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Feels like home, thank's
I just want you people to all know how wonderful you are! Since joining this board/site (what is the correct term please)I find myself being pulled to it constantly to read the updates. It feels like I'm in a loving, caring home where everyone has some kind of words for you, either encouraging, inspiring, funny, just a…
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I fight on
They have just let me out of hospital following my latest colonoscopy/endoscopy double. I was as bad as I feared,they made me drink seven litres of the levarge. I got by with anti-nausea wafers. The results of both were completely clear and I don't have to go for another scope for three years. So 13 years ca free and…
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woke up from surgery with no front teeth
Good evening everyone! I hope it's ok to post this here...not cancer related.. Some of you may have seen me mention that I was going to have surgery yesterday..I went, they operated Doc found and removed adhesions, so, hopefully pain will be gone. My problem? I woke up to 4 strangers staring at me. When they removed the ET…
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My weekend
Well, I had some fun this weekend, but also felt very lousy. Went to our daughter's house on Sat. for a cookout. We got to see some old friends, and of course the grandchildren. *grins*. So far, so good. Later that night I began to have my icky tummy troubles. I was in severe agony and just thisclose to goint to the ER.…
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Dr. Apt.
Seen the oncologist today. He said that the mass in my cervix. Seems to be just a fluid built up from surgiry. He also was going to change my meds around so I will not get so sick. but they have to see if my insurance will pay for it. Because is cost about $3000 a dose. I was not able to get chemo today because my white…
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Pepe and Chemo/Rad
Pepe, I know you start your chemo/rad this week. I am thinking of you and wishing you all the best with your treatment! Tapa, Tapa, Tapa LOL
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make sure you vote next week
I realize that some of you out there do not always agree with me politically, and that is okay. However we both know that your heart and/or brain tells you to vote and that it is important that you do so. That is what America is all about, and it is through our disagreements that we usually lead our country to do what is…
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My dear Tootsie, Annabelle, Kathi, Idlehunters, Lori-S, AnneCan and of course the Nana's
You all, are always there for us, your wisdom, your sympathies, your laughter, your wit, your companionship that you all share with us. What can we say? Maybe the only words that fit are: WE LOVE YOU ALL, EACH AND EVERYONE and thank you for being here for us!!! Much love and appreciation, Winter Marie and the rest of us
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Graci
Are you doing ok? I am missing you!
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4 years ago today...
It was 4 years ago today that I first heard those 3 little words, "You have cancer". Stage III cancer, at that! What a scary thing to happen to a person without symptoms on Halloween! (Routine screening colonoscopy.) "But how could this be?" I thought. I take care of myself, eat right, don't smoke, exercise, no family…
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Folfox 6 treatment effects.
Hi, hope someone out there can tell me what to expect. I just had my first Folfox 6 infusion on Wednesday and went home with a pump until Friday. To say I feel like I am "in a fog" is really minimizing it. I have read of some symptoms that I don't have (YET!) but feel so weak that I can't believe it. How does one "live…
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Mother's Pride O/T
OK, so I want to brag a little. And I can tie this to my cc dx. This really helps me get through this rough 1st round of chemo. My oldest son has been in marketing for a major Los Angeles based sports team for quite a while (even left his high paying job to pursue this one as sports is one of his passions). Other of his…
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So Totally Wrong
It's Halloween, and well, um, I have to admit, I've been eating the trick or treat candy allllllllllllll day long!!! Going to have to turn out the porch light early tonight!!!
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nanoknife- locations and question of who's had it
Hello All, On another post of mine (where I'm whining about not feeling well & talked about my colorectal surgeon checking me out last week and feeling a rectal nodule), Clift/Buzzard replied to look into nanoknife. I had always assumed it was radiation, similar to cyberknife. But, apparently it is different and fairly…
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Does any body know something about CherylHutch?
no posting in a while!
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JohnnybeGood
Just wanted to say it was nice to see you back, even if for just one post. Sorry that you aren't doing better. Was so hoping that your symptoms would have let up some. My life now seems to revolved around before cancer and after cancer. It would be nice to see you post a little more if you get a chance. Glad that you're…
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Update-really low wbc
My husband had a fever last weekend. We spent two seperate days in the hospital getting IV antibiotics for his low WBC. There wasn't any infection in the port or blood line. His levels were back up enough on Thursday to get the triple treatment on Friday (CPT 11, Avastin and Erbitux). Thank you all for answering my…
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When does the 5 year start getting counted?
