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More good news
Well, I had my appt today w/ my oncologist and also got back the results of my CEA test. It went down 19 points in the past month after having two treatments of Gemzar/5FU!! I was so happy and relieved. It went from 81 down to 62 this time. Obviously, 62 is still quite elevated, but it's moving in the right direction. I…
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Question to formerly NED patients
There have been a few members who were NED at one point and have had reccurence. Assuming you were no longer on Chemo,were any of you following a "cancer diet" or taking "anti-cancer" supplements continuing well after being NED or were you back to the same lifestyle prior to diagnosis? If you were using supplements, what…
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pattis brother Jeff here
http://videos.lifetributes.com/MediaViewer2.0/MovieViewer.aspx?id=134032 thx y'all for everything... i will-be praying for all of y'all... this is a video played at Patti's services,,in memory of Patti .....Jeff
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Has anyone heard about fedester?
I remember he had one polyp removed at his latest colonoscopy,but don't remember the results of pathology.
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Patti Pyles
Patricia Gail Pyles: 1/10/68 - 4/23/10 Much loved Wife, Mother, Sister, and Friend. From Patti's family: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:30 This is the most difficult post to make: Patti lost her battle this morning and has gone to be with her parents and the Lord. Details on services are forthcoming and will be posted as soon…
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Crow71 update
Hi all. I have been reading and following and sharing news with Roger. I hope he will be back on the board soon. He was discharged from the hospital on Thursday. He did develop an infection in the wound at the hospital and the whole thing was opened on Tuesday night. We went back yesterday afternoon because the wound…
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after surgery
I am 3 weeks post surgery today. Have had some complications and had to go back to the hospital. My incision came open after removal of staples about 7 inches, and I was severly constipated. i am packing wound now twicw a day, and it looks good no infection. They do say that I have air trapped under my diaphram from…
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Here goes...
I'm leaving for NYC in a few minutes - first my CT scan, then onc appts. Hopefully my last 6 month checkup, and we can move on to annual scans... I'm assuming all will be clear, but I also know that cancer doesn't play by any rules. And, since I'm normal, I'm nervous. I've premedicated likely IV sites with Lidoderm (since…
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New to site
Hi to all, I just found out 2 months ago that I have Colon Cancer. I went to the hospital with pains on my right side, they did a CT scan and found a mass in my Colon. I had surgery to remove the mass and the Doctor told me it was cancer with cancer in one lymph node, I saw the pathology report and I am Stage III B. It has…
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PET SCAN OVER
I go to the doctors apt at 11:20 am and they said he may have the results by the time I get there if not in the morning for sure. I had a very bad time last night pain very bad nothing was helping and I went to bed and ask God for the pain to go away and give me a good nights sleep and for the pet to go well today. I got…
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chiropractic
I have a colostomy. It has not been reversed yet. Has anyone with a colostomy used chiropractic care? I have sciatica, in the past chirop. worked great. I would like to use this therapy again.
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Colonoscopies at 50 - why???
I am an anal cancer survivor and visit the colorectal site frequently as well. I am saddened by the passing of Patti. Though I didn't know her, I can tell she meant a lot to all of you and my heart goes out to her friends and family. I recently read about another young woman who sadly lost the battle, Liz. What I cannot…
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new here
i was dx with stage iv colon cancer on mar 26 after undergoing surgery. i'm having a real hard time. after surgery i had an ostomy bag, i'm 56 yrs old and it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks. i start chemo tomorrow and i am scared to death. i've been reading this board for a couple weeks now and i have to say i can…
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This is something that has been bugging me for over a year
This is something that has been bugging me for over a year. Has anyone here had a near death experience?? I don’t want to discuss the subject on the open forum. Don’t know why. Could you contact me via private mail.
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High-risk surgery experiences
Hey folks. I have a sister having surgery to remove a colon tumor within the next week or so. My sister has several factors increasing the risk of the surgery (COPD and blood thinners). I'm curious as to whether anyone else on this board, or their family members, had similar risk factors for their surgery and how these…
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We're going to a teaching hospital for surgery next Monday!!!!
