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I am so scared............
This is my first time posting. My husband was diagnosed 6/2008. Stage 1, T2, N0, Mx. He had colon resection, but no chemo. He was doing great until a few months ago when his cea started going up. The highest is has been is 4.9, high enough for his onc to have a pet/ct done on 7/7/10. IMPRESSION: 2.8 x 2.0 soft tissue mass…
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relay for life
I went to the Campbell Ca. relay for life this weekend. What an inspiration! It really made me feel great to be around fighters, survivors and supporters. Especially to see all the young people there raising money for the cure and raising awareness for prevention and early detection. Happy 10th birthday Campbell Relay for…
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Sorry Ive been off the board so long!!
I had my last rd. of Oxi- 5fu-lucevorin 18 days ago... That was #8 of 12... still have numbness in fingers and toes, cant eat or drink anything colder than room temp. going in for rd.#9 tomorrow, I am dropping the oxailplatinum.... I cant live in the cold northern Michigan where it is cold All the time!! My question is...…
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Papajedi, Update
Hey guys, I'm still here just have been in and out of the ER a lot. As soon as we make positive steps we suffer a setback. I began peeing large amounts of blood yesterday and my plattlets and red cell count crashed. They gave me transfusions ect. and stabilized it. My gallbladders surgery is healing slowly and still very…
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Weight Gain after stopping chemo/liver resection
any one else experience weight gain after liver resection. I am going from skeletal anorexic last year to porking out..... peggy
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One More Year!! YAY!!
I MADE IT!! Today I turned 41! Whoo-hoooo!!!
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Old dog
As of july 8th, I am now technically Eric40. We are not celebrating until tonight though. I made it to 40. next goal - 41. Things kind of change in our situation. Aging actually becomes an accomplishment and at this point seems pretty appealing.
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Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: How many lengths did Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes in 1973 and what was the winning time? ANSWER: 31 lengths and the time was 2:24
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Little blood from lungs this morning
Dang, I can't decide whether to worry big or not. I woke up this morning having to cough and it was blood and sputum from my lungs, second cough just blood, but now it's half hour later, coughed and no blood just clear sputum. Anyone else have this? Anything to worry about? This happened a few days ago as well, but before…
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groin pain
This might sound crazy, but my husband and I sat in the ER all afternoon today, because he has had a pain in his left leg that comes and goes and now he also has a pain in the left area of his groin. ER doc said blood work all came back good, no clots. Said she couldn't feel any swollen lymph nodes in the area, but also…
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Folfox + Avastin Side Effects?
Mom started chemo (Folfox plus Avastin) Wednesday. She just got unhooked from the 46 hour pump today at about 4. Her only real side effects so far have been that food doesnt taste good to her and she is really tired. I have read all the papers with all the possible side effects but prefer personal experience more. Do you…
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Rising CEA
Well not great news.. CEA in Dec less than 1 in April 4 in July 6... they want to do another CEA in August as nothing shows on CT scan. Just feel so low right now. Chip
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MY SURGERY JULY 6
I go for surgery July 6 hysterectomy for sure and might get the ilostomy bag cea went from 200 to 600 quite jump again. Going to cleveland clinic, Donna I remember reading your posts awhile back on all this Yep I am scared the surgery could be from 1 hour to half the day. But I know I have to do it if not well you all…
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4 Years
Saturday, 10 July 2010 will mark 4 years as a survivor for me and at this time I want to thank my "family" here for all your support, advice, guidance and comfort you have provided me throughout the 4 years and still continues to this day. It has and continues to be journey I will take and fight with confidence.
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What are you doing?
During my months of chemo I remember reading about the adventures of people on this board. Some went crappie fishing, some went to the zoo. We have people who took part in plays, did art projects and went on trips. I would like to see what you have been up to this summer? What have I been doing? I actually got some tomato…
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port cath
i got my port a cath yesterday and it is killing me. please tell me this gets better. im hurting and cant move my right arm. my youngest had to bathe me.. i know im whining, when i got out of surgery all i could do was cry. im so emotional what is wrong with me..im supposed to go to work tomorrow. oh yal help me. pleasseee
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Colonoscopy today--good news this time!
