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khl8 very little about you since came back from London!
Kathy where are you?
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Reading Room: Are Coca-Cola and Pepsi Guilty?
Are Coca-Cola and Pepsi Guilty? Caramel Color in Soft Drinks May Cause Cancer The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) believes that the caramel color used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi could cause cancer, reports ABC News. Yet, the soft drink industry denies that caramel color is harmful. CSPI is requesting that the…
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TUTORIAL: How to see who your friends are on CSN site
Click here for image. This lets you see who your friends are as well as who has you listed as a friend. This way you can find friends you haven't even used yet! ;-)
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Jorge is on chemo and ..........
Jorge got his chemo and on the first night of chemo i try to keep the kids away from Jorge becaues he's talks about how he feels about when the kids hurt him or lie about things .so last night Jorge started to talk to our daughter Celeste about how she leaves everything for me to do when it comes to her kids .my grandkids…
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CEA is normal
CEA is 3.3, four months ago it was 3.1. Very good! Made my evening! Off to eat my home made chicken/vegetable soup, it is very hearty and soooooooooo good!
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question about 5 FU
Hey all! My mom is on FOLFOX and she just started her last round of chemo (had 3 mos, then surgery, 6 weeks of radiation, and now her final 3 mos of chemo). When she was on radiation they gave her a low dose of 5-FU for the entire 6 weeks, but then she had 3 or 4 weeks of rest after radiation ended. During radiation she…
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Suzanne Somers
Did anybody see Dateline tonight? They had Suzanne Somers on talking about her book and her "expertise" on cancer. Right...If anybody watched, what did you think? *hugs* Gail
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Question about the site
Dumb question that has been bothering me awhile. How come when I go to send email from here, and I click on the list of my friends, it doesn't show them all. There are people that I KNOW are friends, because I look at their pages, and it says they're my friend, but they don't appear on that email list. What the heck?…
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HH. GIOVANNI. XXXlll where are you ?
Hugs!
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Naturopath/MD Visit
I had my visit and the first thing they are checking for are parasites and checkIng for metal allergies. Sent away the blood samples. I go back next week for another BMI test. I don't show a lot of toxicity. I am dehydrated, which is a big surprise. I drink 4-5 bottles of water a day. She put me on parabiotic plus. Hope I…
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Why do the radiation ?
On 12/19/10 mom had emergency surgery, removed a bowel obtrusion and five lymph nodes. Colostomy. On 12/23/10 she was diagnosed with 3/c Colorectal Cancer. On 1/27/11 She had a PET Scan. On 2/4/11 We received the PET results, it came back “clean” “no hot spots” her blood work looked good as well. Her oncologist wants her…
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Colon Cancer to Pancreas (Devistated Daughter update)
Hi everyone, sorry it's been a month since my first post, but it's been a hard month. We just found out last week that my mom's colon cancer is now in her pancreas. 3 different strands have come into the pancreas (i'm not sure where). Has anyone had this happen to them? She's in a lot of pain that radiates through her…
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LIVER, 6 weeks of chemo and radiation plus the pills, liver did not respond to chemo, origial cancer
hi there, im here for a nephew who has colon cancer, the tumor was to big to take out, it has spread to sacrum liver lymphnodes. the chemo seems to have stoped all places with a report today. but doctors say in the liver cancer it has grown 20% any1 kno y its not helping in the liver. he had 7 spots on his liver and they…
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Earth Fare Grocery Store
Hi. I do not know if you have an Earth Fare Grocery Store in your area but they provide healthy food ---- ---- Earth Fare!! No High Fructose Corn Syrup. Chicken without antibiotics. NO hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils (added trans fats) -- NO artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives -- NO…
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help please re chemo suggestions ? any relevant clinical references
folfox for rectal or just 5fu ?? whats world best practice ?? My friend , a dad , with kids under 50 just had his t3 rectal tumour out with clear margins. 7 local nodes found positive. no other spread. his onc recommended 5fu only chemo and suggested 30-60% of being here 5 years. so I said we are pretty similair cancers…
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vitamin d3 for kids and family and me
i am pretty convinced by the dr garland utube video, found it by searching archives for vitamin d3. i am really happy about vitamin d3 watched video utube , just started taking supplement. getting blood tests monday, was thinking of doing it for the whole family. first thanks to the posts on this site mainly lisa42 is the…
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Scary article about our food supply
at naturalnews.com/031473_GMOs_pathogens.html Dr Mercola's site has also published articles on genectically modified organisms as well as Roundup.....you'll probably be hearing more of "Roundup" if you haven't already......Something for the mind to ruminate upon......
