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Yes, I would like this job and by the way, I am a Stage IV cancer patient.
How odd it is to have to tell people that I have a medical issue. I've never done that before. Of course, I was up-front about being a Stage IV cancer patient, and I kind of expected to be turned down on the spot, but the lady didn't seem to mind, and even told me that she was a 23 year cancer survivor. 23 years, thats…
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The dr postponed round 4 of Folfox.
Hello everyone. I'm fairly new here. I read everyday though. I was in the hospital over the weekend. A month ago my Dr put me on an antibiotic for an infection in my port. The infection healed but right after round 3 got very sick with severe pain, diarreha and vomiting. I finally went to er and was dehydrated. They ran…
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FDA fast tracks targeted therapy for leukemia
http://news.yahoo.com/us-regulators-fast-track-novel-leukemia-therapy-213503303.html I just saw this article and thought I would share. The therapy imprints an individuals T-cells to recognize leukemia cells with an 89% success rate in trials (just 27 individuals). I hope this leads to advances in other cancers, including…
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did anyone have an kind of correction surgery after apr
I'm in a lot of pain all the time. Any time I sit too long (my job requires me to sit for hours) or do any kind of exercise (even speed walking) or tedious work thay requires bending. My oncologist suggested talking to the surgeon to see if there can be any corrective measures at least as far as skin tightness and possibly…
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Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Some of you know that we have had previous problems with a particularly tenacious scammer named sarah, and unfortunately she has struck again. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If…
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Tomorrow is Round 4 Folfox
I report to the torture chamber (infusion lab) tomorrow at 9:00 AM. My white blood count was very low today so not certain what the plan is for tomorrow. I'm still not feeling the best but had a great weekend watching my grandchildren playing in the ocean. It's summertime so we normally have all the grandkids. They are…
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question about cea
i just had my 6th treatment of folfox and advistan my cea is still under 5 but apr 1.7 may 2.9 jun 2.2 this past sat 3.3 my blood work is good considering the liquid i'm putting in, go for pet/ct scan this sun just a little worried
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Moving from Folfox4 to Xelox
I've already done 6 doses of Folfox4 and had a Petscan which came out clean (was operated in Jan of this year). I've been hospitalized twice during this duration (diarrea/low platelet counts), and the regimen was delayed twice as well. My oncologist suggests I should move to 4 dosages of xelox to see if I would tolerate it…
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Pericardial Effusion - procedure -update
Hi, So up and down we go. I thought I was picking **** up this afternoon and now we find out he has a pericardial effusion that the heart doc is going to drain tomorrow at noon. We were both surprised when the tech came in to do an echocardiogram on Friday. He mentioned that he saw some fluid but no one really addressed it…
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In awe of the spirit, support and love
I'm in awe and grateful to find this discussion group. I feel a certain comfort in knowing that others truly understand what is happening inside my head and body. I'm the mother of 10 (all out of the house) and the Nana to 10. I've always been the core of the house. I retired 6 months before the cancer reared it's ugly…
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I think the end may be near
Each day my husband is a little worse than the day before. He is now starting to tell me things like, what happend to that plate of food i had on my lap? when he hasn't been able to eat for weeks now, i mean a plate of food anyway. He is constantly waving his arms around when he is sleeping, his voice is slurred and i…
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Began the day at a luxury hotel and now in the ER :) - update at end of thread
Up and down and up and fricken down. Damn this disease!! **** has been having a very difficult time recently. We are trying to find some good time in each day but he is dealing with pain and side effects on a regular basis. Chemo days and the day after are obviously hard days and then for the next 12 days until the next…
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Barbebarb has passed away.
I didn't want to overstep boundaries to let everyone know what was going on with Barb so I didn't post it, but a few months ago, she decided it was time to stop the chemo and let go. Barb and I emailed daily for a while, just sharing how scary things could be and how hard te concept of letting go so young is. She loved her…
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4th of July
What does everyone have planned for the long holiday weekend. I am having y90 injection tomorrow so it looks like I will be mostly resting and recovering. Hopefully I will be up to eating some barbecue.
