Please remember that these discussion boards are a public forum, which means open to the public (i.e. non-CSN members) and the content can be found via internet search engines. Members are strongly advised not to share personal identifiers such as real names, email address, telephone number, street address, etc. This information can be used to identify you and link you to the content you provide. Other areas of CSN are restricted to members only and cannot be found by search engines.

Colorectal Cancer

a caregiver's depression
My husband has had a pretty rough weekend. First day he was in excrutiating back pain which he took morphine for it which barely got him through the pain. I asked to take him to ER and he refused. He's only been to the hospital once and that's when the cancer was diagnosed and surgery, chemo after. Today he has slept all…
Never been so happy to be told I am fat!!!!! (lump update)
So, today was scan/biopsy day....WHEW, to tell the truth, I was nervous!!!! The Ultrasound of my neck didn't show anything. YAY! The Ultrasound guided biopsy of the node could not be done because the ultrasound could not pick up anything other than....wait for it.... "Normal looking fat tissue"....first from the tech, and…
Hair Loss?
I just saw my oncologist on Friday and forgot to ask her about this. I'm losing hair like crazy. I doubt it's chemo because I ended that in December. I'm not on any medications at this time. It's It's over four months since I was so sick and had all the medical stuff going on. But for the past month my hair is falling out…
Looking for member "Kuastoi"
you and I have the same Cancer spread...lymph node only, no organs. I would very much like to speak with you. Ern
Upper respiratory problems seem more frequent after chemo. Is this common?
In the last six months, I've had three bouts of severe upper respiratory congestion combined with coughing and nasty nasal drip. This is three more than I had had in the two or three years before my diagnosis and treatment last year, so now I'm curious. Could it be that chemo left me more vulnerable to the common cold and…
You all may be seeing more of me....testing has started....
I had slipped into the background here, having not much to offer with my diagnosis 10 years old...and all was fine. I have been lurking, however... So now: A week ago, I was rubbing my left shoulder and felt one of the subclavial lymph nodes had grown to the size of an almond. This lymph node could be something major....or…
Yolanda (Yolllmbs) is doing GREAT. The mass was BENIGN.
I have just recieved a video from our lovely Yolanda, fresh out of surgery and looking pretty darn good. She said that the mass was benign. I think Mr. Happy Dance Man is in order. Sue - Trubrit
Second Chemo Session Started - Hmmm, Houston is This Maybe The Start of The Fun?
Had the second hook-up and now on the pump. First few hours after disconnect of infusion was okay. Came home and had something to drink that was in cooler but left out for an hour or so. When drinking felt like I had something stuck in my throat as if a bit of food, but had not eaten in hours. Took an aspirin about an hour…
Mothers day and birthday all in one week.
Hi everyone, I have not posted in a while, but I have had a tough week and need to vent. I do pop in every once and a while and read other posts. My mom passed away in November 2014, at the age of 58. This week was not only mothers day but also her birthday is tomorrow. She would have been 59. Mothers day was very very…
Hey Phil64, you are famous!
My husband had his second opinion today. This doctor suggested erbitux being adding to folfiri. he mentioned the rash and my husband wanted to know what sort of rash so when we got home I looked it up on google images and guess whose face I saw?! Yep, I said hey I know that guy. We always knew you were a rock star, now we…
Hello darkness my old friend
Bittersweet news, my wife passed ten days ago of brain cancer, her celabration was amzing, family together and an Elvis impersonator to boot, cause she loved Elvis. Today I was scanned for my colon cancer, and the onc. calledd at 4, which usually is bad, but I'm clear on the PET scan. So my feelings are torn, but I get to…
My Dad
Hi, I am from the anal Cancer Forum. My dad 84 was diagnosed today with colon cancer. He is going forward with treatment, chemo and radiation to shrink the tumor. Do you know of others who have undergone this treatment at this late age? what was the outcome? thank you for your help.
CEA results
I finally got my CEA results today. It's 2.9 which the doctor said is within normal range and actually is lower than it was when they last did it in the hospital. It was in normal range then, too. I don't remember anyone telling me what it was before today but that's okay. I didn't realize how scared I was until he told me…
Physical Therapy for Peripheral Neuropathy
Tomorrow I'm starting a course of Physical Therapy to try to mitigate the symptoms of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. I'm using the PT department of the hospital where I had my surgery and later treatment. While there is no cure for neuropathy, there is some hope that therapy can help persuade the nervous…
Hoping for same trial as Lilacbbroller (Karin)
