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Colorectal Cancer

Chemo for Stage III
What is the typical process for chemo for stage III (a,b and c) colon cancer? I have read every other week for 6 months in most cases. Is that correct or can it be more frequent? I am trying to get some information about how the treatment typically works and if it takes a while to get better after each treatment? Is it…
Colon cancer survivor with ct showing cyst on liver
In January of this year I went to the ER with what I thought was Kidney Stones. Yes it was. I am a stage 3b colon cancer survivor with 6 rounds chemo 17 years ago. During my visit with the ER Dr. he stated that my CT scan without contrast revesled many cysts in my liver. He said go to your internAl med. Dr. To get them…
Integrative Oncology-Effective or Not?
My mother was just diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. She just went thru her first week of chemo, going thru the industry standard way of treatment. Me and my mom went to a Integrative Oncology cancer center for a series of meeting and test with the staff. They focus a lot on diet, wanting my mom to try and eat more of a…
Cimitidine and Fluorouracil (5-FU)
I felt I should post this ... I had read somewhere that there may be an adverse interacton with taking Cimitidine and Irinitican ... according to this information it is the Fluorouracil which is also part of FOLFOX. http://www.avon.nhs.uk/aswcs-chemo/ASWCS11%20GI013_IrinMdG_Final_amended_110921.pdf May be worth checking…
Independence Day
Happy 4th of July everyone! I have been kind of quiet lately as I completed all my most recent tests, scans, colonoscopy, GI series, you name it I have had it lately. So far everything is clear. I see my oncologist on Monday, but she has been calling me all along as each test was done and results were in and letting me…
APR
Scheduled for APR in the morning, anyone been thru this? Wondering what the recovery is like and how long it may take.
Update on my brother
My brother's heart function is up to 46 from 20. The doctors decided to put him back on 5-FU, but not in the 48 hour pump, just in the IV at infusion, along with the irinotecan. The dosage will be lower, but instead of getting chemo every other week, he will have it once a week for 4 weeks, then 2 weeks off. He's being…
About To Get 8th Treatment. Best part, scan last Thursday Came back
Unremarkable and nothing to worry about
Surgery scheduled - optimistic after MRI CT Scan
We got my husband's MRI results and met with his surgeon this past week. The good news is that there was no evidence of cancer in the liver or other organs and that the cancer is localized in the colon. That was a huge relief! His surgery is scheduled for 14 July. We are hoping he is stage 1 but we won't be sure until…
MD Anderson in Houston
Does anyone have any advice on scheduling appointments at MD Anderson or any specific doctor that we should try to see? How long does it normally take to get an appointment there? Thank you!
Back pain and Burning when going to the bathroom
My husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer and has been going through chemo (3 pills 2x a day) and radiation 5 days a week. He just finished his 4th week and has 1 1/2 more weeks to go. This pat week, things are getting much more difficult. He has tremendous pain (Burning) while urinating and just bad pain while pooping.…
Hospital delirium
My Dad, who is 78 years old, finished a regimen of IV chemo about a month ago. He was getting the chemo every other week since December 2014. His oncologist put him on a 6-week break. Unfortunately, he fell and broke his left arm about 10 days ago and is still in the hospital. The broken arm is bad, but other medical…
"AIR MILES" program- ACS assistance for airline ticket costs related to cancer treatment
Hello everyone! Mike just mentioned in a thread about the help with gas program that the Amer. Cancer Society offers. I called my local ACS (which routed the call back to the main headquarters) and the representative I spoke with took down all my information and will have someone call me back re. this program. I'm not sure…
ct and cea
got my CT scan results and states that there is "no evidence of metastatic disease". cea test result is 3.7. what does that CEA test level mean? what should I expect from here on out?
stage IV tumor removed
Had surgery in October of 2014 to remove a stage IV tumor with half of my colon. They hooked me up to a chemo pump, while my wife went to get the prescriptions for nausea, etc... only to find out that my insurance had cancelled. I finished the one treatment, took everything back, and haven't been back. No meds for chemo,…
Confused.....Rectal cancer stage 2 when found in lung was told stage 4
Hello im new to this group so really don't know yet how to navigate through but here is my story. In Sept.2012 I was diagnossed with stage 3c rectal cancer I did radation and pill form chemo for a month and half waited 3 months then had surgery to remove the tumor 3/1/13. I was then told since no lympnode were involved I…
Please please help me
Looking for response to my earlier post further down the page."how common is this".LOOKING FOR INFO FROM ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS OR HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS.
