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My situation! only positive coments allowed LOL!
June 09: dx cc.+ 7 mets to liver , 6 <3cm + one big of 8 cm. 9 rounds folfox + trial ; result all 6 gone! and 50% shrink on the big one!. December 09 surgery 75 % liver removed and colectomy same time,all lymph nodes removed clear ! No evidences of disease in further controls, Labs every 15 days and scan every 2 months. No…
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Update on....... Everything!!
Hello to my semi family!!! I have missed you all and will try to play catch up on the posts!. It has indeed been a VERY busy week. MONDAY - Went to oral surgeon and had back tooth removed. Chemo had just destroyed it and when the cap came off..the tooth fell apart and had to be dug out. I was so numb I didn't feel a…
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And you guys wonder why I call her scary old woman!!
Today is my last normal day for a while. We will go to STL tomorrow morning and stay at my sons and do pre surgery prep there. We have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am the next morning. Lot better then getting up at 3 am and driving from here worrying about prep sharts for a damn 100 miles. So the scary old woman says to…
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HAPPY B-DAY TO SEPT BABIES
Happy Birthday to all the September babies !!!!!! Buzzard - 1 Sept ColoCan - 26 Sept If you would like to become part of the Birthday List, please provide me the following: DOB: Including day, month & year DOD (date of DX): Include day, month & yr NED: Include day, month & yr
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New news item at businesswire.com about a company (Asuragen) launching its KRAS and BRAF mutation t
and provides a little info on the two markers for CRC......also in the news lately that might interest someone: "Black rice" as a good source of antioxidants Tumors larger than 5 cm, positive nodal status indicared poorer DFS, OS in anal carcinima Onko Sure in vitro diagnostic test for cancer "Among patients with stage III…
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familiy pics - new
Okay Buzzard thought I would at least spend time with my grand kids pictures! lol
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Conquering the fears
Hello all, Wanted to share something with all of you and maybe, just maybe shed a little hope and laughter. My son was married last week in Jamaica an while we we there I decided to do something totally out of charachter for me. You see, I am deathly afraid of heights, so what did I do? I went Ziplining through the…
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Thanks but....
I appreciate all you guys complimenting me on my looks. The truth is, and I know, I'm incredibly goofy looking. The abraxane has me swelled up like a tick, especially in my face and already large head. Not having hair makes it worse, plus my color is way off. I really am cool with it. I would prefer you guys ridicule me.…
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iliostomy reversal went good, but bottom is raw
sorry to be gross but i need to know what to do or i will go insane, what should i use to sooth my tender raw skin. Surgery went well and i am the world record holder for laps walked in a single day 2 days after surgery, ( i passed gas and poohed at 3am the third day and have been poohing ever since). Laps clocked was 40,…
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Tumor Board FINALLY, Standford next
So this is how it was explained to me. Hmmmm, hard to explain. At the tumor board meeting, everyone agrees I should have surgery, it's the explaining the surgery apparently to insurance, etc., that could be problem. As they all agree that someone with "the many masses" as the onc put it, that I HAD, cannot have them…
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They did not kill me
Hey guys. They gave me too much to put me out for surgery. Put the part that says breath asleep. That was a fun few days. Ended up with a temp Illeo bag. It's not that bad. Did dump it on me the very first day. That was a nasty mess. I am going home or taking hostages today. Convinstanced the doc my problem was lack of…
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POSITVE THREADS!!!!!!!!!!
