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Bicarbonate maple cancer treatment
My sister just told me about this bicarbonate maple cancer treatment today I went to health store and bought the bking soda and maple syrup to do it but just wondered if anyone else had heard of this pros and cons of it before I try doing this thanks for any imput Sheri22
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Got port in
Well I got my port in on Wednesday Still a little sore but not bad. I get to take the bandage off tonight. A little scare to see what it looks like.
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Another person lost to Colon Cancer Today
Laura did not come here on the boards. I knew her through my sister in law, who reached out to me to help Laura - information, chemo questions, resources for the kids, how to apply for disability, Hope, how to ask questions of doctors, urging second opinions. Laura did none of it. Laura couldn't tell you the name of her…
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MRI and Pancreas question
I tried asking on the other board and got no answer. I figured a term is a term and our friends here sure have loads of general knowledge. Hubby had been bleeding during urniation (catherizes himself for over 20 years now) and bleeding into underwear at night. He also felt very ill in June and had an MRI to check for…
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With a heavy heart I post for my wife, RIP
My wife Ida passed away a month ago. That evil colon cancer took her away from us after an excruciatingly short yet intense 17 month battle. Sorry it has taken me so long to post about her passing. This is a terribly difficult thing to do. I miss her so much. Ida spent countless hours on the CCR forum during her ordeal.…
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Small but big difference.... Did you know?
This is something I thought might be of interest...why I don't know guess I just have an inquisitive mind. I was searching on the various "T" depths of tumors in the colon. So I though I wonder how thick is the colon wall. It took me a while to find this but.. did you know the colon wall is between 1.4mm - 1.7mm in…
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AlkaV6
On the news.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXZ7v2IyYcE
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My Dad is now at peace
My Dad passed away yesterday evening at 7.30pm. He was sleeping peacefully in bed at home with Mum and I at his side when it happened with his favourite ipod music collection playing softly in the background. While we are struggling with our loss like anyone does we can gain some relief in the fact he is free from pain. I…
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My precious David is in Heaven
David died yesterday afternoon surrounded by his mom, his kids, his sister Sue who got out of the hospital an hour earlier, his sister in law, his brother in law, his best friend, and me, of course. I feel so privileged to have spent 37 years married to the man of my dreams. I will miss him terribly but I hope I am a…
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Amy-mom_2_3
How are you? We still should meet up. I think we have the same OBGYN- Kuchera. (sp) Just had back to school night at Alfred Vail, you? Hope you are still feeling great and golfing with your husband. Christine p.s. I did the Super Hero Half Marahon in May over at Ginty Field. Nearly killed me but I finished. Very emotional…
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Yahoo! pledges $100,000 to Stand Up To Cancer
I didn't know how to post this link here, but if you have a facebook account, you are able to reach it from there for sure.... omg! from Yahoo! pledges $100,000 to Stand Up To Cancer - with your help http://www.facebook.com/omgfromyahoo For every new 'like' on its Facebook page, omg! from Yahoo! will be donating $1 to…
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some good news
I got a call from my onc who said my CEA had dropped after surgery from 14.6 to 2.1. I had surgery 17 days ago and found out I am stage 3B again with 3 nodes involved. I didn't see this as such great news since wouldn't one expect your CEA to drop after the primary tumor and three cancerous nodes out of 60 were removed? I…
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Sundance Scope Results AND Chemo Under Way Tomorrow *UPDATE*
Hey! Well, the scope went down. I was hoping for some good news on this front. PET/CT had shown no uptake to the colon area, so I was mildly optimistic that I might win one here. What do I know? I couldn't win the lottery in a One Horse town, LOL:) It looked mostly good, but they did pop my balloon when they found a nodule…
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Did you get an email from CSN - More Birthdays?
Did you get an email from CSN regarding their More Birthdays website? http://morebirthdays.com/ I think it's awesome that caner awareness is kicking up!!
