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1st Chemo Week
Hi everyone. I hope we all are hanging in there. My mom is doing fine with her chemo regimen (Oxalipatin, Xeloda 3,300 mg and Tamoxifen 20 mg). So far, the side effects were tolerable for her (dizziness, nausea and sensitivity to cold). Today marks her first week and I am thankful that she is showing strength. I still have…
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Research item on how variations in KRAS-wild status impact Cetuximab effectiveness
www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/169/abstract (there's more info in the link attached but this is all rather "technical")
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Avastin co-pay card assistance
Don't know if it's common knowledge, but Genentech offers assistance to help with co-pays for your avastin treatment. http://www.genentech-access.com/avastin/patients/find-patient-assistance/co-pay-cards
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multiple polyps with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hi folks...docs say most of bowel needs to be removed....but have heart disease...which may mean they won't operate...any one out there with these combined conditions? Thanks.
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Irrotecan - extreme fatigue
Last Monday I had my first full dose of irrotecan and I have been extremely fatigued. I get chemo on Mondays and usually by Thursday or Friday I am pretty much normal but this week I just couldn't make it. It's Tuesday and I'm still tired. Not looking forward to starting this again on Monday.
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I've been busy admiring my body
Yep, my date of a new scar is looming on the horizon. And yes, my name is WOMAN, so hell yes I'm vain. I'm thinking how great my tummy looks now (well, for the past few years of old age, I've been thinking otherwise, funny how cancer can change an attitude)and how I'm going to miss the "smoothness" of it. I do this surgery…
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Pathology is Back
2 out of 3 tumors were cancrr and it did not reach the lymph nodes this time. Whoohoo! lol who woohoo's about cancer. So glad it didnt get the nodes this time and the doc said two small tumors are better than one big one :/
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Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm
"As Scott Jerome-Parks lay dying, he clung to this wish: that his fatal radiation overdose — which left him deaf, struggling to see, unable to swallow, burned, with his teeth falling out, with ulcers in his mouth and throat, nauseated, in severe pain and finally unable to breathe — be studied and talked about publicly so…
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scan results => Good News
Last post I was worried about upcoming scans. Context. I am 49 year-old male, Stage 4 CRC, diagnosed in June 2011. I originally underwent 11 treatments of Fofox/oxciliplatin before rising CEA levels prompted concern of cancer growth. Even though CT scans were showing all clear, my persistent onc (good thing) called for…
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magnesium, potassium, vectibux to blame uggghhh!!!
Well things had been humming along so good, however the other shoe has dropped!! low magnesium is haunting us and it is very scary. Nothing is working Rog was taking 1000-1200 ml. supplements and no help, not even food and now we go to infusion on Mon., Wed., and Friday for 4 hour infusions, this has been going on for over…
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Trouble Swallowing while undergoing Chemo
Anybody have trouble with swallowing while undergoing chemo treatments? Feels like I am swallowing something too big for my throat/esophagus, even when it is liquid and don't know if it will go down.
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Warm Greetings
Good Day, I am just writing eveyone to wish everyone a blessed holiday(Easter or Passover) and a wonderful spring. Each day that I wake up is a gift and I pray this gift for all of us. Peace and Blessings, Karen
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Go visit nature
"Humans have enjoyed forest environments for ages because of the quiet atmosphere, beautiful scenery, mild climate, and fresh, clean air. In the present study, we found that visiting forest parks, but not a city, enhanced human natural killer (NK) activity, increased anti-cancer proteins, such as perforin, granzymes A and…
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Anyone given the "5 year" speech?....
I'm just curious how many of the Stage 4 survivors were given the 5 year survival speech by their doctor?....More importantly, if you were, how long ago was it?....(pretty obvious where I'm going with this....)
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Ready To SCREAM
Sorry I just wanted to start a post for anyone wanting to vent like I know I do. I always had the fear of my cancer returning and now that that fear has become reality i feel as if i might actually lose my mind this time. I had to have my port and liver pump flushed the other day and when the nurse stuck the needle in my…
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Treatment #3
Am going in for treatment No. 3 on Monday. See the doctor on Tuesday and then get the drip off Wednesday. Then Thursday a.m. am having the kidney stone removed along with the stent and another stent put in for a few weeks. Am still battling diahrrea at times. Good thing I have lots of lomotil. Now I have hemmroids from all…
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY here! Any interesting plan for the weekend ?
