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Clinical Trial 09-276
Anyone else on this board enrolled in this trial through Mass General or Dana Farber? It is a trial of 2 drugs, av-951 is like avastin and acts as selective VEGFR1, 2 and 3 kinase inhibitor blocking new blood vessel formation. RAD-001 is everolimus a mTOR inhibitor and has been approved for kidney cancer. Thought I'd see…
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Mates you know... Its FRIDAY at least here! any interesting plan for the weekend? newbies invited to
Raining ,raining,raining here , and the worst tomorrow ! I start my holidays .Arghhhhh ! Hugs and l cheer the newbies to post here !
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862LT any news from her?
hugs?
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Buzz thinking of you and family this week end!
Good luck good vibes!. Hugs!
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My hair
First I hate asking something like this when it is such a very sad time here. I sure would love to hear Kerry's answer. He is so fun and loving also. I could use his sense of humor now. ....... So I have a question. How do you shave your head? What is the best way. I feel funny asking this. It's just that I've never had to…
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Off Topic.....Loster than last years Easter egg...
going round in circles today not getting much accomplished...Surgery Monday for wife and I have to go back to work in the morning...Nothing getting done...feel like I'm stalemated...Im gonna just quit for the day and call it a wash...finish my ice cream and go outside. I just wanna lay down and go to sleep, to much to do…
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New Guy
Hello, I ran across this site and have been reading through it and been extremely touched by many of the entries and learned a lot. Thank you. I wish I knew about this four months ago. My name is Ray and I have stage 4 colon cancer that was diagnosed early this year. I am 46 and live near the beach in southern NJ. I spent…
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Remember all that Doom and Gloom?
Heck, I sure do. Not going to live, gave my stuff away, made my plans for this super nice wake for everyone to go to, you'll never have surgery, blah, blah, blah. And here I am, was scared about CEA last couple of weeks because it went up .2 the last visit and lots of aches in bones. Well, turns out it's arthritis and I'm…
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Happy Easter to my Doppleganger
Happy Easter my little fiend Who like the Christ rise yet again We see you there, as you do roam Throughout the blood searching for a home For now we watch and weigh the means To chase you down, destroy your genes To drive you out; well we must fight Until you learn that we were right There only can one winner be And that,…
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Pet/CT results and update
Well, I've had my last BIG hurrah, but still plan to have many more small ones. My oncologist says that in hindsight, he shouldn't have let me have such a long break. But we don't do hindsight... because if I did that for my original complaints and misdiagnosis, and any treatment decisions made along the way, there are…
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thx for the replies on chemo or not
Thank you all so much for replying. I know now that I am NOT alone in this you guys/girls are awesome. When I was dxs the specialist said right away for my blockage there was NO chemo/radiation possible. The rush is because of the almost total blockage of the tumor. High left side of the colon I am a stage III B. The…
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Clear PET/CT....but CEA rising.... How???? Why???..
Brief background: Had Cyberknife (CEA a little over 10 at this time) to right lung met in Oct. 2010. 4 weeks later developed radiation pneumonia in Rt. lung with a few questionable "spots". 2 different team of docs had different opinions about this. One said ALL pneumonia related..the other said pneumonia in lung but spots…
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a up date on the love of my life Jorge
well guys i have some good news about jorge and i wasn't going to post it but a very awesome man told me to do so thanks buzz for getting me to post it . Jorge will be done his radtaion on tuesday and he will be taking the 5fu pump off and 6weeks after tuesday jorge should be going in for surgery to remove the tumors .we…
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Anaballe watching tv from Rome, via crucis?
Beautiful !
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A little good news
Our local Toronto newspaper had an article in yesterday's newspaper. They have been publishing articles on cancer - people living with it, who have recovered, etc, as it is Cancer Month. This article talked generally about cancer + said how dramatically our chances for longer term survival go up when we reach 1 year since…
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It's been awhile.
