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Barbebarb: Best wishes on your chemo tomorrow
and your scan and brain MRI coming up soon also. My husband has his follow-up brain MRI the middle of May. I enjoy your inspiring picture of the staircase every time I see it! -- Cynthia
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CT SCAN and Port Insertion
My mom had just finished 2 things, CT scan today and port insertion yesterday. Tomorrow, we would be meeting her medical oncologist again, and our first meeting with her breast surgeon. After the 2 back to back appointments, my mom will have her iron infusion. With all these things happening, I am thankful to our Creator…
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2nd treatment of Chemo, Jaundice & Bilirubin up.
Hello, it's been 37 days since the ER found tumors on my Dads' liver & colon. Only 3 weeks since he was officially diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer that spread to the liver. His liver is struggling so bad, he has been jaundice, has ascites bad (been drained twice) feet, ankles swollen and is soo tired and weak. he is…
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Chinese herbal formula Yi-Qi-Fu-Sheng (YQFS) and CRC:
www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/13/65/abstract (click on link for full article if so inclined)
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NEW HERE - caregiver daughter
Hi. I am new here. My mom was just recently diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She had 14 out of 15 lymph nodes that came out positive. Distant metastasis was on omentum but nothing on liver. I have been sooooooo sad lately. I cry every single day because I fear to lose my mom. She is turning 67 this April and I still…
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Flagging posts
I just saw a post that has been flagged and for the life of me I can't understand the reasoning behind the flag. It was a comment made by John23.This is getting out of hand people. Chill, please! When I first came on this forum flags were reserved for the most egregious offenses like spam or every once in awhile someone…
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Winter Marie: Is that kitty staying put?
just wondering. -- Cynthia
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Update 3/10 on Doc_Hawk
I heard from Doc, and he is having a hard go of it. Last chemo had his oxygen level down in the 70's when it should have been in the 90's. They stopped it and then he got the remainder the next day. His weight loss seems to contribute to slow surgery recovery and loss of strength. His CEA is rising. Last was over 1600.…
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Tasty, healthy salad from Costco
Tried this salad (description below) yesterday at a St. Patrick's Day party and was surprised by how yummy it was. For those of us trying to eat better, this salad is loaded with cruciferous veggies----extra important for our type of cancer---AND it's good. two thumbs up The Eat Smart Sweet Kale salad mix includes…
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Adenorcarcinoma - Colostomy forever
HISTORY: A portion of my intestine near to the anus was removed in 1999. Because the remission was over in August 2001 I went through 28 sections of radiotherapy and 6 of chemo. In Feb of 2002 I had 60 sections of Photo PH with internal temperature of 60 ceusus degree. AT THE PRESENT: Because the cancer is near to the…
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Pets/Buzz
Notice one of the topics most commented on was the subject of the sadness of Buzz's death. The other topic commented on even more was the joy of sharing our pets. So we share our joys and sadness. The pictures are just great all of them, they help us to cope with the sadness.
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It all about poorly focused anger
You know all the drama that is going on on this board is poorly focused anger. We are all angry at the disease we have and we so whole heartedly seek acceptance for our thoughts and practices we follow.. What we really want is the cure and we will believe what we want to believe to help us thru this journey. All we seek is…
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Okay Phil, Wracking My Brain Here
Who is the artist in your video tutorial for posting pictures? Hubby used to love watching his show On Saturday mornings. It aired for many years, even after he was gone. Luv, Wolfen
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2 Chemo's down (54 weeks!), now on to next treatment option for me.
