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radiation almost killed me
Radiation obliterated my small intestine...spent 5 months in the hospital..7 surgeries..at Christmas I was put ob hospice..told I had 2-5 days to live. The doctors informed me that a smaller/(very thin) person has a much higher chance of this happening. I certainly would have appreciated the info before the damage was…
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"Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Therapy Innovations"
www.cancernetwork.com/colorectal-cancer/content/article/10165/2143619 according to Dr Leonard Saltz (see middle for comments on KRAS testing)
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Sirspheres update
Hi all First right liver lobe treatment went well last Thursday. Procedure for injection takes an hour after meds then about 2-3 hours for recovery. Groin was not sore like it was after mapping. Less "fishing " the area the nurse explained. I didn't take any pain meds after the procedure and was prepared to. However, had a…
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My mom
Well my mom died with my dad and I by her side Tuesday March 21st at 4:34 pm. She fought it until her last breath. A few minutes before her death she opened her eyes and we locked gazes and I know she saw and heard my dad and I say we love you for the last time. Thanks for all of the support and information throughout her…
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Newly diagnosed patient seeking diet advise
Thanks a bunch for those of you provided great advise already. My wife is 42 and was just diagnosied with rectal cancer and spread to lymph nodes. While we're consulting specialists for treatment consulting, I want to ask if any of you can provide guidence about diet before, during and after treatment. I expect her…
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Fever
Last night at 8 pm, out of the blue, Steve felt cold chills. Otherwise felt fine. No symptoms or signs of illness. Took his temp and he was running a low fever. (38 degrees Celsius). Went to bed with the fever, normal this am. He had his last Folfiri treatment May 1 so I am thinking perhaps his body is adjusting to being…
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need some positive thoughs
Just got a message from dr. office my appointment for tomorrow has been canceled dr. want me to have CT this appointment was going to be my first three month with dr. after doing 12 rounds of 5fu. and dr. office was closed when i tried calling now i'm real worried. did blood test show bad or what ? any thoughs
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Stage 4. It's has spread to head.
My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer a year ago, they did surgery. It had spread to his stomach. Lymph nodes found, and rumors found all around stomach. He now has the main tumor in the main bowel, as well as an obstructure, they said he's in a tough spot. if they do surgery it could fix the obstructure but lose his…
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Scan and Second lung surgery - asking for prayers please
Hi again, I already posted several times - my boyfriend with stage IV and mets to the liver and lung had his first lung resection four weeks ago and recovered really well. Tomorrow he will have a scan to see if the status quo has not changed (in particular no mets on the side on which resections had been done). if this is…
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Here we go...
I have been "lurking" around here for a bit. Some really great information and most of all people. Wow. Just wow is all I can say. My wife (45 yrs old) was diagnosed with Stage IIIA CRC. She had 6 lymph nodes that tested positive. Well, getting ahead of myself here. She was diagnosed early Dec. 2012. She had been the…
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Circumferential Colon Tumor Near Rectum
Hello everyone, I was wondering if any of you had information on the implications of circumferential tumor. My dad has been diagnosed with colon cancer last week and the doctor told us the tumour was wrapped around the colon therefore being circumferential. After looking online it seems that these tumours are usually in…
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My Father and Best Friend Just Got Diagnosed with Colon Cancer and I'm Very Scared
Hi Everyone, Yesterday my father who is 55 got diagnosed with colon cancer. He will be getting a scan on the 28th to see if it has metastasized to other organs. He has been having symptoms (blood in stool on a few occasions, thin stools and light abdominal pains) over a period of more than 6 months now. The doctor told us…
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Hallwang and Other German Therapies
My experience with Hallwang and other German therapies has been more brutal than most, but I assume that is due to my high tumour burden. I have been documenting everything on my blog for anyone interested: mcrc4.com I stopped systemic chemo 6 weeks ago now. I was classed as having stable disease, while on chemo, but that…
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Hi Mayes it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend ?
Not very much here this week! Just resign at home and probably lunch on Sunday with the whole family! What about you mates?
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Memorial Day
Good day. I would like to wish eveyone past and present, family and friends a blessed Memorial Day. We must honor those who went forth to preserve our freedom.
