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I'm new here. Intro
I was dx' with rectal cancer in early 2019. I had chemo and resection. I had major postsurgical complications - pneumonia, renal faliure, infected port, uremia, sepitcemia, respiratory distress syndrome, and dementia. I ended up on a respirator with a trach. I also had difficulties with my illeostomy. During my 3 month…
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New Meat Study
"This week the Annals of Internal Medicine published studies arguing that eating red meat poses minimal health risks for most people, and that even our certainty about that link is weak. With these conclusions in hand, the authors offered a set of recommendations that most people could continue their current levels of meat…
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successful surgery
My husband has asked that I post an update for him. He is usually a private individual but he has learned so much from so many of you who have shared your journey that he feels it is important to share his story for anyone who it might help. Troy was diagnosed with rectal cancer on November 17th, 2020 following a…
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Just Diagnosed
Hi! I was just diagnosed on 11/10. Had surgery on 11/16, and the surgeon was unable to remove the tumor in my colon - now have ostomy bag. Quite a surprise to wake up to :) Have sought a second opinion and am looking forward to our 3rd opinion on Monday, with treatment hopefully beginning as soon as I recover from the…
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Happy Thanksgiving Day
To everyone on the forum, regardless of where you live.
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Just need some help don't what to think of this
Hello Things have continued to get worse for my dad after his pain continued to increase palliative care put him on methdone 5 mg a day . Also raised his oxycontin to 20 mg every 4 hours and he also has been on antibiotics for another infection . He as well has been dealing with losing his brother to cancer and my step…
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Kim
Hey Tru, how is our dear Kim been doing? I haven't seen her here.
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Who has had chemo FIRST then surgery?
Recently found liver mets via MRI. Per surgeon, not a candidate for surgery at this time (five liver mets in various locations). The recommendation is to use chemo (FOLFIRI and Erbitux) to shrink/stop the tumor growth and then consider surgery at a future time. Anyone been down this road before? Is surgery a consideration…
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Stage 4 Patient doing great, but 1 question
Hi All, haven't posted for a while but read everyone's posts frequently. Always thinking about you all here. My wife was dx'd in Aug 2019 with colon cancer - they removed the tumour in late Aug 2019 and very shortly after (5 weeks) they found two tiny mets in liver. Removed those. She did 12 cycles of chemo that ended in…
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Taking a break
Hello guys, I am taking a break from the forum. Papa is brave and fighting the cancer which is of course exhausting and we all hope that the CT next week on Tuesday (we will hear Wednesday) shows that the progress stopped. I am a little negative now. A lot negative things happened (Folfiri failing, peritoneal mets), guess…
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2nd consult on Monday
I have a list of questions to ask at the 2nd consult on Monday for my mom's stage 2A Colorectal diagnosis. I want to be thorough and ask the right questions. Does anyone have a suggestion or maybe something that you wish you had asked, known ahead of time, etc ..Just trying to be prepared and walk out of there knowing I…
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mushrooms
Is it safe to use reiski mushroom with chemo treatments. I understand it is very benefical with reducing tumors, increasing immune, and other features.tks
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Happy Birthday Kazenmax
I hope you have an incredible birthday, filled with love and lots of wonderful foodie treats, friends, family. All the good thing in life.
