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Happy 50th Birthday, janderson1964
Jeff, you deserve a special thread, because a birthday is a special day and 50 is a special number. Half a century. So, Jeff, our wonderful forum friend, I hope that in spite of all that is going on in your life, that you are able to set a little time aside to do something very special for yourself, even if its just a…
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Considering stopping chemo while things look good
I was diagnosed with stage iv rectal cancer (spread to lymph nodes and liver) in February of this year and have about run my course for the initial heavy chemo regimen. My last PET scan showed that my tumors are no longer visible, so they say I'm in remission. I'm not sure if that's out of the norm, but happy that my 9cm…
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Hip Pain Continues
I'm going in to an Orthopetic (now Sport's Medicine) doctor on Tuesday to find out about my hip/leg pain that has been bothering me since beginning of the year. It has been on and off for the last year but worse the last two months. Don't like taking pain pills every day but seem to be taking Neproxin almost every day just…
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Loma linda/ Regorafenib
Dr. Wants to try REGORAFENIB for George I feel very negative about this drug, because of side effects. I am wondering if anyone on this site has had any experience with Loma Linda in So. Calif? Also please give your experiences on REGORAFENIB OR STIVAGA I am also sending prayers out to Winter Marie, hope she checks in soon…
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PET scan tomorrow
PET scan tomorrow. It's been 14 months since I finished Chemo and everything has been clear so far. Also 26th wedding anniversary tomorrow so the scan has to be good!
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Going in for 8th round of folfox
I'm heading to the hospital with my friend for the 8th round of Folfox. This last one was mighty tough. I know with all the love and support, I'll be fine. I am talking to the onc this morning about the black toes and hands. The neuropathy has definately raised it's ugly head. Yolanda update at bottom
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Its been 22 days
Hi everyone, it has been 22 days since my husband passed. So far this has been the hardest 22 days of my life; i am really grieving the loss of my husband. i know he is in a better place and not in pain or suffering anymore, but i just want him back. I would gladly take on all the caregiving all over again, to just have…
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Beautiful memorial to our Lisa
I have permission to share this Youtube video memorial to our dear Lisa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ys2DFzEqQ&feature=youtu.be
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****'s Celebration of Life
Dear Friends, Tomorrow it will be one week since **** passed away. It seems very, very surreal in so many ways. We have had family and friends loving on us in abundance and we are very grateful. We had ****'s Celebration of Life yesterday on the beach by our house and it was a beautiful event. I know that he loved it. We…
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How Cancer Can Change On You In a Week's Time
Well, I've slipped off the slippery slope, folks:( The operation has just about worn out and run it's course apparently...the pain has ramped up exponentially this past week. It's hard to breathe, hard to talk, hard to walk, hard to sit, hard to lay down and hard to sleep. For 13 months I've dealt with 24 hour a day pain…
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Cancer Summit Replay podcast - Worth listening to
Here is the repley link if you missed my last post. If you can listen to the cancer ones at least, they contain a lot of good information. Somethings discussed on the podcast I istened to Many bllood tests to determine if cancer cells are in your body, as early as 10 years prior to a tumour. Nagalase Blood Test: Herpes,…
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What to do...
We went to the onc and the liver surgeon to see if there is anything other than chemo that we can do for my brother. Both doctors said that it is ultimately up to my brother, but it looks like in order to do the surgery, ablation or embolization, my brother would have to come off blood thinners and chemo. For surgery, it…
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My Wife
My wife of 57 years died last night of Alzeimers disease!
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Good Thoughts Please!
