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A little levity
Hi All, I just wanted to share a quick bit of humor. My sweet relative is just home from the hospital after her big rectal surgery. After two weeks away, she is glad to be home and on the mend. Home health was ordered for her to help with the ostomy. Today was the first day for the ostomy nurse to come and help out. In…
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Mom diagnosis - any ideas and help???
Hello all - I am new to the boards and am hoping for some insight or help with my mom. She has had quite the run of bad luck lately and I am curious to know if any of you have similar cases (although I have to say I hope not). In August of 2010, my mom had a colonoscopy. They found a 6cm tumor in the right ascending colon.…
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Problems with PowerPort?
Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. I have a question for anyone with a powerport. My husband had his put in in July right before his chemo started. They had problems with it last month getting drawing blood and it recently started to hurt so they ordered a port study which he had today. The doctor said that the catheter…
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CEA question
I really don't understand the CEA thing. I told my mother to ask what hers was. The doctor told her that it's always been normal. What's consider normal? Do they go by this see see how bad the cancer is? FM
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On the count down
Well Jorge and I are on the count down for surgery on his liver he's having it on nov.8th we got his CEA count and it was at 1.8 so I'm hoping his count stays down . Hugs to you all Tina
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I just need to vent!
Hello everyone. My family is devasted- yesterday one of our best friends' 17 year old son died unexpectedly. Our children have grown up together and we are neighbors. I am beyond sick to my stomach! I worked today in my raggedy anne costume with my kindergarteners. (some of them think I am the "Wendy's girl!") It's hard to…
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And another newbie recently diagnosed
Happy Halloween y'all ! Didn't expect to have to worry about Cancer in my thirties but apparently plans for me were different. I was taken to the ER on 9/1 and was diag'ed with diverticolits. Unfortunately the drainage of the abscess did not yield the expected results and the surgeon went 'digging' to find the source of…
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Simply sharing: First celebration of Halloween in a couple of yrs
Most, if not all, of the people on this board have been to hell and back and can relate to missing holidays and other important dates because of cancer. I am getting ready to celebrate Halloween with my family for the first time in years. When I had cancer--and didn't know it yet--I opted out of trick or treating in 2008…
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Recurrence
I am having my second recurrence. Every time A spot shows up on my liver it is in the same general location. Maybe I should insist on having my entire right lobe removed. Any thoughts or similar cases.
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Husband had 4th treatment today-stage 4
My husband had his fourth infusion today. He has to wear his pump home and get it taken off on Wednesday. His treatment is every other week. He seems to be doing well but I hear he may get leg pain in the later treatments. He has stated that the feeling comes and goes in his hands and feet. The taste of food is real…
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Booooo! Happy Halloween
Have a freaky weekend! Biker Chic!
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thanks everyone
connectedness a huge help in the healing journey this board is so valuable. this 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year its here. i am simply so grateful for this board. its not the servers, the routers or the disk space. this board is made up of real people, with real and amazing stories its the people, each and…
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Miilee 1000
Don't know what this is, but looks funky. Just a heads up for possible scam or virus. Luv, Wolfen
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Has anyone heard of this doctor?
Has anyone heard anything about Stanislaw Burzynski, MD, PhD? He has a clinic in Texas. A friend sent me his name, but don't know anything about this doctor. I would appreciate any insight you may have. Thanks, Gerry
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Friday Riddle Answer
Wolfen came close this week, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: In a Little League Baseball game between the Braves and the Yankees, there were only 5 kids who had RBIs (Runs Batted In); two of them were on the Braves and three of them were on the Yankees. Each person had a different number of at-bats, of hits, and of…
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Hope...
Greetings all, every once in awhile I'll visit this board and share a little. I was dx in Dec. 2004 with stage iv crc and liver mets. Since then I've gone through 3 abdominal surgeries( colon and liver resection, and a liver cryo procedure), 5wks of radiation, 46 doses, and counting, of folfox and folfiri & avastin, I've…
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HUGGIES
Many warm hugs and prayers are being sent to all of you who are courageously fighting colon cancer or being supported in their effort by your loving family and friends. I just want you to know how very special you all are. love Shelly
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Hope...
Greetings all, every once in awhile I'll visit this board and share a little. I was dx in Dec. 2004 with stage iv crc and liver mets. Since then I've gone through 3 abdominal surgeries( colon and liver resection, and a liver cryo procedure), 5wks of radiation, 46 doses, and counting, of folfox and folfiri & avastin, I've…
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Turmeric/curcuma
Silly question, you can buy turmeric/curmumin on the grocery shelf. They have it at the health food supplement shops too in pills which are far more expensive!!! Is there a difference??? If you buy it from the grocery store or supplement forms what amounts do you take of either. (Are the pills at supplement shops just a…
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Hi Mates , it is FRIDAY ! any interesting plan for the weekend?
Nothing special here just boring ,and it's going to be a long weekend ,Tuesday is holiday here!. Hugs!
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Hello from lisa- I'm going home today!
Hello Everyone, My brother brought his laptop with his constant internet, so now that I'm ready to go go home today (!), I can finally see the computer. :) It's been 13 days today that I've been in here! I'll be going home with oxygen, which I may not need all the time, but will have for when I need it. I did fine for a…
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Fusobacterium
Bacteria Link to CRC If this pans out, prevention could be as simple as an antibiotic.
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off to ian gawler foundation for 10 days meditation, juicing and who knows
i always wanted to goto ian gawler foundation. now I am off for 10 days meditation, juicing and who knows what else. its about life approaches that help you live. its all vegetarian food, 5 veg juices a day, all organic. each day is a little over $200 a day for accomodation, meals, drinks and lectures and other bits and…
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Colostomy bleeding
Ok....After numerous restitching and cauterizing his stoma and area around for the last year, hubby had a colostomy revision Oct 2. Complications and a 23 day stay later, he is at home and changed the pouch last night, Bleeding again!!!!!!! After laying flat and compressing it for 10 minutes it quits. So bathed him,…
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Pathology report
We just got home from surgical follow up and pathology report. Here's the just of it, you guys give me your honest opinion on how we are doing. He is doing really well as far as feeling good, dealing with his ilieostomy and cathedar. We were jazzed to get rid of the cathedar but it didn't work out, they took it out but he…
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New Bayer drug
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/752288?src=nl_topic
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Soaring CEA
Not sure whats going to happen next. Had CEA checked today and results were not what I'd hoped for. Once again it has shot up. Was 286.2 on 8/17, 431.4 on 9/28 and today 10/25 it's up to 712.3. Have talk with onc scheduled for tomorrow. Since this is the second time I've been on Folfox and Avastin not sure where we go from…
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Chemo before surgery
I mentioned that my surgeon said I am operable for the third time evan though the tumor ic 8.5cm. He said that he can operate with out any chemo ahead of time to reduce the tumor. Apparently it is all the way in the top corner of my right lobe with no magor vein or artery involvment. A person that is high up at the colon…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO Googling or searching the Internet allowed, and good luck !!!!!! RIDDLE: In a Little League Baseball game between the Braves and the Yankees, there were only 5 kids who had RBIs (Runs Batted In); two of them were on the Braves and three of them were on the Yankees. Each person had a different number of at-bats,…
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Those who have had liver resection
A dear friend of mines dad is having liver resection next month. I wanted to share some good resection stories with her. I have read many but not sure how to pin point them on the forum. So if you have a successful story that I could share with her I would love for you to take a minute to share. Her dad lives within…