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Started CIMETIDIME today. Really happy not following the heard. Naturopathy warning also!
I want to praise this forum, I get the best life saving information here. Thanks tanstafl and lisa42 about cimetidime, maybe others have discussed it as well. Thanks to blake the advice about printing info, or taking reference books and letting doctors decide. It worked well on this occaision. I visited my local doctor…
look what we built
sorry guys...totally not cancer related but maybe a little boost for any stage 4 or others. Yup that's me on the roof building our little cabin in the woods. the main cabin is larger so this little building will do as a bunkie. we are off the grid so this building was a lot of work...totally done by hand...no power…
Food, nutrition and the prevention of cancer at Livestrong at the YMCA
We just joined the Livestrong program at the YMCA. You not only learn the importance of excercise but the importance of diet as well. A dietitian spoke and gave recommendation on diet and physical activity. All the information is provided in the links below.…
Biopsy Results In..... Need Your Help....PLEASE!
I don't know what to make of this news and need you all real REAL bad. I really need your honest opinions. Peliminary results (still a few more tests to be performed) show this tumor in left lung to be a "New Primary" ... Not same characters as mCRC. So now I have lung cancer too??? Right away I think..well...cut it out…
Went in for my 8th treatment of Folfox
on Friday, 9/9 and to my surprise...my Onc decided to place me on maintenance chemo!! YAY! No more pump, no more full day infusions and no more Neulasta shots (for now). I will still go in every 3 weeks, 1 30 minute infusion of Avastin and I will do 8 of these total. My tumor marker is at 1.3....he told me normal is…
My Husband
My husband was diagnosed last Dec. had a colon resection and did ok he went thru 12weeks of aggressive chemo at 6mths he had a PET scan and found another tumor, was scheduled for surgery 2wks ago called a Whipple procedure, the Dr. was unable to remove the tumor, so they had to reattach his intesines to go straight to his…
Good News
I found out yesterday after only 4 treatments that the PET scan showed that my spots on my liver have shrunk 30 to 40%.
cancer small intestine
Hello, my husband was diagnosed in May of this year,with a rear form of cancer they are treating him for colon cancer since it is the closest to the rear type of cancer he has, the doctor told us with treatment he has 9 to 24 months he has one more treament of chemo, then I am not sure what happens, the unknow is scary.
Wish me luck
I have my CEA blood test Thursday. Hoping for good score. Mark
Colostomy bleeding
Drs are at last going to try and do something to help husbands constant bleeding. They will do a "colostomy revision" next week. Hopefully this will help. He is at least encouraged to think it can be improved.
7 years NED (stage IV mets to liver and left lung)
My onc and I had some interesting talks about diets, sugar, vit D, and other things but I won’t post it cuz this is a good news thread and I don't want it to turn into one of our "board fights". It was very flattering when he told me that he and some of his colleagues have learned a great deal from me. He also said he…
10 Weeks After Liver Resection
Hello All - It's been awhile since I posted. It's been 10 weeks since my Mom's Liver Resection. She's had good days and very bad days. Had C-diff, had to go back into the hospital overnight because of C-Diff and she was dehydriated. She will hae her first MRI since the surgery on her liver to see how everything is coming…
Liver lessions
My husband just recently had a CT scan after 4 rounds of FOLFOX which said that 5 of the lessions were stable but the largest one had shrunk from 20 mm to 13 mm. We thought it was strange that 5 of the lessions did not change at all and only 1 showed a response. Has anyone else ever had a similar response? Just trying to…
Stricture questions
Since my plumber doctor rarely has much to say about anything, i need to post my questions here with the experienced. I have been diagnosed with a "chronic stricture", and have to go back in another month to get dilated again, and hopefully this time get my much needed colonoscopy. The "chronic" part of this diagnosis is…
I went camping! *Success*
Posted last week about my ambivalence toward going camping because of all of the fallout from the rad/chemo and ostomy reversal. Well, I went and everything went fine....wait, scratch that, everything went GREAT. Had packed a bag with all the "new necessarys" and avoided the red wine and s'mores (chocolate can be quite the…
FYI from Greta
Occasionally staff from various organizations creates CSN accounts to announce events or raise awareness of their services. This is inconsistent with the purpose of CSN, which is for survivors and the loved ones of cancer survivors to share their experiences and practical tips and to support one another. "Organizational"…
Going through the motions?
