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Too many to list
I was thinking of starting a thread about some of the folks here who are in crisis, in new treatments or who are pondering what to do next, and I realized there were too many to list. I hope that each and every one of you will add a few words to this post and let us know how you are doing. Know that there is love and…
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Home from Thera Speres
We are home from my husband's Thera Spere Therapy. I had the heck scared out of me when they paged me to the entrance of the intervention radiology and began to explain that there was a complication during the procedure. The doctor told me that within seconds of inserting the speres into the tumor his heart rate went to…
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Dozens of Rac****s eating Doritos
I found this on Facebook dont know if link will work but hope it provides some smiles for everyone who can connect https://www.facebook.com/dennis.carman.3/posts/794311593916880
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Time for hospice.
My beautiful wife of twenty years was officially placed in hospice. We are waiting for bed to open in the hospice we choose. She has been given 2-6 weeks to live. I am trying to be strong for her and our kids. But it is so hard when you're dieing inside. I really hope she doesn't have to suffer long. l love her to much to…
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I'm home today
Dr. Knol successfully whacks another mole! Thank you Dr. Knol and UMHS team, for being one of the best facilities in the country and for taking such good care of me. Thank you Jesus for Dr. Knol and for UMHS. Thank you family (especially Connie, Mary & Jim, George) for spending too many hours with me throughout this…
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For those in the path of Winter Storm Pax
Don't know about any of the rest of you...but ENOUGH SNOW ALREADY! As of 8:30 am eastern time, we had 16 inches of snow with more falling from the sky and forecast not to end until tonight. By the way, I live in Virginia. Had to go out and shovel at 3:30 am and 8:30 am to make sure I could get the storm door open and get…
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Great news. still alive.
Today's pet scan showed liver and spleen met and a little growth in lung mets. It's over a year since my clear pet which was the result from German therapies. Alas none who have followed have lived, that includes non csn colorectals. but the therapies work for some and then for a time. About 20% get long term remission.…
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New Member
I went for colonoscopy 2 days ago and was told I have cancer. Am going in for CT scans today then see surgeon next Wednesday. This was a shock but plan pn staying positive and try to beat the cancer. My wife is doing a little better today but it did shake her up prtty bad.
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Planned CSN Outage Tonight
Dear Users, CSN will be down for routine maintenance tonight from around midnight to 3:00 AM Eastern Time. We apologize for any inconvenience. The site will be up and running as quickly as possible. Thank you for all you do for CSN! CSN_Nick
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Scare with Dad - Thoughts?
Hi All, Dad has been doing well, but the chemo was starting to get to him and the FDA sent a letter stating he should stop using it and switch. Well, they switched up his chemo and he HATES to eat now. He is still forcing himself to eat, but nothing tastes good (except ice cream and chef-boyardee). The only good thing now…
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Avastin and fistula
My mom is diagnosed with recurrence in pelvis - few nodes lit up in pet scan in right internal iliac region. One of the Oncologists(whom we went for second opinion) said risk of avastin causing fistula and infection is high if the tumour is in radiated area. Is there any data for this? Have any of you heard/experienced the…
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Next step
Good morning, My wife was diagnosed with MCRC on January, 2012. She was first diagnosed with stage iia on Septembermber, 2009. The mets have been on the lungs at first. A new CAT scan shows growth on the head of the pancreas. The new growth was tested and it was confirmed to be mcrc. We are heartbroken and are seeking a…
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It's baaaccckk...UPDATE
Biopsy completed Tuesday, needle biopsy thank goodness. After nearly having a nervous breakdown, I finally got the call Friday about 5pm. Cancer was found in the samples. Wow! Have appointment Tuesday to find out all the details. Already know it will be chemo just not sure what..per my onc everyone is puzzled since it…
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Insensitive people
So my dad called yesturday a couple of hours after I got the news about my third recurrence. He asked how I was doing so I told him the scan results. Heasked what the doctors plan of attack. I told him that takes time to determine. So he then proceeded to talk about his ddiarrhea from antibiotics he is taking and asked my…
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im at a lost for words and a feeling of a lost for fight
Hello my friends im sorry it has taken me awhile to post thank you so much mom(wolfen) for keeping our friends updated on me.my last bout in the hospital is kind of a blur as everything happened so fast.the turning yellow thing got worse so they had me come in for labs and ct scan come to find out the spot on the head of…
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So I had another birthday. My 6th since DX
CEA STILL COMIMG DOWN. Yes!, SCAN In 4 weeks. Hope to kick butt this time too. Here's to another year, and a few more birthdays! My grand kids have declared my birthday a national holiday. Lol.
