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Tina Dasilva - How are you and Jorge?
Hi Tina, I just wanted to check in with you to see how is Jorge doing and to let you know that I've been thinking of you both. Hope that you and Jorge are doing well. All my best, Cynthia
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How do I cope with the fear
Just told there was cancer cells in a polyp that was removed and it's almost crippling...my brother has stage 4 ....so it seems even scarier and the waiting for answers is so hard...fear of what the answers are is hard as well
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Stage IV recent diagnosis - 2 year lurker
My latest CTscan showed a nodule on my left lung. Crushed - thought I had it beat. But now I'm back to working on a plan of treatment, taking one step at a time. I've been a lurker here since my initial diagnosis in February, 2010 of Stage IIIC rectal cancer, and have been very grateful for the words of wisdom,…
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Cymbalta for nueropathy
I read that there was some success in treating neuropathy with Cymbalta. My husband asked his onc about it and he prescribed it. The pharmacy imformed me today that his insurance doesn't want to pay for it and get this... they can't even sell it to him because his insurace is through the state and it is illegal to sell it…
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Stage iv update my hubby
Hello all! I have not posted in at least 6 months, but I check in all the time as I find everyone here full of inspiration and support. My husband was dx stage iii crc in November 2009, at 46 yrs old, and stage iv in sept 2011. He had a liver resection dec. 2011 and recently had a pet scan in which 1 new liver spot was…
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Hi Mates it is FRIDAY, any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here, going to dinner with our sister in law and tomorrow will go to the beach house!. What about you?
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Colon Surgery - what can we expect?
My wife (stage IV w/considerable liver mets) just finished 6 months of 1st line chemo (12 treatments w/FOLFOX-avastin) with mixed success. the primary tunor in the ascending colon has not responded well. we are consulting with a surgeon for possible resection of colon even though she is not symptomatic. would like to hear…
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What a ride this has been.
In January, 2008 I started noticing blood with bowel movements. I had a number of tests, including a barium enema, CT scans and the poop analysis, and everything came back negative. The bleeding continued and I had a colonoscopy in April, 2009, without anesthesia. Since I was wide awake I got to see the two little polyps…
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Happy Father's Day
Just wanted to wish a fun filled Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful dads. My dad is just the bestest and my husband a great dad to my kids so I'm very blessed to have them in my life. Sit back and just do nothing today :) Kim
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on the beach...
My wife's treatment venue has had a little more flexibility than most chemo regimens. Many have tried to tell us what we can't do, or what couldn't be done. The avatar reflects our experience. Edit next day: The avatar isn't as clear as I hoped, I've added the full size photo to my Expressions page.
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Happy Father's Day
Just a note to all those out there who are fathers. Be sure to mention good words to your father here, there, or anywhere. Hugs of blessings and remembrance
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NEW TO FORUM
MY HUSBAND WAS DIGNOISED ON MAY 3, 2012 WITH STAGE 4 COLON CANCER, THEY REMOVED THE TUMOR A WEEK LATER, WE WILL START CHEMO ON JUNE19, WE WOULD HAVE STARTED SOONER BUT HE HAS BEEN SICK. I HAVE A QUESTION HE HAS 3 METS TO THE LIVER THEY ARE APPROX 2.4 CCM EACH WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THAT THE DOCTOR SAID WE DO CHEMO TO…
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Question for the panel
a colonoscopy will give you results of the large intestine. what about the small intestine? i assume you can get cancer there as well. what tests/procedures are there to check your small intestine?
