in your family?
I had IBS as long as I can remember. I remember reading that it would give me a 65% chance of developing colon cancer years ago. I thought I'd be much older before that was an issue. Anyway, I'm wondering who else on here had IBS before their diagnosis. I'm also wondering how many people had in in their family and it seems…
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Another healthy person with a colon cancer diagnosis
I just found out that a friend of a friend has just been diagnosed with colon cancer with mets in her liver. I'm told she's very fitness conscious and eats very healthy. Really makes you wonder what exactly a person could do to prevent it, if anything. I recently read that the latest study says that eating habits is the…
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Worried about my friend and just need to unload
This is the only place I can think of to talk about this. My friend of over 30 years has been having all the symptoms of colon cancer for almost a year. She's been waiting to have a colonoscopy because where she lives there's quite a backlog for these things so the wait has been over 6 months. She finally had it yesterday…
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Treatment 24 of 24
This Thursday will be treatment number 24 of 24 planned Erbitux treatments. Yup. One whole year of Erbitux. One whole year of "the rash." And a whole year of NED. I managed to work through the year but I have to admit that I feel exhausted most days. And I am really hoping to recover and regain some energy. Blessings to…
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got a hug from Radiologists
so i go to get set up for xrays to my groin and on the way out she gives me a hug and tells me i dont understand most people dignost in 2013 are no longer with us but i feel great 24 chemo treatments /stoma/ 4 surgyies to remove cancer and now goingto get 20 xray treatments and i feel fine for having stage 4 colon cancer
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Cimetidine and any additional surgery
Once diagnosed and had surgery should cimetidine be taken for any additional surgery? Specifically removing the port? Thanks.