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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?
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Advice on radiation treatments- matt just had liver resection
Matt had liver resection surgery in Dec to remove several lesions. He did great! We went back to see our oncologists this past week & he is talking with our colon & liver drs about what is next. We go back next week to discuss & get bloodwork results. I feel like everything is going so fast. DX in May 2010, did…
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treatment side effects- need some input-help!
I am on my third change in treatment and I again am struggling with eating. My bones just ache everywhere and my pain is getting very taxing. I worry is it the chemo or the cancer? I am told it is mainly the treatment but not sure what to think. Help- can anybody share their experience how they dealt with the pain &…
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Hi people today is FRIDAY any interesting plan for the week end?
I'm going to stay at home as I got this terrible Flu!
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lymnods around main artery
Well I know that Jorge and I have been having good news with his cancer . Today we had to go and see the chemo doctor he said things look good and blood is good .good right Jorge went on to tell him that we got a call to see the colon surgent on the 18th of January and told the chemo doctor I guess she wants to plan the…
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Prep medicine for colonoscopy (anthing new)
I will be having a colonoscopy. I've had a few in the past and would like to know what prep you guys have taken. My problem is, the gallon jug of stuff you have to drank. It makes me sick and i can never drank it all. The last time I had this procedure, they gave me pills (30 or 40) and I did well with those, but now i'm…
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elevated CEA while on chemo
Just wondering if any of you experience an elevated CEA while undergoing chemo. My husband's number has fluxuated from 9 (Aug) to 3.9 (Sept.) to 7.8(Dec.) to 7.2 (Jan.) It actually decreased when he took a month off of Chemo which may mean our alternatives are working. And Nov. was a rough month with LOW WBC,…
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My mom recently diagnosed
My family and I planned a huge Thanksgiving celebration, with all sides of the family this year. We were so excited, rented a small place and planned a huge family event. My mom cooked her food items, then had a terrible stomach ache. My dad took her to the ER. They were gone awhile so my sisters and I left and went to the…
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My NBC video arrived today YIPPEE, ITS GOOD I THINK, interested in your comments
I would be interested in your feedback. I hope you like it. This is kind of the serious version of the movie Kerry is proposing. This is the best video on the net of my story. I just got a survival story final edit from NBC. It about 10 minutes, have a look if your interested. I think it touches on many quest themes I am…
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Matt's liver is NED after liver resection
Went to see Matt's oncologists today for the first time after his liver resection in December. He was so impressed how well he has done & healed. He also told us he his NED in his liver with his path report coming back with negative margins. YAY!!!! I thought he would discuss next about chemo/radiation but he said he may…
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It's another day in Holland, dear family...good morning!
I woke this morning to mist so thick I could barely see out the door. But then, thru the fog, I spied a bit of movement! It was two bunnies running and playing and chasing each other!!!! They could see just fine with each other's help...and safely under the cover of mist from predators always lurking! It rained hard…
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Help PROOF vegetable juicing safe with diarrhea and help cancer ONC SAID NO JUICING TODAY !!!! help,
I am depressed, my ONC said I cannot use my fantastic new juicer as VEG JUICE worsens DIARRHEA. Some thing called the osmotic effect. I am really stuck with taking ONCs advice, she is really worried about VEG JUICE. She has another patient in ICU because of diarrhea and stoma, she said diarrhea can kill you!!!! She said no…
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tooth 'abscess'
I've developed a very painful swelling over my lower wisdom tooth area (no wisdom tooth there). Thought it might be an abscess. Saw dentist yesterday -- no clear signs of infection or abscess or other specific cause. But it is clearly swollen. He suggested painkillers only. Then it got worse and after consultation with my…