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People operated and currently NED.....
Have you done any further post op chemo? for how long ? what stage where you? Interested on that matter! Thank you in advance!
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leathery skin: side effect of treatment?
Hi all, I'm new to this board. My mom had a cancerous polyp removed from her colon, but it metastasized to her lung and she just had lung surgery to remove a lobe. She just finished 8 weeks of daily radiation combined with a steady dose of 5FU. She's lately been having dry, leathery skin on the soles of her feet and palms…
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Not cancer related!
I'm just arrived from cinema.Highly recommend the King's Speech! Wonderful movie!
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Seems like we are all getting our check ups!
I am scheduled to see my ONC on Wednesday. I finished my 12 rounds of Folfox in October ( For Stage 3C ) and was told to come back in three months. I have never been given a CEA level although I am sure it has been tested. I had a CAT prior to my sigmoid colectomy which was February of last year, but no tests since then.…
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Xelox chemotherapy
Hello! Anyone of you had any experiences with xelox chemotx. I'm on my 2nd session of chemo and so far aside from the diarrhea which is controlled by loperamide and intolerance to cold and no appetite 5-7 days after the oxaliplatin was given I feel ok. I'm still able to work partime 5 days after the iv oxaliplatin is given…
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Just my luck
They add a 13th zodiac sign. I get bumped off leo to guess what........drum roll please.............cancer! WTF? I can't win for loosing.
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Reoccurence of Rectal Cancer with Met to Liver
Hi there... Last year I battled rectal cancer and thought I won. Only 10 short months later it has returned and spread to liver. There is only one spot and it is operable. Thank God. I am scheduled for surgery next month to get a permanent colostomy bag. The doctor wants to completely remove the source of the problem. I…
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Check up with Oncologist *** Update***
Tommorrow is the check up day. Ok, so it is not scaniety, it is just a check up and a blodod draw, That is what I keep telling myself. But the nervousness still persists. I am feeling great, I have no reason to beleive that anything is going on, but in the back of my mind, the thought is always there. Damn this can be…
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Off subject...mom update....'guardedly' good news...
My mom is still in ICU, but she is off the ventilator, and her white cell count is going down...my sister said she seems to respond more to stimulation... Upon further investigation, the doctors think she had a small stroke, affecting her left side. Again,it's a bit of 'wait and see' as to how much permanent damage she is…
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Hi people it's FRIDAY ! any interesting plan for the weekend?
Just go to cinema tomorrow! Hugs!
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has anyone had
Has anyone has lymph nodes by the main artery by the colon . And did they remove it ok thanks tina
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NEW DRUG
Scottsdale health care is testing a new cancer drug phase 1 trial starting It sounds promising . michelle
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My mother-in-law just passed away
An hour ago we got the news. Will be traveling back to Ohio on Friday for her funeral. She's at peace now. Complications of Alzheimers.
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Those darn Dutch are sooooo smart.....
"If by breast exam, abnormalities are found but subsequently found to be false, women will suffer from fear, which affects their quality of life negatively for a year. In women which breast cancer has been diagnosed, their uncertainty last much less long. This came from a research project of the university and hospitals in…
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Stage 4 NED 2 years
I am new to this board. I thought I should share with what I am doing to prevent reoccurrance in case it can help someone else. First let me tell you my story. I was diagnosed in July 08. I had severe stomach pain and they found that cancer had perforated my colon. I had no symptons prior to this. They later found it had…
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For those into reading a bit
there's an article this date at physorg.com called "Evolution of cancer can shed light on drug resistance" which might be informative. Tho it won't ease your pain, it might give you something else to think about......steve the lengthier material this article links to is rather heavy (to put it mildly) but parts may be…
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Same boat at DoRookie
When it rains I guess it pours. I just got a call at 6 am this morning, my 30 year old daughter in Ohio was quite distraught. She had went in for her pap smear and they called her this morning requesting that she do a follow up at Miami Hospital immediately, that they would be arranging it for her. They requested she stop…
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(FOLFOX + Avastin) what to expect? ???????
Hi everyone, My mum was in the hospital after severe diarrhea from XELOX + Avastin treatment on 26 Nov 2010. She was in the hospital till X'mas eve! The onc was so worried and almost stopped all the chemo all together. However, he saw some improvement in her CEA and decided to give her another round of chemo treatment. He…
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Scans today
Hi Everyone, The house is quiet and before I wake everyone up, I wanted to let you know **** has 2 scans today. He has his 3 month CAT and also a brain MRI. The FAA says they need a clear brain scan in order to give him his Medical Certificate to fly again. He has not worked in 2 years since he is an airline pilot. I feel…
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Brenda3.16
Thinking of you.
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Update from Lori S
1/12/11 Thank you for your concern. So much going on and feeling crappy thanks to chemo. Family has been in town over the last weekend so therre was just so much going on and then chemop on Monday and disconnect today. We had one chest tube removed from my son this evening in hopes that his lung will respond. We are hoping…
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Is the CEA level important?
Hi, I'm reading some of your posts where you are sometimes worried when your CEA level is at 2.5. A person in my family has a stage IV with liver mets. Docs found out her cancer this summer when she had ascite. Her CEA level was, before she starts chemo, more than 40 000 (yes, more than forty thousand). Her doc said it was…
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CEA Dropping again now 2.5!, BUT......NEED SOME HELP FROM YOU !
Doctor is very happy , since last pet and scanner from 2 month ago showed nothing and since then ,we have lowed CEA from 8 to 2.5 he believes everything is going very well and no surprises expected next scan ! But..... Alkaline phosphatase is quite high and also some other liver enzymes,hepatologist is not too concerned…
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New Clinical Trail for Kras Mutation
It's only a Phase I but for those who are looking for some new options maybe this can help you. Here is the lik as well www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213304.php :) "Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. Announces Opening Of Enrollment In U.S. Phase I Colorectal Cancer Study 11 Jan 2011 Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics")…
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Article on improving upon oxi at physorg.com
"Researchers discover genes affecting cancer drug' They are attempting to minimize the neurotoxicity of oxi while keeping its cancer fighting ability in tact......Might prove beneficial down the road......steve This site mite be worth checking daily; another article: "New drug uses stealth to stop cancer cell reproduction"…
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Lori-S
I know you had chemo today and want you to know I'm thinking of you and hope it's not being too hard on you. You are one strong inspiring lady and wonderful Mother. Just one of your buddies, Gail
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sucky scan
Hey folks. I haven't posted much lately, but I read everything every day and I continue to be educated, inspired and amused by you guys. My scan today totally sucked. My little band of bastards has mutated and Folfox and folfori are failures. All of the 10 or so liver mets increased in size by 30 - 40%. The few lung mets…
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Xelox chemotherapy
Hello! Anyone of you had any experiences with xelox chemotx. I'm on my 2nd session of chemo and so far aside from the diarrhea which is controlled by loperamide and intolerance to cold and no appetite 5-7 days after the oxaliplatin was given I feel ok. I'm still able to work partime 5 days after the iv oxaliplatin is given…
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Ozzie and Harriet Star dies of Colon Cancer today. David Nelson
Wed Jan 12, 6:20 am ET LOS ANGELES – David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died, a family spokesman said. He was 74. Nelson, who was battling complications of colon cancer, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, said family spokesman and longtime…
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high white blood cell count? no chemo for two weeks, stage 4 colorectal
my father just completed his first phase of chemo. pet scan results not so positive, less intensity but still tumor growth and new spread to adrenal gland. recently started being treated for blood clots to the legs, we are giving him lovenox injections and coumadin he was supposed to start a new phase of chemo with a…