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Caution: Things to look for when surfing the net
When surfing the net looking for information on new treatment options there are several things you need to make note of on anything you find: 1. When was the information published...i.e. how old is this article 2. Have there been controled trials on this treatment...i.e. size of the trial, what controls, some patients…
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Picc line vs a in-chest port
Hi Guys and Gals: I have a quick question re: what you think of a picc line vs a in-chest port. What are your experience with them and how did you choose one over the other? Thanks ahead! JADot
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Just diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer
Diagnosed and had transverse colostomy to bypass the tumor which was blocking my lower colon. Apparently have metastisis to my liver, LN, and omentum (fatty layer over the organs). That's about all I know right now, other than it is an adenocarcinoma. I have to recover a couple more weeks before I can start chemo. My plan…
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One of THOSE issues
It's about poop. Just sayin' now, in case you don't want to read it. (And actually it's more about doubt if you read between the lines.) So, I just finished my pre-surgical 5FU/radiation therapy and am waiting until August for surgery. I had a normal BM today! Meaning, not diarrhea. I've had diarrhea for a month, so I just…
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Staple Removal
Good morning... 11 days post-op from my liver resection and will be going in to get the staples removed. This is a first for me. Is this painful? Any suggestions? I burst into tears this morning at just the thought of going to the doctors much to my husand's surprise. I told him that every time I go to the doctor's lately,…
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Sleep
Does anyone actually always consistently sleep for 6-8 hours? I wasn't sleeping before cancer and now every time something new pops up, I go through a few days where I don't sleep. Thankfully eventually I get so tired, I make it through the night. Do you get to a point where you just say it's going to be what it's going to…
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Radiology report question ... do these types of mistakes happen? UPDATE
Hi everyone - I was hoping you can help me with something. Yesterday, we met with mom's oncologist who went over her CT scanr results/reports (contrast-enhanced chest, abdomen and pelvis). The news was GREAT - God is good. According to the scans, mom's in the clear. I noticed as the onc was going over the report for the…
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Helen
Helen...just wanted to point out to you DMDWINS who posts on this board is another, like me who had mets to the ovaries, ....sorry Dawn but our experience may help Helen.
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New numbers
Well, I got the results from my labs yesterday and my CEA is up from 130 to 181 and my magnesium level is down in the danger zone again: 0.8. But, the onc did say that I'm responding very well to treatment, so maybe this slight jump in CEA is an aberration like the one a couple of months ago. Just have to wait two weeks…
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Normalcy
I see so many people posting that normalcy is what they seek.. that I thought I would share with you all the speech I gave back in January at the Relay Kick-Off dinner.. it is being published for a local med school to share with their students.. It is soley my feeling and thought and was aimed to make those not going thru…
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Small bowel obstruction advice
Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone could share experiences or offer any advice to me. Six weeks ago I had emergent surgery for an intestinal volulus.(no adhesions were present) I was really sick ....finally after a heart rate of 176 and BP of 50/20 they took me to the OR...but that is a whole nother story. I was recovering…
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enunciation and clumsy
DD says I am slurring words as if medicated, especially upon waking . Sometimes my mouth just doesn't work right!!! Last chemo of folfox6 was Feb. 15. Chemo, op, chemo. It's hard to explain the latent effects with motor skills. Probably the Oxaliplatin. I still wake up in a panic, but down to three a week since I'm in…
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Is there any body already using REGORANFENIB?
Just want to know about side effects and if any body already has their first blood tests or Scans!. Thank you all!
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Rash News in the Cure
http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/article.showArticleByTumorType/id/809/tumorCategory/Colorectal/article_id/180#top
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straight two+ years of (immuno)chemo
My wife has taken daily, oral UFT chemo with multiple modulators for two+ years now. The longest "break" between two treatments was 36 hrs, for her second surgery, to remove the cluster of multiple para aortic lymph nodes, higher up at the renal arteries. That totals about 175,000 mg of 5FU content. She is never "chemo…
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just finished colonoscopy with results
this is my second colonoscopy. i am 63. the doctor found 4 polyps and all are benign. he said two of the polyps were of the pre cancerous type but he removed all 4 of them. the doctor said because of my polyp history i should have this procedure done every 5 years.
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Sloan diagnosis
Two surgical specialists, two residents looking in my butt. lol Oh joy. I got a birds eye view since the screen was right in front of me. I'll just keep my day job. Well I was hoping they'd both say the same thing but Sloan says chemo and radiation necessary in very low doses to avoid permanent damage to the muscle. Too…