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yoga and symptom relief and some news items for walking, diet and a recipe
yoga and symptom relief and some news items for walking, diet and a recipe check these out if your interested, this articles give me hope. i'd rather be ahead of the pack than playing catchup, especially with crc bitting at our ****. ha ha ! literally for me, i got rectal cancer! more support for walking…
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SNOW****** SNOW ****and Remembrance
YOU MUST FORGIVE ME..for any number of reasons.....hahah our first snow and for Candians this is a big deal...you hate it you curse it but the first falls of the season are so lovely. Today is our Remembrance Day..in my small city we will remember largely WWI and WWII vets with some young guys from Afganistan. We all…
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Sir Spheres anyone?
Hello all, We are running down our list of options and have come to sir spheres. Jim decided to stop chemo in August. The tumors are growing on his liver so we have to do "something." We are trying protocel and paw paw after the sir spheres. Would sure appreciate any input on these things if any of you are familiar. I…
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TO ALL.....
The thread : Alkaline water and its benefits is a thread that dates back to 2009. If you click on the names, you'll see that many have not posted since 2009-2010. The reason for that, is that they are no longer with us. "Donna" for instance, has departed long ago. I too, forget at times to look at the date of the original…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the Internet allowed, and good luck !!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: Five young girls are all friends and are all big Disney fans. They have named their pets after cartoon characters from their favorite Disney movies. Each girl owns a pair of pets of the same species. Each pair consists of two…
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Metal Stents
Hi I know I dont get on here very often but I have been trying. For over a yr now I have been getting a stent in the right urter(sp), sorry I now I am not spelling that right. Due to damage from the radiation I had. They are also using metal stents instead of the one I have in. does anyone no anything about the metal…
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Extra meds.
Hi all, I just finished my last round of xelox on 10/31/11 and could not be any happier. On this happy day, I decided to clean out my med. drawer. I found things ranging from surgical wound care to butt cream to laxatives to nausea meds. to extra xeloda and so on. That's right, I said it: "extra xeloda". Earlier on in my…
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can anyone comment on round three chemo?
Hello, I am headed for round three on Tues. I am on Folfox and Avastan with the 48 hr. drip treatment, I was wondering if anyone could comment on how the third chemo treatment was for them. I was sick two days with nausea, fatigue and tingling in fingers and throat. The second was the same but for a day with the nausea and…
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Been gone along while
5.5 yars now...3 lung resections, liver resection, chemo, colon surgery...lots... Had to take a break but now Im back and so is the cancer... Well it could be worse and it could be a lot better....The word important constantly gets redefined and expanded when you meet with your oncologist. At work it is important to get…
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Immunochemotherapies
My wife's CTs show stable or disappearing features, one lung nodule disappeared in April, a "liver cyst" disappeared in September. The 2nd surgeon removed the leftover conglomerated para-aortic nodes in May and said, "chemo forever". She's been adding immunotherapies since diagnosis over a year and a half ago, UFT (5FU)…
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Has anyone taken Astragalus 10+ (Chinese herbs) during chemo?
We went to a local Chinese medicine doctor and he prescribed Seven Forests Astragalus 10+ (http://www.acuatlanta.net/seven-forests-astragalus-10+-420-tablets-p-21860.html?mclick=brand&osCsid=c62b3f28c17bec65397056b04d277ed4 )to help with the side effects during chemo. He says it won't interfere with the chemo, but I'm a…
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celebrating a year here, a year since surgery 7 november, and a year since my lost at sea rescue sto
Dear CRCs and supporters, just thought i'd mark the occaision. time flys when your getting treatment. sounds strange but its been a great year, hoping the next one is better. here is the nbc story of my lost at sea rescue and bowel cancer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYN8vELkHT4 here is the abc story of my lost at sea…
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Vitamin D Deficiency
Has anyone been told post chemo, that their vitamin D is deficient? I have read that it can cause all sorts of muscle pains, joint pains, and I just wonder if that is a lot of the residual pain that so many of us have after treatments? Muscle cramping in my back is the worst. Any thought s from anyone would be appreciated.…
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PET scan Tuesday -UPDATE
**** has a PET scan tomorrow, Tuesday. Please pray that things are at least stable. His reoccurrence was in January and I just pray the chemo isn't losing its strength. I have to admit I am scared. I'll let you know later in the week. Thanks!!!! Aloha, Kathleen **Update** **** picked up his scan report today and there is…
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WOW WOW ****UPDATE****
Wow now just Hours away Jorges surgery on his liver to remove 2 Tumors we have been told its a 7hour surgery man this is so hard hugs all Tina**** Jorge is out of surgery 4hours of surgery the doctor came out to tell me that everything went well and he took 25% of his liver and he had 2tumors I just wanted to thank all of…
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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