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luvinlife2 (Kathy)
Does anyone know where Kathy is? She has not posted for awhile. Today I noticed she is missing from my friends list + all of her posts seem to be gone. I miss you Kathy!
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Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment - managing the day-to-day journey of colorectal cancer
Join Us for a Live Tele-Chat! Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment presented by: Eden Stotsky-Himelfarb, Stage 3 Rectal Cancer Survivor and Nurse Cancer treatment can cause many side effects. Some of these are easily controlled while others require specialized care. This chat will discuss some of the most common…
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Off topic. My mom update.
Today was bittersweet. I arranged the movers to take everything from mom's apartment back to her house. She had a glorious 3 months in her new home, October thru January, but that's over now. The staff were as warm and caring as usual. They all asked about her. It was then I went and visited with my mom. It was an altered…
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asparagus
Has anybody heard about below asparagus therapy,I'v got it yesterday by e-mail from a friend: Several years ago, I had a man seeking asparagus for a friend who had cancer. He gave me a photocopied copy of an article,entitled, `Asparagus for cancer ' printed in=20 Cancer News Journal, December 1979. I will share it here,…
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Port Dr followup?
Hi, I'm a newbie and I started Folfox chemo yesterday, and now I'm at home with my pump. I had my port put in last Friday and they connected to it yesterday. My oncologist checked it yesterday, as well as the lab nurse, PA, and chemo nurse. I then received a call from the office of the doctor who put it in because he likes…
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Kathi M Featured in ACS's Triumph Magazine
Yesterday I received my copy of ACS's spring issue of Triumph Magazine. I saw Kathi M's smiling face in an article about Everyday Heroes. In the article, she talks about CSN and why she has remained active since 2005. Way to go Kathi! BTW, I have Kathi's permission to tell you about the article. Hope she scans it and posts…
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Second Chemoembolization Next Week
My wife tolerated the first pretty well. Just asking, those who have had multiple chemoembolizations, how did you tolerate the succeeding ones? Best
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Thought of the Day
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Anyone else have a problem with a constant urge to have a Bowel Movement? Even after BM
My dad has stage 4 colon cancer with mets to the liver. Surgery not a option. Been doing chemo for about 5 months. He is miserable because of a constant feeling like he has to have a BM. even left after he does. He goes regularly so he is not constipated but is plagued by this urge and pain in his right side. He is on tons…
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Colorectal Cancer stage 4 metastasized to the spine
Hi Everyone, A little background on me, I am a NICU and PICU nurse and for the last 3 years have also worked on the pediatric oncology unit. I am now trying to go back to school to become a pediatric oncologist.. considering the depressing amount of children Ive cared for who have died from this disease. But I need some…
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barium enemas are such fun!!! I wished I could do it again tomorrow NOT
Drop the kids at school, the wife to her car so she could visit her sick dad and I made it to my 10am city appointment with barry enema. Its a joke, he is not a person its a procedure. Did my barium enemas today, no leaks found with internal joins and stitching. I have found some external leaks, been to the toilet 30 times…
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bad news
Hi all, So I went to see my doctor today to get my lab results from last weeks tumor extraction and got bad news. He said it is cancer and will give me a few weeks to heal before referring me to an Oncologist and having more tests done before starting chemo and radiation treatments. What can I expect from these as far as…
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For those doing or thinking of doing intravenous Vitamin C Tx:
"Peer Reviewed publication supporting Intravenous Vitamin C For Cancer Patients" at medicalnewstoday.com/articles.220327.php Funny, I also read recently that FDA was trying to restrict or out right ban this treatment
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Certainly .
Today has not been the best day in the forum .Hope tomorrow bring us better news.I ask, I beg to all those who get reasons to be positive to let us know ,also l beg to most of you to keep a positive attitude in your/our fight.Just because we need it!. Good night ,good luck!.
