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newbie here
just haad a colonoscopy today and found a large mass in the sigmoid friable. ct scan and additional blood work scheduled for tomorrow. doesn't sound good but I am always up for a good fight. what should I expect. Kinda scared for my wife , kids and grandkids
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Infusion schedule?
I will start treatment soon.I will be getting the usual colon cancer chemo drugs.I will have infusion & pump for 46 hours Every 2 weeks.I am going to try and work during treatment.I can choose what day of the week I start Treatment.I want to start on a day so that the weekend will be the 2 days that I feel the worst.I know…
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Tattoos and CT/PETcombo scans
lI wonder if the following,which applies to cervical cancer,may also apply toCRC or other cancers (the only tatts i got are the three sets i got for radiation) http://medicalxpress.com/print353471257.html
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More of this, would make death a little easier
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-29993221 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33163053 Sue - Trubrit
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Potential plan forming
After several meetings, tests, images and consults a new plan is forming for this latest recurrence. It is forming as, possible chemo while waiting for surgical date to be preformed in a few months (time needed to coordinate) during which a "shelf" will be made for my intestine to be lifted out of my pelvis made with a…
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bad news once again - any treatment ideas
Ive written several times before. my fiancé has stage IV with mets to the liver, lung, and now muscle (which is very rare, I understand). He has had 14 surgeries, various on the liver and one for the lung mets which came right back. Hes been on all common chemo protocolls, including all antibodies on the market for colon…
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Documentary 'I am Dying'
Not too sure if its a good idea to have watched it or not. A documentary of a young woman in the last few weeks of her struggle with Breast Cancer. It is heart-wrenching, of course, but sometimes I think it is important to be aware of what might happen. We very rarely address death here, until one of our own passes. But I…
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Xeloda
Had to post this for everyone's information. Should you ever start with lots of Diareahhrea On Xeloda let Dr. Know and be aggressive in getting it under control. George has been in the hospital 12 days now. Complications from Xeloda. Explosive Diareahhrea. He has no active Cancer, but is on maitenance Chemo. This almost…
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pain
Hi everyone im new to this site. I had rectal cancer and had my round of chemo and radiation from late November 2014 to early February 2015 with a two week break for body to rest and then had section of rectum removed on March 23,2015. My main concern now is the pain i have in my rear. My butt cheeks always feel like i ran…
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Does this count?
I just got the results of my first CT scan post liver resection that happened 5 weeks ago. Sigmoid colon resection was in January. No evidence of disease and my CEA is 1.1. I started crying when I read it. But I have 7 more chemo rounds to go (folfoxiri) to get to 12 rounds. Is it too soon to be hopeful? NED is such a…
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Glad to find you
Im glad to find this forum.Im a stage 4 newbie and only posted a few times.I have friends and family that I can talk to whenever about whatever I want. But it's so comforting to come here and read what others are going through.And to get questions answered by people who have walked in my shoes.Ive not been able to answer…
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Scan Results
The oncoloist called yesterday and said the lung nodules are stable, no growth, but the liver tumor will need an MRI. CT scans, for some reason, don't show the whole picture. She thinks it either grew or there are more tumors on the liver, but won't know for sure until the MRI is done. If the tumors grew or there are…
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Side effects from chemo? And any general tips? 30yr, Male, U.S. Navy
Not sure how this works but I am going with the flow and not sure what to expect. I was diagnosed with stage 3b sigmoid colon cancer a couple months ago. Had a 10cm tumor removed in a resection which luckily was done With the DaVinci robot laparoscopic tool, I was out of the hospital in two days. had 2/14 Lymph nodes test…
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My pets are so smart ..
I am sure other pet owners out there can relate to this .. I am sure my pets knew my cancer was back before I or the scans did! I thought my cat was going through something strange .. she kept sleeping on my chest with her face practically in mine for months .. my dog won't let me out of her sight and insists on following…
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Scans Today - UPDATE W/ RESULTS
Scans today. Please think good thoughts. ETA: Scans came back clean, as did the labs for the most part. Thank you all for your prayers, support, and kind thoughts! *happy dances*
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WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWW
This is {NED}. This is your face on NED . Any questions? The pain I've been having is a prolapse because when they took out the muscle, there simply wasn't enough support, I can deal with that (physical therapy and/or minor surgery to give support. TBD which.) I feel 1000 lbs lighter than I did an hour ago.