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Birthdays
I've got a birthday coming up and just was wondering if you find that another birthday to celebrate is better and much more significant than before your diagnosis. Mine always seems to land on the week of Father's Day so everyone gets together for that and because my birthday might be two days before, the day is for the…
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Home with Hospice
Hubby has put up a nice battle for 3 years but his body has said that was enough. We are heading home from the hospital in the next day or 2 with hospice. I have enjoyed the boards ey helped so much. I really have not met a better group, always full of information and encouragement. Thanks
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Seek advise for colon cancer treatment please
My wife just went thru colonoscopy and the mass size is 5-6cm, doc says it looks like cancer and bioposy result will be available in a few days. She also have bulky lymph nodes 2-3cm. The GI doc says they maybe not related. They couldn't remove the mass because the size and another surgery needs to be planned. Scheduled…
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6 8 OR 12 TREATMENTS
MY daughter just finished her 9th treatment, her oncologist is giving her the go ahead to quit as there is no proof that 12 treatments work any better than 6 . has anyone else done this , we agree with her!
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Find Me on Facebook! Kayekay
Just wanted to let you guys know that I prefer to use Facebook. That's why I'm only occasionally on here anymore. For those of you that have facebook and want to find me, or those of you that create a facebook, and want to find me, my name is Caitlin Peña and I live in Ottawa, Ohio. Hope to see lots of you on there soon!
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CEA Question
Hi all! First day of chemo today! Port put in day before yesterday and its still really sore. Icing it on and off helps. Hopefully they will numb it. I have a question about the CEA. I know if it rises or is high, it indicates cancer somewhere. But my oncologist said some colorectal cancers do not show up on a CEA. What…
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KRAS AND CEA UP - HELP PLEASE !
Deep breath. Today we got the result of my mom's CT scan. My mom's oncologist stopped by for a little to inform us that the CT scan came back clear. She had a fellow MD intern that talked to us and mentioned that my Mom is positive for KRAS Mutation. I have come across the terminology but did not really bother knowing…
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Stage 2 + Kidney Disease: Chemo or No Chemo?
I am 35 years old and was recently diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer (staged as T4 N0 M0).They removed 51 cm of my colon and I currently have an ileostomy. They plan on removing the rest of my colon in the fall. I also have chronic kidney disease, but fortunately have not yet had to get dialysis treatment. My kidneys…
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Surgery tomorrow.Asking for Prayers please.
I have awaited surgery for a month now.They will be removing the mass tomorrow.I Pray it's not Cancer.I should no soon.I am a Breast Cancer surviver.I will always fight until my last breath.Just sometimes we get tired of fighting.I have not ate anything for two days now other then broth and jello.And drinking that…
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If you're trying to "eat healthier" you have to read this:
www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_27534.cfm If you're unaware of Monsanto and its ilk i suggest learning abit if you think changing your diet will be of benefit......
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Liver chemoembolisation tomorrow, pet scan found 1 cm met today
Some good news! The pet today found a 1 cm met today, getting it chemo embolised tomorrow. this is the same ,smaller met found last october, that was not visible in january. All else was clear today, all the old mets gone and no new ones. one little sucker to go, I hope this is it. getting this pet scan fast and the…
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port issues...cant walk more than few steps
I had colon surgery april 4th.. got port put in 3 weeks ago....they took out all the right half of colon and some large bowel...the other day I felt I ad pain under my right side ribcage and everytime I took a breath would hurt in ribcage and my port area up shoulder and into arm...is that part of the healing or wasmit…
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You are an incredible group....
I've been following this board since 2009 when I was first diagonsed with anal cancer. There was no forum for anal cancer at that time. Although the cancers differ, the fear and emotion was similar. I found comfort from this forum. I have also checked in from time to time to see how everyone was doing. I didn't post, but I…
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PET scan was clear!
So all of my husbands blood results have gone back to normal, except we don't know about the CEA level. The pet scan showed no new evidence of disease, and the lesion in the liver did not light up. So as of right now he does not have any signs of cancer but I know that doesn't mean that lesion isn't cancer. The fact that…
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Liver Resection Surgery this Thursday
Well, they've shrunk enough for surgery, most active one in my colon disappeared, and Dr. Vissar operates at 12:30 this Thursday, then to school the first week of June to take finals (next week will only miss two days as Monday is Memorial Day. Been doing extra homework to get ahead for next week's work, as graduation is…