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Colorectal Cancer

Happy Birthday LivinginNH - 20th Dec
You have been such a dedicated and supportive member here on the forum. And the fact that you lost your husband in 2013, and continued to stay here, sharing your wealth of knowledge, is a true display of what a wonderful and strong person you are. I wish you only the best on your birthday, and throughout the coming year.…
So it was 6 years this month.....
December 5, the day I had the cancer cut from my body. Dx stage 3 B, just a little over 2 weeks after turning 40. I did not join here until after my last chemo, when I really started to really freak out, wondering if I was not actively fighting it, how could it be stopped. I thought the chemo was the only thing that could…
Happy Birthdy lp1964 - Laz
And today it is Lazs' birthday and I would like to wish you the bestest of days. I hope you are surrounded by love, light, family, friends and plenty of good yummy birthday food. Happy Birthday, friend!
Memorial Day 2014
Dear Friends, As we approach Memorial Day here in the USA, many will be remembering all those who have served in our armed forces. It has been a custom here to also remember those of our comrades-in-arms on this forum who have passed on since the last Memorial Day list was published. They all fought bravely against this…
A new direction for us.
Still in the hospital. Ugh I have 5 partial blockages in my small intestine and colon. The Doctors final choices are that I have stringer cancerous tumors binding the organs together causing the stricture or blockage at various bends. I have liquids seeping through and not flowing as normal. My CEA has lowered, my tumors…
another day another therapy Psorinum
it arrived in the post from denmark. my kids are learning geography out of my cancer investigations. if i get my financial woes sorted, i would love to take the kids and wife to denmark to visit my european alt doc. got these bottles, no idea how much to take, its tempting, but i am waiting on detailed instructions. so…
cyberknife a no go
I just got a call from Cyberknife at Lack's Cancer Center. They have turned me down for Cyberknife. Apparently since my cancer is in a node and there are several small cancers froming on my liver I am not a good risk for any sucess. They predict I have somewhere between three months and a nine months before...I...you know.…
arthritis
it's been 2 months since i finished chemo, i'm having severe pain in knees and hands not as bad, i'm going to therapy for knees does the after after affects of chemo make your arthritis go bonkers if so how long?
Brand new shiny port for Christmas!
Robert had to have a new port placed yesterday. (his original one had to be removed when the skin over it started eroding from the trial drug) First infusion of FOLFOX will be Tuesday. He had a choice to wait til after Christmas, but he is anxious to get started. Robert's cancer seems to spread really quickly when he is…
FYI
I had my own colonoscopy today and all was fine. No polyps or cancer. Yay! I always worry since my brother has CRC. My brother seems to be doing okay so far now that he is back on some chemo. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it helps. Lin
Phil64 home from surgery (added pics)
As previously reported in an earlier post... Surgery on 12/5 was long (6 hours) and more difficult than previous two liver resections. Removed 30 to 40% of liver. Removed gall bladder. Lost three pints of blood during surgery... Ten days later I'm doing pretty good. I actually made it out of the hospital last Wednesday.…
Sundanceh/Craig
Craig, I am so happy to see you post even if it isn't much, I think about you most everyday, especially since we both have this weight thing going on (I'm still same as day I left hospital) and wish we could gain the weight back and keep it (I've gained in a week and then end back losing it again the next). I do miss…
Cryoablation done.
Had cryo on the 2 remaining spots on Monday. It was brutal over 4 hours. The liver tumor was very close to the bowel and doudenum. So they injectedsaline into the abdomen to seperate the organs and reduce the risk of damage. Than they flipped me over to do the chestwall tumor on my back which is just centimeters from my…
Today we celebrate the Birthday of our dear Maglets.
I am raising a glass to you, Maglets , and I'm wishing you a wonderful day followed by a wonderful year.
RRx001-21-02 trial I got selected for the new drug. Yes!
This is the trial I spoke of earlier. It's supose to target only low oxygenated cells and destroy them. I am going forward with this trial. I have been under extreme back pain that kept me from doing the Gerson Therapy and although they don't want me to do this chemo, I felt it was better to get better, athough, I'm still…
Made it this far
Well its has been awhile as been very busy with Chemo and moving to different town also changing Drs but things going ok so far. Had some side effects like nausea diahrea and various infections but they keeping close watch and treating quickly so all I have to try to handle is the weakness and temper. Also lost 80 lbs…
Old guard here....busy with life....10 years later....