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Katiekee11
The person who created this post has passed. i recommend that you not respond to posts older than a couple of weeks old, but create a new one if you should have any questions. A lot of times the old posts have responses from people who have passed on and it is very painful for those who knew them to "see" them again. Ktz
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3 years later
I believe it was almost three years ago, I joined this site. Diagnossed stage 3b rectal cancer. Went through the surgery and chemo, and i'm guessing pretty much the same as everyone else. Found out after 6 months my wife had a boyfriend and left me after 28 years. A month later my son who had a scholarship to play…
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Craig is Home
And platlet count is going up
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Post surgery update
Well I'm typing in this update from my I Phone. The surgery was a success. The doctor told me he looked all through my abdomen and did an ultrasound of the liver. Only the single tumor was found and removed. No need to remove my gallbladder either. Once again the epidural is working some magic -- no pain. I have been…
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rls67?
I went back and forth about posting this. Want to respect your privacy but also wanting you to know that you have friends here, who understand. Hopefully it's all going as well as can be expected and we know you'll seek us out when your ready. Take care.
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Waiting Game
HI Everyone! After my surgery in June 2013 at UCSD, I have been recovering. I have been getting stronger, had a great year with my wife, a good gardening year, we got a newer car, and over all life is good. I had a follow up CT/PT and then a colonoscopy in October 2013. The Surgeon told us to see my oncologist immediately.…
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No surgery.....feeling lost
We just met with a surgeon yesterday. He said that since Mike is responding so well to chemotherapy that they will not be doing surgery at this time. I am thrilled about this, but Mike is mad becasue he wanted them to go in there and just cut the tumor out of him. He is getting so angry with me. I try and be supportive,…
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My heart is breaking....
After receiving good knews last night, I heard the worst possible news possible. The blockage is not going away. The Dr does not think it will. They sent a pallative care/ hospice person to talk with me. I was told if the blockage doesn't change, she has about 2 weeks left. If it does by some miracle becomes unblocked,…
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Olympics fans?
Anyone else excited for the Olympics to begin? Anyone know an Olympian in past or present years, or dream of being an Olympian? Any special Olympic traditions? Favorite or least favorite events?
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Standard regimen for recurrent cancer?
Hi Is FOLFIRI + avastin, given as second line chemo for recurrent ca, done every 3 weeks or 2 weeks? My mom had taken FOLFOX initially 2 yrs back. Now the cancer is back in her nodes along illiac vessels in pelvis. Our onc said he is planning to do 6 cycles with 3 weeks interval but the onc we went for second opinion said…
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How Long do I have to live? Good articles provided by Petra and Tori.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html?_r=0&referrer http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html?_r=0&referrer
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What's one thing?
What is one thing you wish you would have known about colon cancer before you or your loved one was diagnosed? I didn't realize someone could get diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer at 30 years old. You aren't "recommended" to get a colonoscopy until age 50! Things that make you go "Hmmmmm.." Janelle
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The day before surgery
I didn't sleep as long as I would have hoped for. Woke up a couple of hours ago And it's only 4:30am. I worked over 12 hours yesterday trying to prepare for another long absence from work. And on my drive home from an exhausting day my thoughts were taking me to some slippery slopes. I started to think that this surgery…
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CHEMO UPDATE
Hello friends, This Thursday, I went through my 3rd round of Chemo (Oxi followed by Xeloda) initially the chemo was scheduled for last Thursday. But my Onc postponed it by 1 week because my blood works was not good. Thursday morning another blood test was done & the count was still low. However just good enough to…