so, my Onc let me know today when Irenotican and chemo fog, forgot chemo I do evey week, (just did both today)quit working which they might in three months or maybe six months, that I have no options left. I asked him about Maryland trial, he said he's been in touch with Standford hoping they would do a likewise trial and…
Relay for Life :)
Hi All, This is a completely off topic, but just wanted to let you guys all know: I'm going to do the Relay for Life (24 h walk for those of you who is not familiar with what this is) this coming weekend! I am doing it for my Mom who passed away a while ago, for my friend who just passed away last Friday, and for you all!…
Recovering at home after first (only hopefully) liver resection
Wow, You guys were right, manageable but painful. Huge Frankenstein incision, must have 50 staples holding it closed. Starting to walk a little better one week later. Good news, the chemo worked before surgery, folfoxiri plus avastIn. The right lobe lesion was down to two centimeters so a 4x4 divot was taken out. And the…
A bit of humour
I saw this on Facebook today. Her cards are great! I wish someone had given me one when I was in the hospital. http://emilymcdowell.com/collections/empathy-cards I'd like one that says "I'll never tell you I know what you're going through because I had minor surgery last year and can relate". I'm still stunned at people…
For Mother's Day(Not Cancer Related)
For all of you who remember me and those that don't know me, I hope eveyone had a pleasant Mother's Day. As you know, I lost my husband Ron two years ago followed by my daughter Debbie just ten months ago. It was a rather sad day for me as all holidays are for some of us. For the first time in nearly 50 years, I did not…
janderson update
I had some encouraging news but a while back but wanted to wait out of respect for the passing of Craig. I you recall 3 weeks ago I had a routine scan. The 2 ablations still looked good especially the liver but there were 2 spots tha have been questionable and now have grown so they have to be dealt with. The spot on the…
Another anti-EGFR,KRAS wild treatment:Sym004 (plus other items)
http://medicalxpress.com/print350534912.html Walnuts and CRC, www.aicr.org/press/press-releases/2015/new-study-walnut-diet-slows-tumor-growth.html www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/5/9976 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150422006657/ has "Cold plasma used in world's first clinical surgical procedure performed tp selectively kill…
Anyone ever feel WORSE ???
This is a weird one.. 2 outta 8 treatments they had to forego the OXI becuz platelets were below 70k.. Those two times I have felt WORSE.. bad stomach problems and bad foot neurothopy... Thought it was other way around.. Anyone ever get this??
I got a little lost
Sometimes, things happen in life and you don't know how to deal with it. When news of Craig's death was announced, I was not prepared, not ready, for such a loss, I'm sure none of us were. But I sank into a bit of depression, like the ostrich of lore, I stuck my head in the sand and refused to bring it back up.I didn't…
The results are in
The results of the biopsy were immediately done before I even woke from anesthesia .. it is indeed a recurrence. Not sure the plan yet .. will know more in the next week or two. My body wasn't lying ..
No one bothered to mention....This is a female related whine, guys feel free to ignore it
Hi all, I am going to post a little whine here. Wednesday I went back to the Dr for what I thought was a continuing UTI situation. I have been 3 times now. The first time was mid February when we got back from Hawaii. I was given 3 days of a low level antibiotic and sent on my way with a diagnosis of a UTI. Things improved…
Question ??????
Hello all hope all is well an everyone has tried to smile or laugh a little today.. It is a new day an we are all still here :) :) i've been doing chemo for two months now. I get a. Cocktail mix of Oxiplantain and then a 48hr pump of folfox. so my Dr said back when we stared that after 6 treatments(the half way point) that…
more good news!
I just had my 11-month post surgery blood work done and my CEA went down a bit to 1.8. It was 2.2 two months ago. For me that is huge! Last year marked my 4th surgery in 7 years (to the day). This is the first time I have not had a CEA over 5.0 a year later. By now I would be either going for scans to find the tumors or…
Question for 5 year Survivors
I have been NED for 5 years after being Stage 4 and not expected to make it thru chemo. YAY I feel like I am kind of in this purgatory of being far away from all the bad stuff but one foot in the I had Cancer will it come back realm. Know What I mean? Anyhoo - for those of you on the mend, can you share your plan of care?…
Mike Thxmiker
Reading facebook today it appears he lost the fight. His wife had posted a picture of his hospital bed, his dog was sleeping with him. Hugs
Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma - Please Help
Hello. I'm new to this site and am looking for folks to talk with and share experiences. I'm 39 years old and was just diagnosed in August 2013 with adenocarcinoma of the small intestine (jejunum location). It's been terrifying. For almost a year I was having some nondescript abdominal pain, underwent clear endoscopies and…

Colorectal Cancer

Discussion List

Discussion Boards