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EYELIDS AND OXI
had my second infusion of oxi and avastin and my eyelids feel very strange anyone hear of anything like this?
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Update on Jason
Hey all! I haven't been on here in a while, still having shoulder issues but I wanted to update you on Jason. He just finished his 10th chemo treatment & is due to get a CT Scan on the 19th to see if the chemo is doing what it's suppose to be doing in getting rid of the liver tumors & of course still working on the colon…
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In the hospital
Well, my hubby brought me over to the hospital, as I have not been able to breathe well. I was excited today, not having pain with deep breathing. But, I am having a difficult time just getting a breath. Arrrrrrrrggg... Judy
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Big increase in CEA
Scubadan here after a little time off for vacation which included a great scuba diving trip in the Cayman Is. I took 2 wks off the Erbitux/Irinotecan infusions for the trip. A couple of months ago my PET scan showed negative activity in all the small tumors and 2 lymphnodes, and only one liver tumor left that was smaller…
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Stage II, chemo; yes or no?
Hello, I'm a 37 year old male and was diagnosed in late June 2013. I had resection surgery at the end of July and I'm starting to feel a little better. I have my first appointment with an oncologist this week and anxious is an understatement regarding how I feel. From what I have read so far it looks like chemo or…
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Where to Start?
i was just told Friday I have rectal cancer. Good news its high in the rectum but thats all I know. Hoping to be staged by the end of the week. Geisinger Danville, PA will do my staging but depending I may go to Fox Chase Philly or John Hopkins. Any recommendations or advise?
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My mother in law passed.
She passed away friday surrounded by her loving family. She was diagnosed last september, a couple of weeks before her daughter, my wife was diagnosed. She fought a hard and courages fight right up to the end. Her services are pushed back to the end of the week so my wife can have her nineteenth round of her chemo…
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Cancer is so sneaky.
Cancer grows in you silently sometimes for years. It may even spread to other organs without a notice. But boy when it shows up it takes over your body, mind and soul. I had severe pain at the time of diagnosis in my butt. To make sure god gave me a bad cough too, so every time I coughed the pain was excruciating, just to…
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6 vs 12 treatments in England
My oncologist offered me a trial for 6 vs 12 treatments with and without celebrex. I know that England only gives 6 treatments and was wondering if there are any statisics there regarding recurrence rates with 6 treatments.
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ATP depletion
"Depletion of cellular ATP by inhibition of glycolysis seems to be effective in killing cancer cells with a MDR phenotype. It is known that cells expressing MDR proteins, such as MDR or MRP, require ATP as the energy source to pump the drug substrates out of the cells. Thus, it is possible to overcome such drug resistance…
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bacteria may set off a chain reaction leading to bowel cancer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23687321 Researchers say they have uncovered how bacteria may set off a chain reaction leading to bowel cancer. Fusobacteria, commonly found in the mouth, cause overactive immune responses and turn on cancer growth genes, two US studies reveal. Maybe lifestyle can control these risks.
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Numb area from surgery
So my last liver resection they cut half way down and then went half way over, a backwards "L", quite a bit of the stomache area is numb, which when they give you those shots in the stomach it is quite an advantage, but now I seem to find it annoying that I have this dead area that I can't feel. Does it ever come back, or…
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technical question
Uploaded a new picture tonight? Can anybody see it? I can't! *hugs* Gail
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My mom has passed
I want to thank you for the guidance and help over the last year. My dad called me at his morning antold me me my mom had passed away. She was in alot of pain these last few days and I am relieved she is at peace. I saw her one last time before the funeral home took her. Right now I am relieved, sad and a mix of emotions…
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Bowel Management after Rectal polyp surgical excision #2
Hi All: I am new to the site. Just a little background in 2011 I went in for my routine 50 year old colonoscopy (a few months after my 50th bday). I had 15 polyps removed over two colonoscopys they were all over my colon. One in the rectum showed up as dysplasia on first scope then high grade on the turn at scope #2 and it…
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Pat's latest CT scan
Pat had a CT scan of the chest, abdomen & pelvis on 8/13. There is progressive decrease in the leisons in his lungs. In fact, the one in his right upper lobe has decreased from 5 mm, to 3 mm. In his upper left lobe, the nodule has gone from 16 x 15 mm to 15 x 8! Also, no new pulmonary nodules are present. No change in size…
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Rough week
Back in the hospital for another blood transfusion. I keep bleeding in the the rectum areshoo thalso decided to do radiationdown there to stop the bleeding. For the past month I've been poohing blood pooh clots. I'll get out of hospital in the morning the have radiation at 1pm. Then what I dread the most is I havetoo get…
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oxi
How important is the oxi in the chemo mix?
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bigman4christ
I haven't seen any update and am concerned. I see you were last online over a month ago but can't find that post. Hope all is well. Patch
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Keep fighting the good fight.
I haven't been on here for awhile but I like to check in now and then to let people know that things are going very well and I am in recovery. It's been over four years since I was diagnosed with colon cancer and since my resection. The tumor was the size of an orange, but I was Staged 2A since it hadn't spread. I elected…
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My very poorly husband
It is very hard posting today, my lovely husband Ian has been fighting this awful cancer for 3 years, he has been the strongest and most Couragest person I have ever known. this last month he has been very sick, hardly eaten and has lost so much weight, it hruts so much to see him trying so hard to be brave for me. I just…
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Roll Call ****ALL****
I think it has been awhile since we had one of these, I welcome all newbies, and those thay have been around to give history and an update on where we are in our journey. Lurkers plesae let us know how you are doing. I will start I was diagnosed November 2008 Stage IV Colorectal Surgery took out tumour, about 7 lymp nodes…
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Tumors in colon gone without surgery
I had 2 medium size tumors in my colon. When I went in for the colectomy the doctor couldn't find the tumors and opted not to do the resection. I was also given a colonoscopy soon after and still no tumors. Doctor did biopsy on the area where the tumors were and couldn't find any active cells. Before surgery I was given 11…
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Cell Food drops
I have been considering cell food drops which gives cells direct oxygen. Having had successful bowel surgery with 4 mets to lung, dx 3 yes ago, I am wanting to give this a go? I read that tumors don't like oxygen and thrive where ther is a lack of oxygen. I am on cetuximab kras mut positive and not sure what to do Cetux…
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Colloidal Silver
Anyone used this product in a nebuliser at all? If so, results?
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Colon Palooza role call
I am seriously considering attending this event. i would love to know who else is going. Please post if you are going or at least considering it.
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Colon Palooza 11 New Orleans November 7-11, 2013
Just in case you didn't see the information under dorookie's post...... My friend Kelly is coordinating the event but is not a member of the CSN message boards. Please send me a private message with your email address if you decide to come so I can add you to Kelly's email notification list with updates, itinery, and other…
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Colon palooza?????
Has anyone heard anything about the colon palooza this year???? Who is running it and where will it be? If so can you let me know, hoping it's close enuf for me to be able to attend.. thanks HUGS Beth
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Why I love Thomas, The Ketogenic Diet hits the headlines, even Mercola at last is promoting it
Dearest Friends, Please don't read this if life style interventions will cause you stress. Please read this if you are interested in life style interventions with regards to diet. Its a strange co-incidence that this article landed in my inbox the same day as my increased cancer marker, I am a making plans to do the full…
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Hard time with my daughter.
Hi Everyone, Yesterday something has changed in me. I just finished a long nasty divorce. We lost everything we made with 20 years of hard work, but I'm ok with that, because I started a new life and despite of my cancer I'm very happy. During and after the divorce my ex has alienated my 15 year old daughter from me with…