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Colorectal Cancer

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…
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…
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.
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,…
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…
Tara: Temozolomide
I have researched TMZ and see that is was approved for glioblastoma brain tumors ... did the biposy you had indicate that your brain lesions were secondary colorectal mets or other primary tumors? As you know, my husband also has had a recent discovery of brain mets and I am interested in you being offerred TMZ. I am glad…
TARA , you fine my dear ?
Hope so , praying for that!
Cynthia. Cynthia. Cynthia.
I see that we have three differenct Cynthia's posting regularly on the message board. Just thought that was very interesting, and maybe I should change my name. I know people are reluctant (including me) to post their real names, but with some posters here, I'm not sure if they are male or female, so a name would be…
Trying to enjoy the "luck" while we have it.
Cleaning up a random corner of my house this morning (that only happens once in a blue moon, I tell you), I ran across an old notebook. Inside I found notes I had made back in 2007 concerning my oldest daughter's sleep habits. You might think I'm talking about a baby here, but no. She was 15 at the time, and had basically…
colon health after large polyp was found
So, since my procedure on Tuesday I've been researching how to promote proper colon health to reduce the risk of polyp and tumor development. A little back ground. I have been 15 years cancer free since a Stage 3 diagnosis, Resection and Chemo. Last week I went in for a flex-sig ( 5 years delayed, supposed to be annual). A…
Clean up on isle 5
Are there no moderators for this forum? There are two posters today in several posts that are purley advertising, and I was wondering if anything can be done about them. Can these rubbish posts can be removed from the threads they show up in.
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) for restaging tumor after chemoradiation?
Hi! I'm fairly new here and was looking for feedback. I was dx'd on Dec 7th 2012 with colorectal cancer T3 N1 M0. (N is a guess on 1st EUS - as cannot be confirmed until post surgery). EUS is just like a colonoscopy but using ultrasound to measure the depth of the tumor. No drugs for the procedure, though :-( However, it…
Introduction...waiting for scan results. UPDATE...
I am new to the board but not to colon cancer. I was diagnosed in Nov. 2011 with stage IV colon cancer. I have read the postings and the supportive responses for a month and would l would love to be a part of this wonderful, caring community. I had a pet scan and cea blood test yesterday and am waiting for results...the…
Hi mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend ?
Cold and rainy here spring time seems has not arrived yet! My wife is in Istanbul in holidays this weekend so........don't know what to do sniff ,sniff, sniff. What about you mates? . Whatever it is your plan have fun, love, peace and health!
Help me understand pet scan of my father
My father had been diagnosed of colorectal cancer about 8 months ago in august. At that time pet scan was done. After this, he underwent fistula colestomy and 3 cycles of chemo. Recently my father once again went under pet scan. The recent pet findings show that -- Compared to previous pet/ct dated 20th Aug 2012, liver…
Rang The Bell
My Friends, Well, hubby got to "ring the bell" yesterday to celebrate the end of the 10 lung rads. He had a baffling problem on Thurs., but fortunately was able to "git er' done". We were at an Internest appt. preceding Thurs. rads when blood started running down his stomach from the G-tube location. Got a nurse who…
Liver levels steadily rising, CEA steadily going down, oh and Potassium levels going up, up
What the heck, no pain in liver, but it has been rising in levels on everything past three checks (month and a half) but CEA, which is a great indicator is going down Everytime, at 8.2 at moment. Liver area doesn't hurt, I haven't even had a glass of wine in 6 months, been drinking more water etc., WTH. Now I get to sit…
Personal Experience
I am new here. I was diagnosed with colorectal July 27, 2012. I have had chemo, radiation and surgery, and have started maintenance chemo. They want me to have 12 sessions. I live alone and at times feel totally lost even though my neighbors have been wonderful. I live through diarrhea, constipation, and anything else you…
Hope magazine for colorectal cancefr - general guidelines - inspirationsl approach
Now that I have been battling my diagnosis for my advanced stage I continually think about all my new friends and the resources available to help each person with their care. Its great there are all the pamphlets and brochures out there to take at whatever facility you get treated at. However, wouldn't be great if there…
Quick request to the mod
Could you PLEASE remove the whole argument involving myself, Winter Marie, and MWNN in my "Luck" post? It's fine to leave in Tony's initial response, as he's certainly entitled to his opinion, but the rest has kind of ruined what was meant to be a chance to express something a little more positive in the face of all the…
New here.
Hello. My name is Doug and I am a 44 year old high school teacher recently diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. I think in the past two weeks I have gone through the gamut of emotions finally residing my emotions in the "this ain't anything I can't beat" location. I am concerned about the different phases of treatment,…
Please read MWNN "Ok" post. It is heartfelt and
explains why he is here on the colorectal board. He also shares information about his son who has brain cancer. I posted this because it may not be clear what the contents of the post are because it is simply titled "Ok" Since there has been recent controversy involving Tony I was afraid folks might think it was simply a…
Can't we all just get along? This is my acute observation of everyone's behavior!-UPDATE
Understandably so, but when someone passes you all get a little scrappy in your attitudes. Like kids coming out for a block fight in the first days of spring. Can't we treat each other with respect. If you feel a little pissy talk about it calmly or just lurk until the funk is over. I have witnessed the cancer tude. My…
Latest scan results
Well I got my CT scan results today from Thursdays scan and after 2 months on maintenance chemo of just 5fu and avastin. In summary the liver tumors are stable the lung tumors are maybe slightly larger but were described as cavitary so they appear to be necrosing from inside but the peritoneal tumors may have progressed…
Winter Marie and MWNN
I took this out of the lovely "bright sparks" posts and wanted to start anew here ... Winter Marie: I think that is so kind of you to offer an apology to MWNN for possible confusion resulting from lack of sleep, steroids, and losing your kitty ... these are all rough things. You are a great example of how the board can go…
3rd one down
Just had my 3rd chemo session yesterday and so far so good. Even came to work today wearing my lovely fanny pack. The days of chemo aren't that bad. It's the disconnect day that the symptoms start but it's usually fatigue. The last two sessions, after the disconnect, I was down for the whole weekend just sleeping. If…
Vicki
Has anyone heard from Vicki? I believe her spleen operation was a week ago. I'm just wondering how she is feeling. Luv, Wolfen
Interesting article on too many colonoscopies debate
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/cancer/20130315_Too_many_colonoscopies__A_new_study_has_doubters.html
JoeMetz - Chemo Vacation, Scanxiety & Next Treatment UPDATE
Greetings! It's been awhile since I've posted here, and wanted to share an update. I was dx'd in November 2011. Had surgery in December to get "the bag". Folfox & Erbitux from Jan. 3, 2012 to July 3, 2012. Colon resection, bag take down and 5 week's off chemo. September 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2013 - Xeloda 5/days a week +…
TEST for Greta!
Just a test to see if a thread that has been opened by an originator can be DELETED by the originator... The Delete function seems to be missing since the upgrade. This is just a Test for Greta...so they can use this example post to troubleshoot from.

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