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Anyone familiar with Dr Nancy Kemeny?
She invented the Hapatic Artery Infusion therepy. She is located at Sloan Kettering memorial hospital? I was wondering if anyone checked it out or had the procedure done?
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Medicare Options
My brother will be eligible for medicare on December 1st. I was told he should add part D and get a supplemental plan to help with the cost of chemo and all the other issues with cancer. He lives in Dutchess Count NY. Do any of you have any suggestions on good plans for part D and good supplemental plans? He is only 49, so…
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HERNIA
HI! TO ALL OF YOU ALMIGHTY WARRIORS. REALLY MISS TALKING TO YOU GUYS BUT I WORK AND AM VERY BUSY AND BY THE TIME I GET HOME I'M EXHAUSTED. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU EXPERTS. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE AN ABDOMINAL HERNIA REPAIRED AND AN EXPLORATORY OF A POSSIBLE MET ON MY LIVER W/ABLATION. HAS ANYONE EVER HAD…
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Floating stools, nausea, bloating and lower back pain
Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer in Jan 2012 with no nodes and had LAR surgery in April 2012 and had reversal of ileostomy in September 2012. Tumor was removed with LAR with clear margins. Colonoscopy in January came all clear and PET Scan in October of this year showed an 8 cm mass in the presacral…
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Crazy/odd questions
I have a question...my last CT 3months ago showed enlarged lymph nodes toward by back near my aorta and somewhere that I can't remember...dang...anyway, I'm scheduled for another CT on the 18th to see what they have done...but over the last month or so, I find myself rubbing my tummy between my belly button and my breasts…
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helping
I have just been reading articles in FORBES about Giving. To give to the american cancer society is good. But where do the funds go? I hope not a raise for the executive director!! It has been my experience that the real help is one on one. To give some financial help to the cancer patient who cannot afford the test their…
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DPD Deficiency
Hi All, Does anyne have any info on finding an Oncologist that specializes in DPD deficient patients with colorectal cancer??? The test was never mentioned until after I had first treatment of 5-FU and didn't die from all the side effects. I tested positive. I live in Connecticut. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, KD
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Cea going up but still normal range
Can I say its been a really **** day or is that a no no on the crc board? Hubby had blood work last week and I kept myself from asking the nurse for the # because we were celebrating the babies 2nd birthday and I didn't want to think about it. Ive spent all day today trying to get my mom in to a short term care facility…
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CEA/ PET
Hi all, Saw onc this morning. My CEA has been rising. Today, 5.6. Plus, abdominal pain has been increasing. Will have PET scan on Friday. Prayers and good thoughts welcome. I have not been through half as much as most of you have.... CM
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Laz (Lp1964)
I know tomorrow is your big day and you are nervous but believe it will be good to get it behind you. I just wanted to post to let you know that we are all thinking about you and will be with you in spirit. Please post when you are able to let us know how you are doing.
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Getting ready for surgery.
I was doing so good so far. As I'm getting closer to the 8th, I'm looking more and more into what the surgery is gonna be like And what it is going to involve. This is a mix of natural curiosity and mental preparation. First I got myself familiar with the colostomy and it feels like I'm comfortable with that now. Then…
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change of plan...too much radiation
well I finally woke up and realized that my scan on Wed was written for an ultrasound....not a CT.....last time I had ultrasound the radiologist rejected it and it scared the daylights out of me and I had to go ahead and do the ct anyway. Now my onc has decided to do an MRI and then in 6 months do a ct scan......thus…
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what next?
Has anyone here have Folfox and Folfiri both with avastin fail them? What tx is usually used after those don't work?
