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surgery here I come!!
After the therasphere's procedure done in late December, I am finally ready for liver resection. The speres did their job and made me a candidate!! The last two days I have done all my pre-op stuff and scans, and I am a go for surgery on the 6th of April in Tampa. I am officailly NED right now too. They will be removing…
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Went for my next to last chemo today but........
@#$^&*@&** Picc (second one, this one inserted 2/1)wouldn't allow nurse to draw blood tho stuff could be injected but when bandage was removed for her to take a closer look,she noticed that the suture holding it in place had snapped so looks like I now have second defective picc (as well as a defective port still hanging…
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One Week Post Liver Resection
update from my blog: One week post-surgery and I am now recouperating at Miracle House, with Lee, Katie, Julie and a weekend visit from the kids. (peaceful R&R???). I feel like someone beat the snot out of me with a brick. I have one long L-shaped scar on my torso, so as you can imagine, the scabby, tight sutures and…
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Son on third treatment
Thought I would post an update on Scott. He went in for his third treament today and doing fairly well. He has had some nausea and fatigue with it but ohter then that reacting fairly well to the treatments. The day of the treatments gets to be a long day for him but he did take his mp4 player today so that helped pass the…
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Awaiting dates for liver resection & rectal tumor removal
Well, here we go...great news, I think! The surg. onc. is planning a liver resection. May take two surgeries to resecet liver but it is possible. Thinks the rectal tumor is high enough to save rectum? Step 1: A radiologist will perform a procedure to block a portion of the liver so the "good" part can overgrow? Anyone…
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Read my PET results.... Please tell me what You think.... I'm Confused
I don't get to speak to my Onc. about these results until Tuesday so I thought maybe ya'll could shed some light on these results. My main concern is last week when they did an MRI they found a nodule on my middle right lung. I posted those results earlier in the week. I have been REALLY concerned about this new nodule…
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pico-salax and thanx a lot care-givers update
ok here's the deal> for goin on 6 years hubby has been my cancer care-giver through thick and thin, surgeries and chemo. Today he starts his pico-salax in prep for a routine, age-related colonoscopy tomorrow....I am having a bird. how do you guys do this? :) hail all care-givers....I am fussing around and pouring clear…
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Emergency prayers needed for Louann! (lcarper2)
She's being rushed to the ER. Her liver enzymes are 'thru the roof'. Please pray for her or think good thoughts, etc. Diane
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Long delay between surgery and chemo
My husband who was operated Feb 1st for a rectal cancer is still waiting for the OK from his oncologist to start his chemo. The reason for this is that he developed an infection at his resection site one week post surgery. He was treated with antibiotics for 23 days and the infection site was drained during a one week…
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Ater 9 months - I gave Birth to NED
Yes, After this LONG 9 months of chemo/radiation pregnancy - I gave birth to a CLEAN and HEALTHY Pet/Ct - named NED (no evidence of disease) scan on Friday 3/19/2010! I cannot thank each and everyone of you for your help, prayers and courage thru this journey....I cannot THANK YOU for ALL you have done with my posts and…
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May Date!
I met with the Dr who will be doing my radio surgery today. He is going on vacation for two weeks. When he gets back he is going to do radio surgery on all of my mets. He says I only have four visible CRC tumors. 2 in the right lobe of my liver and two in my right lung. He even thinks the two in my lung might already be…
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Running fever and orange urine
Hi all, I started feeling like I had a fever this evening, took my temp. and sure enough I am 100.8 the sheet I brought home from the hospital says come back to er if fever is 100.5. Also, my urine is orange(I know weird huh)I guess I will go to the er tomorrow morning if I still have the fever. Of course, I am still in…
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Done working for a while
I finished my 10th FolFox treatment last week, and I'm not recovering as quickly as in the past. Neuropathy is more prevalent. I was tired of going to work coming home and lying on the couch and being an observer of my family instead of a participant. I asked my doc if they would approve me being out for my last month of…
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Update and questions about FOLFORI with Avastin
I posted a little bit ago about my story, but here is a quick update. Dx 2006 stage IIIC colon cancer. Resection done, colostomy hooked up, 6 mos. FOLFOX, 6 weeks radiation to sigmoid colon. 2010- went for 6 month check-- CEA up to 10. Did a CT-- found suspicious area in abdomen. PET scan lit up nodes in abdomen and neck,…
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This Is the Future of the Fight Against Cancer "Nanobots"
This is so cool!!! "Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it". http://gizmodo.com/5501103/this-is-the-future-of-the-fight-against-cancer Brooks
