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Make these thoughts go away!
up since 3 am second night in a row. now it's 430. "cancer" talk will not leave my head! 24/7 since the stage iv dx for hubby on Friday morning. I can't stop thinking and thinking about it. is this normal? how can I get it out of my brain?!? sleep please. but as soon as I wake up I know it's all I will think about.
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loss 20 lbs in 3 weeks
He is giving up, I try to be so positive he is on AVASTIN, LEUCOVORIN INJECTION,IRINOTECAN, FLUOROURACIL then there are all the pills Iron, perks, Stemetil, lomotil,magnizum he has had 5 of 6 chemo treatments first 3 were great then down hill from then he is cold he is hot, he can;t eat... I ask him if he would take some…
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update on my mom
Went to see the surgeon today about the tumor on the outside of her colon. Surgery was not an option. The tumor is very aggressive. Now has spread to liver. They are going to continue to keep her on Erbitux. She can't tolerate chemo so she is only doing the erbitux. Sending her records to two other places for second…
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RFA Time - # 4
It seems to be a yearly event for me, and I'm fine with it. The past 3 years I've had RFAs done to remove small tumors in my lung(s) that grow at a slow pace thanks to Erbitux (it seems). When I had my last (3rd) one done in August of 2010, there was a questionable spot that measured about 1.3cm that wasn't addressed at…
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Anyone had experience with bowel obstructions?
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experience of bowel obstruction and how it was treated and how you deal with it if it is chronic or inoperable? My partner has bowel cancer with peritoneal mets and has had problems with this, he had a bowel bypass when they found the cancer but he's having problems now again with…
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Resection and RFA time...
My husband was diagnosed Feb. 1st 2011 with Stage IV CC, 4 very large mets to liver. That was the worst day of my life, I don't think I have ever had my heart so broken so fast. Well, here we are 8 months later and are going for it. He is scheduled for RFA Oct. 4th and surgery on the rectum Oct 13th. I thought it would be…
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time to vent
i am using you guys cause you understand. in the last 2 weeks i had to put casey, my 15 yr old bichon down.He was my best friend. My bipolar, drug addicted daughter is missing after a suicide attempt, my niece was finally put on the international kidney transplant list, my sister, who, just had a colon resection followed…
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Drug shortages Associated Press Report
AP IMPACT: Hospital drug shortages deadly, costly By LINDA A. JOHNSON - AP Business Writer | AP – A growing crisis in the availability of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can't get the…
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Need help please, CEA rising
I don't post on here too often, but I do get valuable information from everybody on here. A little background about my situation. I was dx'd June 2008 with stage IV colon cancer with 3 liver mets. They removed the primary immediately, and then I did Xelox for approximately 4 months, before they determined it was time to…
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY! any interesting plan for the weekend?
Taking last summer sun in the beach house! still good temperature 70,s ! Hugs!
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Constipation - I'm suffering
Well I've quit doing the herbal tea for regularity (smooth move - senna) and I'm suffering now from constipation. It's been three days since taking the tea. I've done fennel tea daily, drink 84 ozs water, one tablespoon of flax seed, two teaspoons of metamucil, 4 ozs of prune juice, one prune and still can't go, walk 30…
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Treatments.............
Monday..4 hrs.........Emend/Irinotecan/Leucovorin/5fu pump Tuesday 4 hrs.........Leucovorin/Avastin/5fu pump Getting 5fu pump off today at 2;15 This is some nasty chit...I have some serious thinking to do about all of this.....I will keep in touch.........buzz
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Stage 4 Rectal cancer-Treatment
My husband has stage 4 rectal cancer and I am just trying to see what everyone else has had for treatment with this stage. He has had 4 cycles of FOLFOX and Avastin so far. The Avastin has caused his blood pressure to go way up and now he is feeling really bad. I don't know if we need to go see another doctor about that or…
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He wants to die
My husband is giving up, he has had 5 out of 6 chemo treatments, the first 3 were great, down hill after that he lost 20 lbs in 3 weeks,I think I should remove the scale, he told me he wants to die, he was diagnosed in May 2011 Dr gave him 9 to 24 months with treatment half with out... it is hard to watch someone give up..…
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Ugh..