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sick of cancer
hi everyone been awhile i'm 6 months ned now the bad news my wife was diagnosed with stage 2-b pancreatic cancer i just can't take it she was my rock last year, i know i have too but it's hard.
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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Party was GREAT (sorry pics are sideways, can't find a turn the pic right s
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No taste buds
I have been off oxaliplatin for 4 weeks now and still have not had my ability to taste come back. Also still have numbness in fingers and feet. Does anyone know how long this takes to return? Or doesn't it?
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Colonoscopy, GI series and a leap of faith
Hi all, I had a colonoscopy and GI series of tests today. I am pleased to report everything was clear and clean, no sign of anything unusual or of cancer. The Dr. told me that unless my oncologist advises to have these tests more often, he see's no reason why I would need to do this again for 5 years. I have a strong…
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Quick Update from Me...life and death and breast cancer
Just a quick update.... Things have been crazy here lately. After a 5 year battle with cancer, my mother-in-law Jean (my husband's step-mom) passed away early Sunday morning. She fought so hard - she endured several different chemo treatments that had such horrible side effects on her body. Yesterday afternoon, my Uncle…
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Can't stop crying
Chemo showed a kind of stable response after 3 rounds and cea was dropping!. Largest liver met is 8.2cm. However in the past 1.5 weeks my dad's bilirubin has been increasing a lot . Im so scared - this mean end stage of cancer plus he's very weak and appetite loss .
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%$#&^# Cancer - My Mother In Law just Passed Away
In addition to my issue, my wife's Mom has had a different form of cancer. She just passed away. Trying to figure out arrangements and how I can be there with my schedule. Will have to kick the next chemo session down the road and try to rest as much as possible. This just sucks.
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PET with contrast vs PET with water?
Hi, does anyone used water instead of the white fluid that is taken before the other IV fluid is given? We are currently five PETs, most recent one is with water before IV fluid, the first ones were a white drink before IV fluid any differences in SUV, reliability?
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9 polyps removed-level of concern?
Hello everyone I'm a head and neck cancer patient and spend most of my time over there. Anyway I had a colonoscopy on Thursday and they found and removed nine polyps. Doctor told wife in recovery room he didn't think it was a big deal, not cancerous was his opinion. Given my history of cancer already I'm a bit concerned,…
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Is this my new normal?
I had my first chemo infusion last week: four and a half or five hours of Oxaliplatin, Avastin & Fusilev in the infusion center, followed by 46 hours of 5FU via an ambulatory pump at home. I have 10 days off and get the second infusion on Monday. While I was on the pump and for a couple of days afterwards I looked pretty…
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Help with copays - a couple of resources
I don't know if anyone else went into shock when they discovered how much the co-pay for chemo treatment would be, like I did. We have Medicare with a supplmental policy, with an annual deductible of just over $6700.00. When they told us the copay for each treatment would run $700-$900 dollars I had no idea how we were…
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Tumour attached to tailbone/tailbone removal
Hi guys, I was recommended to come here, and ask this question, as another forum user said LAZZ had experience with this and may be able to give me info. I'm wondering if anyone on here as been in this situation? Surgeon suspects my tumour may be attached to the tailbone, rather than just the fatty tissue around it. Got…
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CT scan today!
Today my brother has another CT scan scheduled to check on the liver and lung tumors. Keeping my fingers crossed since he's only on 1 chemo med, Irinotecan. Hoping that they are shrinking. Anyway, Dad and my brother are moved into their new apartment. They really seem to like it there. They said it's much quieter because…
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Oh Yay, Scanxiety Again!
Blergh. Not sleeping, not eating, self-medicating, and am a nervous wreck. Must be scan time again. CT and bloodwork Wednesday. Results Thursday morning in an effort to circumvent a complete nervous breakdown in the time in between. Effectiveness of this plan...questionable. Needless to say, I don't handle scanxiety very…