A week from tomorrow, Jim goes for liver surgery at Loyola hospital. He had his colon surgery done on March 17th at Provena St. Joseph in Joliet, and after being told that liver surgery was not possible because of both the right and left lobe having lesions, we opted for a second opinion. The surgeon who did the colon…
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an alternative
My wife found an alternative to Depends well kind of. They are called Guards for Men, made by Depends. On the side of the package there was pictures and descriptions of the Depends line of products and it showed a similar looking product that was listed as Depends Boost Inserts, "For added protection in Depends Absorbent…
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Hospice
This is a heart wrenching post for me to write. Over the weekend, my sister had some more excrutiating pain in her back. She went back to the hospital where they had to re-stent her kidneys and liver. New tumors had grown blocking the stents. She was able to receive much needed pain relief from the surgery. However, it was…
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Avastin side effects
I know since I ended chemo in dec. I've had many issues primarily with my GI tract and muscle pain. Maybe this is why as I had 5 treatments of Avastin. Others who have had it please weigh in. http://www.medicinenet.com/bevacizumab- ... rticle.htm
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New to Board - Mom Colon Cancer
Hi Everyone! My mom, my best friend, was diagnosed with colon cancer, Stage 4 in October. It was a total shock and we have found out that there are tumors in both lungs and a lesion on her liver. She's responding well to the chemo and like previously said by another member, there is no cure, it's only to put the cancer in…
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If you can avoid it, don't use a teaching hospital for colon surgery
as they are said to have a higher death rate, according to article at medicalnewstoday.com entitled:"Teaching Hospital Status Asscociated With Death Rate After Colon Surgery", dated 4/23.........steve
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Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: n + n + .... n times = n^2. differentiating both sides with n we get 1 + 1 +.... n times = 2*n or n = 2*n find the flaw? ANSWER: ans. n + n + .....n times we can only add if "n" is an integer. So basically this function is discontinous and we can't differentiate a discontinous function.
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Have any of you heard about this little girl
I just read about this little girl who is 11 and fighting stage IV colon cancer.The story was on the Facebook site of C3: Colon Cancer Alliance. Here is her story: 11-year old with cancer temporarily locating to Houston for medical care Charity ride planned for Carey CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - 11-year old Carey Heavner…
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Apt. with the Oncologist
Met with the oncologist yesterday and well, I guess no news is really good news. Cancer is stable and still shrinking. All of George's blood counts, tests, liver test/counts, and the like all come back good, well very good. He has maintained weight and and his breathing is good, no problems with the lung mets. Is the…
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flatulence!
Hi, I just had surgery on the 29th of march and finally home on the 14th April. It was a long stay with many complications but now am getting better. I am still on low residue diet, but dealing with a lot gas and it is noisy, not smelly just noisy so is a bit embarassing. Does anyone have advice or suggestions, I did…
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Hey, Sundance!
When do you get the results of your latest scan? Been thinking about you alot and wondering. Sandy
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UPDATE****We Need Prayers
I'm writing this from my iPhone on the way back from Syracuse, NY. My husband was scheduled for his third chemo treatment. It didn't happen. Instead his doctor told him that ge has from maybe 4 weeks to 6 months to live. She said that his bilirubin us 12, his CEA is over 20,000. I'm in a car with no tissue, so trying hard…
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I am looking for a member...
The user ID is "Kuastoi" and they posted on 8/19/09, topic "Decision Point". You and I have the exact same rectal cancer...lymph node only, no organs. If you are still active, I would very much like to talk with you. Thank you. Ern
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Question on minor side effects
I completed chemo and radiation on April 6, 2010. Was on Xeloda and oxaliplatin for 6 weeks. Wondering when ability to tastes gets back to normal? Not a big impact, but as I make my own beer, mead, wines, and ciders, the ability to taste is a big part of the process. Also, anyone experience neck pain following chemo? In…
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Heading up to Stanford tomorrow for scan
Got scanxiety really bad..... 4.5 hours in the car isn't gonna make it better. I will leave at 4:00 am (avoid traffic) but not meet with my onc for another week...I can email him for results but that is so scary opening that one... Stage 4 3year survivor with numerous liver and lung surgeries behind me... I wish you all…