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Trying not to panic!
Woke up @ 330 nauseated. BM was like water with the exception it was very bloody! Having a slight meltdown at the moment! Guess I'll be at my once door at nine...thinking that CT scan moved from June to the 26th is goingbto be moved up again. Really really scared right now,
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For New Member - "TomsGirls"
TG, your post overwhelmed me to such a degree that I felt the need to open up your own post, so that it would give the other members in the community an opportunity to talk with - you need some love and support right about now. I can't do much - but I can do this. Please welcome, TomsGirls...here is her story: Thanks Craig…
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Six weeks post-chemo scans
The CT of my chest and the MRI's of my pelvis and abdomen that I had last Friday came back clear. This is after seven months of Xelox after a liver resection for metastasis in June 2011, and original CRC (Stage II, no chemo) in 2009. Next I go for a new colonoscopy but the news that the scans were OK was wonderful! And I…
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FOLFOX &STOMACH
stomach really bloated, and painful like ulcer feeling ,are this normal symptoms while on folfox ?. Thank you mates! Hugs!
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Vertigo - Is It Just That? Or a Stroke (TIA)? Or mCRC to the Brain?
7-years ago when I first got cancer and got out of the hospital, I began to get vertigo. The first time was so intense and I had no idea what it was, that I was scared out of my mind and thought for sure I was going to die. Many hearing tests, diagnostic tests, and MRI’s etc, the doctors thought it might be Meneire’s…
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Here's hoping
scheduled for liver resection #3 next week April 19 - have had 3 scans in last 6 months and all show no spread except for one small (1cm) tumor - surgery at MD Anderson in Houston - I hope and pray that with this last cut we will have gotten it - this group has been important through the last year so I will keep updating…
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I'm okay
Hi, I've been overwhelmed lately (the past few months!) with my job, so I'm not on nearly as much as I used to be, or as I would like to be. I just noticed that there were more posts on the thread about my pain. I wanted to let y'all know that all the other blood work turned out fine. The only issue shown (by those…
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down in the dumps - chemo brain
Not having a good day today, more mental than physicals still just as depressing. Trying to come to terms with this whole chemo brain crap. Sorry if I sound cranky but I guess I am. Before I had surgery and chemo, I did my job efficiently and was on top of my job. I could prepare awesome letters for my boss, now, I have to…
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UPDATE - Press Release: From the Trenches to the Front Line - A Visit to a Cancer Research Lab
Here's a link to a press release for the new drug trial my niece and her team have been working on. Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the research facility that my niece Laura works at. She was a biology major in college and after spending some time working at a major pharmaceutical company she switched gears and…
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Port is out
Hello everyone hope everyone is doing good . Well last Friday jorge got his port taking out. part of me thinks its to soon for the port to come out but who am I just his wife I guess .Jorge's CEA is at 1.3 . But its so nice to see Jorge happy and Free for now. Hugs to everyone love you all Tina
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Zaltrap(aflibercept)given expedited review by FDA
for mCRC thats been previously treated with oxy regimens inpharm.com/print/172095
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Onset of side-effects with FOLFOX
Well, we started chemo on Wednesday (by we, I mean my husband started chemo and I watched). Whoever approved him to start earlier (our onc is on vacation) said to wait on the Avastin until the next round because they took his drain out last week (for abscess after colectomy). Wasn't too thrilled about that but was so…
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FYI:"Biomarkers for Poor Response to EGFR Colorectal Cancer Found"....KRAS wild-update on mutated Kr
An Italian research group "believes it may have identified several biomarkers that can predict lack of response to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy in patients with K-RAS wild-type colorectal cancer (CRC)", those markers being:human epidermal growth factor receptor-3( HER-3); insulin-like growth…
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Hi MATES it is FRIDAY, any interesting plan for the weekend?
Well got bank holiday here Friday to Monday both included , so I have to think a little what to do! but for the moment bad weather forecasted ! What about you? Happy Easter!