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Adventures in bagland
I guess it's a love hate relationship with this bag. I was already having a rough night, went to bed about 10:30 and the dog had me up at 12:15 because she was so restless. So I got up with her and decided to nap out on the couch. Woke up at 4:15 and instinctively knew all was not right. Reached down to the bag area and my…
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Melanoma
Ugh! I have it on my back. What the flip, another cancer. Surgical center is calling next week to set the date. Christine
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speech and mouth muscles
Hi, My mom has stage 4 colon cancer metastizied to the lung with 9 small lesions. She was on xeloda Jan.-July. She starts Folfox first of October. She has had some of the side effects. Her speech is blurred sometimes, and it looks like her mouth muscles arnt working right. Her top lip is hanging over her bottom and she…
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Why am I turning into a LARD after chemo and Liver resection????
Seriously, this may seem vain and unimportant in the scheme of all we go thru, but I am NOT eating 2000 calories a day. I am walking 30-40 minutes each morning, so why am i busting out of all my pants? Granted, my torso terrain is different and all lumpy and bumpy due to the myraid of surgeries, but hell, I don't need…
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Thought of the Day
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
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Alice butterfly !!!!
Got paella this weekend too?
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Anybody have this??
Hi everyone! Been having a whacky few days...have some questions. Hubby ended up in ER last Friday night, horrible pain on his left side and no BM for 3 days. Barium enema and CT scan showed no leakage and a lot of stool. (had been on colace and miralax for 3 days already) ER Doc gave us the "magic potion"...warm prune…
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The bag keeper worked as planned!!!!!!
The other night we had chipped beef in cream gravy on toast for dinner. Well the next morning it looked like the Goodyear blimp landed on my crotch. There was so much gas pressure that the bag leaked a little. The stretch nylon kept the crap contained. I don’t know why the hell they don’t make a PVC pipe fitting that could…
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Friday Riddle (Game)
This week I thought I would do something different. Try it and let me know if it really works. The next time someone requests your phone number, here’s a fun way to give it to him or her! 1. Grab a calculator (You won’t be able to do this one in your head.) 2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the…
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Cancer recurrence?
My mother has been to the hospital 7 times since she was dxnd in May. She has had problems with infection, the dayum port twisted and she passed out. Her latest visit was for bloodclots and her pulse racing up. This is what we thought was due to bloodclots, but now they want to check her redblood cells to see if the cancer…
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new treatment might be available in a while
Novel target for existing drug may improve success of radiation therapy September 14, 2010 by admin Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a new drug target that could improve the effectiveness of radiation for hard-to-treat cancers. The finding, published in the Journal of the…
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Nana b - my cross country trip
I wanted to let you know that I am sooo sorry - but never would have had the time to stop by! The trip went so fast, and there was no relaxation time at all! We left Thursday afternoon, spent the might in Miles City, Montana. Got up early Friday morning and continued on through the Grand Tetons - which were absolutely…
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Pathology report back......
I got "The" call this afternoon while waiting for wife shopping in the Michaels Scrapping outlet.....It was as this..."Mr Powers, Your tumor showed that it was metastatic and that the colon was the primary, That really fooled us yet we have found no evidence of it in your bloodstream . Your tumor margins are all clear and…
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Learned New Trick While Doing Colon Prep
Thought I would share this with you in between my 40-yard dashes, LOL:) I'm bowel prepping for tomorrow's scope. The hospital instructions said to use a STRAW as this goes to the espohagus and does not stay on the taste buds too long. I then use a "Sprite" rinse and gargle and swirl a shot of Sprite to help neutralize any…
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Caregivers....
I just want you all to know how much I love and respect you all. You are what keeps us going and you're often the forgotten ones on the sidelines. While everyone is so concerned with my health, my husband is often ignored and I seriously think he's suffered more than I ever did. He's my best friend and my rock. Even though…
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Update on Eric
Hello my semi colon family, As promised please find an update on Eric, from his friend Shawn. Hello ! I laid eyes on him today. And he is home and on hospice care. He has stopped chemo. Saturday was a very bad day. Sunday a little better. He is a fighter. We keep praying for the small miracles. He is comfortable and is…