I had a chest x-ray today, because I've been having a chronic cough for quite awhile now. So, we'll see what that shows. Hopefully nothing! And in a few hours I will go have my CEA checked. Good times! Hoping I can tell y'all in a few days that both tests were unremarkable! *hugs* Gail
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KathiM ,where are you lately? I'd love to hear one of your nice weekend adventures on the lower coun
Miss you a lot since you came back from your cruise!
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Maglets love your mini cabin , you must invite me and I'll do the same with you in my
house of the beach! hahahaha ! Any opera today or still good weather? Hugs ma Cherie!
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Stomaversary
Hi All, 1 year ago today I had surgery to remove my tumor and woke up with a perm colostomy. I have had no evidence of disease since and hope it stays that way. After surgery healed I did almost 4 months of oxi/5fu couldnt finish the entire regimen of oxi. I have had 2 CT scans in the last year and multiple blood draws CEA…
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Worried about accidents but don't want fear to control me
Sometimes it is only people who have had cancer can understand how your level of anxiety can skyrocket by what-should-be a fun thing. We are going camping this weekend with two other families and their children. I was looking at my list of things I had to pack, not just for my family, but for me, just in case. the list…
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If I knew
If only I knew what I did with the dish tv remote three days ago I'd be a happy woman, I discovered it after missing for two days in my coat pocket, I asked myself "Why the heck do I have it in my coat pocket?", then I specifically placed it somewhere where I could find it, I've been looking for that "place" for four days…
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Scanxiety? Not me?
This is really odd. I normally do not have scanxiety, but right now it is a bit different. I usually like the scans to give me informational updates on where things stand currently. I don't stress over them. But, I'm in a different place again. I've got a lot of other stresses going on with splitting our property (to sell…
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I am in Akron Ohio
I am in Akron Ohio to watch my son and daughter (in-law) run the Akron Marathon. Anyone else here to watch it or are running in it? If I can ever manage to get even a little healthy my plan is to try a triathlon next fall, but for now I will just watch my children run and celebrate with them when they finish. I think this…
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Meeting With Surgeon
I am trying to determine whether or not this is a good sign. We met with oncologist on Tuesday and he said he would bring my husband's case before a Board of doctors to see if surgery was an option but wasn't optimistic it would be. He said he would see us in two months following four more rounds of chemo. Today we got a…
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Colon Resection Question
HI to all new here, my dad just had a Colon Resection 3 weeks ago. I have a question has anyone experienced the constant urge for a bowel movement all day long? Dad hates this feeling, he doesn`t go alot but just has the urge all day. Does this go away, or what can he do to make the symptom go away ....any suggestions…
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Hi my friends I'm back from Mexico!
It's been a nice trip . Good weather every day, although too hot for me, lots of sun although I tried to be always under a palm tree, we have seen lots of whale sharks this year , I was afraid about loose some weight since I don't like Mexican food too much but I Won 2kilos! I supose it was because I was with no stressed…
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48 hours
That's how long I was in the hospital. At 4:30 pm Monday they finished my 5 hour surgery for a Lower Anterior Rsection with a temp Illeostomy and exactly 48 hours later I was in a car going home. How crazy is that? Just goes to show that medical technology has come a long way. My surgeon said EVERYTHING went perfect, he…
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update on ****
Hi Friends, Lisa was so sweet to ask about **** in a pm. He is currently on Folfori + Avastin I think about # 56 treatment total. The last CAT showed things stable or shrinking in his lungs. He has a PET in October,sure would be great if most of those things didn't light up. So, right now we are trying to live our lives. I…
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healing
Hi all, I started back to work this week just part-time and did not realize how hard this was going to be. Not only physically but mentally. I think I have heard the saying "you look great" so much that I wonder if people are just speechless of what to say to a cancer patient/survivor. I am so exhausted after four hours of…
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Stenosis
Stenosis in rectum, Anyone have to have surgery to aleviate problems from this condition. Husband is going thru misery to get this problem solved, first they do labs, then scans, colonostopy, biopsy of stenosis next is MRI. All tests are negative so far for cancer. Still holding our breath, husband 3 years in remission.
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yippee another quiver in the bow - they say omeage-3 fatty acids reduce premature death rsik by up t
but who really cares ? just harping on about that same crazy health stuff i have been on about since getting here. i do.... thats who. my colorectal surgeon advised this soon after surgery. i wonder if he was aware of all the benefits of good old fish oil. been drinking this vile life saving oil for years but upped the…