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Oxaliplatin and cold weather
With Fall and colder weather on its way, can I expect increased cold issues from Oxaliplatin? I am on it through November.
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oxaliplatin-leucovorin-fluorouracil--6 months having jaw pains and first bite pain BAD!! my Onc. sai
anyone else have this pain?? need help!!! first bite of any food (room temp or above) feels like I stuck my tounge in a light socket for 20- 30 seconds....ANY IDEAS??
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Colostomy bleeding
Husbands colostomy bleeds so much that it makes the pouch keep slipping. Wondered if anyone else has had this, what did your dr do to make it stop? He has had a colostomy since January. Has tried to adjust to it, but the bleeding drives him nuts. They have cauterized it, and stitched it over and over. The surgeon says they…
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Irinotecan Regime Kicking Butt. Need Tips
Background: Wife, 47 at diagnosis, July 2009, Stage 4 Colon Cancer. FOLFOX, 12 rounds. Numerous surgeries, liver resection, liver tumor embolizations, on and on. Each time, she sailed through (except for the liver infection). Now: Xeloda, Irinetecan, Avastin, Neulasta. Round 3 on Friday, and today she can't get out of the…
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Flower Power?......Crocuses vs Cancer
http://blog.pharmtech.com/2011/09/19/of-crocuses-and-cancer/ and click on link therein to Univ of Bradford press release (www.brad.ac.uk/mediacenter/press-releases/title-54781-en.php
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new here
Goodmorning. I was diagnosed having stage 3A colon cancer about 2 months ago. What a shock, I never expected to hear that. I finished my first round of Oxaliplatin/Xeloda chemotherapy without too many side effects. Round 2 starts this Tues with an infusion of the Oxaliplatin. I'm not looking forward to Tues. And I must say…
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And so it begins.....
Hey Guys... I have to be at St. Louis Univ Monday morning for lung biopsy and fuducial placement for upcoming Cyberknife. They will work on tumor in left lower lobe first since it is largest at about 2.2cm now. I have opted to go to a new facility in St. Louis area that houses a new Cyberknife machine. This new machine…
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? about chemo
Hubby started chemo again last Monday after surgery in June. He has chemo 5 days, 2 wks off, then repeat for 4 rounds. When he had his first go at chemo (starting last Feb), he did really good, till the last treatment, then became really sick. This time, he seems to be having a reaction right away. Is this common? He is…
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I mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here just having some fun in México!. Hugs!
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Not all k-ras mutations the same
My mom was diagnosed with K-ras mutant. Both avastin, oxy and cpt-11 stopped working. We went for second opinion and found my mom has k-ras 13 d and now supposly this certain mutant is sensitive to Erbitux.. Shes been on it now for 4 weeks and the side effects have been pretty good with it plus cpt 11.
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an idea for all to try
Greetings fellow survivors! I believe I mentioned this in an earlier post but not sure if many saw it. In one of my researching forays I read about the benefits of rebounding. I actually found quite a few sites with information on it. I was rather sceptical about the whole thing so I asked my naturopathic doctor about it -…
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Scan Results In.Not sure How I feel Yet
CT scan in July - nodule in right lobe of lung ggrew from 3 mm to 7 mm CEA 2.5 - up from 1.9 PET/CT last week- Lung nodule uptake - 8mm CEA down to 1.6 Onc feels it's "something" but not an alarming something. She said "knowing you are aggressive and want answers" she suggest a consult with Onc/Thoracic surgeon to discuss…
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Does anyone know about the Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment?
attached is the link: http://hipectreatment.com/index.php
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FYI- scientific study of effects of curcumin/turmeric on colorectal cancer
Hi, I know that in our alternative/supplements discussions, tumeric has been discussed as being beneficial. Here's the results of a study on it from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. It seems to have amazing results! This is copied from Life Extension Magazine online. Read below...…
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Verdict is in........
I have a CT scan with contrast scheduled for Friday at 9;15...used as a baseline for my protocol that starts next Monday ... I go in Monday for irrinotecan leucovorin then Tuesday for Avastin and leucovorin, a push then have my 5fu pump taken off Wednesday... 3 days every two weeks for the rest of my life.....Hmm, Then he…
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Got scan results today.