Dear colleagues in the fight; It may sound pretentious as lm too new here ,but l wish to share some positive thoughts with all of you in this particular sad days. Many surgeries ,many loved people have passed . Unfortunately this is part of our reality and we can not ignore it, but beyond that we are alive and as any other…
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Allow me to sweat a little of the Small Stuff
This is so insignificant compared to what some of us are going through right now--I mean, really insignificant. But here goes. just feeling bluesy lately and I think it may be related to the 1-year mark. Last year, in August '09, is when I first saw my GI doc who felt the tumor in my rectum. I remember sitting in an exam…
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Help, Need advice again
Hello all! I need a bit of advice. My Onc is talking about switching me from Folfox for Folfiri because of the neuropathy issue. I have had 6 out 12 treatments, will have the 7th using folfox. We know there is most likely permanent damage in the feet so she said we don't want any more permanent stuff to happen. Has anyone…
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surgical removal for polyps
Hope somebody can give me some insight as to why a polyp has to be surgically removed. I have read that most polyp that need surgical removal already have cancer in them. THis is not me but a family member.. Thanks Petrina
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VERY concerned about John and Adrian
Please keep them in your hearts. No update since Aug. 3rd.
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Well ladies and gentlemen
Well ladies and gentlemen. The brain thing did turn out to be metastasis but it was still very small and caught early. It's a good thing that I was having the symptoms I was having or it could have gotten really out of hand before it was noticed. I love you guys and will update later. Eric
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family pics on expressions page
I posted some pics from this past weekend on my expressions page. You can see me in all my hairless glory.
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Has Anyone Heard From Diane (dianetavegia)?
I hadn't seen any of her posts lately. Hope all is well. Carolyn
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rip mom
I love you mom.
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something weird about me
I rode my 4 wheeler this morning with some friends up a mountain trail. When we got to the top, some folks started leaning over the ledge looking down. They invited me to join them and I declined. I simply can't do it. I've encountered this situation dozens of times in my life. They ask if I was afraid and I told them no,…
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Special thoughts for today
Today LOUSWIFT is having surgery. Special healing thoughts for him and all those still recovering from recent procedures. Marie who loves kitties
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Learning How To Deal With Grief And Loss
Learning How To Deal With Grief And Loss I have been sad about the loss of Donna. I liked her posts and I am grateful for the Christmas card list she set in motion. I have recently been reading articles and books trying to learn how to deal with grief and loss. Although I have suffered loss many times, each time is…
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Not cancer related but just sad and angry this week....
This week has been a hard one. Four families have lost their loved ones close to our family. Two by suicide and two that died in a rollover. The two by suicide were my kids age. One was a mother who left her 7 year old daughter to find her hanging. The other was a dad who shot himself in his garage. The two that died in a…
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Diane Sawyer
ABC will host Women and Cancer tomorrow night...not sure of the time. My husband just shouted it from the other room, as he's telling me to get off the computer. lol He's just hungry!!
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WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO SAY
My husband saw me very depressed when Donna passed away and then when he heard about David, he said to me, you know maybe you need to take a break for the forum, it can't be good for you to be depressed. I told him that I wasn't depressed, I was mad! Mad that this dang cancer takes people away when they are not ready to…
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May everyones Monday begin with "What a beautiful day it is"..and get better from there.....
I sure hope everyone gets up in the morning feeling good and greets the day with a rekindled spirit, a feeling of refreshing vigor. I hope for a good week for everyone. I hope that warm surrounding arms are wrapped around all those grieving for loved ones and that they find peace within themselves to get through. I wish…
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Dodged a bullet
But the gun is still pointed at me. My second lymph node biopsy came back same as first, negative. Just swelling and lymph tissue. They were all enlarged from top to bottom and active on Pet scan back in March but there appears to be no Cancer. They took one out in the groin three months ago and one in the armpit last week…
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David still in hospice but hanging on
Just an update on David since I haven't posted in quite awhile. And there are so many new ones on the board now. For background, my dear sweet wonderful husband David was dx 4-08 with stage 3 colon cancer. Eight months later a liver met was found and biopsied. After being told by three surgeons it was inoperable due to…
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You are all amazing people
I was diagonosed with anal cancer a little over a year ago and am currently NED. At that time there wasn't a board for anal cancer so I came to the Colorectal board. Donna was one of the first people that responded to me. I am very sad to hear of her passing and my condolences go out to her family and to all of you. She…