I am thankful for being able to post this.... 10 years ago, November 27, I was told I needed to "get my affairs in order, you have 6 months to live". I do not follow directions very well (although I DID get my will finished, trust for my disabled daughters established, etc) and so I come to this anniversary I was not…
Looking for the truth about life after colectomy
I am a 6 year survivor of uterine papillary serous cancer. i am positive for Lynch Sydrome. I have radiation damage to my sigmoid causing discomfort among other problems. Surgeon has advised me to consider coloctemy. I have been doing at least yearly colonoscopies for the last 6 years... Any words of wisdom, pros, cons.....
New Introduction: Stage 4- starting Folfiri and praying for a miracle
Hi all- Well, this is certainly one heck of a disease and one unbelievable fight. My mother was diagnosed with stage 3C colon last April. She had a colon resection and we went through 6 months of Folfox - finished in October. Unfortunately, after many visits to try to source the extreme pain she was in, we finally had a…
Who to see at MD Anderson Houston?
Whom are the great Docs to see at MD Anderson Houston? I have ran out of options here in Phoenix. I can go to UCSD in Sand Diego (La Hoya) but it is expensive for my wife to stay down there. We have family and Houston is less expensive place to live. I will need posible Hospice Care while getting Chemo for a few months.…
Folfiri
I will be starting folfiri after christmas, what are the side effect? Did you lose your hair,
Can't sleep. Too much anxiety.
i will be in my 7th surgery at 7:30 am today. And I can't sleep. We will head out to Ann Arbor UMHS AT 4:20am (about three hours from now). Check in is at 5:30 am. I wish I could sleep right now. my wife is snoring. :-). She says she doesn't snore. Haha.
Biopsy on lymph node positive***UPDATE
for cancer, looks like colon cancer but cant be sure until we get pathology report~usually 48 hrs. Even though we pretty much knew this before the biopsy, it was still hard to hear. I had my meltdown while Robert was in recovery and when I went to drive around to pick him up, a transformer had blown in the dental school…
The Clear Scan Happy Dance!
Yesterday was pretty much a disaster, though a new record! It took them ELEVEN tries to get the IV in for my CT scan. After all of their "experts" gave up after multiple tries, they actually called the doctor to make sure she was really REALLY sure I needed the contrast. I did. Finally, a very lovely 25-year old tech came…
Recurrence? After 6 Months? How Do We Fight?
My husband was diagnosed 12/2013 with stage IIIC colon cancer... After surgery to remove the tumor we completed seven rounds of chemo... Before his surgery we were told his CEA level was 9 and then after chemo (07/2014) it was down to 2.2 but now we just got the test results and it has elevated to 74 (12/2014)... We…
CA 19 9 marker, with CAPOX plus Avastin questions
1)How many CAPOX (Capecitabine plus Oxaliplatin) plus Avastin cycles we can expect it to begin lowering? what's your experience, or what did you read or the oncologist you trust more said? 2)Does that test requires, (or is better made) stopping taking some kind of pills for some hours or days, to avoid false marker values?…
Ice on mouth (avoiding sores, etc) while Avastin, before Oxaliplatin?
Hi, my mother is now receiving CAPOX (Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin) plus Avastin: first she receives Avastin, then Oxaliplatin Before this treatment she used other drugs, and with the first treatment for her the best way to avoid mouth sores and mucositis is the ice while the intravenous treatment (she tried mouthwashes…
Disappointing Oncologist Appointment
Hello All: Here we go again...Been on a holiday for some months and CEA has jumped from 2.5 to 51.8...Scan was seemingly clear but Onc feels there is something growing just can't see it yet...Back on Chemo next week new scan in eight weeks or so. Had my physical for a potential new position yesterday and they were already…
60 minutes 60 Minutes. Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong shows a way of treating the deadly dise
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-doctor-fights-cancer-in-unconventional-way/
For what it is worth...
Seen this and thought I would pass it along. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/12/09/after-colon-cancer-activity-is-linked-to-better-survival/?intcmp=ob_homepage_health&intcmp=obnetwork

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