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Lori's son.....Anthony
I just heard from Lori. Her son passed away a short while ago....... Peace be with her family. Gail
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Asking For Prayers & Advice
My Mom has not been eating much at all lately. She had dropped about 25 lbs. She has another chemo treamtent next week and then her PET Scan is scheduled for the 27th of May. She will then meet with her liver dr. I am scared as she seemed to have not appetite, no energy and depressed. Just asking for prayers and any advice…
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sonia32
Please come + say hi to us!
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New here..waiting for results
Diagnosed with stage 3C colon cancer last august, had resection and 6 months of chemo. I just finished 5 weeks ago and my oncologist said my blood work indicates the colon cancer is back. Had a pet scan friday..waiting for the results sometime today Its so hard to wait like this Betty
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anyone used collagen pro by orthoplex
my nd recommends this for post op recovery; collagen pro by orthoplex just checking if anyone has used these supplements for wound healing. i have a big whole to fix where stoma was hugs pete
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Help me please? :(
Okay...I thought I was spared the oxy neuropathy. I was wrong. My onc took me off of it when he found out my symptoms were getting to a certain point of severity. For the last month and a half or so it has been getting soo soo bad. My feet feel thick and numb and prickly all over! And I think it's beginning to go up my…
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Busy week!
Hi, everyone. Sorry I've been quiet. It will continue this week, too, to a certain extent. This is Relay for me, and since I'm on the committee, as well as being captain of my own team, it's a busy time for me. Just want y'all to know I love you, and I'm praying for you! I'll be walking for us all this Friday! *Hugs* Gail
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Jaw pain and tightness under chin
I know some people have had jaw pain on the first bite of food or drink while on folfox. I have the jaw pain for a couple of days after trt., but i have continuous tightness under the chin, and maybe upper neck. I can tolerate it, but not if it gets worse. Does anyone know what i'm talking about? I mentioned it to the…
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Early colon cancer detector
I was watching the 11:00 o'clock news (CTV, a Canadian station)+ there was a story on a new CC detector to detect at early stages. This is being developed at the University of Alberta. It looks at urine + cancer waste products that are released in urine. Apparently it is more accurate than the fecal occult test. It detects…
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radiation 4 90 year old
Please advise expected symptoms for radiation to lungs 15 treatments @ 10 minutes per session for 3 weeks mon-FRi. No chemo or surgery planned. She is 90. We have been watching growth for one year, no spread, growth minimal. Only reason we are doing radiation because tumor is starting to block airway, which will cause…
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Happy Mothers Day!!
I know its a little early, but I wanted to be the 1st to wish all of the beautiful mothers on this board a very happy Mother's Day:) Have a wonderful day with all of your loved ones-Melissa
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How is your wife doing Buzz?
I have been wondering how things are going after your wife's surgery. I think she still has another one to go, doesn't she? I hope all is well.
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Join us Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Weights, Paddling, Jogging and get SURVIVAL BOOST
Join us Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Weights, Paddling, Jogging and get SURVIVAL BOOST This post started out as walking, but we are an open minded bunch and now we have 4 exercise types listed in the title. Just move if you can. We also have the unique 100,000km 30 year clinical trial being run here. will anyone make this…
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Totally Off Topic/Strangest Night Last Night**The newpaper gives the rest of the story** UPDATE
SANTA CRUZ - A group of men robbed four UC Santa Cruz students early Sunday morning as the students walked to a bus stop near campus, police said. About 1 a.m. Sunday, two 19-year-old men, an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were walking home from watching a movie at a friend's home near Laurent and King streets,…
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Off to the Dominican Republic in Morning.....
Finally....vacation!!!! YAY!! I will be off the boards for a week. I may check in once in a while via Blackberry. Tomorrow afternoon I will be celebrating Mothers Day on the beach...sipping a Bahama Mama...being served by a hot young good looking stud.... ahhhhhhhhh...yes, SOOOOOOOOO need this!!! The next fight begins…
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R.I.P. SEVE BALLESEROS FOR THOSE WHO LIKE GOLF!
One of th most Golf legends ever! RIP.
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.
To all the moms out there.Enjoy your day!
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Health Tip.........(FUNNY)
If you can't afford a doctor, go to an airport, You'll get an x-ray and a breast exam: and mention Al Queda and you will get a free colonostomy.....lol Steve
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What a pessimist
So I met with my newer oncologist yesterday for a general check up on how I'm doing on the 5-fu. I felt brave and asked him what he saw as far as my future outlook and he stated that my current chemo is just to keep my current nodules in check and he doesn't see them disappearing. I am not nor will I be a surgically…
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I am so pissed!
My dad has stage 4 colon cancer with mets to liver. Inoperable. He is 61 years old and having a really hard time. He was just starting to "deal" with the cancer and the other day I took him to chemo, we got home and his girlfriend had moved out!!! She said it is too much work to take care of him. He was heartbroken. He had…
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Buzz it is Sunday ! Not hubby circle today?
Hugs!
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Hi mates Its FRIDAY any interesting plan for the weekend?
Here just doing lots of errands and home duties ! Hugs!
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Good news!
I wanted to share my good news! Since I progressed on 5-FU and Avastin, after dropping Irinotecan when labs and scans went well, I had to go back on the big guns putting Irinotecan back in. FOLFIRI plus Avastin. With FOLFOX my CEA continued to rise for a few cycles before coming down. With FOLFIRI and Avastin, it continued…
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Folfox Again
Saw onc on wednesday to go over results of scan last friday. Again reults were a mixed bag. The pelvic mass shrank some but the mets to liver grew some. So it's back to folfox again. Have been on iriontecan and vectibix for the last year and it worked well for awhile but CEA has risen steadily for the last couple of months…
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Blood clot
Can anybody tell me what a blood clot in the calf feels like? I've been having some horrible pain since 2:00 a.m. I called my doctor and she wouldn't even see me, told me to go to the ER. I don't want to go sit for 2 or 3 hours in the OR just to be told I'm having calf cramps. Maybe if I had a little more information, I…
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Sometimes Timing is Everything
A friend of mine in the state of Washington, her husband is into motocross. So a month or so ago, he gets in a huge accident. Broken ribs, torn parts of body, couple of weeks in the hospital. While he's there, they discover a tumor on his kidney. After he healed from the motocross accident, which was just last week, he had…
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Gary! Man-U vs Barcelona!
What a Match!
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follow up chemo
Good Morning, I have a question. Since my visit with the surgeon I have been wondering about his saying I will probably not need chemo. (If no other cancer is found). He said there is no scientific evidence that it prevents a recurrence. Now, I am not a big fan of chemo. However, I guess i have it in my head that it would…
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I've been reading, wanted to say "hi"
I've been reading this board since my diagnosis September 14, 2010, but haven't written anything. Today, I want to say hello and thank you. Reading this board is more helpful than you know. I was diagnosed Stave IV with mets to my liver. They said my liver was 75% full of tumors, and were shocked that I was not jaundice.…
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Lovenux Injection
Hello- Is anyone taking the Lovenux injection shots for long term? My husband has a blood clot and the treat it for the past month but it is still there so they have put him on this injection twice a day for a year. That is excessive to me but the doctor explained that without it, his blood would not work properly and more…