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Free membership to the YMCA for cancer pts.
Hello everyone, I just wanted to mention, that there is a free 3 month membership to the YMCA for us cancer folks. It includes a trainer to help you, and you get to mingle with other cancer patients. You must attend the class 2 days per week, but you are free to workout and attend as many classes as you want to, just like…
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Pain after disconnecting
Hello, Today I got disconnected from my second chemo (5-fu, oxy, leuc, avastin). I noticed that both times, for the next couple of days, I feel pain in various parts of my body. Mostly in my upper lungs (It has spread to my lungs) but in other places too. So I am wondering if this is the chemo killing the cancer in my…
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I just NOW got off the phone talking with Kerry’s wife Susie
I just got off the phone talking the “ Scary old woman ”Kerry’s wife Susie This is the update that I got. The surgery took longer than expected and Kerry was under for just over 10 hours. The surgeon said that they got about 85% of the tumor and believes that a full brain radiation can kill off the rest of it. He was in…
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Cheryl is going to leave the building :)
Hi all! Just thought I'd report in. It is now Day 10 after the first Irinotecan chemo infusion. As you all know, I've had quite the time of it and although I had prepared myself for possibly a couple days where I would have to slow down and take it easy... I had no idea I would have 8 days of sheer misery. Yesterday and…
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Lisa42 - Gorgeous picture!
Hey Lisa42.... just had to mention that the new picture of you and your little dog is wonderful! You have such a gorgeous smile, it just lights up your whole face. And your little darling on your lap looks like he/she is full of attitude! I love that in little dogs :) :) Anywho... I haven't read through all he various…
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Hopefully this gives someone hope
Hi everyone sorry havent been on quite sometime yep ca is still here in bothe lungs but here is a short story I hope will help someone out there I was first dx about 7 years ago w colon ca had surgery folow up w maintance chemo stage II every thing was fine until about 3 yrs ago dx w stage IV colon ca had spread but it had…
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5fu maintenance
thanks, tess
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Folfox
Hi there... Last year I did Xeloda with no real side effects. My rectal cancer came back after a year and the oncologist is going to put me on a Folfox which they say is more agressive. I meet with him next week but was wondering if it is always Monday-Friday that you get the treatment or is it 2 days on and then 12 days…
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Drum Roll Please!
Our very own Buckwirth (Blake) now appearing on the CSN welcome page Celebrating Life pics along with our illustrious Old Coot Kerry S. Congratulations gents! Marie who loves kitties
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NED
Does it mean No Evidence of Disease? Sorry I'm still new - thanks :-)
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Nicotine Chewing gum can rise CEA?
Yep I have to recognize I was a heavy smoker ! but since my last PET and Scan ( one month ago ) were completely clear I decided to stop smoking! and here comes my big surprise; I start to have Nicotine chewing gum , lots , and since I m having this and quit of smoking my CEA has raised from 2.5 to 4.5 do you thing chewing…
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Brief article should be read, tho title more hype than called for:"World's first chemical guided mis
to wiping out cancer"......this date at physorg.com/print217158093.html
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BUZZ (with a Z).....
Hey you...... How about a new pic..... where we can see your sexy perv face????? What you say????? I need to look into those eyes....schweetheart! Jen
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Any golfers out there?
Hello everyone, I'm a newbie, 74 yrs, colostomy 12.1.10. Excellent health except for the "problem." Going through the, I suppose typical, adjustments of acceptance, schedule, leaks, clothing, etc. Assuming that I resolve or come to grips with these things, the question remains - what does one wear on the golf course? I…
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Looking for support
My dad has been diagnosed with Stage 4 metastic colon cancer. It appears to be in his colon and liver. He is 60 years old and otherwise has been in great health. He has been going thru chemo for about 5 or 6 months. He has a 3 day chemo session going home with the pump and getting it off on day 3. One of his medicines are…
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NOTICE that KERRY is posting alive and kicking in Brook's thread !
Hugs!
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Icky and might be away a day or two
Just wanted to post a quick note saying I love all of y'all and will try to catch up with everybody soon. I am having possibly a very nasty stomach virus or a blockage or I don't know. Vomiting and diarrhea all night, along with the most excrutiating pain I've ever felt. I was literally out of my head with the pain for…
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Bone drugs may reduce colon cancer risk?
Common Bone Drugs May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk 16 Feb 2011 An international team of researchers has found that the use of bisphosphonates - drugs already taken by millions of healthy women to prevent bone-loss - for more than one year was associated with a 50 percent reduction in the risk of postmenopausal colorectal…
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ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS THAT TIME AGAIN WHEN YOU GET A NEW SPECIAL FRIEND>>>an
everyone knows the drill....whomever posts below me has my back for the rest of the weekend and the following week, til about next weekend when I do it again....We had some great gestures passed around and I hope everyone felt the prayers, hopes, wishes, sparks, thoughts, vibes, whatever floats your boat, I hope you felt…
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A little of help from you!
To all those which are still in Chemo since long time! , (more than 12 rounds), how is reacting your liver? how are your liver encimes?, not a problem long time chemeo for your liver function?. I ask that as my liver encimes are quite Hight since I stopped my lad chemo and I'm little worried! Hugs!
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Another loss to this beast
I just need to vent. I am angry I am sad Don Miller is the brother of the man - Dr Walter Miller, who got me into Sloan Kettering/Dr. Fong, who performed my 9-tumor liver resection last March. Don was diagnosed with colon cancer a few months ago. Dr Fong couldn't help him. He went downhill fast and passed this Saturday. I…
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Hi..... GUESS WHAT? ........
I went to see my Onc today and got CT results. I have had radiation pneumonia in my right lung from Cyberknife for several weeks now. It appears that has gotten slightly worse. Onc said I needed to continue with steroids but by the time I finished the first round of them my chest was hurting so bad I thought I was having a…
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JUST LUCKY
After radiation,chemo,and surgery,surgeon and oncologist were pushing follow up chemo. My oncologist then told me that a major Italian study was published last November/December. Patients with rectal cancer, either in remission or after successful surgery, 'received no perceived benefit from additional chemotherapy.' As…
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liver resection march 10
hi everyone, i have not kept up with my peeps like i should, am feeling better these days as i am on a chemo break the month of february in preparation for liver resection in march. i have more energy, my nose is starting to feel better after being tender and having bloody snot from the avastin and campostar. my hands are…
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Pepe
Hugs to you.... That's all... just hugs.
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Anyone interested in the vaccine approach to cancer might want to check out:
"Despite Setbacks, Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Trials March On", tho not much yet for CRC, at internalmedicinenews.com which has some prety interesting stuff on their site.....such as another item having to do with ineffectiveness of Avastin for us stage 3ers....
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Our group pic, the girls
Gail, Lisa, Sarah and I.
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plh4gail ( Gail) Annabelle ( Kim) where are you?
Hugs!
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Gabrielle...get your arse back in here..........................please
Yeah, I left when the last bruhaha went up for a while but I came back, Hell, I missed my family.....come on back in here, you need us , we need you, and your dad needs you and us...Come on, ........I'll buy ya dinner ? ...what if I get down on my knees and beg...you say no ? How bout please ? How bout a gift certificate…
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Daughter's Biopsy
Well, the biopsy has been done. My daughter kept hearing the words, "We better get one there, that doesn't look good." She said she's laying there thinking "Hey, people I'm awake laying here, I prefer not to hear those words at this moment"!!! They took 5 different sections (don't know if that's right word)and we won't…