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Chemo and the effect on the teeth
So I have not really had dental problems in years, have a mouth full of fillings but no biggie. However i have begunto have tooth pain and went to the dentist and I need to have 3 root canals, and crowns and 3 other teeth need to be fixed as well ( not as extensive as the root canals) It seems my teeth and fillings are…
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Sundance Surgery Rescheduled - Now July 15th - What a Mess
This has been a real mess – Dr. D. called me and told me surgery was cancelled for tomorrow. There were no DaVinci representatives available due to a conference. So, we’re now rescheduled for next week on the 15th. I’ll be getting the CT guided wire inserted for the surgery and then surgery to follow. I have pre-op and a…
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Third Eye Retroscope is a new type of colonoscope
which gives a rear view to see behind folds in the colon wall, thereby providing a more accurate picture of whats brewing than current colonoscopies.....steve
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mets to lungs
my mom has 1 spot on each lung (both less than 1cm) on each lobe.she had RFA for a spot on her liver and did fine.we are going to talk to her oncologists this week...can anyone give me any good questions to ask about how the will treat this.Anyone experiencing this or have in the past.please let me know..
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Coffee colonics???
Have any of you tried coffee colonics? I was just reading about the supposed benefits of de toxifying the liver. Just wondered what you all heard about these? THANKS!
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Blood In Bowels
Hey All...Something weird happend to me and wanted to know if this has happened to anyone else before. I went to empty my colostomy bag and out came a bag full of blood! This has never happened to me before, and has gotten me scared, It's not leaking or anything, But, does have me quite concerned. I haven't even ate or…
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travelling after chemo?
My family and I want to take my mom out of the country 2 months after chemo? Can I get thoughts on this? We don't want to bring it up if it is to crazy.
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How your taste changes
I have heard so many of you talk about how your taste changes after you start treatment. Some people say they can only tolerate a very bland diet and some people say they can tolerate only a mostly liquid diet. I've also heard about not tolerating cold foods and drinks, what is that about? I start my first treatment this…
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Phil
Where the heck is Phil? Did we run him off with all the religious talk?
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Friday Riddle Answer
I know last weeks riddle was easy and corny, but I thought it was cute :) Weeks winners were Nana B and Abrub. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: There was a boy and he was very hungry. He saw a lot of sand on the ground and witches flying above and it was really hot and some dogs were chasing a bone so what is that boy…
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Thanks
Thanks to everyone who helped me and my family transition into the world of colon cancer. My mom had a good weekend. She went to the mall and went to church. This is good. My sister father and I are relaxing a little more and taking each day as it comes. She still doesn't want to deal with a lot of details of her disease.…
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feeling cold with chemo
My mother is feeling cold in her feet and hands. She spent the day bundled up in bed with the winter comforter up to her neck. What do you do when you get cold? Ketziah
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Your biggest misconception
I was wondering about something-what was everyone's biggest misconception about cancer at the time of diagnosis? Mine was that, because I was diagnosed at Stage 1, I thought I would have one "courtesy call" type of visit to the oncologist, and that would be that. He'd confirm that, no, I didn't need chemo, slap me on the…
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Update
Just stopping in to encourage those who are still going through the chemodrug treatments. Those days feel almost like a dream to me now. Perhaps it was because I had hernia surgery which was more painful than the removal of the secum and cancerous mass. It took my body longer to heal b/c of all that it has endured with the…
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Erbitux, bowl obstructioin, in hospital
Hi friends, just update for my husband. He started folflri+erbitux three weeks ago. Four days later he started to have pain in his abdomen. He was admitted in hospital last Wednesday due to small bowl obstruction. It's been 12 days. He is not getting any better. His bowl is still partially blocked. He tried hard to drink…
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twisted bowel
the last few weeks have been a real experience for me. it started at the end of june approximately 10 days after my last treatment of Cetuximab and Irinotecan. i have two lesions on my liver that recurred and so i'm trying to beat this again. anyway, was experiencing diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and extreme fatigue. then all…
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results: Tumor resistant to folfox & folfiri
As you may know my husband did 6mo of chemo only to find out the cancer spread to his lung! He had surgery on march 9 and we had his live tumor cells sent to Weisenthal Cancer Center where they tested several chemo drugs. We just got the results. Resistent to oxi, 5fu, irinotecan, mitomycin, gemzar, plus many others!!…
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My colonoscopy and updates
I do the Miralax prep, and wanted to share that using Powerade green (sour melon) was great! It was very easy to get down, even easier than Gatorade blue. Once again I was awake and alert for my procedure, but they did give me a little more meds than the first one. The GI said my situation was very unusual first time and…
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Chemosensitivity testing- found this while searching for a cost
January 20, 2005 - 3:21am Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Resistance Assays When a patient has an infection, doctors often send a sample of infected blood or tissue to a lab where they can grow the bacteria and see which antibiotics are most effective (called Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity Testing). Chemosensitivity…
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For the scientifically adventurous, check out this website!!!!!! (Its worth the time!!!!!!)
sanger.ac.uk.genetics/CGP/translation........
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Oncologists at Dana Farber, John Hopkins , NY Presbyterian Hospital or Sloane Kettering.
I am looking for information from anyone who has had any personal experience with any of these cancer centers. I have a local oncologist in a small town in NE PA who I really like and have been very happy with. I was affliated with an ONC at Sloane for the first 9 months of my treatment. I would go to her every 2 months…
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Here's another article demonstrating the potential of nanotechnology:
"Nanosponge drug delivery system more effective than direct injection.", allegedly 3 to 5 times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injecting of same drug........Of course all of this is still experimental(remember that movie "Fantastic Voyage"?) nanowerk.com (rather technical but all about nano…
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Calling senior survivors
My mom is IIIC. I just need a little encouragement. I go to see her in a few weeks.
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Need explanation of definitions
What is NED and CEA?
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having CIPN chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathic pain. bone loss
im looking for others with the problems with bone loss from late term effects of treatments im a 9yr. colonrectal stage 3tc with 2tumors survivor.began at age 30. now 41 and having awful pain within my body from my radiation/chemo. i took 25treatments of radiation-9months of fu-5 chemo.4operations,2 different…
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Eddie Dwyer - talks about prayer and God
http://eddieinrealtime.com/ Eddie Dwyer - talks about prayer and God - beware for those that don't want to read, Just another person battling cancer.
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New cancer patient
Hello. I am very new to everything. I was diagnosed end of May. Surgery first of June. Radiation few weeks ago, I now start chemo this coming Monday June 19th. Does anyone have ANY suggestions? What should I expect with chemo? I am very nervous about it. Any heads up on anything would be greatly appreciated.
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Happy Birthday Lisa 42!
I hope you are having a wonderful day as you become Lisa44! Looking forward to when you will become Lisa104 in many years!
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"Hedgehog" Clinical Trial/ Genentech
Was anyone else on the clinical trial using Hedgehog? I've been on it for a year now (Stage IV/lung mets) and now it's been cancelled, however, I also found out I was on the placebo! What's new out there in the clinical trial area or are any of you using non-routine drugs or foods?
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Relay for Life
Our Relay for Life was this past Friday and Saturday, what a special event. My husband attended, I didn't expect him to come until the survivor lap, but he showed up about an hour after my youngest daughter and I did and he stayed with me until we both called it a night after the luminaria ceremony at 10:00. He put in at…