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Colorectal Cancer

PET Scan, what to expect
I've always been wimpy abut things like needles and pain. Having cancer and then the PE didn't make me tougher, it made me wimpier, if anything. So I have the PET scan coming up on Thursday morning and I'm wondering what's involved. They said they inject sugar and see where the cancer grabs it and then it lights up if…
CEA and Oncology Appointment Update
Hi all, Yesterday I met with my Oncologist. She said my CEA test showed it is staying stable. My CEA has not gone below 3 since my last rounds of chemo and yet all the scans, including PET scans show nothing. My Dr says not everyone has the same normal and we work with what seems the baseline for me. I can do that. All my…
Liver Resection and PVE
Doctor wants to perform a Portal Vein Embolization to enlarge left lobe. Right lobe contains two cancerous lesions from Stage IV Colon cancer. I like the less invasive ablation. Any thoughts? Pros and cons?
Update - good news
Hello all; Just got news from Stanford that my last CT scan was good - NED and the CEA is below 1. This is after a stage 4 dx nine years ago. I wish I had a magic receipe to share with all. Celebrated briefly.... took the dogs to the park... fixed dinner and now the wife and kids can breathe easier for the next year. I am…
Surgery...rectal cancer surgery...probable apr...freaking out...eeekkkk
hi everyone, I know there are worse things than this....but, it is really even hard to write. I thought i was finally coming to terms with the idea of having an lar with tme. i had the neoadjuvant chemoradiation to shrink my tumor because it is so low. So, they are talking about the sphincter saving surgery all along and…
Hey Folks just checking in !!!!
Good evening Semi's Just checking in today and i was going over alot of my old posts and was thiking of all the friends that i have made over the years. I miss all that were called home God bless them. For all who are in the fight may God bless you. It hasn't been easy, i have had a reoccurence in 2009, many surgeries for…
Happy Birthday to our dear Phil (Phil64)
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Phi-il! Happy Birthday to you! - Sue - Trubrit
Update on my husband
i posted a month ago that he would be starting lonsurf aka tas102. He did one round ( or half a round?...first two weeks out of the month) he was supposed to start again yesterday. his blood counts and calcium tanked. Been going for infusions and transfusions weekly and feeling lousy. Friday he went in for calcium and…
Happy Birthday Marbleotis
I hope you are having a super duper day, filled with wonderful things like family, life, cake, and gifts of love . Thinking of you!
Bugs me...surgeon that doesn't have much conversation...
hi everyone, I have a prior post regarding my concerns at having an APR, and am grateful for all the responses, regarding my fears of having this radical surgery. i am really uncomfortable with the procedure, and maybe someone can give me some insight as to my main concerns. A little background: I have a very low, but…
Diet
Hi all ! It's been a long time since I been on here but I really need some advice from people going through the same issues and from non cancer patients who don't underst what we go through! I was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2110 , had a foot of my colon removed, Two liver rejections. And a tumors removed from my…
HIPEC Procedure
My husband has had a recurrence of cancer in his colon at the same location of the surgery and a couple of tumors where spotted on the abdominal wall... Once we found out the cancer had returned, the Oncologist recommended a new cocktail and to complete four treatments of chemotherapy, then we will rescan to determine how…
Musing
i just read an article about David Bowie and a sentence jumped out at me ... 'It was a fight not against death, but a fight to live' That really resonated with me. Just thought I'd share. Sue - Trubrit
Cancer Fear, an article
I just read this and really liked it. I hope you all enjoy it, too. http://www.curetoday.com/community/dana-stewart/2016/01/breaking-up-with-fear-life-after-a-cancer-diagnosis
Possible Colorectal cancer
HI I am a 21 year old male and I am new here. I have no family history of colon cancer or colon problems but my grandfather had kidney cancer got his kidney removed and caught lymphoma and ended up dying from it at 61. About 2 weeks ago, I was on vacation and I noticed red streaks in my stool and I thought nothing of it…
Not exactly the results we'd hoped for
Met with both the medical oncologist and radiation oncologist today and got the results of the CT scan I had on Friday. Everything that showed up on the previous scans is stable except for the liver mass in the right lobe. It went from 1.5 cm to 1 cm after 8 rounds of FOLFOX plus Avastin, but after being only on the 5-FU…
Blue Star Lapel Colon Cancer Pin
Hi all, I seen on this site that this is colon cancer awareness month and that the cancer society is supposed to have lapel pins that you can get for a $5.00 donation. I called my local agency and the national one that had their number listed here and they are all out of pins and don't expect to get anymore. Does anyone…
Not NED
Sorry I have been away for awhile. On 1/19/16 I had an MRI and on the 20th my oncologist told me the cancer is now in my liver. He said it is 4.8 cm x 4.1 cm in size. When he told me I felt like I had been hit in the face with a brick. I am still Dazed and Confused. They have not decited to do 3 months chemo before and 3…
Sleep Apnea and cancer. How many have both?
