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As ready as I can be for Monday!
Well, I think I've done all the preparation I can and I'm ready for Monday and the start of the Irinotecan chemo. This may sound silly to some of you who have been off and on chemo for years, but starting this new chemo it's like back to the first day of chemo... when you have no idea what you are getting yourself into. I…
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Need to rebel!!!
Having been really good at keeping to the right sorts of foods, supplements etc to help beat this rotten disease, I miss just leading a 'normal' life, which would include the (very)occasional night out with friends, when I could let my hair down and generally party! When I asked my oncologist the other week how much I…
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Prep Day for colonoscopy! ******update
It's early, getting up a raiding the fridge!! As you all know thus is a big one for me, I am right there with everyone else getting their two year results! I hate cancer!! **********************update I happy to report that all us clear!! No reaccurance in the colon!!!
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ebay.....not cancer...just askin
does anyone have any ebay experience either buying or selling? I would love to hear from you....thanks maggie...
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First Day of School was very Cool!!!
So I entered the world of the youngsters today. And what a world it is!!! Lot's of steps, lot's of walking, realizing a lot of LEARNING to do!!!! At my math class, this older man (he's two years younger then me) came up to me and said hello so exuberantly I thought I must know him, nope, turns out, he was just so happy to…
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Paxil
Has anyone gone off of Paxil cold turkey. I think that's why I have been feeling really strange. I have been off of them for a week. I was looking up equilibrium and Paxil came up. Duh!! Talking to my primary care doctor tomorrow after my colonoscopy because I feel really strange. Well my husband will, I may be a bit out…
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A feeling of triumph!
I was just approved for Long Term Care Health Insurance, even with my cancer history! We (my husband and I) were a little afraid to apply, because if I was turned down, I would have had to wait 10 years to re-apply. However, the insurance company looked at my medical records, and despite being less than 3 years out of…
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hernia
It has been 2 years since 2nd resection surgery. Finished chemo over a year ago, and 2nd follow up colonoscopy was good, but now it seems I have developed a hernia along the incision line.Has anyone else had this problem? I wasn't sure what it was and at my 3 month oncology check up the other day I asked him what is this…
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Stage 4: Just denied disability today...
Greetings all... I guess I'm wrong, but I had been told by several that stage 4 cancer was like an automatic approval for social security disability.... However, the case worker said today that it doesn't matter what my ailment is because if I make over a thousand dollars a month income I don't qualify... After my 30th…
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Need advice on pain
Hello, we are new to this. My husband was diagnosed 12/1/10 with rectal cancer. He finished radiation on January 28th. This is probably normal but his body goes between diarrea and constipation daily and sometimes in the same day and gas is causing him alot pain. We're trying to watch his diet but he tends to just not want…
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Happy Birthday NanaB
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR Raquel, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUU. (You should be soooo happy you didn't actually have to "hear" me singing that)
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Pepe
How are you doing?
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severe heartburn,, i need help with this one
hello everyone, hope you are all doing well today,, ok i know that i'am starting to sound like a nut.. i have been told that hiccups and heartburn tend to go hand in hand with this dreaded deisease... ok, my brother and i need to know what the rest of you are taking for your heartburn, the onc said for him to take…
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1 year ago today, I heard those three words
One year ago today, seems strange, the date I embarked on this new journey after hearing those three words, "You have cancer". It causes reflection, since they didn't give me this long to live, and yet, here I am, and will be I hope for many more years. I thought since hearing those words, I would change, towards being a…
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brother not doing good,
well what a day in the life of cancer..we just got back from the hospital. we had to take my brother in[we call my brother joansy]its a nick name our mom gave him.. we all have nick names all 8 of us kids..4 boys 4 girls.anyway back to the day at hand. i checked his vitals they were pretty good blood pressure some what low…
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its official...and im scared
well it looks like im in this fight again.just got the news from my liver biopsy done on jan.31.i have got 2 mets to the liver.i will go monday to the doc that saved my life the first time and see what is going to happen on this particular roller coaster ride.i sure did not like the first ride i went on and am really…
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chemo not going as well
Chemo not going as well as we thought. My husband had his first on tuesday disconnected on thursday, started to get sick bad on friday. I know this is part of the game but did any of you have dizziness and light headed with tunnel vision? I am really concerned on what that means. since we found out my husband had cancer…
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Happy Pete Lost at Sea Day!
Hi everyone, Today is Pete's day; he is the man of the month! Winter Marie, I hope you have a great celebration + thanks for thinking up such a great idea.
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Great list of cancer fighting food
http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/top10/complete/top-10-cancer-fighting-foods
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You've heard of trained dogs detecting CRC; now they;re being trained
to dectect prostate cancer in urine samples>>>>> Next week, a trained giant anteater will attempt to perform the first human colonoscopy!!!!!
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CherylHutch.....................
you'll be in my thoughts Monday morning......I know you've been there done that, but its never easy........so, when you feel that miniscule ringing in your ears...thinking that you may have a touch of Tinnitus....don't fret...its just me and Kerry S singing "Oh Canada" to you and he's harmonizing.........LOL....have a…
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Kathleen and ****,
Feel the energy!! Feel the prayers, feel the love!! Have a great week, Your Guardian! Raquel
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A Sundanceh story
Hey Craig! I get updates from the C3 colon cancer coalition and just received one about a study in Japan were Labrador Retrievers were able to detect 95% of colon cancers by stool sample or breath samples. It reminded me of your story about your beloved Sundanceh and how he would lay his head were you had your cancer…
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Kerry, got a question for ya..............
Is there anyway to get a friend or someone to do the driving for you and the misses to ST Louis...I sure don't want ya to miss out at getting this thing taken care of....Have you got anything in the works ? Anyone around there that wants to make some extra money for driving ? That way you and the wife can relax and take…
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I've lost my mind...for sure,
I have no idea how old I am today without figuring it out and I'm not going to!!!! Lol. Colonoscopy on Tuesday, might as well pig out today and enjoy it!!! Prep on Monday! Yuk, yuk, and yuk!
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Drainage
The drain was removed on Wednesday, hole healed nicely, then woke this morning to a very wet behind. Assumed the drain hole had re-opened, but it turns out to be coming from somewhere between the cheeks. Spoke to the surgeon on call and was assured it was nothing to worry about. So we went to the local medical supply store…
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Hello Mates! it is FRIDAY, anything interesting for the weekend?
Dinner tonight and cinema tomorrow night , good weather here sun and 9 degrees right now! Hugs!
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Report on Rob
I received this from Rob's daughter via email. So glad to read it! "This is Kelly, Rob's daughter, just sending a quick note to say that Daddy is doing well after his gruelling two day surgery. Before he went in he asked me to send a post out to let everyone know how it went. The doctor said that the tumour removal went…
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Chemo light - extra light...
My infusor stopped working yesterday. I thought something was off - I am usually done early, but it seemed to be behind. A disconnect nurse called me last night to tell me the nurse assigned to me was sick, and he'd be coming out. I always recheck the amount left when they call me. I told him it seemed to be behind, and…
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Breakdown
Last Wednesday was a bad day. Went to appointment with surgeon, and my wife starts out telling him I am in bed all day (no mention of the regular walking). "he even eats in bed". That set the surgeon off, "gotta get out of bed" "eat standing up" OK, I get, I probably need more exercise. On the eating piece, well my…