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A Small Celebration and Fear
I had my last of 12 FOLFOX treatments this week and was just disconnected from the take home chemo. The CT scan I had four weeks ago still shows NED. I feel like this should be a time for celebration, yet instead I find myself feeling sad and worried about what comes next, scared about possible recurrence, and all the…
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It's Been Way Toooooooooooooooo Long !
I have been lurking on an off for the last few years, but something always draws me back to check in. For those who don't know me or remember me, I was DX with Stage II Colon Cancer back in 2006 (8 years; boy time flys); went through treatments, surgeries, etc., and had my last yearly CT Scan in March 2014 and still NED…
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Friends of Buzz
I got a note from his minister of music yesterday that said Buzz's sister is battling cancer. She had not been doing well with tx's but her last report showed no cancer. She has not told the church what kind of cancer it is. Also, he thought we'd want to know that Buzz's kids are doing great. A local group did a big event…
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CT Scan tomorrow
Well tomorrow another CT/scan . I get them about every three months. Turns out about nine months ago after an interval of a year showed two "lesions" one about 3/4 and the other about 1/2 inch in size. So oncologist ordered an MRI followed by a ultra sound and then a ultra sound with a biopsy. CT/scan; MRI; unltra sound…
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PET results - Mets to liver, and a worrisome spot in the rectum - UPDATE April 17th
Thank you so very much, Patchadams and those who were thinking of me today. So, there is a worrisome spot in the rectum and a growing spot on my liver. As far as the spot in the rectum, my Oncologist is baffled, as I was radiated to Hell and back in that area, plus I had a clean colonoscopy in January. Anyway, he wants me…
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What does a high D-Dimer mean?
Hey all, I have a question. Does anyone know what an elevated D-Dimer means if there is no evidence of a blood clot? Jason's is very high (2480.0 normal is 0.0-400.0). He was having some chest pain, so they did a test to check for a blood clot but didn't find anything.....
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Dear, dear me, my butt is sore. Update
So today I had my Flexi Sig. First finances. Some of you may remember how I was quoted $29,450.00. First thing I asked when going to admittance was to talk about this. The lady admitting me politely (and she was a lovely girl) told me that the hospital prices are always FOUR TIMES higher than big city hospitals. Ah, I…
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If You Could Go Anywhere...
where would you go? If money, health, etc. were no object. Heck, let's even say time is no object, just in case anyone wants to travel to a different time period. I'm just curious about what places we consider our "dream" destination. My dream trip would be to see all of the UK, and Ireland as well. I would like to see…
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John23
Does anyone know what has happened to John. Miss his posts. Kim
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stage 4 colon cancer
My husband was diagnosed on jan 29 with stage 4 colon cancer. I was wondering of any advise or encouraging words from this stage. Thanks in advance .
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Liver resection surgery tomorrow - 2nd surgery for recurrent met
Hi, am having the second liver resection surgery tomorrow - rather in 10 hours from now - can't sleep. the first surgery was pretty bad and it took me atleast a month and a half to be 50 % normal and over 3 months to be 80%. i was hoping for a microwave ablation for the recurrent single met - but the surgeon says there is…
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Status after second resection of the liver
I had a second resection few days back and was researching of it being curative and i could only find one research paper of 2011 which concludes as follows ; Repeat hepatectomy for mCRC is feasible in highly selected patients, with acceptable perioperative morbidity and mortality. Although repeat hepatectomy should be…
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gall bladder
just had gall bladder surgery now ready for chemo next monday
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"Radiation therapy for cervical cancer increases risk for colorectal cancer"
http://medicalxpress.com/print316951313.html Never heard of any female asserting this for need to be here but this is something to pass on to anyone you know dealing with cervical cancer .....