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Cancer Spreading and on last treatment option I will have many questions
First thanks to all of you who posted in my other thread about my CEA climbing and the possibility of Covid Vaccine involvement. I am starting a new thread because I feel I will get a few more views and with the bad news my last scans revealed I will have to make some pretty big decisions in the coming months. Please read…
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A long road
Hello all , So it's been 3 years next march since my dad started his fight and when I think about how much he has been threw it honestly breaks my heart and makes me proud of him at the same time . Breaks my heart cause no father who has taken care of his son his entire life should have to go threw this . A father that…
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Mets to skull
Anyone out there have any experience with mets going to the skull bone base? Im a stage 4 dx the end of 2016, details in bio. we have been playing whack a mole with various mets to liver, lungs, and chest lymph glands, I go in and out if treatment as needed. I developed jaw, facial and ear pain tin late April. The pain was…
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Avastin question
I'm starting to experience the bloody tissue syndrome in the morning with increasing severity. I don't wake up with a bloody pillow as of yet. However, this morning when I performed my usual blowing o' the nose, it took a couple of minutes to clear up, with fairly red tissue paper left in the wake. So then: Does it get…
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cancer and medicare
Hi folk's, first off my y-90 treatment went off well. Just makes me tired, they say 4-6 weeks. I will be in for follow up and rescan in 2-3 months. I do feel good. I have a questionn on medicare. January 1st I will start medicare, I will have A& B. I was wondering what other sups do I get so I do not lose on the ground I…
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mojogirl67
M last checked in Wed. Apr. 14th of this year. Her story/history is gone now, though she said her daughter[s] would let us know if she passed. She and I had a lot of long, caring, honest talks on messaging, and though we all knew and accepted her decision to just live without chemical intervention, I feel frustrated to…
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Adding to the mystery
If you guys recall, I had a scare last month where I believed I was feeling an intestinal blockage caused by a recurrence at the original site. Everyone who knows what they are talking about poo-poo-ed that assumption and today they were proven correct as my scans showed the same slight shrinkage on tumors. What no one has…
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Clinical trials good or bad news ?
Hello so finally heard from clinical trials . They sent the referral back to oncologist saying phase 1 clinical trials not right for my dad .Now if I'm not mistaken that is good news right ? Some in family take it as bad just looking for thoughts ? To me it means there is still hope with other treatments .I
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Tinnitus//Constant Ringing in the Ears//No Sleep
Hi all, I am suffering from tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears), as one of the side effects post IV and oral chemotherapy for stage 3C colon cancer. It first began as soft sounds just here and there, but now about 6 months after the ringing began, it has gotten significantly worse -- I now hear the noises (varies in…
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Oral or Pump delivery system for Fluorouracil
Newbie to the group here, not new to cancer. I was diagnosed with Stage IIIB colon cancer in October 2018. 4 rounds of Oxaliptatin and Fluorouracil (oral) after surgery. In Jan 2021 the doctors suspected that it had metastasized in my left lung and was confirmed in July after I had the 2 spots excised. The larger was the…
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My personal list of FOLFOX - 5FU side effects
I just thought I would make a list of all the side effects I remember from my Chemo (Radiation had a whole seperate list). Its quite impressive. It has always facsinated me how each of us differ in the side effects we experiece/have experienced. This is my list. SIDE EFFECTS FROM CHEMO From the top to the bottom…
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Vomiting on day 8 after Folfox?
My ex had his first Folfox treatment 8 days ago. Had mild nausea the first few days, was feeling better, and started vomiting a few hours ago. His scan a few weeks ago was clean, but i'm always worried about mets, since he's stage 4. Has anyone else experienced vomiting so late in the cycle? Thanks to all of you for your…
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Kyphoplasty Part 2
I just had my second kyphoplasty - this time on vertebra L4. That vertebra was intact when Kyphoplasty 1 was done on T11 on September 15. However, a significant nursing error while removing my kidney stent resulted in L4's breaking on the 29th. To make a short story long... After kyphoplasty 1, I wasn't getting pain…
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Ca19-9
Should I be concerned with CA19-9 that's a 37 out of no where?
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Bad news continues on this message board need input please
Hello So after five cylces my dad's chemotherapy was stopped due to " mild " growth basically the same as it was before he started chemo . Oncologist says that's enough to know the chemotherapy will never work . Even when oncologist told me last appointment it was to soon to see results on this scan he simply wanted a…
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What would you do ?
Hello all , So my dad has had 5 cycles of folfiri and side effects of chemo seem to be getting worse pain , fatigue , loose stools you name it . He had his 3 month scan last week so we are all nervous to find out what the results are . I asked the oncologist last time we saw him if the scan still shows my dad's cancer…
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It's been about 17 months since Ron50 was on the chatroom
Has anyone heard from him. He always said that the ''other'' things healthwise, and fallout from his treatment, were what would get him, at some point. The hard part of these virtual connections is that so many simply fade away, some a sign of successful treatment and a ''getting back to 'regular' life''. Others just end,…