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just dropping by
hi everybody, it is good to see so many of you still around and sad to see some are not. I first started on the disc. board in 2008 when my stage 2 colon cancer had gone to my liver and i had surgery and chemo, thot i was headed to the great beyond and by golly i am still here in 2012....the marvels of modern med. My story…
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Decisions about liver treatment
Hello everybody. This week has been very eventful as far as my daughter's treatment options for her liver. She started on Folfiri last week after LAR recovery - switched from Folfox because CEA was climbing prior to surgery. So we have consulted with two liver surgeons this week, both well-respected and recommended. Both…
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it's a quarter century
Today would be my Mom's 89th birthday. She passed away 26 years ago from Colon Cancer. I miss her all the time. Happy Birthday Mom!
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Good news re my latest CT scan
I thought you’d enjoy the email I received today from my surgeon. Ah, the joys of being boring! Alice ------ Forwarded Message From: "Philip Paty, M.D." Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:52:39 -0400 To: Alice Subject: thank you alice: Nice talking to you yesterday about your normal CT scan. You are boring the radiologists to tears,…
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REALLY GOOD FRIDAY HERE cea fell 1 point in 3 weeks,
Good news on good Friday. It's a public holiday here, my integrative doc ashley called wife as he missed me. I spoke to my docs wife at their country weekender, he was mowing the grass, they had been reading my blog. Oh sugar I thought, he will find out I am trying vegan life against his advice. A fall, is a fall, is fall,…
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HIPEC Probable
Well it look like HIPEC for me is highly likely. I'm happy. I have asked to delay until early August because I have some events with my kids 18 and 22 over the summer that I won't miss because of cancer. I have to be off Avastin for 6-8 months anyway. The MRI indicated two places besides the lymph node - capsule of liver…
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New Member jjjackieo with question
from another thread jjjackieo making a choice hi my name is Jackie,, i had colenrectal cancer 2008 and now i have to make a choice to have a colostomy put on, as we have tryed biofeed back and there are still complications, which is very painfull for me,,, but i am just wondering what the quality of life would be like,,,…
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ColonSentry blood test
Has anyone seen this.....if it wasn't so expensive I'd be interested to do this test just out of curiosity as to what it would say. Blood test about $800.00.
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CT Scan results
Well it's taken a month and 2 days for the report to come back, but the scan was fine. So as Christine would say cancer 0 me 3. I know it could come back tomorrow, but I am thankful for today, three years out and I'm still ok. I don't do anything special, just take each day as it comes. Unfortunately not sure when I will…
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colonoscopy in am
Well mom had crc stage 2a with resection and chemo and praise God nothing new for 4 years. I had blood in stool 1 month ago. Went to GP who surprisingly said not to worry unless it persists- I thoroughly discussed all concerns etc but he didnt want to do anything. Well -I havent been feeling well and went to different Dr…
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Have you had your tonsils removed?
There's no one any longer around for me to ask how young i was when i had my tonsils removed, 7? 8? The reason I ask this is I just read article that tonsils are another source of "T" cells, a type of immune cell......Till this, I was under impression removal of tonsils had no effect.....Now I wonder.......steve…
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new thoughts and issues
ok all here is the down low with me, warning it is not pretty. last Monday i went for my 4Th round of chemo, i had lost 19 lbs in 11 days, had stroke level blood pressure, and had been dumping everything i ate for at least 4 days prior, the end result is the pushed my chemo back a week so i have it in the morning and i am…
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Low Blood Pressure
i am currently not on meds but have been experiencing consistently low blood pressure 100/40 to 110/52 for a long time. Before cancer treatments it used to be 130/80 or so. has anyone felt the same? any reason to be worried?
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I broke my dang foot!
I broke my dang foot! Walking to the plant at work! Right before my Las Vegas vacation which happened this past weekend. I met my two best friends from High School. We had not seen each other since we graduated and I joined the Air Force and Karin moved to Holland. We took off like it was just yesterday that we had seen…
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CEA question
I'm new here -- and will post more, but have a question about my CEA number. I was diagnosed 2 months ago, stage 4 colon with mets (liver). I'm on folfiri every 2 weeks and have been through 4 treatments. The first CEA was 44, then 43, then 12, then 4.2. That sounds very encouraging, but is it expected? I didn't get the…
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Lynch Syndrome people: taking aspirin? how much? etc.
I'm curious what other Lynch patients have decided to do re: taking aspirin and if their drs have recommended any kind of monitoring along with it. Following in the wake of CAPP2 I'm taking 2 325 mg aspirin a day after taking to my oncologist about it, but she seemed a little unsure of what to recommend - she more or less…