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Happy New Year y'all (video/songs for you)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLuSyqMlm_U and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zl9puhwiyw&NR=1 all the best, Leslie
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I'm so scared!
Ever since my mum was diagnosed with colon cancer, exactly 2 months now. I live in pain and scare all the time. I am worrying my mum will not recover, she will leave me one day. I don't want to go out because I worry that means I have less time being with her. I don't know what to do. I'm so so so scared!
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Pooping is WAY overrated
Here we go again talking about going poop or the lack of being able to poop. Now I’ll be the first one to admit it but there used to be a day I enjoyed my morning poop session. I’d go in the bathroom with a fresh cup of coffee and the morning newspaper and have a nice enjoyable, quit, morning dump. But after removing the…
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Back from UCSF
Hi everyone. Back for visit with Dr. Kelley at UCSF and it went pretty well. Had a check up and was happy to see BP back down where it belongs after the last trial drug. She was very optimistic about the tumors in my lungs being small and slow growing (it appears) She told me she felt we had 3 different options to work…
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while the bathwater runs
thanksgiving thru christmas is always busy and fun for me and this year was no exception, hosting family and friends for parties and dinners, shopping, wrapping, decorating, etc. as it is for most women. it was easy to pretend everything was normal. this morning i hugged my mother goodbye before i left for chemo and she…
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Hugs To All
On this day I sit here feeling blessed to be part of this group. I know it's a group all of us would love to have never become part of but that was not the plan. For one reason or another we are all here and now it's our responsibility to support and love one another through the tough times ahead. I know that not everyone…
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New and need some input please
My husband was just staged yesterday for colorectal cancer. Clinically he is t2n2 . The MRI did not show any enlarged or cancer in lymph nodes but the ultrasound did find 3. The surgeon seemed surprised. They have decided to do pre-surgical chemo/radiation based on the ultrasound. Is ultrasound that reliable? Also the…
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Jorge is having chemo today
Frist i would like to say is i hope everyone had an awesome christmas .im not sure if i told you guys that jorge had a week off of chemo because of a cold he had the doctor said because of his cea count was down to 2.6 and tumors have gotten smaller in so little time .that he could take a week off.it was nice not to have…
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it was an small ulcer in my stomach! not gastritis.
As I continue having stomach upsets my doc call me and decided to do a gastroscopy , and de discover and small ulcer ! Any of you had it while on chemo or after that? was it a trouble to continue chemo? was it a problem for surgery?. Hugs!
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Book Review: The Psychology of Hope: You Can Get There from Here
Book Review The Psychology of Hope: You Can Get There from Here by C.R. Snyder Reviewed by David B. Feldman, PhD In our struggles, people often offer us unsolicited advice. As a hope researcher, I've noticed that some of the least helpful advice frequently has to do with hope. "Keep your hopes up," people may urge. "Don't…
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Some "food" for thought for you New Year's resolutions
From C3 More Evidence That Healthy Living = Less Colorectal Cancer Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:10 PM PST Written by Mary Miller. Think twice about that second holiday cookie Just in time for holiday indulging, a Danish study of 55,000 middle-aged men and women monitored for an average of 10 years showed a clear association…
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recurrence in lymph node
Good Evening, My wife Frannie (Stage IV) had a recent PET Scan that reflected a probable recurrence to a pelvic lymph node. Suspected tumor only 8 x 12 mm. She's had two surgeries, been through FOLFOX, then FOLFIRI + Avastin. Otherwise, in good health and feeling fine. We've chatted with three well respected Onc's. All say…
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Colonoscopy tomorrow @ 2pm
Colonoscopy tomorrow @ 2pm. I start the prep in a hour. GOD PLEASE HELP ME!!! Brooks
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cea going up
Hi everyone it's been a while. sorry about that hope everyone is doing well. here's my issue in april my cea #was a1.2. It is slowly progress up all year to 1.7 in november. then on december 20th it was a 2.61.. that's a big jump right? they told me my remission started on february 23rd of this year... I so hope this is…
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Quick update with some good news
Hi! So, my platelets went up to 105 so I got FOLFOX #5 today. More good news ... realy good news ... My CEA dropped!!!!! from 18.3 to 16.2 Woo Hoo! Maybe the FOLFOX will work after all. They stopped my son's (Anthony) suction but are keeping the chest tube in, once his lung reinflated to 80% last night to see if it would…
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The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.