I haven't been around here much, as I've been back to work and overall was doing pretty well on the Xeloda & Avastin. I had six months of Folfox & Erbitux (24 weeks of treatments - Folfox on the odd weeks, Erbitux on the even weeks) then in late July 2012, a surgery to resect the liver and to remove "the bag" (which I had…
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update: disease progression
Thanks again to Maureen for 'checking up' on me and to other for kind words. My situation is not great -- last few scans have shown disease progression -- and I am running out of options for treatment. I will be having a biopsy tomorrow to harvest some malignant tissue and test whether I might be a good candidate for…
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Noone has to leave just learn to be thick skinned
It may be none of my business but am going to write this anyway..I am actually from EC forum since '11 but I always come and read everybody's post here specially Pete's ....I though this forum is never boring ...like to read everyone's post specially Pete's, manwithnoname, tanstaafl, renw, john23 and brave people who…
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Help. Panic.
I am near panic and just need some input from you guys. My daughter is fine, off to a St. Patrick's dinner with friends. Feels great. To recap: Diagnosed at age 32 stage IV in Aug. 2011, 6 weeks after the birth of her first child. Had the cancer and symptoms during her pregnancy. Had Folfox for about 4 months and it…
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CAM: Cancer/Glucose Connection Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDUoUxI1III still probably.... cat + pidgeons
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lost once but now found
My 5 year clearance, or NED is this June. I am so grateful. Days, weeks, maybe months go by without thinking about it. I work now with a bunch of new teachers who never knew what I went through. None of the administration does. It is so true that most of us carry an untold burden or two. I am around, come and read up on…
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Pete Simmer Down! My goodness ...
how dare you request a board member (John) get off a message thread because he did not agree with you. I have read through many posts that you have written where you have put down everything from conventional treatment (that has saved lives) to health professionals (the majority of which are very well-intentioned) to the…
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CEA - What's the Efficacy for Monitoring Colon Cancer
Hey ya'll, My oncologist seems to put great stock in monitoring my CEA. The "normal range" for my particular lab is 0.0 to 6.1 ng/mL. My first CEA measurement was on June 18, 2012, resulting in a value of 3.4. Beginning on July 25, 2012 my CEA was measured every two weeks throughout my first 12-round cycle of chemotherapy.…
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How to say thank you to Mom?
On the topic of caregivers, my Mom is Gibraltar. This is going to be a tough week for our family - my younger brother goes in for his first colonoscopy, I'm seeing a surgeon, and so is my father who will be having open heart surgery. And who is supporting all of us, emotionally and driving us to appointments? Mom! (We all…
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Show ourselves
Just going to have this picture up for a few days then will re post picturre of my CAT. George & Diane Clark September 2012
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CAM: Complementary and Alternative Medicine ... please continue to post
I hope that folks will continue to post their ideas and research regarding complementary and alternative medicine and treatments. Because these products and practices are not part of standard medical care most of us hear very little about them unless our friends here at CSN call them to our attention. I don't see the…
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Stop the madness
Pete you know I am into nutrition and exercise. However that is my choice. It is also my choice to do chemo and surgery when cancer becomes visible in my body. I appreciate all of the research you are doing but you are way to opinionated. We are supposed to be a community (I like to look at it as a family although a…
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where is the respect in the sugar discussion
am i allowed to present material i believe my fate depends on from mercola, msk, thomas and have a discussion here. so someone disagrees, i am coming to this forum for support not an argument. i get sweet f all support and gratitude here. its strange that some seek to drive me away. have i come to the wrong forum ? it…
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It's decision time
Just got the check from my life insurance company so now I actually have to make a decision on going to Germany for treatment. Hate to be away from my family for 3-4 weeks but if the treatment works it will be worth it. I have a lot to think about this weekend.
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Ok
Im staying, some people and their comments/emails/messages have convinced me to stay, but there is another reason, I really believe I have brought some info. here that will help people with CRC I can think of at least 3 posts that should have got far more attention than they did. Also my mother did die from bowel cancer,…
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Humbling/This is not the place for bullying, either outright or indirectly...
I have read comments on here regarding treatments, both alternative and conventional. I have mentioned my alternative treatment I use along with my chemotherapy. My fiance and I both use it. I have not told anyone to use the alternative. I have also not told anyone that what they are doing, conventional or alternative, is…