Going in tomorrow for a colonscopy/anoscopy a year after my surgey. I swear, the prep is different every time I go. This time the goodie bag is full of dulcolax and zofram and magnesium citrate. I'm pretty sure this is the worst yet. The dulcolax has me in an incredible amount of stomach pain, and the magnesium citrate is…
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My Sweet Husband is Gone
My beloved husband and best friend left this world last night. I got to spend the whole day by his side talking to him, loving him, and telling him it was ok to go. He went peacefully and quickly. I was so lucky to have him for 27 years and my heart will forever be filled with his love and precious memories. He fought so…
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Pet Scan Results
Hi all - we've had lots of sad news here lately and I wanted to share my husband's good scan results. He had a pet/ct last Friday and we met with the onc yesterday and she said it was a perfect scan - nothing of concern. First scan since he was diagnosed 2 years ago that had nothing of concern. I know I have to update my…
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It's official I'm stage 4
Hey everybody, Its been confirmed that the spot in my liver is a 1.6 cm met. It's discouraging because there was a small chance it was something else. I prepared myself for it though and I'm ready for this next step. Compared to what others have been through and what they're facing I can certainly handle this. My daughter…
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We are near the end of our journey
I don't post often but have been on this site for almost the entire seven years my husband has been fighting this horrible disease. After two months of home hospice I had to move my sweet husband of 27 years to the hospital. We could not keep him comfortable or deal with nausea/vomiting at home. I am by his side. He is on…
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Labor Day...any plans?
I can't believe summer is almost over! The older I get, the faster time seems to go by. (I read an article recently that said this is due to the fact that as we get older, each period of time is a smaller percentage of our overall lifespan, so that's why a summer seems to last forever when you're 10 but not so much when…
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I'm scared, tired, and frustrated..... I need a friend
My husband was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer January 2013, by a uncaring emergency room doc. Started folfox, got two colonic stents, chemo biweekly, at this point he has lost 60 pounds. Folfox 10 months, started folfori, ended up in hospital severe esophageal sores, not eating, feeding tube put in, horrific…
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Nanab & Trubrit rock Reno
Today I have the privilege of spending time with NanaB. What a lovely lady. I think we should do this more often. Update: OK, I'm home now, and not fighting with my iPhone. I had to convince Nana that she looked beautiful without her hat. So now I am posting both pictures. I had a wonderful time with her. She is a…
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Colonoscopy Biopsy Result
Hi. Colonoscopy on 8/18/14. I had three polyps and one mass between 3 to 4 centimeters. GI said the mass was colon cancer right after the colonoscopy. However, GI sent biopsies of the polyps and the mass to a lab. I spoke with GI yesterday. The lab results indicate that the polyps were precancerous. The mass was identified…
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Labor Day Weekend
Thursday morning started with an appointment at UMHS Cancer Center. We met with the surgeon. this is the same surgeon who did my liver resection on 2/7 this year. He said he has studied my liver MRI images. He sees five tumors where the radiologist only reported three. He said it is operable but he is in agreement with my…
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Low Iron
My wife had Colon Rectal cancer 8 years ago. She has had all the scopes on time. The last one only had 1 polup in June of this year. Her family Dr ordered more blood test this week as a follow up to her regular check. The iron levels are really low. Is this a major cause for concern? some things I have read indicate that…
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Braelee ,Pepe, & Louiswift
Has anyone heard from them?
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my dear wife
my wife of 42 years passed august 2 2014 she had colan cancer stage 4 detected 2 years ago. we had no clue until a week before her death. we were camping in the mountains the friday before . monday she had an appointment with the liver dr she was in such pain. they admitted her monday by friday she died in my arms . i was…
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Dr Gerson - Good article.
http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com/issue/13-dr-max-gerson/
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Art By CSN Friend Easyflip
Hey all, just wanted to share some wonderful art created by Easyflip, aka Richard. I asked in another thread if he had some images he could share, and he was kind enough to do so in a PM. And to give me permission to post the link to his site. Thought you guys might to take a look! It's always interesting to see what CSN…
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splenda instead of sugar
just wondering if anyone has done any research on this i know diebetics can use splenda becuse it dont break down to sugar but what about cancer?
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Pending Procedure Worries
It's been a challenging and somewhat confusing last few weeks. It's been a year since my diagnosis (and all of the emotions that go with that), and my oncologist suggested that even though my tumor was in the small intestine, a repeat colonoscopy would be a good idea. She referred me back to the GI doctor who originally…