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anybody have experiences w/partial small bowel blockage after APR surgery?
Help!..my husband had his APR surgery w/permanant colstomy on May 23. He did extremely well..the tumor (which started as stage 3) was totally removed (rectum, anus & base of sig.colon) and 26 of 26 nodes tested negagive (thanks be to GOD, from whom ALL blessings flow)..so it was downgraded to stage 2. Post op problems have…
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ready to go.... Added an update
So, Thorsten is in the hospital now and the countdown to takedown is ticking :-) The CT and all checks were clear (PHEW!!!!) and tomorrow at 10 a.m. the surgery starts. I will keep you informed... Keep all fingers crossed Petra
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Xeloda
Hello My friend is 45.she has been diagnosed with stage4 colon cancer in the sigmoid colon with four metastatic lesioins in to the liver in 2011. She had surgery.and chemotherapy for six months.four months after chemotherapy her tumour markers has slightly elevated and ct scan has shown a new metastatic lesion in to the…
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Just Checking In...
I am back from my mini vacation at friends house in GA for a long birthday weekend.. It was nice to catch up... It was very humid there and I brought it home to Jersey with me. The president delayed my flight home 3 times tuesday.. You could see the official planes and airforce 1 on the distant tarmac from the gates.. it…
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Good news for KU and Kansas City...NCI
It looks like The University of Kansas Cancer Center is about to receive the NCI designation. They've worked on this for more than 7 years and spent $350 million to reach this point. The official announcement is a couple of weeks away, but our 2 senators confirmed yesterday that it's been decided. KU was my second opinion…
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Rectal pain relief
Sharing a helpful tip: Yesterday the GI doctor wrote me a prescription for lidocaine cream to be used on my poor aching bottom. Talk about relief! It numbs the area and gives any inflammation a chance to settle down. Take care everyone~ Tommycat
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5 year anniversary
Well today is the five year anniversary of my first cancer surgery. Wish I could say I was cancer-free, but I'm still alive and well except for one pesky little tumor. Seriously, I have most of my organs, I work full-time and pull weeds on the weekends. To look at me you would not know I had cancer. Since this is my third…
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Oxliplatin
Hi all, my husband had an apt to see his oncologist today, just finished his 19th cycle of oxy, avastin and xeloda. He will not be able to have anymore oxy, so oncologist said will have scan end of July, and see how tumors are doing, one in liver one in lung and 2 in peritoneum. The chemo has been working, to keep things…
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Fatigue
Here's another "has anyone else experienced this" question. I wear my chemo pump for 48 hours every two weeks. About the last hour that I wear it, I get very tired and have to fight sleep until I get home from the center. Last night I had a good 9 hours of much needed sleep and felt great until about 2:30 and then as usual…
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Got my pet scans results- update
Well got my results back yesterday and found a spot on my liver and one on my lungs.I go for my liver biopsy in the morning.I also have an appointment next Thursday for my consult for radiation.I feel and the doctor does too that of course the cancer has spread so that makes me a stage 4 so this is going to be a long and…
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HIPEC Surgery
Married only 2 yrs Husband just had major colon surgery. They call it HIPEC. In hospital 1 month. Thought they had got it all but just this week his CEA has gone up to 21. I'm told by nurse not to be concerned but how do I NOT be concerned. How do I live and breath each day knowing he is sick? They tell us there is no real…
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Thanks Pete for clarification
Dear Pete, Thought I would start a new thread as the other was taking a long time to load because of all the responses! I am glad that you are getting the MRI to try to determination one way or the other about what might be causing the CEA rise. I really do hope that it is not bad news for you. Hugs, Marie who loves kitties
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Anyone have experience with blockages
Hi, My BF had his colostomy reversal surgery two weeks ago! Yesterday,he was having severe stomach pains all day, and he hasn't moved his bowels in 3 or 4 days. He still has a visiting nurse coming every day to pack his surgical site. She told him to get prune juice. Last evening he started throwing up and finally (at my…
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What is a well-placed stoma
Good morning, all. I've been doing some reading and planning for my surgery on August 2nd (Stage III rectal, post chemo/radiation). I'm hoping the treatments have been so successful that I won't need a temporary colostomy, but I know I probably will so I've been reading up on them to be prepared. Here's a question that…
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Fourth Round
Yesterday saw the Oncologist yesterday and started round four of treatment. The Oncologist said that there were hopeful signs from bold for and he was hopeful that the treatment was working. He said that he was ordering a CT in the next weeks and then we would meet with the surgeon one more time. He said that he felt…
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Home from surgery
Home from surgery on Monday, the Drs said I was doing so well, walking, passing gas, (the important one!) and finally bowel movement. I had my rectal tumor removed, gallbladder, and liver tumor. I have 33 staples down my abdomen. The original plan was 7-10 days in hospital - I got out in 6 days, yay! I don't like…
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" the Regoranfenib Post & other new drugs"
Just started a clinical trial for regorafenib, the first dose , of the first day. Hope this drug is effective for everyone who will take it. It is nice not to have to go to the infussion center for the day and come home with that pump. This drug is taken for 3 weeks on 1 week off. Weekly blood tests and monthly dr appt.
