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Happy Birthday Maglets!
I'm sure you could think of better ways to spend your Birthday, other than preparing for more surgery, but I do hope that you are able to find joy in the day. I pray you are surrounded by love and support. Happy Day!
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Your Birthday
If you would like your Birthday celebrated here on the forum, just let me know when it is, and I will do my best to help bring a little joy into your stressful life. Sue - Trubrit
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Laz' check up.
I was diagnosed with Stage 2-3 rectal cancer in May of 2013. Radiation, chemo, surgery with permanent colostomy and more chemo. Over 2 years of NED and just had clear blood work and CT. Will have colonoscopy later. I'm hoping to get on a blood work every 6 months, CT once a year and colonoscopy once every 2 years. Will…
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18 months
It's been 18 months since my last surgery and my CEA is still normal. Like some others it can't seem to stay level and has been fluctuating between 1.8 and 2.8 for the last 6-8 months. I am hopeful that things are okay. In the past once it got up to 2.8 it just kept going up and up. In any case I'm still celebrating the…
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interesting new development
Interesting new development in diagnosis and treatment http://finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists-develop-method-filter-cancer-001543395.html
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George Clark
George fought 7 year battle. As is all to often the case he lost. April 5, 1945 - December 12, 2015
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Clean up on isle five - Mods
Thank you CSN mods for cleaning up that horrible mess. It turns my stoamch every time I see this kind of thing on the Cancer forums. I know most are computer generated but someone is behind it. Other than flagging these posts (what do you even call them? Trolling? Advertising?), can we contact mods or CSN via email or…
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Clean scans, Buttt
Hello all I hope an pray everyone here on this site is hangin in there and as strong as can be. I pray you all are enjoying this precious time of the year with your loved ones and this holiday brings sum laughs and joy into our lives. This time one year ago I was going into surgery as I was DX'd with stage IIIc in late…
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Yolllimbs and Trubrit hit the town...Pic included :)
OK, we just hit The Cheesecake Factory, but good as the town. It is so much fun meeting with friends from the forum. Yolanda and I have met before, and we get on like a house on fire. I highly suggest it.
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Cholinergic Urticaria
Can Cholinergic Urticaria increase CEA?
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Neuropathy
My husband is having a heck of a time with this. Between his hands, feet & even his mouth. He hates that most foods don't have any taste too. Is there any medication that he can take that will help relieve some of this? It seems that it gets worse with every treatment (he just finished 7th folfox/avastin). Onc. said he…
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Jimmy Carter Cancer Free
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/06/politics/jimmy-carter-cancer-free/index.html In August it sound dire as it spread to his brain. Reports are radiation and autoimmune drug recently approved did this. Wow. C'mon science get it done quickly
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On this day....
I am sure all or most of you have a Facebook account. On This Day is an interesting thing. It reminds us where we have been and in some cases how far we have come. I checked mine this morning and was reminded of this.... 2 years ago today, I had an appointment to meet with a new oncologist. My previous one had left and I…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi All - I am new to this forum and find the posts very informative and extremely helpful. (Stage III cc.) I had surgery in November and the surgeon said he removed everything but recommended that I have Folfox (12-cycles/6-month). Removed 25 nodes of which 5 were involved. I will have my first appointment with my onc on…
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Life without a colon?
Old timer here: Dx Stage III colon cancer 5/2006, cancer free since 1/2007. My mom is a four time survivor, now five time survivor, being diagnosed with her fifth cancer last week. Her previous cancer hx - colon 2x - 1990 and 2001, lung 2003, mediastinum 2004 - stages II through IV. This time it is recommended that the…
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COLORECTAL CANCER SPREAD TO THE ASCITIES
Hi my husband was diag. in Dec. with Colorectal cancer stage iv that had spread to the omentum. He has had 2 cycles of Chemo. Oxaplatan and Ceptabine. told yesterday that the chemo has not worked in fact the cancer is worse. But his creatine levels are high and to go home and drink plenty of water and will check the levels…
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George clark
George home with me in hospital bed. He has been under hospice care for 2 weeks. My heart is breaking in a million pieces
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Happy Birthday to Helen - 6th Dec
HELEN! I hope you are having a wonderful day. Sue - Trubrit
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Lung biopsy clear and liver ??