RIP Saralee Sheehan
Sara lost her battle Friday, June 19th, 2015 one month shy of her 49th birthday. Most of you knew her as sasjourney. She was the sweetest...a friend I met here on the board. She was in the middle of her first rounds of chemo as I was finishing up. We discovered we lived only a few miles from one another and got together…
Jen 2012
We haven't heard from you in a while. How is your husband doing.
MRI Results
As I said earlier, my brother's lung nodules are stable, no change. I see that as a good thing. The liver tumor was hard to figure out on the CT scan, so he had an MRI. We got the results today. There's only the one tumor. Back in August of 2014, it was 3.2 x 1.7 cm but it grew and is now 4.9 x 2.7 cm. Is that a lot of…
Its been awhile...
Its been a long time since I've checked in here with my csn family. This is the place that was my saving grace at my diagnosis. I do think about you all very often and as always, am hoping for the best for us all. I'm doing pretty well, my life is so different. I am so different. I continue to work at finding a balance of…
colon and liver cancer with cirrhosis
hello my 80 year old dad has just been diagnosed. we understand it it not good and he may live less than a year. we are having a hard time decisiding whether or not to treat with chemo. he is afraid of the treatment and would rather live his remind time in peace and feeling sick from meds. doctor says not everyone reacts…
NEED HELP
Hi everyone. I am feeling down as my mom's supposedly nodule removal from abdominal wall surgery was postponed as her PET Scan results showed multiple spots. The doctor told us that my mom has ran out of chemo options as she is KRAS. They recommended HIPEC surgery. I read a lot about this surgery but I could not make up my…
to treat to not to treat, need advice
Jun 25, 2015 - 6:19 pm hello my 80 year old dad has just been diagnosed with both liver and colon cancer. we understand it it not good and he may live less than a year. we are having a hard time decisiding whether or not to treat with chemo. he is afraid of the treatment and would rather live his remind time in peace and…
3 Years and still Clear
It has been a while since I have posted on here. Occasionally I would check in and see if there was something I could chime in on. Either fortunately or unfortunately I have been extremely busy! REWIND.... I was diagnosed November 2011 with Stage IV colon cancer. 9 surgeries in 2012, with the most serious being liver…
New to this and scared
Hello, My 34yr old boyfriend of 8 yrs was just diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer that has spread to his peritoneal wall. He also has severe Crohns disease that he has been dealing with for about 16yrs, for which he never required surgery and which is the main suspect of having caused the cancer. The oncologist…
SIRT - Not the cakewalk I was expecting...
I finally made it to my appointment with the real radiation spheres for half of my liver. My groin is purple and bruised from the practice runs, which I expected to be the worst of it. i've never had issues with contrast before, but this time I immediately became hot and red over my whole body, had difficulty breathing and…
Treatment tricks?
I will start treatment soon for stage 4 colon cancer with mets.Medical personnel will tell you how to treat side effects.But most of you are more knowledgeable about that than they are.What are your treatment tricks for side effects?
Anyone ever had this cancer cocktail?
I had colon re-section on May 13 and biopsy of lymph node on right side of my neck. The results are adenocarcinoma in colon and lymph node in neck.Ct scan also shows numerous bb size nodules in both lungs.dr says it probably is also cancer. I start treatment in about 2 weeks.It will be Oxaliplatin,5-fu,Avastin and leu…
Stage IV Adenocarcinoma-Signet Ring Cell Type
Hi, I am a 48 y.o. male diagnosed in late February of this year with Stage IV adenocarcinoma with cells of the Signet Ring Type. Also was diagnosed with malignant ascites (fluid in the abdomen) In early March, I was admitted to a major university teaching hospital in Philadelphia where I had surgery - total colectomy with…

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