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Colorectal Cancer

 

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  need some help

  hi everyone i havent posted in awhile i have a few things i need to get some help on...i;m stage 3 colon cancer had tumor removed now im on folfox every other week....since i have been on folfox i hav…

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  Started by atrue

  Most recent by pepebcn

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  CEA went from 1.9 to 3.8 in 4 weeks--can it mean anything but recurrence?

  My CEA just went from normal 1.9 to abnormal 3.8 over last few weeks. Seeing oncologist tomorrow, but wondered if anyone else had similar experience and it turned out NOT to be a recurrence. I've had …

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  Started by wmcbane

  Most recent by jscho

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Nano "cluster bomb" to deliver chemo solely to the inside of cancer cells

  Developed by researchers in Israel, "a nano-sized vehicle with the ability to deliver chemotheraphy drugs directly into cancer cells while avoiding interaction with healthy cells." The nano-vehicle "i…

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  Started by coloCan

  Most recent by snommintj

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Coffee After Liver Resection

  Just wondering if anyone know anything about the effects coffee on a compromised liver. I know it's fine for a full, healthy liver and I love my morning cup. But I am thinking since Wednesday I have o…

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  Started by C Dixon

  Most recent by KathiM

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Husband update.... again

  First let me say to you all that I am so sorry to read about Donna's passing. She welcomed me on one of my first posts and like ya'll mention, I never forgot her smile...I posted condolences on her da…

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  Started by okthen

  Most recent by Buzzard

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Death, I'll say it again it's about that dreaded word Death

  It wasn't cancer, oh no, cancer did not claim another life today. It was plain and simple "old age". I hesitate to say this, because I wonder, including myself, how many of us will be able to ever cla…

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  Started by herdizziness

  Most recent by herdizziness

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Can you relate

  It's been a year since my NED and I go the doctor on Wednesday to check my blood. Today was a weird day, I slept all day. I wandered from room to room and just feel asleep. My grand daughter followed …

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  Started by Nana b

  Most recent by thready

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  quick update on my husband

  Doc said there was about 1/2 liter of blood in his colon...still unsure where it came from, maybe collected during surgery....nothing actively bleeding while he was back in... He was transferred to IC…

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  Started by okthen

  Most recent by tootsie1

  Aug 25, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Different chemotherapy treatments for CC. with K-ras mutated.

  Are you aware about the different choices in the US? Not all drugs approved by the FDA are approved here by EMA so l would like to know which are the choices in the US. Thanks Folks!

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  Started by pepebcn

  Most recent by coloCan

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  How do you do it?

  Why is this so difficult? I started out on this forum reading everything, posting and asking questions and then I kinda froze up. A few people I related to passed away and I took it harder than I thou…

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  19 comments

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  Started by imagineit2010

  Most recent by grammadebbie

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  weirdest chemo side effect??? add yours

  mine is my voice. it's low and shaky.

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  37 comments

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  Started by tesslee

  Most recent by Kathryn_in_MN

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  They just took my husband back to surgery

  You all may think Im crazy to be posting on a chat board right now but I am sitting in my husbands empty room because they just took him back to surgery. All I have is my laptop, no family here, every…

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  Started by okthen

  Most recent by sasjourney

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  My new Tattoo

  Is on my expression page, did it for my birthday, a few days before actually as my Bday is tomorrow. Hugs Beth

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  Started by dorookie

  Most recent by dorookie

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Any had experience with neuropathy as side effect in Folfiri or Avastin?

  last year l was on Folfox which caused me a severe neuropathy, after 10 rounds we had to stop due to the neuropathy.Now 8 months after been off folfox l still had certain high level of it on my feet a…

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  Started by pepebcn

  Most recent by pepebcn

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Best Wishes

  Just posting Best Wishes and Luck to Jennie and Kerry and Eric and Louis as they go through their procedures this week Sorry if I've left anyone out Kathy

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  Started by ktlcs

  Most recent by Annabelle41415

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Aye, Aye Mateys!!!! - Update...pics posted....'All I need is a tall ship, and a star to steer her b

  We are going to 'Sail Amsterdam'!!!!! I am sooooooo excited!!!! This is a big event, held only every 5 years. There are tall ships, and old ships, and even some new ones that tie up in the harbor behi…

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  Started by KathiM

  Most recent by pepebcn

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  UPDATE on husbands surgery...

