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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…
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Please keep praying for Lisa42! Update 10/27
I received a text from Lisa this morning and she said that she still has the fevers and major coughing. They are bringing in an infectious disease doctor to see what he recommends since they don't know what else to do. Her lungs are clearer, thank goodness. Please keep praying for her. She really wants to go home as she…
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What type of a Juicer is good?
Anyone have a recomendation for a Juicer that you have been happy with? Thanks! Hugs, Teri
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PET results today...
PET results today... I met with my Oncologist today. He said the PET scan showed 5 active spots - one on each lobe of the liver, one in the pancreas, one near the back.... He said that the next step is to have a Guided Needle Biopsy and get a CEA reading. He said it is probably either Pancreatic Cancer or Colon Cancer…
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TS-1
Dear all, My mum had severe allergy from oxaliplatin (anyway her CEA rose after oxaliplatin!) and her onc decided to change to TS-1 (oral drug which is similar to xeloda and have similar effect of 5-FU). Have you anyone of you had heard of it and tried it before? Thanks a lot and hope you are all well! Hugs Dora
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NOTE: Vitamin C may inadvertently protect cancer cells more than normal cells.
As excerpted from an article "Is this the end of popping Vitamins?" in yesterday's Wall St. Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204644504576650980601014152.html "The first red flags started emerging nearly 20 years ago. Researchers thought from early work that extra beta-carotene could help prevent lung…
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1/4 done with radiation - info on IGRT/IMRT
I finished 9 of 36 today. It has been tougher than I expected, and with all the driving every day too, I am not as productive as usual. I'm not on the boards much - I have business things to take care of and my health, so the boards take a back seat for now. Just like with chemo, we've had to tweak things to get me…
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di anyone ever need an unrelated surgery during chemotherapy???
my dad just found he had recurrent rectal cancer to liver and lung...night before his first chemo treatment he was very tired and didnt look to good....next day chemo..that night elvated sugar and went to hospital to be checked...found out he had a urinary tract infection...we knew he had a bladder stone (day of his…
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Wondering
My 80 yr old dad has stage 4 colon cancer,with metasticies to liver and mesentary and lung; he has been on chemo pretty much nonstop for a year. PET scans show an increasing ineffectiveness of the treatment. Most recent PET scan now show cancer around heart and in bones in addition to all others increasing. Wondering if…
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The Tale of the Octopus
Once upon a time…. Okay, let’s make that in September, 2007, the night before my first Intra Peritoneal chemo (IP) treatment*, I was staying at my brother’s apartment in NYC for ready access to Sloan Kettering the next morning. My brother’s very good friend and upstairs neighbor, Rita, is a psychotherapist who kindly…
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Update Dr stoped treatment
I haven't kept up on here very well since my husbands diagnoisis on Mother's Day, here is a quick review, May 9 Diagnoised with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Mets to the liver and 12 out of 12 lymph positive. May 18 CEA 87.7 May 21 Colon Resection May 24 Pulmonary Embolism moved to ICU June 10 Folfox #1 CEA 248.8 June 24…
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UCLA
Does anyone know anthing about UCLA regarding oncology and liver surgeons/specialists? (Our insurance will work with ucla.) Being in Vegas, we want to get out and find a specialist.. if liver surgery is even a possiblilty for Tony. He is having a scan nov. 11 and his onc refered him to a general surgeon here. I'm not happy…
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New infection
Hubby is still in the hospital. They now think he has VRE. As long as he has infection he can't get his port put back in,or get chemo. I hate to see him so sick, and am scared for the chemo to be held up, not knowing "what" the cancer is doing or if it might be spreading while we wait. It is hard to be strong. He is so…
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New Colorectal Cancer Support Group on MN
Finally we have our location and details set! Since my dx I have tried to do what I can to add positives to an often negative situation. I spread the word about cancer screening, and participate in Get Your Rear in Gear and Relay for Life. I've been participating in a great support group, but the timing doesn't always work…
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Promising results for new drug
I just read an article about promising results from a phase three study for Bayer's drug Regorafenib. Trial has been stopped because positive results are showing. Complete clinical data should be released soon. Check out this link: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/ColonCancer/29286 There is always hope... Hugs,…
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Robinvan
Hey Rob Just noticed youve been checking in occasionally on some of the posts. Just wondering how you are? Last I knew you were recovering and hangin in there. Id love to hear an update as Im sure others might as well. Dawn