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Pills or Port?
So I was told today that I have to recieve chemo I am a stage two never reached my lympnodes but it is just to make sure I get all the cancer cells out of my body. Question my doctor said I either go with the pills or the port. I don't know what to do, with the pills it will be a minimal treatment and the port will def.…
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Radiation for rectal cancer
Happy New year to everyone! I hope that 2012 is a good year for all of us. It would be nice to have a year without cancer treatment for sure. We haven't had that in this house since 2003. Next up is radiation for my husband. We are trying to decide on a doctor. Looking for advice on this one. We saw a doctor locally who we…
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After Cancer.... Now What?
I know that we mostly post about our fight during our cancer treatment but I dont see a lot of postings about the fight we go through after we won the war. So far so good on my bone scan, CT scans, Colonoscopy, and blood work. Dont get me wrong, I thank god every day that my cancer is gone but I still have so many issues.…
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Why are Posts Suddenly Disappearing
Twice now I've been replying to a post and after hitting submit it says it's no longer there and sure enough, it isn't. Is there a glitch in the system or something. Just wondering as I'm afraid to write anything at length in case it just gets lost in cyberspace. Anyone else having this problem? Kim
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Regorafenib do you know when is going to be approved by FDA?
No news about EMEA approval here yet! Hugs!
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Pleurisy with Lung Mets
I've gone from doctor to doctor and I myself find an article on the internet regarding pleurisy. Bingo, that's got to be my latest issue! Have any of you had pleurisy and how was it treated? I was on antibiotics twice and I thought it was cleared up and then it came right back. Do you have to have your lung drained?
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as a stage 4,getting my first RFA
hello all yes i am still around i just dont post much.it seems i dont have a lot of positive things to say and i would rather not bring anybody down.just a little update from me since my liver resection in sept.i have had 5 tx of chemo and my latest ct scan showed the lessions in my lungs are shrinking but i have one…
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SisterSledge
Haven't heard from you in awhile and wanted to let you know you are being thought of. Hope your more comfortable with your move. Hope all is well. Kim
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good morning semi's
hi gals and guys long time. hope and pray all is well i am going for my yearly scope in alittle while and i am asking for a little good karma. not much sleep prepping. will post more later. be well never ever give up bruce
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Vile Bile = back in Hospital. UPDATE
My home away from home. Not the wrst thing though; they gave me another CT and my kidney stent is not placed properly. The doc this morning seemed to be surprised that I was not in some kind of extreme discomfort as a result. Another minor surgery tomorrow to fix that. Waiting another few days could have been disastrous.…
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CT scan update-good news!
Been sweatin’ it this past week through the process of the quarterly scans and checkups. Though I don’t frequent the boards as much as I did when first diagnosed I want to send my love and hugs to all who are now dealing with recurrences that, as we know, can just be a scan or a CEA rise away. Kinda blew me away reading…
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CT Scan / MRI results question
Hello and Merry Christmas to everyone. I recently had a colonsocpy where a 1cm sessile polyp was found to be cancerous. The surgeon removed it as far to the wall as he could but was uncertain if he had gotten it all or not. The pathology report showed cancer that extended to the bottom of the polyp. His recomendation was…
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hi mates it is FRIDAY ! any interesting plan for the weekend?
I will remain her, may be some shopping and Saturday cinema! What about you?
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trouble swallowing
Anyone have trouble swallowing? Food gets stuck at Adams Apple. Sometimes liquid hurts going down at sternum and it hurts in middle of back. I'm on 4th tx of second cycle of folfox. They are scheduling an endoscopy. Just curious if this happened to anyone else. Oh, the heartburn too. Nexium almost daily. Looking forward to…
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Need your help !
Has any of you used the same chemo twice in different periods ? I mean if you have been in folfox successfully , years later in folfiri and it failed after a long period, can you go back to folfox? , did it worked in any of you?.In my case it's been 2.5 years since I'm off folfox. Thanks in advance!
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New Treatment
I am getting ready to start Xeloda pills. I take them for 14 days get a week off and then just Avastin for my regular chemo once a month. Has anyone taken Xeloda before? Just wondering what to expect.
