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From Stage IV Terminal to We believe we got all your cancer
So I think I must be dreaming. Just got home from Stanford, seeing my surgeons. Colon cancer removed, had a couple of polyps that popped up in the removed area since the colonoscopy from a couple of months ago, so the Dr. is thinking predisposed, so colonoscopy year from now. Ureter Cancer removed. Liver tumors two removed…
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Chemo #3 down and I can Pee WOOHOO!
Hi Guys, Just got home from mop up chemo treatment #3 feeling tingly and sluggish but theres good news. I have had urinary retention since my surgery 4 months now. When I got home I actually pee'd without a catheter for the 1rst time in 4 months. I have been so happy I had to share it. I was so afraid my bladder had too…
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UPDATE*Off subject...if you can spare a prayer for my mom....*UPDATE
...she was hospitalized yesterday evening for pneumonia ('the old man's friend'), dehydration, a UTI, and a general confusion behavior(more than likely from the other stuff). Naturally, I am over 5500 miles away, so all of my conversations start with 'so, what time is it there?'. And yesterday was the day that I got the…
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Pepe - How you feeling?
Dear Pepe, I know you have been battling the flu. Hope that by now you are feeling much better. Please let us know how you are doing. Hugs, Marie who loves kitties
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good news and bad news
I'm asking you to join me in prayer for Pam Berg, a family friend in Madison, WIS. Her husband, Mike, died this morning from brain cancer. He had been in hospice since New year's day. He fought it for a long time. When Mike and I could fish together, people would liken us to the characters in the movie Grumpy Old Men. I…
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CEA from 2.4 to 547 in 6 months
Saw my oncologist last Thursday and he had them do the blood work over as he thought there might be a mistake in the lab...I am hoping that is the case. I have been out of treatment for over a year and have check ups He also siad he would go ahead and schedule me for a 6 month check up. He didn't seemed too concerned but I…
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Liver Mets.
We received the scan results last week and it turns out there is actually 15-20 mets in the liver. According to Dr. Bartlett, they have shrunk very little but they know the chemo has had a marginal effect due to a slight decline in CEA. Anyway, the plan is to have the Isolated Hepatatic Perfusion (IHP) followed by…
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What supplements are suggested?
Also, any advice on a diet my husband should follow? i know red meat, sugar, is bad.. Any advice please? I think i have posted 3 questions tonight! Been just asking away........
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO GOOGLING or searching the Internet allowed and GOOD LUCK!!!! LWS Inc recently came out with a series of three digit combination locks. The only problem is they were slightly defective. No combinations that started or ended in a zero would work, and combinations worked whether they were entered backwards or…
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Has anyone had the pain last this long?
APR w/ perm colostomy surgery on Sept 22nd (4 months ago) Still in substantial amount of butt pain however the stiffness in my hips,lower back, thighs, groin and hamstrings is getting to be unbearable. Really tough to tie my boots. I get up in the morning feeling like im 90 yrs old. Drive to work in Boston (1-15 min…
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stage 4 colon cancer
I'm new to this site so please bear with me. I guess I'm new at cancer too. My sister age 48 has stage 4 colon cancer that has moved to her liver spine ,ribs and hip. She thought it was her galbladder this fall. It is all happpening too fast. She has had part of her colon removed and went through that with flying colors.…
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Thought of the Day
There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Going out the door
On my way now to get bloodwork done. ICK. CEA results on Monday. *hugs* Gail
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3 Weeks after Colon Resection
My mom had her colon resection surg. 3 weeks ago. Today, she ended-up in the emergecy room with terrible pains in her lower right side. After a CT Scan, nothing showed (thank god). They said it could be her liver acting-up. She will call her Colon Dr. in the morning. Has anyone had any similar syptoms after there Colon…
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Advice Please!! UPDATE!
Hi Guys, I was just wondering if any of you had any advice. my husband Jimmy has a tumor outside of the colon as it reseeded after his transverse colon resection 5 yrs ago and he has a lesion on his liver. He has been on Folfox since July with Avastin since October. His last treatment of both was 12/16/10 and he will go…
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New Year
I haven't posted for a while as both my sons were home for the Christmas holidays, and I just felt like pretending that I really don't have stage IV cancer. Am I crazy or what? Anyway, holidays were wonderful. Ate too much so I guess I'll just keep adding to the 30 lbs. I've gained since this whole cancer crap began. No…
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RFA, Microwave ablation, or Aggressive Chemo?
I could really use some advice. I was dx'd in Oct 2007 with Stage IV cc with mets to my ovaries. I had a hysterectomy, but no resection then because the colon cancer was a surprise. One month later I had a resection for an adenocarcinoma to my small bowel. I then did 6 months of Folfox w/Avastin and remained NED for…
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Rare Opportunity to meet a Fellow CSN member
As much as we are a family here, most of us have never met face to face. We may live close or far apart and the opportunity is just not there. But I am going to meet Sonia face to face! We live a continent away but will have the chance to meet up in London in about a month. I could not be happier about this. I cannot wait…
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Avastin rebound??
My oncologist informally chatted with me today about possible rebound effect after stopping Avastin. I've been doing a little research and it seems most of the evidence is from mice and brain cancer. Here is one link (note it is 2009 and from a lay, not medical, publication)…
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Chemo Side Effects . . . . .
In November 2010 my 71 yr old mom was diag. w/stage 4 colon cancer, 2 spots on liver. She had colon resection on Dec. 17th and is recovering well. She will start chemo on the 17th of Jan. 18th. I've gone to all her drs appts, the last being her consent to start chemo. I am scared for all the side effects and/or effects…
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Buckwirth -- How ya doin'?
The last you posted about yourself you were on your way to ER due to pain. Saw you post on another thread today. Just wondering how you are doing. Marie who loves kitties
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CEA is
2.6 I continue to beat back this beast. I am grateful for 2.7 years NED :) :):):)
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Pepe
How are you doing?
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CT scan reveal shrinkage
hi everyone, on monday i had my first post chemo ct scan with, i guess, good results. background info...at surgery to remove ovarian cyst, surgeon found ovarian cancer, colon tumor and 3 positive lymph nodes, did colon resection and total hysterectomy, along with any lymph nodes that could become cancerous.. pet scan later…
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JUICING 101
Hello my fellow semi-colons, You all are dear to my heart and often on my mind. I pray for many of you by name and the rest I trust to God to know who I am talking about. Having said that I want you to know that I present this thread with love and concern for us all. As most of you know I chose to not do the adjuvant chemo…
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low platelets after chemo ends??
I finished my 14th chemo treatment mid Oct. and when I went for a routine blood test Dec 30th my platelet count was only 92,000. This was lower than all the time I was on chemo. Has anyone had this type of situatuion--is it something I need to talk to the oncologists about??
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I Missed You all Very Much!!!
Sorry for the long post Hi everybody, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and New Year!! I missed you all so very much and apologized for my abrupt disappearance:( I had some personal (marital issue) that I needed to sort through. I want to explain my disappearing act and hope I am forgiven :) My husband and I are a…
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Been a while
Hi everyone Just felt like I should check in - it's been a while! For those of you that don't know, my husband was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in December 2008 at 34 years old (I was 27 at the time). We decided to, despite everything, try and get pregnant before he started chemo and were successful right away!…
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Last Chemo Today
By the grace of God I have made it through an amazing and tough ten months of hell on Earth. DX stage 4 colon cancer in late Feb 2010 I just finished my last chemo today. I cannot tell you how happy I am to have that dumb pump taken off me for the last time. I know that there is a chance that it will come back but at this…
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What is juicing?? Still new & learning
What is juicing, how often & how to do it?