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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 have these brown spots popping up all over me ( legs, arms, ) is this normal? also i still have bouts of when i go to the…
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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 primary tumor & liver met resected; I have three more post-surgical chemo treatments scheduled and was feeling that maybe…
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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 "is made from organic materials which fully decompose in the body once it has performed its function, making the treatment…
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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 only had about 30% of my liver, I mah want to research this. Thanks, Catherine
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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 daughters thread, but wanted to let ya'll know that you're in my thoughts as well. Hubby is grumpy and snarky..I am choosing…
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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 claim that as our cause of death. Richard Zeiler, brave soul that died today, had only two people left to care about him, my…
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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 me around and did the same thing. I called my daughter to come over because I could not keep awake. My husband came home and…
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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 ICU so I was unable to stay in his room with him, would have had to sleep in waiting room. I had my gallbladder out last…
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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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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 thought or harder than I wanted too and now I’m spent. I feel guilty because so many on here are going through so much,…
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weirdest chemo side effect??? add yours
mine is my voice. it's low and shaky.
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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, everything was looking good... At about 630 he started bleeding from the rectum. About 830 they took him back into surgery. I am…
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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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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 an hands. Unofrtunadelly l am in recurrence and l have already started 5 days a go with Folfiri +avastin (first round) , my…
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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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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 behind Amsterdam Central Station. From all over the world. The COOLEST part???? I get to ride around on a vintage tug boat,…
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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 words " it went great". I am thankful, so thankful. My husband is sleeping at the moment, he looks very peaceful. Kids will…
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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 extreme, from my fingers/hands all the way up to my shoulders. My feet, the pad under the toes and my heels hurt like crazy!…
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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 but a fully open thoracotmy is much different that a wedge or vats.They were able to get the lobe so that is good. Hugs to all…
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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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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 this away for him. He is a wonderful person who has been through so much in the last year, not even including this 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 Donna would give everyone. Sorry to reiterate what has always ben said but I had to get it out.
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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) any recommendations appreciated. thanks Peggy
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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 liver (about 40% of the liver) and that the cancer (in the liver) was inoperable. In fact, most of the oncologists that were…
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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 holiday to allow my body to heal, get blood counts back up and also she tells me that over time, my body will develop a…
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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 ahead. When this recurrance started there were 5 nodules noted on PET/CT. Only 2 of those lit up. The one that I am having…
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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 was on Wednesday and I am home tonight. I'm very grateful to the Lord for this as this means there was no visibly active…
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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 autism and everyone was prepared that she might have a hard time. The nurse said, "Wow, she is really doing great." I said,…
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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 anniversary today, some of you may know he (the husband) couldn't take what I was going through in December, various tests,…
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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 survivor shirt. Just wanted to tell y'all that I was out there representing the semi-colons, letting people know you can…