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Mum diagnosed with colorectal stage IV and given 3 months to live.
Hi all, im a newbie to this forum. I just need an outlet to vent my feelings out to someone but dont know who ): my mum was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer at the age of 46 around mid-august on 2010. i didnt know it was stage 4 at the start of diagnosis as she tells me it was stage 1. my aunt was the one who…
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cancer spread
Hi, haven't posted on cc for a while, my husband had the bad news that the cancer had spread to his peritoneal from being dx with bowel cancer stage 3c in Aug 2010. We are both still trying to get our heads round it. The onc is giving him 3 types of chemo, 2 via iv, and then 8 tab of xeloda at home which after the first…
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New picture
this picture is of Jorge my true love
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Laryngitis
Has anyone gotten laryngitis as a chemo effect? I usually have a bit of hoarseness from the chemo that lasts a day or two...but this time it turned into full-blown laryngitis. I did have a lot going on during the week, doing too much talking. I had chemo on Wed and lost my voice on Friday afternoon :( I have had issues…
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anyone had this chemo side effect?
My aunt's fingernails split from side to side, what I mean is, they start splitting in the middle part (but on the side toward the center)it's horrible. It's almost like when you hit your fingernail and it bends backwards and cracks from left to right in the center of your finger, only hers split on each side and go toward…
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CT scan tomorrow
Hey gang, Have a long day at Penn tomorrow. I'm scheduled for my second CT scan with contrast in the morning and then the usual doctor's visit and chemo hook up in the afternoon. This will be my first scan since they swiched out Avastin for Oxaliplatin. I will tuck in lunch with my mom and aunt in the middle. My onc thinks…
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a year on
Next month it will be a year since I finished my chemo for stage 3 colon cancer. I am having 3 month check-ups at the moment and all have been good so far. I just take it a day at a time. When I was first diagnosed you guys were there for me. I was so scared and frightened. I am 44 and have 2 young daughters. I felt so…
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Lesvanb, Geotina, Cynthia, ! You fine?
Hugs !
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Chicoturner how are you?
Have not seen you post in a while, hope you are just enjoying summer with your family.
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Chemo Break?
Hello everyone, hope that you are all doing well this hot summer day. It's been awhile since I posted, but read posts daily. The passing of AnneCan really hit me hard. She and I were dx'd about the same time and were both told we were inoperable. She was so determined to beat this damned beast. At my last onc appointment…
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2nd round of folfox and oxy
Ok guys this is not the same man Jorge just got his 2nd chemo today and he is still up at 10 pm. And man he has eaten a lot today and singing this man is just blowing me away on his 1st chemo 2 weeks ago he was so mean and rude and all he did was sleep. Maybe all this good today is because his mother is here I told her…
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liquid vitamins and no colon
Are liquid vitamins more effective if you don't have a colon? I am going to the bathroom every 30 minutes since I got home from hospital. I can tell that the iron supplement and other vitamins are not staying in my body long enough. Any advice on taking liquid vitamins verses capsules? I am still very weak and my iron…
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I need HELP - anxiety has taken over my life.
Hi - my mom was recently (6/27/2011) diagnosed with colon cancer. She had a radical resection done on 6/29/2011 and has been recovering well from her surgery. She had 2 out of 15 lymph notives testing positive so we knew right away that she'd need chemo. TWO BIG SHOCKS in one week. Since then, we have had to deal with…
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Great CT results
Had my second scan today in the morning and my onc said the preliminary results looked great and she was "ecstatic" with my scan during our afternoon session. No spread to other organs, no ascites, shrinkage of my major colon tumor and no growth of my peritoneal caking. She thinks we are on the right track with my regimen…
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hope for those who have been diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 with poor prognosis!!!!