Hello Everyone, I am wondering when they start counting the 5 year thing? The date of diagnosis, when chemo ends, your 1st 3 month checkup? The reason I am asking, is I want to someday sign up for disability insurance, since I did not have it when I was diagnosed. We have Aflac coming to my work soon and I was just…
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The Ox in FOLFOX by Dr. Seuss? Chemo round 1
There's an OX in FOLFOX that pops out of the box just to remind you Hey, I'm TOX - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Ding ... Ding ... Ding So, chemo round #1 goes to Oxaliplatin. My fingers don’t like the keyboard so much ... bear with me. This is the first I noticed that. Yesterday, Got up took my cal/mag dose (same as night before),…
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we need some good news and here goes one!***UPDATE...... UNBELIEVABLE news......?*************
Let's remember present situation : I have got a recurrence in my liver 3cm. and 7 nodes affected in retroperitoneal lining also small. Plan was to try to stop it or better shrink it with chemo to can radiate the nodes and then operate liver met and nodes but only if thy shrunk.Well everything happened so fast!.Yesterday…
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Waiting. All clear. :)
I am sitting in the room waiting for my results from a second mammogram. **** is in the waiting room. My mom was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer 5 weeks ago. I went in for my mammogram last week. Got a call at work today we need another look. I lost it. Said I cannot wait must be seen today. Now waiting for results.…
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Oh Happy Day
Wow this has been such a big day for me. Had blood work earlier this month and then had a CT scan on October 15. This six month scan is always so scary for me as this will tell if the cancer has come back. Waiting from October 15 until today which is the 27th to go to the oncologist and get the results has set me in panic…
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Guatemala Update
Guatemala City is crazy. I'll write more about this later. I've had two of six treatments thus far. They adjusted my treatment today to encompass an area closer to my stomach. The Dr said I may feel a bit nauseous. I did. I spent 7 hours hurling. It was awful. No treatment until tuesday. I think I'll see about altering the…
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This thing called life...friggin SUCKS sometimes! Forgive me while I vent......
Hi all, Haven't posted for a while. As some of you know (full story in my "about me" page)...my 19yr old son has metastatic stage IIIc colon cancer. He's on FOLFIRI/Avastin for mets to multiple lymph nodes. The good news is that his last CT scan was clear, except one VERY small node. THANK YOU LORD!!! Now for the bad…
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Stage 4 survivor
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer on Sept 29, 2007. I had surgery and chose not to have chemo treatments 6 months later PET scan all clear then in Dec 2008 I had reaccurance in my ovary and had surgery Jan 20, 2009. Since then I am cancer free. I was directed to this site shortly after my initial diaganoses in Oct…
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Hi mates ,It's FRIDAY again any interesting weekend plan????????
Just enjoy the city, go shopping and have lunch in any interesting fisherman village ,we will see where!
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Scan Issues, Big Bump In The Road, Anyone Know About IRE Nanoknife?
We went to get our Scan Results to be told that we have an issue, the scan shows a grape sized spot on his liver. (oh no) im scared. His Oncologist is going to do a PET Scan ASAP to make sure that it lites up. The doctor then talked to us about options and explained that surgery for him was out as he has already had a…
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Pepe-book finished
Hi Pepe, I finished "Spanish Lessons" last night. I would say it was good, but not great. I think the problem was the author was trying to be humourous, but was not that great at humour.
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Blessings
I have been really blessed. I may have been cursed with colon cancer but I found out that I have been blessed with a great Family, Friends and Neighbors. I have not cooked for such a long time. Everyone is dropping off meals for my family, My mother made a turkey dinner on Monday last week on Wed she made Veg. Soup, On…
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Eric has Died
Eric's MoM just called & said Eric died a little after 8am today. He went peacefully in his sleep. His MoM said she was very sad but doing ok. She asked me to pass this on to his semi family. GoD.... I miss him so muci already. RIP my dear friend. Jennie