  I posted last night asking for prayers for my husband as his surgery (LAR) was today. THANK YOU to all who sent support! I appreciated your compassion! It took twice as long as Doc expected but his wo…

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  Started by okthen

  Most recent by lisa42

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Neurologist and Memory Testing

  I have neurology testing on Wednesday on my hands and feet, any one have this done? I am hoping they say that that the pain I'm having in my hands is due to chemo and not Carpel tunnel. The pain is ex…

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  Started by Nana b

  Most recent by Nana b

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Chip update

  Pretty tough surgery day 4 here and now walking very dizzy still. They have redo the iv again. That hurts as I have no veins left after chem o. It is a poke and probe miss. I have been treated well bu…

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  Started by impactzone

  Most recent by HollyID

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Luvinlife2

  Hi Kathy, It is great to see you here posting. I don't want to intrude, but I have been wondering how surgery went. I have been thinking about you lots.

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  Started by AnneCan

  Most recent by HollyID

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  ASKING FOR PRAYERS AND SUGGESTIONS POST SURGERY

  Hi everyone. Just posting asking for prayers for my husband Jack who will have is LAR tomorrow morning. He has been doing the prep all day and looks so worn out and sad....I just wish I could take all…

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  12 comments

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  Started by okthen

  Most recent by tootsie1

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  donna

  I know its been said before but I miss donna. She was one of the first to welcome me to this board and always seemed to brighten up the place. Lately everytime I hug someone it reminds me of the ehugs…

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  7 comments

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  Started by zenmonk

  Most recent by Aud

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Need chicago Area referals

  A friend reached out to me on behalf of her good friend with Stage 4 cc. She's getting nowhere with current doctors/surgeons at Northwestern (i had the same issue when I went there for 2nd opinions) a…

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  Started by pluckey

  Most recent by pluckey

  Aug 24, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  New diagnosis - please help!

  Hello everyone, A close family member was recently diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The cancer has metastisized to the liver - the GI surgeon said that there were approximately 10 nodules in the …

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  Started by ccanon

  Most recent by herdizziness

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  xeloda holiday

  Hello, I'm new here today. I have been taking xeloda for about a year and thankfully the many tumors in both lobes of my liver continue to shrink. My new oncologist thinks I should have a 2 month holi…

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  Started by herenow

  Most recent by AnneCan

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Busy week.... Cyberknife Tuesday

  Hey all!! Well, the time is finally right around the corner! YAY!! Got the lungs tested last week...oh they are a beast! Got CT scan to see how many markers stayed put. 1 of 2 are intact. Enough to go…

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  41 comments

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  Started by idlehunters

  Most recent by khl8

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Home from Duke and Liver Resection

  Hi Everyone, I just wanted y'all to know that the docs were able to proceed with the resection of my right lobe. They also cut out a edge on my left that had been ablated last September. The procedure…

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  12 comments

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  Started by C Dixon

  Most recent by lesvanb

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  All clear for our daughter!

  Dear Friends, I cannot thank you enough for your thoughts and prayers. Katie has been through a number of procedures in her life and this was by far the smoothest. The nurses had been told she had aut…

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  Started by Kathleen808

  Most recent by mom_2_3

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Need to let it out...

  ..apologise if anyone gets offended if this topic is not fully cancer related, just feeling really down today, thought I would come to my online family. Technically it's my three year wedding annivers…

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  Started by Sonia32

  Most recent by khl8

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer
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  Happy Dance (but not naked!)

  Just wanted y'all to know that tonight I was at a concert downtown. Two bands played Motown and funk music. Awesome! I was out in the middle of the green dancing like crazy, wearing a Relay For Life s…

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  8 comments

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  Started by tootsie1

  Most recent by lisa42

  Aug 23, 2010

  Colorectal Cancer