Noting here! Still, cold, ŵindy and still some issues with my chemo ! What about you?
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Radiation for liver tumors?
It's been awhile since I've been on here and really miss the support. My husband was dx stage 4 in June 2011. He has been on chemo or radiation ever since. He had liver resection in November of 2011 and 5 months later new lesions showed up. He has been on FOLFIRI ever since. His most recent scans showed new liver lesions.…
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Back in the battle
Good morning all. I read and learn and get support every day from you all. Thank you for sharing and being here. my husband, tony, stage iv, has at least one new met in liver and 2 or more in lungs. Pet scan on fri. To check for new growth. Chemo from there- his 4th go around. He was on xeloda/oxi and avastin previous…
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Imerman Angels
I read about Imerman Angels on this forum. Dixondukes mentioned it and I was intrigued. It is affiliated with Gilda's House and provides one-on-one cancer support from people who have had cancer and can provide support. I volunteered as a mentor. A rep from Imerman Angels called tonight to interview me. I was accepted but…
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Update Folfiri + Zaltrap
Hi All, Just wanted to give an update on my Zaltrap experience. It's not as exciting as Pete's adventures in Germany but still worth a mention :-) I actually had to look at my profile to see when I started Zaltrap - I started in Oct 2012. I can't believe it's been that long! But that explains why I'm ready for a chemo…
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"One Drug to Shrink All Tumors" - From the Journal "Science"
Thought everyone might find the article at the link below interesting. There is something new on the horizon. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/03/one-drug-to-shrink-all-tumors.html?ref=hp Fair winds and following seas, Rick
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Andrew and anyone else who may be hesitant to post once treatments cease ...
Sometimes one might feel as Andrew stated in a previous post ... "I feel my poor prognosis does not help those who are still battling with this disease"... I have thought about this as well. I also sometimes wonder about the term survivor and the the other war-like military terms associated with a cancer diagnosis and…
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Worst Time Magazine Cover of the Year?
Worst Time Magazine Cover of the Year? As critiqued in “Slate” (very worthwhile reading): http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/03/how_to_cure_cancer_time_magazine_s_april_1_cover_is_wrong_and_cruel.html?wpisrc=most_viral Sometimes we get carried away with hope from the hype; with reality…
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Chemo stopped.
Had a bad day today my husbands results show that the cancer has progressed. we are both in shock, he has said that to continue chemo is no going to make any difference, he has tried oxy, avastin xeloda, iretican . does anyone know of any other chemos to treat colon mets to liver lung an peritumium? He was dx Aug 2010.
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Where we are
We went to Madison in hopes of rfa or directive chemo but the tumor is too close to the hepatic artery so he is starting chemo next week. We also found out he is Kras - wild type so I am trying to wrap my brain around that and figure out what exactly that means. I am wondering how we got this far with out testing for that…
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O/T: Post what makes you happy
l . The "Pets" thread was fun, but it limited things to those who have pets (obviously). I thought this thread could be for posting whatever makes you happy... a place, a person, a meal, anything. Could be pics pulled from the Internet too, so those who don't want to post anything personal can still take part. I'm going to…
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Apple extract kills colon cancer cells better than chemo drug in latest study
This is interesting and with pubmed to back it up http://www.naturalnews.com/039680_apples_cancer_cells_chemotherapy.html God bless Zoe
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From "Down Under" a "Liver First" approach to mCRC
Its in the current issue of this email i got today from www.oncologyupdate.com.au/latest-news/liver-first-shows-promise-in-colorectal-cancer not much detail here,even if you read link in article but it may be of use to some who dig further
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Care to share one kind thing you will do for yourself or another tonight or tomorrow?
I did this a while back and many folks responded, thought I would try it again ... I'll start ... for myself: I am going to lock myself in my art studio for one hour and tell my husband and my son that no matter what they must fend for themselves. for others: I am taking my Cavalier Spaniel therapy dog to the local…