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latest on TAS-102
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/esfm-isw062614.php not an earthshattering blockbuster but........ This next article might be of some interest if Braf mutated,hopefully www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/uotm-pwm053014.php
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chemo and teeth
Hey all, did chemo do a job on anyone else's teeth? Just had two extracted. Ow! Now dentist says possibly two more. I don't want to do the next two it hurts so much.
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Of special interest for anyone who may have or know someone who has a colostomy
I found this remarkable article on Huffington Post about an aspiring, 23-year old model who has Crohn's disease and two colostomy bags: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/01/colostomy-bag-model-picture_n_5548863.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 While this isn't a cancer patient, I know that several of you, like my mom,…
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Not sure what's going on.
So, i'm not sure what is going on. as most of you know, my husband is at home and the oncologist has told him that he is dying - i have been taking care of him and working full time. Last night i was very angry, tired and frustrated. I was yelling at everyone including him and my dog. Both of them looked at me with such…
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Should be out of Stanford by July 4th Whooo Hooooo UPDATE: OUT OF HOSPITAL
Ended up here Wednesday, (so had a full week home before returning) same stomach pains I had before surgery, they did CT Scan, had air in body where air isn't supposed to be, had an intestinal bowel ulcer (hole in intestine), low grade fever, high white cell count. Have been on antibiotics and pain killers since Wednesday…
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Update on me
I want to thank True Brit for her interest. I have kept up on everybody and I really feel as you are my family. This has been a really bumpy ride over the last 5 years. I have had five surgeries and a million "it feels like it" hospital stays. I also suffer from epilepsy as well as hypercoagulation problems. I actually saw…
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Great idea to meet when possible
I'm a Southern California girl. Im open to meet people in my area. I will try to give as much moral support as I can. I'm a patient at Kaiser Permanente. I've been very happy with their treatment. It's been a tougher day today. Round three Folfox day 4. Tired and a toothache! Still i feel blessed.
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Post about my mom, 59 years old today
Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted here myself, but I have been visiting this forum every day and following all of your stories. Even as I've often been too emotionally exhausted or afraid to jinx my mom to post much about her own progress, I've continued to come here to learn and to quietly share in the…
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Mesach Taylor (actor) Passing
He passed of CRC this week. He co starred in the show Designing Women.
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All The Small Things
For the first time since last August, I am finally allowed to polish my nails again. Purple! No particular reason other than it matches what I'm wearing for a function this evening. I remain amazed at how much it hurts to acknowledge all the things that are off-limits during chemotherapy and treatment. While individually…
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Thinking of....
Kim/Anabelle41415 today as she goes in for her double proceedure. CammieS husband, and hoping all is going well with his chemo. Carrieh, hoping that she is recovering well from her lung wedge resection surgery she had on June 6th. Craig, of course. Just dealing with the pain and the pain and the pain. Wondering how…
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Sharing a cancer article.
http://www.naturalcuresnotmedicine.com/2014/05/soon-censored-korean-scientists-successfully-kill-cancer-magnets.html I'm taking the papaya extract for my low platelets, let's see how it does. Good to hear it's good for killing cancer cells as well. I took Tumeric my first chemo round. I just reintroduced it. I eat lots of…
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Results from today
My colonoscopy was clear and won't have to see him for another 3 years so that was awesome news but asked him him if I could do every two years and he said that insurance won't cover that but I said I have to pay for the first $7,000 deductible and he said most insurance won't cover it and I told him I would prefer 2…
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Laz's CT and CEA
Had a CT and blood test today 3 months after finishing my treatment. Everything is clear! CEA is 1.6 unchanged since January. Very relieved. Thank you for all your support and prayers. Laz
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Venting my worries
Hi Everyone, I hope this is ok to do here, but I need to get some worries off my chest. My husband was diagnosed with cancer about 3 1/2 months ago. Perfectly healthy, no symptoms, working out 6 days a week, and then boom, a seizure at home and a trip to the ER revealed 2 lesions in his brain and one in his lung. After a…
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Linda Liess Passing
Can't exactly remember her screen name but was something like liliess. Diane Tavegia sent me a message that she had passed away on 1/6/13. It might have been posted but I've not seen it and she was a member when Diane and myself was recently diagnosed in 2008. She had done good for some time and then quit posting and when…