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Special Prayers And Thoughts Needed
Please keep Johnnybegood and her dad in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. She will be having a really tough day. She's going to the onc in the morning to further discuss plan of action regarding lung tumors. Not sure if she will get first infusion tomorrow. Onc is located 100 miles north of her home. She will then go to…
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Rectal To Liver Cancer -- Please Help Me Help My Dad
Hello, all. I'm brand new. tpmack37's post on the Rare Cancer Support Forum (which I read yesterday)... http://www.rare-cancer.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3626 ...brought me to Google his alias and it brought me to this place, specifically his thread @ http://csn.cancer.org/node/190358 So here I am. My family is currently…
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Chiropractic care and cancer
Hi All, It has been 4 months since my colon removal(stage2,Lynch syndrome positive) and I still have no energy at all. It is very hard for me to keep any kind of nutrients in my body. I am taking additional sublingal supplements also. A friend of mine suggested I see a licensed Chiroprator. So I had my consult with the Dr.…
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LISA42
So very glad to see you posting. How are you feeling sweetie. You sure have been through alot. Always in my thoughts and prayers, Dawn
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ian gawler tip 1 broccoli sprouts better then broccoli TIP for juicers with crc
anyone else here growing and juicing broccoli sprouts to beat crc ? I was not aware of how much more effective broccoli sprouts are over mature brocci until I attended the ian gawler cancer center retreat a few weeks ago. i said i would pass on the info, i also found a reasonable study to make juicing these sprouts a…
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The Hot Dog Billboard Rises Again
Daily Show Takes on Hot Dog Billboard Very funny!
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Why is everyone so different?
If everyone has colon cancer, why is everyone so different. Symptoms, meds, etc, etc.
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need advice on some symptoms.
Tony just finished his second round of chemo. I'm wondering if these new symptoms are a result of chemo or not? abdominal and he had a fever last night. his feet hurt so bad he can't walk. chronic diarrhea and to me his eyes look yellow. good thing is we're going to see two specialists at ucla next week. thank you!!
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Apricot Pits while on Chemo??
Just curious has anybody tried Apricot seeds while taking 5FU? We have not asked our oncologists yet, i have ordered some for my husband but he has not started taking them yet. I know that the cells have receptors & cannot take an overload of chemo plus vitamins & supplements, so i am looking for advice for anyone who has…
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Back from scan , good news.
Hi everyone, If you remembre my las post m'y husband's CEA had gone up to 7,1 and we were worried stiff. We went in for his scan yesterday and visited with his onc for the results this morning. No change from last scan except lots of inflammation on his hip. So, he says that this is probably the cause for the rise but just…
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Busy Monday
Yesterday we were scheduled for the following appts: 11:30 MRI. 1:30. Surgical oncologist. 2:45 CT scan. Husband got into MRI on schedule. On House they take 15 min. so that was our best guess. He exited MRI at 2:15. He said they shoved a tube up his butt and shot liquid through it while taking pictures. We never saw that…
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Who likes spirulina ???
i just really love it, and believe its got lots of benefits for my health and defeating my crc. Interested in all comments for and against. hugs, pete
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Lung Biopsy Questions....
I went today for lung biopsy and fiducial placement for upcoming Cyberknife. I requested more...much more..Versed (twilight drug) this time around...as well as Fentanyl. Last time was a little rough as not much drug was used. This time the procedure was to be a little more complicated as they need to go thru my…
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Bilirubin
Can anyone tell me if 1.2 bilirubin is something to be alarmed over? Hubby just saw the oncologist and at first said he would do a CT just to take a look at the liver then changed his mind and is repeting Bloodwork in two weeks. He is stage 3 with no known mets and has 2 chemo treatments remaining. Thanks Stephanie ps. All…
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Michael Update
Surgery went well, they think they got good placement on the drain. Now it's a wait and see there was some bile in the drain when I left tonight so that is promising. The Doctor says they will monitor his levels and next week they might place one on the other side. Thank you all for your suport. Jessica
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cyberknife?
just looking for more information on cyberknife procedure...
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"Action in the face of uncertainty" by Dave deBronkart
A Good Read From e-patient Dave deBronkart: "Science seeks certainty. The problem in medicine is, the body is complex and our knowledge is incomplete. People who want certainty – physicians or patients – are kidding themselves. And if we expect docs to be perfect, it’s a setup for dysfunction. Sometimes I hear of patients…
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im new :)
hi all just wanted to introduce myself because this is my first time posting. my name is erin and i was diagnosed stage IV last november. anyway i just wanted to say hi before i started posting and feel free to ask me any questions :)
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Hospital again
Hubby admitted into hospital again today. Came home last Wed, after 23 days. So was home less than a week. Guess my caregiving abilities aren't so great. Feeling pretty low about that. The home health nurse called 911. Really am feeling useless. How do you guys do it? Brenda
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daBeachBum ( Ray) How are you ?
Don't know anything since last 22th do you feel better? Take care my friend.
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Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: Five horses have just competed in the annual "Glue Factory Stakes". With the given clues, determine for each horse: its color, its number, its jockey, and where it finished. Finish: Win, Place, Show, 4th, 5th Horses: Ghoulish Pleasure, Infirm, Roughage, Seattle Slow, Secret Harriet Colors: Black, Red, Yellow, Blue,…
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Still here...
Contemplated some bad stuff in reference to the Folfiri, this stuff is nasty to me, no diarrhea at all, exactly the opposite and thinking that is part of my issue, along with the never ending reflex gag when I smell anything cooking. I am tired and sick almost everyday due to nausea and just plain old sick as a dog...and…
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symptom help
wondered if any one else fighting stage IV colon cancer has had symptoms related to changes in heart rate. My Dad's cancer seemed to also have spread to the heart area and recently he is com,plaining of odd heart beats..... could it be the cancer in that area or perhaps from meds? He is taking a total break from chemo for…
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colon cancer survior just dx. with stage 3 lung cancer
I will be staring chemo and radiation on tuesday. I will be getting carboplatin and taxol. I know some of you have more than one cancer and have the differnt drugs. Just wondering what I might be able to expect. Please and thank you
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SisterSledge how are you?
I have seen you posting recently just let us know how are you! Love to you ,hugs my friend!
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Should I Throw Up Now Or Later?
Hello All, As we all struggle to survive in this horrible economy, isn't it just grand that our health insurance providers have the gall to double ,triple, & quadruple our premiums. I just got my packet for next years enrollment & my premium will go from $142 monthly to $350 monthly. The ironic part is my portion of that…
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Ups and downs
Ups and Downs... I have NEVER liked roller coasters. ;/
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How do you decide when you are ready for hospice?
Hello everybody - I have only posted a few times as I just found this board. We found out this week that mom's oncologist is recommending she go to hospice. He has already made the referral but mom doesn't feel like she is ready for hospice. How do you know when you are ready? Hospice came in for a consult and they told…
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Biopsy Results - Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
Biopsy Results - Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Well, we expected to hear this with the pain I have had but we are still in shock. I am at peace with this and feel I have had many blessing in my life. The doctor has recommended chemo once a week for 3 wks and 1 wk off. He said it may extend my life by 3-4 months. I am walking…
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Heart Changes
Just wondering if any one else had changes in heart rate, specifically slowing down... Dad's stage IV cancer had spread to all around the heart, and he was recently complaining of a slow heart rate?