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One year anniversary
So one year ago today I was having surgery for what I thought initially was some benign mass at the base of the appendix (detected by my first colonoscopy). Coming out of surgery and anathesia (sp) I was told it was malignant and needed to see an oncologist. As everyone here knows, that discussion turns your world upside…
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News Not Good
Hi, 3 weeks ago I had my left liver lobe removed. There was one tumor and one lymph node both of which were cancerous. The lymph node has led to the determination that the cancer will spread through out my body. The original plan a month ago was to do the liver and then go back in and remove the 2 very small lesions on the…
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Multiple Lung Mets
Hi there. Has anyone on here had 20 or more lung mets? If so will you please share your story with me either on here or as a private message?
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Study suggests mCRC patients who take Bevacizumab beyond progresssion have significantly increased s
I just read an article in press for Clinical Colorectal Cancer Survival Outcomes of Bevacizumab Beyond Progression in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated in US Community Oncology - T. Cartwright it indicates that mCRC patients who have completed their first line therapy and then take Bevacizumab (Avastin) during…
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Rec'd a lovely email from a CSN member...so here's an upate on my now 21yo son advanced colon cancer
Hello all, it's been some time since I posted here...almost 2 years actually. I was doing a google search on a natural supplement and was lead hear due to a post on the supplement (which was heated...it pains me when people knock others down who choose a NATURAL approach to cancer...at the end of the day, it's that…
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Microwave ablation
Robert had his 2nd opinion yesterday @ UAB. After waiting over 3 hours, we finally saw the doc. He has agreed that Roberts treaments and surgeries have been in line, so far. He said that there are several targeted therapies that may be of benefit. Microwave ablation is one of them. Anyone heard anything or have experience…
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Choosing between a local hospital and a cancer center
I realize I am very lucky to have this option. My insurance company added Sloan Kettering, a cancer hospital this past January as an in network provider and so I won't have to pay 50% of the hospital bill if I choose them. Except copays, it will be free. It's about an hour and a half from my house. My current surgeon is a…
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follow up treatment after stage 3 rectal cancer
hi,,,i was wondering if anyone knew the protocol for followup treatment after rectal stage 3 cancer....should you be getting a ct scan, x-ray, pet scan ...and if yes ,,,how often for the first 5 years???? is it normal to not have a ct, pet, or x-ray for over 21/2 years post surgery??????
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My Story
Hi everyone, this is my first post but I have been following you all for about a year now since my wonderful news that was laid upon my shoulders. I was diagnosed here in Korea, about a year ago, with the stage 4 wonder growth in my colon that was nice enough to share it with my liver, thank you Mr. Colon, I will miss the…
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New Here
Hi, My name is Debby and it is my boyfriend who has rectal cancer. I do not know what stage, as he is not too forthcoming with information. He lives with his widowed Mom about 20 minutes from me. He had a mass removed from his rectum along with his rectum,in Feb. There was no spread anywhere but they did radiation before…
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Adhesions
Hello Again, I am new here and I have a question. My boyfriend just had his colostomy reversal about two weeks ago. He is home but still experiencing quite a bit of stomach pain. The Dr. said his surgery was very difficult as there were so many adhesions in his intestines that she literally had to pull everything apart. I…
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HI everybody - new member
Hi. My name is Karen and I was just diagnosed (today) with stage iv rectal cancer. Big mass in my **** (5 cm) and pretty good sized ones in my liver, plus some little dots in my lungs. Ovarian cyst as well. Answers to name of lucky (remember that joke about the poster for a lost dog - one leg, one eye, etc.) that's me! Had…
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Stage IV updates JUNE 2012
Just starting a NEW thread for this. I understand the pain some of us "old-timers" feel when reading a thread started in 2007, which includes friends we have lost. Reality is that more people die from stage IV than are cured. But the hopeful part is that many of us do live a long time with this as a chronic disease, even…