I havnt posted a topic in awhile but wanted to share a few thoughts with you guys. One can get addicted to this discussion board. Theres been a few times when I thought "there's too much pain here" "there's alot of disagreement" "people love to debate too much" others just agree and say they will pray for you. I have said…
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2behealed
Hi Emily, I don't mean to pry but I wanted to let you know that I have been thinking of you + your Mom + hope her recovery is going well.
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My profile update
Last night I promised to update my profile, the only problem, I don't know how. Can anybody help? I have never had these problems before. Maybe it's my computer (still don't know how to operate it fully) or maybe it's chemo brain. Sorry :( When I learn how I will let ya'll know. Meanwhile I can let you know what my petscan…
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Re Kerry S our friend
*** Please note that since Kerry did not participate in the Christmas card list, I have edited last name information *** Apr 20, 2011 Kerry S was born March 26, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri and entered into rest April 19, 2011 in Salem, Missouri at the age of 68. Survivors include his wife “Susie” ; sons Bradley & wife…
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new here
just wanted to say hello to everyone
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Update on my Mom
Well we met with her specialist yesterday, he will be performing the surgery on Easter Monday. Left hemicolectomy, with no need at this time for a colostomy but if that changes during the surgery it would be temporary. Her dx is; N1 T3 M0 IIIB He said 2 lymph nodes were enlarged and would be able to tell further what's…
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To One In Sorrow....a poem by Grace Noll Crowell
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend, And let me take your hand. I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, Can understand. Let me come in - I would be very still Beside you in your grief; I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend, Tears bring relief. Let me come in - I would only breathe a prayer, And hold…
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what to expect if I decide to follow up with Chemo?
Hi All, I am new here. I am the Marjan half in Marjan's daughter. My daughter is my Rock and coach and is with me every step of the way. Eastermonday I will be operated on, left side ( see posting Marjans daughter) so far no signs of spreading to lungs or liver, however enlarged lymphnodes will be taken out also. Marjan's…
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Semis and Caregivers, Family and friends...
Its been a very sad week for all of us. Although we knew when we took this role in this place that more than likely we would have to feel some of the losses by people with our issues. We never thought that these people would become our friends, our confidants, our family. Whew, its been sad, this week as well as most weeks…
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Here I sit
Here I sit at MSKCC waiting for my appointment with Dr. Paty. I could not help but think of you all. I hope you all are doing well and that those of you struggling are getting the help you need. I am feeling fortunate to be getting the level of care I have been getting mostly through other people advocating on my behalf. I…
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You want some fun? For SOCCER supporters specially! and for all of you !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Mox_5g9Cc&feature=youtube_gdata_player The thing is that Real Madrid has beaten us yesterday and won the Spanish King's cup soccer .one of the most prestigious tournaments in Europe ,but watch what that gang of donkeys did to the cup! 100 years of history ,25 kilos of silver and gold!. The…
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Back to reality after a break
I took a break from all things cancer for over a month. My last chemo was March 17 and it was maintenance chemo. Prior to this I was on FOLFIRI w/Avastin for 8 tx. My CEA had stayed at 2 for several cycles, and my PET/CT scan the beginning of February looked good. So I was moved up to maintenance chemo (which just meant…
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Re: msccolon/ our Mary
Mary Elizabeth Scofield, 50, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at her home after a courageous 7 year battle with colon cancer. Born in Phoenixville, PA with her twin brother, Matt, she was predeceased by her mother, Lugretta Metz Bobola. Her father, Edward Bobola resides in Jacksonville, FL. Ms. Scofield worked as a computer…
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Smith & Nephew wipes recall......
In a post on March 28, Thxmiker wrote about a recall of medical wipes made by Triad Group due to failure to ensure the sterility of its products when inspected by federal investigators.....Turns out, in an item dated 4/20 also at aboutlawsuits.com, this also affects adhesive remover wipes, skin-prep and other wipes under…
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Age 30? Colon cancer? What????
I'm very happy to be here but I'm very frustrated with life right now. I have 3 beautiful children, 11, 3 & 2 years old. A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer and it blind sided me. I went to the ER because I kept vomiting and the last thing I thought it could be was any kind of cancer. I'm trying to stay…