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Chemo/Radiation prior to surgery done now can't sleep
Please help. I have now been done with the prior to surgery chemo/radiation for three weeks and for the last week I have been lucky to get 2 hours of sleep per night. I am not thinking of my cancer or surgery and have been really positive through this whole thing. I have high stage III (they initially diagnosed stage IV)…
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Medical marjiuana
I am new to this site. This is my 2nd post. I expressed in my original post that my dad is suffering from alot of pain. He has stage 4 colorectal cancer that has metastisized to the liver. He has tons of pain in his belly area. He is on fentynal patch and oxycotin every 3-4 hours and still has alot of discomfort. I have…
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chemo tomorrow
well guys Jorge is having chemo tomorrow.Last week we had blood work and had to see the chemo doctor but our doctor was away so we seen a other one he came into the room and told Jorge that i looked over your file and i have to said things look great and you are a very lucky man.so we go to chemo tomorrow.we also had the…
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Sundance Feels the Leucovorin Shortage - Coming to a Pharmacy Near You:)
It's the drug sensation - that's sweeping the nation....and the globe actually. Well, interesting day at Infusion today...Sundance has finally been caught up in the Leucovorin "shortage." The hospital has run out here in Texas as well...NCI or not. And they are not offering the Leucovorin pills that I've read some of you…
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Need a hug today - Update
I haven't posted a lot lately, but I do check in on everyone. I am about to take off for Ohio to say a final goodbye to my Mom. Actually, she probably won't still be alive by the time I get there. She is 83, and battled chronic leukemia for a while now. I spoke to her on her birthday (Feb 12) and she seemed good. But this…
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I am here
and thank you for thinking about me, pepebcn. I read posts everyday, and cannot explain why I no longer post and do apology because the support and advice I received here got me through my journey. I have had a lot on my mind the last several months and are trying to work through the stuff so I can see the light. Don't…
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Looking for input surgery v chemo??
i'm seeing both my onc and the surgeon tomorrow and I I'd like some input or opinions from the family. I'm really leaning towards getting surgery and then restarting chemo as opposed to restarting chemo and waiting for surgery. My last chemo was Jan. 31. Am I correct in that it is recommended that surgery be 4 to 6 weeks…
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STEALTH BELT
Ostomy nurse recommended Stealth Belt. Looked it up online. It looks OK. Has anyone tried it?
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DAILY SCHEDULE
My stoma output is erratic - both as to time of day, and wildly varying consistency of product. It makes me very nervous when I have to schedule a meeting with a customer or a vendor at a jobsite. Today I was 10 minutes late for an appointment because I was changing my bag in my van. Then I spent the appointment time…
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vitamins/natural/herbs supplements
Can anyone suggest or recommend what supplements etc I could or should try?
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Chris will now be bubble wrapped~~~~
Hi Friends Friday I got a call saying meet me at the ER!!! So I rush there to find him with a 16 inch nail sticking out of his finger,straight through... He shot a nail with the nail gun through the middle of his finger. Through the bone and joint barley missing the tendon! Most people have a baby book, I have started a 40…
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Residual effects of chemo
Valentines day was my second ever chemo treatment (Folfox + Avastin). This one hit me a little harder than the first. I am concerned about one of the side effects. I go see my onc on Wednesday, but I was wondering if anyone has had this side effect too, because I haven't read about it before. Ok it's a little embarrasing,…
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Off topic, but to me worth it............
My 6 year old "debutante" lost her first tooth today, and she has an elegant party Friday at her kindergarten class...LOL...she is adorable...I will try and get a pic of her up in here soon ......had to share with my family ...........buzz Oh and BTW, she took a ziplock bag and put the tooth in that is under her pillow at…