Hi all, its been quite some time since i have logged in but felt the need to write this today as im sure this will give hope to some that have been given a poor prognosis. to cut a long story short, my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 on 21st december 2010. He was also told that he had mets in the liver…
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New with no insurance
Newly diagnosed (3 weeks ago.) After suffering from abdominal pain, I was admitted to hospital and tumor was removed. Had a hard time finding a job in this economy but landed a great one 2 months ago. I was one month away from insurance. Am trying to find financial assistance but since I'm only 54 years old with no…
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have you pooped anywhere unusual ? its time for some poop stories.
some may know i poop in my 4wd, i have a portaloo in the back. thankgod. while over in fiji, i pooped at midnight under the stars on the dirt road. but, the most embarrasing was a week earlier in fiji, on another dirt road. my son had a 40.4 degree temperature, so we went to the village hospital. he got some antibiotics.…
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i am a stool photographer, not stills but stools
i got a new smart phone the htc desire hd, well its got a great camera. they say a picture is worth a 1000 words, well i'll ask my colorectal surgeon if he agrees!!!! yes i have photographed every stool for the last few days, thats lots. going to start photographing meals/food as well. then i will have inputs and outputs…
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Good Advice
All I saw this post on another board here at CSN, I thought it was worth repeating here, as there are many out there that have problems with medical bills, its not ground breaking but it in my opinion is simply laid out and it makes alot of sense. So I hope it helps someone. "My name is Mary and I have just finished…
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Interesting article on Yahoo about colon cancer
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/the-cancer-you-can-beat-today
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Mom's Home
My Mom had her liver re-section on the 12th of July. She was in ICU for about a week, then in regular room for a few days. She is home resting as best as she can. She is very, very tired. Her pain has been mild to moderate. She has a very hard time with pain meds as they cause her to hallucinate. Drs. say it takes about…
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Bad news and needed prayer
i am new to this site and already it has become a very important part of my day. i have been through colorectal cancer. I have been telling my doc for months about the pain in my stomach and side. the tumor markers were indicating that there was some sort of a problem. the doc kept attributing the pain to adhesions. i…
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Health Insurance
This is coming up a lot recently. I may be able to help some of you find insurance (depending on where you live.) I am a licensed broker. I am not advertising, just offering my services if anyone is interested. There are no fees, obligations, or pressures. If interested, please PM me, and I'll let you know if I can help,…
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Avastin or Erbitux
Good morning... I had recurrent rectal cancer stage IV with met of one spot to liver. Had entire rectum and liver spot removed in January and about to start chemo. I am told that I am NED and the choice to thave the chemo is mine but that they recommend it to take care of any remaining cells (if there are any). I am taking…
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New Member and scared
I am only 36 yrs old and I just got diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer on June 2nd of this year. I had a colon resection which we thought was successful. I just recently went to my oncologist and my cancer marker was very high. The doctor was concerned that my cancer had spread. I had a PET scan and it has spread to my…
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CEA........***UPDATED TODAY_07/23,2011***
Bloodwork done last Thursday got results Friday...CEA up to 7.4.....CT Scan this week as soon as it gets scheduled she is having it overnighted to see whats up...Last bloodwork 3 months ago was 1.4...Scan 3 months ago as you know showed nothing unusual so praying for nothing but CEA for me is usually on track with…
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Surgery has been cancelled...
Dear all, After all the discussion, my mum had made a very difficult decision for herself - one more surgery to remove the new mets in liver and lung. BUT got a call from the lung surgeon today and told us it's not possible to remove them. Instead of 4, there are 6 of them in the lung and they are just too small to be seen…
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Hi mates it is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend? newbies welcomed to post here!
Just going to the beach!
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tests on Monday
Well I have a colonscopy and at the same time they are going to put a camera down my throat to see if I have developed any weak veins from my chirrosis. The doctors are pretty sure that the 12 treatments of Folfox damaged my liver since they eliminated all other causes of chirrosis( I don't drink and the most common cause…
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can't sleep
It has been 17 days since I got home from the hospital having my colon removed. I can not sleep at night or during the day. The Dr sent me home with 1000mg of tylenol, 600 mg ibruprophen and 5 mg of oxycodone. I stopped the tylenol because of upset stomach. I only take the oxy at night because I am really not in alot of…