There are unsubstanitated connections between sleep apnea and cancer, research still going on. Debates rage. I have noticed a few people on here have said they have it. Out of curiousity, how many have sleep apnea? I am one.
"Top 9 behaviors and attitudes"...just a little insightful thing
hey everyone, a while back I saw this little list in a magazine. It is supposed to be a recovery type thing, and I just found it helpful and so I am sharing it here. I believe that even if positive thinking and meditation stuff doesn't take something away physically, I still believe in, and find hope and strength in…
TRIAL RUNS
HAS ANYONE BEEN CONSIDERED FOR TUMOR MARKER BIOPSY STUDIES - FOX CHASE WANTS TO GATHER ALL MY PAST BIOPSIES TO SEE IF THERE IS ANOTHER FASTER WAY TO TREAT MY LIVER TUMOR - NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANY HELP OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thank u
Facing surgery LAR for rectal
Hi everyone. It has been a while, but I really appreciate the support here and so I would love some insight on my upcomimg surgery. Don't scare me, I am not sure I won't chicken out--lol. I see the surgeon this thursday and he will do a sigmoidoscopy to check on the tumor. I had neoadjuvant chemoradiation, and a follow-up…
Caregiver Question
I hope its okay that I have joined you all. I really truly appreciate all the stories you have posted - your successs give me strengthened hope. My husband was diagnosed with liver cancer a year ago. He had a chemo embolization and SBRT? radiation. It worked. He went thru a million tests to get on the transplant list -…
Anyone diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome?
My 22 year old daughter was diagnosed with Stage 2 Colon Cancer and had a grapefruit sized mass removed along with the ascending colon back in September. THe surgeon felt that she had most likely removed it all. It was not through the lining of her colon and 40 lymphnodes that were tested were clear of cancer, but the size…
Now Glenn Frey, I'm getting depressed
I guess being a boomer means more of this, more often. He was the healthy one, I thought. He used to do like Bally's fitness commercials. They say he had Rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at 67. Sounds like a miserable finish to an exceptional life. I always enjoyed the…
Low dose aspirin
So I had a follow up yesterday. CEA and blood tests. Asked the doc about post chemo diet and exercise. Two take aways. Exercise 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, enough to get your heart rate up. Second, take low dose aspirin everyday. Apparently recent studies on both items appear to improve recurrence risk and progression…
David Bowie
Good lord, David Bowie passed away from cancer. I am shocked and saddened. I wonder what type it was. Just shows that the so-called alternative therapies don't work. I'm sure with his money he could have tried all kinds of things. What a shame.
Clear leakage out of rump
Even tho my husband has a colostomy he is getting clear leakage that drains out of his butt. After 9 treatments, scan shows that there is no tumor left on rectum/colon area (has not had a colonostomy yet tho). He has no control over it comming out, has anyone else had this problem and what would it be from?
Latest Update on Lung Spots
I went to see the doctor who deals with the radiation if the spots on my lungs are mets and not just scars. I met with a team of three doctors including the one I was booked to see. They figure there's about a 60 to 70 percent chance the spots are cancer. So the next step is a PET scan to see if anything lights up. If they…
Let's Do The Time Warp Again
When I checked the board it seemed overrun with threads. I actually clicked back to Discussion Boards and back in case I somehow wound up in the wrong place. Some of them seem to be gone now, but it seems a couple of trolls and spammers may be out and about.

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