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New family adding to your group
Hi everyone, I feel like I know some of you already as I have read through lots of your comments and postings. You all seem to be a great support group for each other and you are all so inspiring to me. We are a new family facing this journey now. My father in law was recently diagnosed with stage IV appendiceal cancer. I…
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scan report
Haven't heard from ONC but did get a report for myself and I am not a doctor but it states no cancer /tumors all it does say is I have cysts (sp) in both kidneys so I am wondering if that is what threw off liver enzimes. My eyes are very yellow and so is my skin...I will give doc a call tomorrow if I don't hear from him…
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The tides might be changing for me
Well, I got my PET results today and things appear to be doing well. I only have two tumors in my liver and 3 in my right lung and a possible one in the portacaval cavity. That is down from several in each lung and 6-8 in my liver and 2 in the portacaval cavity. Not bad for having only been on xeloda for the last 9 weeks.…
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Pulmonary/Abdominal Mets
History: Dx CRC, January 2008 Resection, colostomy, March 2008 Recurrence discovered in pelvic region, January 2009 Chemo/Radiation, February-March 2009 Bowel Obstruction surgery, November 2009 Metastases - pulmonary and abdominal, March 2010 Took my husband to the ER on Monday, March 22. He was having severe back pain,…
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CT scan today
Hi dear ones, It's been a while since I posted. I admit I have been lurking. Think of you all often and pray for you all, good thoughts, good vibes you name it. I try to post but can't get my thoughts out. I really admire all of you who have the ability to so eloquently express yourselves. I keep telling myself it's the…
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Those having insurance problems. check out cancer.about.com
for article entitled :"Options for the Uninsured with Cancer" which might provide ideas/places to contact. Hope this helps someone (do not know how to do this so all you need is to click for a link)......steve
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Melanie/Chris
Did Chris have the surgery yesterday and how did it go?
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Question about surgical reports in Canada?
My mom has always had access to her medical reports. Had no troubles with the medical record department giving her reports on surgeries, blood work, or biopsy reports. We requested a surgical report on a second surgery and they could not find it. So they done some digging and found the charts but had no report done. This…
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MRI and CT Results
Hey Semi Family! Well, here's the results from the tests I had last week. MRI - Performed because of back pain. I fractured my T7 vertebrae back in late Dec,2009. I thought it had healed because the pain had ended. I went and got a professional massage...and it was quite rough. Obviously TOO rough for my condition. I was…
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I need the best ileostomy reversal surgeon in Southern California
My 28 yr old son Jeff who lives in San Antonio, TX had to have a colon resection about a yr 1/2 ago due to cancer from AIDS and has had to live with the "temporary" ileostomy since. It's been a HORRIBLE experience for him as many of you know and his doctors have decided FOR him that this is the best life for him and refuse…
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Daughter having scope and endoscopy on the 23rd...
So my 24 year old daughter told me about two weeks ago that she's been having bowel problems since about August and thought she'd tell me. I immediately called my surgeon and he's doing a colonoscopy and an endoscope on her this next Tuesday. Mostly because of our family history, but then again, mostly because he can't…
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The wedding!
Our son's wedding on Saturday was so beautiful! The weather was so warm and lovely, and the ceremony was touching, and I loved every second of it. Matt and I did the mother/son dance to "Baby Mine," which is the lullaby from Dumbo. This was Allison Krauss's version. So tender and so wonderful. If you're on facebook, you…
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gluten and the bowel
Hi I have been noticing that when I eat breads, pastas, or other items with gluten, then I have lots of leakage. But when I stop the gluten I dont' have the problem. I can even eat salads and fruits without having a problem. I had resection back in 2007 and have in treatment of some sort since march of 08. Antone else have…
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Scan results tomorrow Update
The scan I had back in October showed a single small met to my liver, which I scheduled to have removed via Microwave ablation. He also ablated a met on my left adrenal gland and now it's time for another scan. My CEA continues to rise, so I'm afraid of what the scan is going to show. At least I don't have to wait a long…
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My husband's colonoscopy today
I'm so glad my husband finally got his scope done. He is too. Now that it is over, he is glad he did it because they removed 3 polyps. He knows they will never have a chance to grow and cause him the troubles that mine did. He just turned 50 this year so he was due for one. Something strange was also found durihg his…