Went in for my 3 month post-chemo scan results today & all came back normal, liver enzyme level back down and all blood work looked great. Onc did say scan showed 2 nodules on lung (very small 2cm) but did not seem to concerned about it. Said will be doing another scan in 3 months (after a colonoscopy in Sept) to see if…
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Friday Riddle
Remember, NO GOOGLING or SEARCHING the Internet allowed and good luck !!!! 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…
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OK.......Getting the Game Face on...............and vent extraordinaire..
Cancer is bullchit !!!!! Anyway you look at it, its bullchit........OK, life has a bad prognosis, its an exercise in futility to think that we will live forever here on earth. Its also bullchit for the USA to allow pharmaceutical corporations to control our destiny and their pockets as well. It is a crime to control who…
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How long was your stay?
My husband is trying to plan/schedule his reversal surgery in Dec/Jan. His surgeon is 1000 miles away. Could you please share how many nights your hospital stay was after your ilieostomy reversal?? Thanks trying to figure out just how long we will be away from home!
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Any 411 for pre-surgery?
Well I'm going in for surgery in 4 days (9/19) and I'm wondering what advice the knowledgeable, battle weary members here might share with me. I'm kinda new here but have had cancer for a couple years. I've been lurking for a long time but had a recurrence a few months ago so I thought it was time to get more involved. I…
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my aunt, my thoughts
I know this is a stupid way to think, I know it, I really do, but I can't help myself. My aunt is losing an average of 2 lbs per week, she weighs now, 170lbs (down from 304lbs in February of this year), at this average she will be non-existant very soon. I just want to cry. The told her not to take her xeloda (she hasn't…
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got priority medical evacuation from rabaul PNG due partial blockage and malaria
Just had unforgettable Diving and photography holiday at kabiriai resort PNG. So 10 Days great Diving, healthy eating and sunshine vitamin d. Then one sleepless night in agony, at resort, on my own. First day at Home with wife and kids which I missed heaps. Yesterday in little catholic hospital rabaul on drip. At 3am a…
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I'm questioning my good results.
When I had my onc appt last week for the first time since chemo ended in May, I was told everything was good. Well I did not look at the papers. Today I got copies of my CT and lab work and there was nothing like tumors but there were a few things that I don't understand. On the CT it said spleen mildly prominent and mild…
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Jorge's new kind of chemo
Jorge's new chemo is Folfiri with Erbitux he will get folfiri and erbitux every other Monday and then on the off Monday he will just get Erbitux has anyone been on the chemo and if so how did it work for you thanks guys
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Question on how long after CT scan .. do you know?
Hello everyone and good day to you all! I have a question my hubby went in for his 2nd yearly CT scan on the 13th. Now his appointment with the ONC is not scheduled until Oct 7th. When do you actually hear how the details to the scan turned out? If there was something that showed up on the scans that needed attention is it…
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Hello **Update****
15th september 2011 After 8 months finally had my cea and full blood count done today at my cancer hospital. Now it's just waiting for the results. Friends have asked why have I asked for it again am I ill? I just have my csn family who I follow and they keep me educated. So as much as I would like to stay in denial it's…
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once had cancer, always compromised immune system?
I'm wondering if this is true. What do you all out there think about this? Stage 3 colorectal cancer dx 2009 as of now, clear scans
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1st Pet scan since treatment started
I had my first pet scan today after 4 treatments should have the results back in the next couple of days. Even though the doctor says my blood levels were good and he thinks the spots on my liver are better I am still worried. I wish they could just read them right then and tell you something waiting is the worst part.…
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It's mid afternoon here ,tomorrow early I'm going to Mexico so I'm going to be away from the board f
10 days, will try to post Friday's post from there!. Hugs!
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OT-Waiting game for me
Everyone tells a caregiver, "Remember to take care of yourself". Easier said than done, but I took the first step and went to go see a dermatologist about a couple of moles. I knew they didn't look right, but shoved it to the side; Robert's fight takes all of my attention. The derm took measurements and biopsies from my…