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Tired, angry, depressed
I just finished my 3rd Folfiri with Avastin treatment. The bad news is that my cea actually went up from 12.1 to 19.7. I asked my dr if this means it's not working and he said no, that he has other patients who's cea has fluctuated like this. He wants me to do one more treatment and then scans. I am sorry to whine, but I'm…
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Sister with Stag4 transverse colon cancer
Help me!!! My sister has been fighting this cancer for 2 years. I think her Doctor is not listening to her complaints. He told her you have cancer instead of listening to her. He didn't even lay any hands on her..not even listen to her heart beat. I am so furious. Her kidneys are functioning well right now she is gaining 2…
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feeling good !!
Hi again to all of you, my husband had his ct scan ( 5th one ! ) Friday the 13th, hopefully good luck for us, he will be receiving his results Thur 19th Jan. He is feeling very well at the moment, having finished 8 round of second line chemo for bowel mets in peritoneum, and spot on liver and lung. We are hoping for a…
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suggestions meditation CD for pain management?
I'm researching a good audio (CD, itunes, whatever) meditation for pain management. So far I've come across a CD called "Mindfullness Meditation for Pain Relief" by Jon Zabit-Zill (US$12.14 for 2 CD-set -- the first CD is mostly information, the second mostly the meditations). The reviews etc look good. But before I buy…
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Anyone heard of this??
•The drug R935788 (fostamatanib disodium) is a kinase inhibitor (i.e., it interferes with cell communication and growth and may prevent tumor growth). •R935788 has shown promising activity in NCI-60 (a panel of 60 diverse human cancer cell lines) against colon cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and renal cell carcinoma…
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News and (maybe) action
Moores was fruitful. Not because I got a trial (I did not, and I no longer qualify for the one at USC) but because the oncologist there disagreed with my current team on having used up all my options. He believes I could still get benefit from FOLFOX. I discussed it with my local doc, and he agreed to give it a shot. If it…
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Got my ultrasound results- update- got written report
I had an abdominal ultrasound and got the results yesterday. The reason I had the ultrasound was because I have had a hard mass that protrudes out from right under where my scar from my liver resection is. I've been wondering is it a tumor, hernia, scar tissue (as my onc thought), or even a swollen part of my liver due to…
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Hello my Semi-Colon Family; It's been awhile
For all the newbies, I was DX with Stage II Colon Cancer in 2006 at age 42. I was a fitness nut, but did not take nutrition seriously, so this was a BIG wake-up call for me. Had surgeries, chemo, bumps in the round and hit my 5-year NED mark in July 2011, but this cancer beast will always been in the back of my mind with…
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Treating This Is As Good News but now looking at Thyroid
I have posted a couple of times and I read about every day. Just got my PET/CT results and only one lymph node was positive in but the only suprise my thyroid had uptake and OC thinks it could be thyroid cancer so got to do a needle biopsy soon. Plan is to keep treating the colon cancer because it is more aggressive. I'd…
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Denditric cells vaccines , any body has heard about ?
Any successful tests in there?.I have been offered to be put on a trial here. Will appreciate your coments. Thanks in advance mates!
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Vertigo
We were on a run of consecutive good days when vertigo hit this week along with diarrhea. Along with the bump in the road came the depression. Home nurse suggested he start taking Ativan for the depression but he is already taking Celezza for that and I did not think he should add another med but he is calling the shots.…
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Folfox odyssey starts tomorrow, questions
Well, as some of you know, I had received conflicting info about whether I needed chemo or not. Between second opinions and the responses from here and the Colon Club, I have decided to go through with it and start Folfox tomorrow. I was offered it or Xelox and am starting the Folfox first because the dosage of Oxaliplatin…
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The Recurrence of Recurrences
Norm (Kimo Sabe) posted "Food for thought (& some vitamins)" on Jan 7 about "Complementary cancer care: the use of vitamins and supplements" and their role in keeping people healthy. Very interesting and important. Yesterday Craig made his post on Recurrences in our Community. I had replied to Norm on Jan 8 with the…
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Thank you, my semi's....update on my sis....
Just got the call...my sister is doing well. She came home from the hospital yesterday, no nausea after the procedure. Both sides sentinel nodes removed, she will learn in a week what the path is from that...but she said that the surgeon said there were 'no surprises' during either procedure. SO, thank you, my…