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NED AGAIN
Well after 12 rounds of Folfox ending last week Wednesday for stage 3C colon cancer again, ending with a bloated abdomen and waiting, waiting, waiting for the results of the CT scan. My ONC walked in with a smile and said you beat cancer again. He said that most people don't finish Folfox at my levels of dose and he was…
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With all my respects for every body , I just posted in a thread just saying that I would like
a board where forbidden to forbid were a motto does any body know where that thread is ? It has despaired! There was something disrespectful in those words? Not. Where we talking about religion? Not. was I following the thread? I think yes since some post there were dissatisfied with the thread and I was just answering…
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John Nimmons (somminj) update
I don't know what is going on but here's an update from a few minutes ago: John is out of recovery and has moved into his room @ Spartanburg Regional. He came through the procedure great. He now has a tube (bag) that will help keep his lung fluid free. This was more of a "comfort" procedure so that he doesn't have so much…
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I’m still the same S.O.B. I was before
Well the brain tumor is out. It was cancer mat from the colon. I’m still the same S.O.B. I was before. I’ve completed ten whole brain radiation treatments, with four more to go. They just make you feel tired. They put you on what they call “The Table” that positions you left right up down forward and back to align the…
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Neulasta Feedback
Hi. My Mom is scheduled for her 5th Chemo treatment today. Her platelets were GREAT, but her White Counts were low. When she goes on Thursday for a follow-up appt, she will be given a shot of Neulasta. Wanted to asky the board if anyone has any feedback on this medication, sideffects, etc. All the best to EVERYONE - Liz
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I had taken some time off from forums
I had taken some time off from the forums I visit to get some mental healing from all the deaths that had occurred on this and other boards. Turns out my mental healing finished just in time to allow me to deal with a new stage in my life- stage 4. I don't have much in the way of specifics, except it is bad. Involvement in…
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ACS Clinical Trials Matching Service (CTMS)
Today I received the spring issue of Triumph magazine, which is a publication of the American Cancer Society. There was an interesting article about the Clinical Trials Matching Service, which is a partnership of ACS and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to assure access to…
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anyone ask for your copay back when you have to skip a treatment?
I have a random question. Last week, my mom was supposed to get her 7th treatment of FOLFOX but her platelets were too low. So we're going this week and everything should be ok this time. (keeping fingers crossed). My mom remembered she had paid a $15 copay last week upon arrival (but didn't get treatment), so when we go…
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colorectal cancer with mets to liver- chemo- should we be hopeful
My partner was diagnosed with colon cancer spread to liver about six weeks ago. Normal colonoscopy August 2010 and normal blood tests for liver function same time. He had no symptoms until the liver was so enlarged that he had severe pain in ribcage. They are still unable to locate the primary tumor but are saying it is…
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scans again...
My husband goes for scans again this week, to see if this second round of chemo is working. Went to the oncologist appointment today and the colostomy pouch burst while in the bathroom. We had mistakenly not packed an extra wafer. The drs office sent someone out to the nearby hospital to get one for him to put on. He was…
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hi again from gabrielle !! xxx
hi all.....havent been around for some time, hope ur all doin well. xxxxx
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Help-probable mets to liver
I finally need some help. I did not find this site till after chemo and having been hanging around ned, posted when I felt I could relate to a problem. I am 3B 3/30 nodes positive. 7 rounds of folfox--bad reaction. I had a pet scan because of c scan results, probably mets to liver. Onc is going to have biopsy done to be…
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Chemo Taking Too long???
Hi, My wife is having her 3rd Chemo in china. she is taking 5FU+ Oxi. I am away from her and she just sent me a text message that the 48 hour bottle is taking too long. infact its 17 hours since it started and still it doesn't look like its decreasing in volume. so i am afraid that there is something wrong. The doctor said…
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Celebrating 9 years cancer free today...
Brief History Surgery March 20,2002 - Stage 3c rectal cancer with 10 positive lymph nodes. So on this beautiful sunny day and the first day of spring I am thrilled to be starting my 10th year in remission. Just wanted to share my story for anyone just starting this journey - have faith. Lisa
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Maglets ! Where and how are you?
Love you!
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Back after 7 years- damn! (+cyberknife query)
I haven't posted here since around 2006 as leaving this board was part of my recovery and getting on with normal life. It feels weird to be back but have just been told I have a recurrence and need some support and advise. I was diagnosed 2004, age 31, with low rectal cancer and had the usual treatments of preop…