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Regardless of your political philosophies, please answer one or all of these questions
I was scheduled to have a procedure in a hospital in greenville sc. The machine performing the procedure was purchased with federal grant money. The price of this procedure was going to be $200,000. During prep for this procedure I was eliminated as a candidate and did not have it. I am scheduled to get the exact same…
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Thankyou Marie for bumping
most of the post!
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Sundance Magazine Has Finally Arrived – ** Update Coming This Week **
Hey, the Magazine finally arrived and fresh off the presses. It turned out really nice and while I was down at the hospital, I stopped by the Foundation and they had just arrived. The question of the Summer was who was going to be on the front cover? Would it be Sundance or Frankie V? And the winner is………neither one of us,…
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HIJACKED AGAIN
Gosh, I really hate this crap!!! How dare they do this? Like we're even going near their crap when they pull stunts like this.
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Trying what hapends !
up.
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Need to Flag dorisEknight
spam SPAM spam..... flag....white flag......red white and blue flag....BS flag....
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Having a really bad toilet issue night
Oh my goodness, my bathroom issues have been so bad today. It seems like I'm going every 15-30 minutes since eating lunch. Some days are worse than others. Yesterday my poop issues were better than ever. This today has been going on since 3:30 today and now it is 11:30. Some nights it seems like sleep never comes as I'm…
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Thought of the Day
“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.” ~ Rita Mae Brown
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Prep for my Colonoscopy
I guess I am a big baby. After my first colonoscopy in 2009, I have had problems doing the prep. I can not drink the prep with gagging and throwing up. I was only able to drink 3 small glasses of prep for my major surgery. My surgeon said not to worry about it. Now my 2nd Colonoscopy is coming up in December and I told…
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Hello everyone!
I haven't been here in a while...it has been one year since my beloved sis Peg left us . I am better , than I was then....I am more conscious of the love that is always with us-between she and I! I just wanted to say hello, and let all know we/I am still in the fight! My students and I did the Relay4life event (an…
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Paloozas! what about pics , every body still in a hangover?
LOL.
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Questions about ilieostomy reversal
When DH was dx with IVcc, we were discussing with the surgeon the colon resection and "reversible" ilieostomy. The original plan was to do the reversal after recovery from liver resection, which was later down the road, after chemo to reduce the tumors. Well, the cancer did not stick with the plan and the reversal has been…
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Anne
what about the book ? finished?.
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Colon Palooza 8 was Great "What's up yours?"
A good time was had by all this weekend in Ft. Worth, TX for Colon Palooza 8! I've been to CPs in Austin, Nashville, San Francisco, and Key West. This year was extra special to me as I celebrated by 10 year survivor anniversary of Colon Cancer stage 3 (at age 29). Thank you to our wonderful hosts, JoAnn and Don and to all…
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I didn't find my cowboy, but....
there was PLENTY of bull! (At the rodeo...cummon, ladies and gents, give me SOME credit...ROFL!). Had a GREAT time in Fort Worth. BEAUTIFUL weather! Went to a rodeo, the Texas state fair (they had fried BEER!!!! and fried BUTTER!!!), and heard 'darlin' alot... Met some friends, old and new, from the board. A good time was…
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Famous People & Colorectal Cancer
Feel Free to add others. 1. Charles M. Schulz An American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. In 1999, he suffered a stroke and discovered that he had colon cancer that had spread. He died on February 12th, 2000 of complications from colon cancer. 2. Darryl Eugene Strawberry A former American baseball…
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First Colonscopy
Hi Everybody: Haven't been on in awhile but so happy to read everybody's still pulling strong. God is good! I have a question: I am getting my first colonscopy tomm afternoon since last May when I was first diagnosed and had surgery I'm afraid he is going to mess things up inside that have healed. I don't want him to…
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New to forum
Have stage 4colon cancer had 2ft of colon surgerically removed along with 5 percent of liver start chemotherapy for 2small spots on the lungs any advice
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Naked Dancing
Pet and CT Scans were all clear. Liver looks great. YES! I am om yearly scans now. Thanks for the great vibes and prayers!
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hello all
Sorry I haven't posted. I am back teaching and coaching and living and keeping the kids and wife happy... I did get a CT scan and will know what is up on the 27th. Bad case of scanxiety but otherwise OK. Life aftr the third lung surgery has been good. No real issues at all but I have had a cough the last 2 weeks and that…
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Can't Catch a Break........PET Update
I am feeling so good. Thrilled with my office visits last week. Handling the Xeloda nausea great, no hand - foot so far. At the Carolina vs Alabama game with my family enjoying life despite the circumstances. Back up at Duke for treatments # 9 - 13. I met with the Onc's PA and she went over the blookwork. Everything looks…
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Xeliri-hair loss-cramps
I just had my second treatment of Xeliri on Friday. I have lost almost all of my hair. I had thinning on Folfox. This has been really hard to deal with. It looked so bad today that I couldn't go to work. I teach 7th grade. I have a wig ordered and it will be here in a couple of days. I know the hair loss should not be a…
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Goede vriend KathiM :
Why keep us impatient about your experience in Texas, are you a bit sadist? LOL, you ! that use to post so many pics! what unmentionable things you got to hide?LOL. Tot later!
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I am considered stable :)
I saw my oncologist today + she gave me the results of the CT scan I had done 2 weeks ago. My previous scan (July) showed minimal growth, so I was worried that this one would show more growth + I would need to change chemo (I am currently on folfiri + avastin). I am considered stable + I will have another scan in ~ 2…
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New study: Risk of Endometrial Cancer for Women Diagnosed With HNPCC-Related (Lynch Syndrome) Colore
Risk of Endometrial Cancer for Women Diagnosed With HNPCC-Related (Lynch Syndrome) Colorectal Carcinoma HNPCC-Related CRC Associated With Increased Risk of Endometrial Cancer A Obermair, DR Youlden, JP Young, NM Lindor, JA Baron, P Newcomb, S Parry, JL Hopper, R Haile, MA Jenkins . 2010 Dec 1 Risk of Endometrial Cancer for…
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We're just not sexy
I can't but help notice, It's Breast Cancer month, I give at Safeway, and last month, again, I gave at Safeway to Prostate Cancer. Some how, we; COLON CANCER, we're just not sexy enough. WE have to get ourselves out there, we need research money. My ex-father-in-law whom I love dearly has prostate cancer, a slow cancer,…
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Kim
How are you doing with the huge bird? still cooking it? Hope you got a wonderful day tomorrow.
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1st Chemo tomorrow, getting Cal/Mag, thanks Doc for listening!
Met with new ONC today. Really nice, patient man....actually asked if we had any questions, gee, imagine that. (yes, being sarcastic) He had NO problem with hubby getting the Cal/Mag outside of the study. Wrote us two Rx (just in case we need them) so that we can go ahead and get them filled while we still have our…
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really good news
My mother's CT scan and blood work came back NED! She will finish her chemo in December before Xmas. Thanks for your prayers! Ktz
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C3 - Colon cancer Coalition
This is a good site I came across. I actually used their "ask a question" and got an email with an answer or suggestion in my case. I find it very helpful, thought I would share, as it is only for colon cancer. http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/ Hope everyone is doing well, I hope to post some Palooza pictures soon, but…