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Trubit gets results of PET today...... keep her in your thoughts
I'm praying for good reports or a quick fix. Just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you. Patch
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Advice, please
I hesitated to post this because it feels so minor compared to what others are dealing with everyday...but I could use some advice or reassurance. Quick summary: I was diagnosed in August of 2009 with stage 2 colon ca . pT3cNOMX. Moderately differentiated. 13 lymph nodes taken and negative. Perineural invasion present.…
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Status Check Call
Hey, I have an idea. Wouldn't it be nice to see everyone's status in a single list? If we post a Status Call on a monthly basis we can each comment on it with a short summary of our status... Our status should include Name, Stage, Current Status, Current Hopes It would make tracking and sending out positive thoughts /…
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Lung surgery done!
Finally had operation. Doctor,happy to have got the three tumors out had to take top and middle lobe and wedge the bottom hopefully no more as haven't anymore in the three years since the bowel with these mets to lung ,prob lose 20% lung cap. I'm going to,be more strict on diet as am aware their could be floatit's around.…
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Pete Lost at Sea
I have been following his blog. He posted today that he really wants to come back and will behave himself. I know that even I have had my differences with him due to his harsh comments but if you read the entries into his blogs he is just very passionate about beating cancer as we all are but has trouble expressing his…
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It Just Doesn't Get any Easier
On Monday of this week I had a Ct scan of ab and chest. My follow-up appt with onc was April 30....last night the nurse phoned and asked to see us at one today Thursday. I begged her to just give some hint of what was up but noooooooo she knows the doc knows the radiologist knows but I don't know. Of course I am assuming…
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CEA rises .5 to 10.9 - 18.6 - UPDATE - BAD
That news sure took the wind out of my sales. Doc wants me to have a PET scan. Insurance wouldn't cover it last time, so he will talk with them. If they won't do it, he said an MRI on the liver (have a suspect spot there) will be done. Onward and upward. I will not be beat.
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Johnnybegood UPDATE
Was hoping to post that JBG was home safely & healing, but(there's always a but, isn't there) it seems that the steri strips used on the surgical incision are in the line of fire from the stoma bag attachment & they would not stay in place. At the moment, she has a gaping 4" incision which is covered with gauze. This is to…
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Chemo induced diarrhea".....current treatments and side effects"
Got this in an email and have not read full study accessed by clicking either link at top of this www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=44733 and from site i often cite (for your sight) http://medicalxpress.com/print316697084.html http://medicalxpress.com/print316700331.html
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After HR, what has been your follow up schedule?
I had a hepatic resection over 3 years after my Stage III dx for colon cancer. That was over 2 years ago and I'm on an every 6 month follow up. I called the ACS and asked what they recommended as follow up. They're going to send me something in the mail saying it depends on so many different things. Tell me your time out…
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Maybe someone will find some of this of use:
www.onclive.com/peer-exchange/refractory-crc/Treatment-of-Unresectable-RAS-Wild-type-Metastatic-CRC This site has some good stuff on CRC Something called MGD007 , another dubbed HMPL-013,a third BGJ-398 have been reported by the media And another "Likely culprit in the spread of colon cancer..." at…
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Winter Marie, Sundancer, who else am I missing?
Just wanted to say that I'm thinking of you guys. If you can check in and say hi, great! And if not, just know that we miss you. (I know there are a ton of others too, so feel free to add them here if you have someone you are thinking of and haven't seen here in a while) Lots o' love~AA
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Jen2012 Biopsy results?
Hey Jen did you guys get the results right away or even a prelimanary 'think it is / isn't' report? Be sure to let us know!
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Sharing good news
It's been 7 years since my Stage IV Appendix Cancer diagnosis, and I remain healthy. Wishing us all this good fortune! Alice
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apology
I am sorry for the post about Pete. I didn't intend to be insensitive to the community here and certainly didn't want to start or restart any conflict.
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Pat is under hospice care
Two weeks ago, Pat started hospice care. After 3 trips to the ER within 2 weeks for severe pain, the ER doc recommended that I talk to a hospice social worker. One of the hardest decisions that Pat and I have discussed in the last 3 years of his cancer fight. He is home, on a morphine pump, hospice nurse comes in everyday,…