Im a very healthy 65 year old and a diver and ship captain three years ago i had a colon resection very small no chemo no radiation nothing recently i went for my check up my CEA had gone from 1-3.5 which is still in normal range ( what cab effect cea besiudes cancer?) CT scan showed one spot on lung and two tiny spots on…
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Lung biopsy clear and liver ??
Im a very healthy 65 year old and a diver and ship captain three years ago i had a colon resection very small no chemo no radiation nothing recently i went for my check up my CEA had gone from 1-3.5 which is still in normal range ( what cab effect cea besiudes cancer?) CT scan showed one spot on lung and two tiny spots on…
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Hyperbaric Therapy
Hello all I hope everyone had a wundaful safe an happy turkey day.. Just had a quick question about hyperbaric therapy ? Has anyone ever tried this post chemo? I hear an read great things an made a five session treatment pkg starting next Wed.. A little expensive but what is money with no health.. I will post after my 1st…
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Waiting period between radiation and surgery
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, may you had a wonderful time with family or surrounded by the love of those who care for you. My husband, Donny finished chemoradiation on October 28 and he is scheduled for surgery on Jan 11 about 10 weeks after. He dx with stage 3 rectal cancer. Would anyone share your experience on how long…
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How to avoid liver failure: tests, discuss
I'd like to know if you do something to avoid liver failure: blood tests for example, how often? I don't see it much discussed here We saw how nice members like Winter Mary had it, did she check liver function from time to time? Anyone not checking liver function in say half a year? I think this is important to continue…
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Something worth looking into
As I was reading about cancer, I came across this interesting new drug being tested that evidently has the potential to put oncology centers around the country out of business. http://www.thedcasite.com/ You may have already heard about it, you may have not, but I think it's at least worth snooping around.
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Hi Guys!
I just thought I'd post an update. My brother is on Vectibix every other week. He has the yucky rash on his face. The doctor has given him creme to help control it. If it gets worse they will put him on Minocycline. He's feeling okay, just a little tired which is to be expected. I saw his CEA and it is down to 97.2 from…
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Darn beast tried twice, but also lost twice.....I'm still alive and kickin!
Hello, all!!! I just 'celebrated' 11 years since my stage III rectal cancer diagnosis. What's so special, you are wondering? Well, I was told all that long ago that I had "about 6 months to get my affairs in order". Fooled THEM....at 6 months, I was starting treatment for my second cancer, stage II breast cancer! Life sure…
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What are we grateful for?
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for my re-gains health, newfound happiness, the precious people in my life and the limited time langostino tacos at Rubio's. You? Laz
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Damn, radiation again
Well, I got a week of telling everybody I was NED and feeling happy. I went to my oncologist today and she wants me to have the lung spots radiated. In case it is cancer even thought they haven't grown. She's concerned that if they do start growing and are cancerous they could start spilling cancer cells in my body. So I'm…
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I find this a little frightening - Warning: A little gruesome
I was reading an article in the BBC News online, unrelated to Cancer (if your interested http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34920068), and it mentions that many bodies of people who have been on Chemotherapy, do not decompose as fast as regular bodies. Think Twinkie. I don't know if I care to find out exactly what went into…
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need advice on problems healing from APR and colostomy
In April I was diagnosed with T1 rectal cancer 1/2 cm from anal verge. Had a transanal resection and path report came back as a T2 tumor and margins clean. I was advised by 4 docs to have an APR surgery and permanent colostomy. I had that surgery in June (T3 N0 M0). All went well, but I am having trouble healing from the…