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5-year battle
Well it has been 5-years sinced diagnosis. Stage IV colin cancer with Mets to Liver, Lung, bone. I have had 3 surgeries, multiple chemo rounds, some radiation, lung ablation and a few items I am forgetting. The key is I am still here fighting. I have traveled to several treatment sites, St Francis - CT; Sloan Kettering -…
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Last Chemo Treatment Last Thursday (Sept 26)
I started my battle on Halloween 2011. That was over 700 days ago (nearly two years). Four surgeries, twenty-two radiation treatments, eleven treatments of FOLFOX and Oxaliplatin, twelve treatments of FOLFIRI and Erbitux, and countless scans later I finally have a legitimate shot at a FULL REMISSION! Praise and Glory be to…
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HOW DO YOU STAY POSITIVE AND HOPEFUL?
We all know that the cancer journey is a roller coaster ride. You have highs and lows, successes and defeats. In the middle of all this is hard to stay positive and hopeful and we all have to build a new reality. I'm wondering if you have any "technique", ritual, activity or a mental process to get you and keep you in a…
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Louiswift
You doing alright?
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Wandering minds would like to know
I was just diagnosed with stomach cancer (gone now....so they say) and stage 4 metastatic colon cancer (which has not reached any organs yet) in April this year (2013). I was just wondering if anyone would care to share when they were diagnosed with me. I have my ups and downs, but find myself anxiety ridden with what is…
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At the starting line Again.
Got my 3rd port in yesterday , And I start Chemo on Tuesday. So not ready for this again.
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Seeking closure and some answers
Hi everyone, My apologies for the long post. I am hoping that some of you can help me understand what happened to my mom or at least shed some light. My 67-year-old mother passed away unexpecedly after only 5 months of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer with metastasis to the liver and 3 months of chemo…
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Craig, Joe, kennyt, Beebee,
You guys are quiet. What going on? Show us some love...don't want to go under the knife before I hear from you and about you. Laz
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IRE instead of RFA
I got my recurrent liver met treated with a new procedure called IRE instead of RFA Seems they got the entire met and follow up mri shall be after a month In IRE they use alternating current instead of radio frequency as in rfa they don't offer this procedure in USa for liver mets or solid tumours as yet. I got it done in…
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The Lone Ranger
Tracon has closed the study trial on the TRC 105. Robert was the only one left out of 28 subjects, and the only one who has had a response (i.e. shrinkage). They are "rolling" him over to a continuation of the trial, since he is responding, where he will be the only participant. Treatment will remain the same. Last scan…
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Is there anything I hate more than getting a scan?-UPDATED
No. Can’t think of much of anything I hate more… with the possible exception of waiting for scan results. But I can’t complain too much about the PET I had this morning, considering that the only reason that I get to have regular PET scans involves me throwing a kinda embarrassing tantrum, complete with words like "lawyer"…
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Is there a test...
...they can perform on cancer cells once they are removed to tell if Folfox is effective? I'm asking this, because I barely had any shrinkage after radiation, Xeloda and 3 rounds of Folfox. Thanks, Laz
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Good news from Germany / still NED / update
Hi friends, Thorsten had his surgery on Sep 17th after there was a suspect area found on his latest CT. The plan was diagnostic laparascopy and PIPAC (->ask google) if neccessary. Well.. the result... they had to remove several "Verwachsungen" (scar tissue? don't know the english word...Kathi please help) and took some…
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I have a kind of complicated question.
My wife was scheduled to have a treatment this past monday. But because the tumor on her liver grew from 5.1 to 5.8, and a couple smaller ones also grew a little. They rescheduled her for this coming monday to try a different treatment. In the mean time I contacted Roswell cancer institute for a second opinion. I called my…
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Update on Jason....
Hey everyone! Sorry I've been slacking on my updates on Jason, but I've been having some issues myself. NOTHING like what he & most of you all are going through, but pretty sucky for me. I have a torn rotator cuff in BOTH shoulders, no it couldn't possibly have been just one, had to be both. lol So, even typing gets…
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At the starting line Again.
Got my 3rd port in yesterday , And I start Chemo on Tuesday. So not ready for this again.
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Tedd - How are you feeling?
Hi Tedd. Haven't noticed any recent posts. How have things been going? Last thing I remember was that you were hoping to be discharged from hospital. The chemo seemed to be working. Hope all is well. Chelsea