My husband was diagnosed 8 months ago. We have always been close and had no trust issues but latley he accuses me of being unfaithful (even though I am always with him). I can't do anything right and am scared to death to talk to anyone for fear of setting him off. I feel like I am doing something wrong just by asking you…
Question.... Cramping, charlie horses..legs..hands????
Anybody got anything on this? I have started having cramping...like charlie horse kind...in my feet....uhhhh...its really wierd... I have to put all my weight flat on my foot to get it to stop...if I relax...the whole foot starts drawing up.... it don't hurt like a charlie horse in your leg...but I cannot control it or…
vectibix and irinotecan (bad side effects)
Background: husband diagnosed July 2008 stage 4 colon cancer. Colon surgery done August 2008. He did Folfox 2008-2009 then Folfiri off & on in 2010 & 2011. He was off chemo this past June, July & August. Pet scan done in august shows subtantial tumor growth in his lymph nodes. He started vectibix and irinotecan on Sept…
I think it's good news
We saw onc. today after body scan on Friday. What we wanted to hear was, "Tumors have shrunk unbelievably. We are sending you onto surgeon. We need to restage you because initial Stage IV may have been incorrect". What we didn't want to hear was, "Tumors are not responding to chemo". What we heard is "Chemo is working…
Severe Neuropathy + Dizziness = Stop Treatment?
Hello, I am new on this forum. My father has a stage IV colon cancer. He was first on Folfox + Avastin, and he developed neuropathy at the 10th treatment, then he started Xeloda. Things had been going from bad to worse. I am in despair. First it was his toes nad end of fingers, then it progressed. Now he has pain in his…
CEA is up - 6.5
Well in the past year I have gone from 2, to 3, to 4.5 and now to 6.5! Guess I'll go take a juice bath......phew...... CT and Pet are being scheduled. Here I go, wish me some good Karma, and if you pray, PRAY! Stage 4, mets to the liver. 2 years NED since, last chemo. 3 years since DX, Nov 2008. I hear you Buzz, Lisa and…
I didn't go crazy
When diagnosed 0ne year and 7 months ago, I didn't go crazy and hit every diet or herb craze that was suggested. Guess I was in too much shock, you have 2 weeks at the outside if you do nothing my onc told me,4 to 6 months with chemotherapy, no possibility of surgery. Gave stuff away, cars, things that meant the world to…
Details on the Drug Shortages
Check this link: Details of drug shortages Lists all of the current shortages of CRC drugs and the (reported) reasons.
Another question
My husband is a month or so away from finishing his first 12 treatments of chemo for stage four cc. The onc is thinking about just stopping treatments for awhile and seeing what happens. For those of you who have done this, what sort of checkups did you get during your off time? I have read several stories of people who…
zofran and what else for nausea
thank god it isn't cancer but my sister has hepC from a blood transfusion over 30 years ago she just started a difficult routine of meds, that have to be taken on a very tight schedule around the clock- and some of the pills have to come 30 mins after a snack of 20mg of fat. She is working with a hep specialist- who…
New Stoma
I have been out of the hospital for 3 days now had to have my colostomy moved.I now have a stoma above the waist line and a mucus stoma and a hole down were the pubic area the one way down is suppose to close up and I will have 2 things to maintain. Been in out out of the hospital scene Oct 2010 for blockage and radiation…
Newby Caregiver.....with rectal question.
Husband was dx w/colorectal cancer 12/2010, received chemo/rad then surgery 6/23/11. They removed his rectum and he sports a colostomy that is healing nicely. He is currently going through his first week of chemo since surgery. Though it has been a short time since all this rained down on us, it already feels like we've…
Pirates
Greetings me fellow CC survivors . . . Did ye know that today be 'International Talk Like a Pirate Day'? So, to all of ye pirates and wenches around the world who have come together in this battle - I raise me cup of grog to ye courage and strength!! The Wench Yoga Jo
Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: The case had been closed for almost one hundred years. William Pritchett and his sister Olivia, had died of a strange ailment. Their arms and legs shook violently, they had severe abdominal cramps and fever. On her deathbed Olivia accused Holly, the maid, of poisoning her and her brother. Holly told a different…

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