Last August I had a routine colonoscopy and found out I had colon cancer. I had colon resection surgery, followed by chemotherapy (FOLFOX) that finally ended in April. Today I had another colonoscopy--same doctor, same location, same friend driving me. This time when the doctor came to talk to me after the procedure, he…
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this question is for john23
Hi John I know that you have been getting good results with certain herbs you are using and under the care of a TCM doctor. I know you had previously listed all the things that you were taking but I cannot find back that post. I would like to get more information on the tcm doctor and the herbs that you used. I do not know…
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Back for a day
Hello semis; and hope you all are doing well. As some of you know I have been out to my parent's home taking care of my invalid Dad and newly cancer dx'd Mom. Trying to take care of their well being and their home.Mom, who is 81 yrs old, had her 2nd biopsy yesterday and it is as expected..Stage 4 lung cancer mets to…
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One night in for tests
I haven't been feeling too good. Mostly dizzzy- thought, with good cause, that it was this new med I am on for depression. I had just started a new one, was only at the lowest dose. I also can't tolerate the heat like I used to- just going from the house to my car and I am whipped; dizzy and sweat running down my body. ICK…
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Thankful
Hello Hello, Just a little note to say all is going well with the chemotherapy. I have completed 4 rounds and I have 8 more to go. I am looking forward to November, when I will be able to drink something cold. It has been very hot outside, but I stay indoors. Although I am down to 159 pounds and back in size 10/12, that is…
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Eric38
Hi Eric, I am just wondering how you are doing; I haven't seen you on here for awhile + miss your wicked sense of humour.
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Question about summer heat/humidity to fellow colostamates:
Greetings!!!This is my first summer (heat wave) living with a colostomy. I use a ConvaTec 2-piece. In the past week, on three occasions the wafer that sticks to my skin came loose and the whole appliance (including semi-full pouch) started coming off (it was not due to contents in bag). I had to hold bag in place with hand…
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CEA tomorrow!
Need to get to bed. Have to get up and go have blood drawn in the morning. Yep, it's CEA time. Not really having anxiety at the moment, but I hate that it's the weekend, which means I have to wait until Monday for the results. *hugs* Gail
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Am I over doing the Vitamins!?!
I am taking AM Extra strength Fish oil 1000 mg of Vitamin C Stopped my multi vitamin due to it containing folic acid Drinking 2 oz of aloe juice PM Vtamin D3 1,000 mg Calcium 1,000 mg 325 mg of asprin B-12 dropper Vitamin E on my scars drink 2 oz of acai juice And.......I eat lots of veggies/fruit and juice. Eat very…
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Fix for chemo brain!
Guys, I think I found a fix for chemo brain. One of my neighbors put a fence up on my land. Now I know this system will not let me put certain words in post, so let’s just say his mother was not married at the time of his birth. It seems that the surveyors set the corner pins of my property correctly when I bought this…
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irinotecan and erbitux, ER tonight
Dear Friends, I've been reading here a lot but not posting much. You all gave so many helpful information and so many inspiration. Now I feel so down. My husband ended up in ER tonight after two days severe pain in this tummy. CAT scan revealed partial blockage in his small bowl. He was dx. in Dec. 2006 with rectal cancer.…
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Rapidarc=steriotactic radiosurgery in guatamala
For those of us that aren't candidates for surgery and are being led down paths they don't want to go because of Govt regulation or restrictions. Guatamala has begun treating patients with Rapidarc. The cost is about $15,000. Hope International Centre de Radioterapia. I want to get two tumors irradiated but Drs in the…
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Something that inspired me
The wings of eagles is a John Wayne flick. It was on again today. This movie inspired me back when undergoing chemo/rad 7/08 and I thought I would pass it on to you new folks. In the true story movie, he breaks his back and is paralyzed and told he will never walk again. In the hospital his friend and him get a little…
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Response DX tests in
My husband had his tumor tested for the ERCCI, TS, EFGR and BRAF gene to see if he had a low expression or a high expression and found out that Folfiri and Erbitux are best for him. Where as folfox would not be as effective because of his high expression of the TS. We just got our test results back so I'll spend some more…