Hey, folks. Being sick with that parainfluenza for several weeks really got me behind on everything. So if your name is on the Christmas card list, and you have not received a card from me, it's not too late. *grins* Coming your way soon! Consider these "Hope Christmas was good, good luck in the New Year" cards. *grins*…
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"My bags are packed, I'm ready to go...standing here....."
Tomorrow is 'switch' day....skies both here and in Holland are clear. All is packed, and weighed, and standing by the door... I will wave to all of you as I pass over!!! Hugs, Kathi
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2011 Come On Down
Hey 2010 can you do us all a favor and disappear as you have brought many of us some tough news. Many of us have lost loved ones this year myself included as I lost my grandmother to Lung Cancer. Also many of us myself included found out that we had cancer or that a loved one now had cancer. But cancer cannot take what we…
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Christmas Surprise!
Hi everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Last Monday, Dec 20 my husband and I headed off to Sacramento to catch the train for Salt Lake City to visit our Son, Daughter in law and beautiful grand daughter. We had our tickets and were next to check out baggage when we go a a call on our cell from our daughter in…
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Going to take a break for a while
Guys the damn brain tumor drug Keppra is making me overly sensitive to every thing. I am over reacting to all stimulus to my mind. I simply need to take a break for a while and try to forget about cancer. I love you all and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I should be back in a few weeks and should know by then what…
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Got CEA Results...
Went from 6.2 to 5.3 ..........YAY!!!!! ALMOST normal! Husband says that I NEVER been normal...LOL... I know right??? I also found out my Vit D level is 5. That is horrible..VERY low.... I think normal range is around 32. Soooooo.... Onc called in script for some. I called drug store cause I want D-3 not D-2... they said…
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Heading to the Carribean..
Well, excited! In three weeks heading to the Caribbean for a 7 day cruise!
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Winter Marie Update
Hey Folks, I just spoke with Winter Marie. She's doing fine and wanted me to tell you that she's thinking about us and hoping that everyone is well. The doctors got her pain under control. Her biggest issue now is her breathing. "I've lost my breath," she said. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is or what the doctors…
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Any of you ever had a gastritis caused by Chemo or radiotherapy?
It hurts! aghhhhhh !
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Urea level slightly low
Hello my family, Hope you all had a great Christmas, and got all you wanted. I got some of my blood results back today, my cea I wont get until Wednesday. Everything is ok, liver, kidney etc, apart from urea which is just slightly out of range being low. I was ill for a few weeks with stomach viruses, gastritis, then flu,…
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Bilirubin high in urine..anyone heard of this?
Hi everyone. Long time since I have posted but I have been here nonetheless. Quick question for everyone. My son (35yo) has stage 4 cc with mets to his liver, diagnosed 1/09 and has been doing well until this last visit with his oncologist. The lab work they did before his chemo showed that his bilirubin was high in his…
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Possible hernia ??
Hi Everyone, Well, we think **** has a hernia. His stomach has a weird shape, especially when he does sit-ups. After talking to some folks it sounds like he shouldn't have been doing situps and lifting weights like he is after the open surgery in May 2010. When he does sit ups it looks like a triangle right below his ribs…
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CT results.....
First and for most.... Merry Christmas to my second family!! I love you all :) We have had the best christmas ever.. We decided with all the bad and hard that has come with cancer, so have so many blessings. So this year we have friends who could not have kids and adopted 2 children. They had a rough year with losing jobs,…
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Update and Merry Christmas
Hello, Haven't posted in a while. John is not doing well. Trying had to die and move on. Had a real bad morning with pain. Day 35 without food, just can't eat. I do check in now and then but have lost track of all of you and where you are at. I want you all to know that I think about my friends here and wish you all the…
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postpone 2nd chemo treatment!
Hello there, After the first chemo treatment {Avastin, Oxaliplatin + xeloda (half portion)}, my mum has been suffering from serious diarrhea and in the end the oncologist decided to postpone her second treatment. Her CEA was 89 before the first treatment... which was even higher than before she had the surgery to cut her…