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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…
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The Reading Room: NY Times-With Cancer, Lets Face It: Words Are Inadequate
Interesting philosophical piece. NY Times Link: With Cancer, Lets Face It: Words Are Inadequate> Hatshepsut
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Friday Riddle Answer
CONGRATS to robinvan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: A rich old lady died and left all her money to her grandchildren and her children. At the end of the will she stated that she had one last thing to give away: her precious diamond. She gave a clue to where it might be. She said "it's in a cylinder…
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Insurance woes
I recently got a letter from my insurance company (Aetna) that Pennsylvania Hospital will no longer participate in Aetna network as of 2-15-2010 (where I had my surgeries, radiation treatment, scans, follow up visits, which I am still currently doing, and even my counseling sessions). This is a kick in the gut. I need to…
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4 Years NED Today
Four years ago today was my resection for Stage 1 colon cancer. I've been fine since I recovered from the surgery. Had my annual physical last week and no sign of cancer anywhere! My next colonoscopy will be in October. My gastro doc says that I'm the poster child for early detection. The threat of recurrence never goes…
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fresh spring chemoites.
please do not think I am gloating....so many of you are suffering right now...thought I'd just send a lighter spring-fed note. :) :) last year at this time I was on oxy and xeloda and dragging my a--. Towards the end of oxy I did not want to get out of bed...some days I would lie in bed and pray I wouldn't have to turn my…
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CEA Marker
My CEA marker has continued to rise since my initial resection surgery in November 2009. it was 4.8 in the hospital. The next month it was 5.2, then 10.4, then 12.3. I have had scans, xrays and blood tests, and nothing else had presented itself. My onc is baffled, and thinks it's just an anomoly, and said not to worry, as…
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CEA and other bloodwork is stable and within normal range
Whew...... The doctor's office has never called with normal results before and I was freaking out when I returned the call! Thank you Lord Jesus for healing me! CT is next Tuesday.
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Hot flashes
I've been having the worst hot flashes at night in the last two weeks. I've gone through menopause already and I don't have a thyroid for that to be the problem. Any one have ideas if it is connected to chemo, my cancer or just being an "old" woman? Thanks, Debbie in Arkansas
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3rd time to fight this beast! advice/options/prayers wanted
HI all. been a while since i posted, so breif history: (I am caregiver) My hubby was dx in 2004 stage 4 1 met to liver, colon resected and liver resected in 2004 with FOLFOX/Avastin in between surgeries... another surgery in 2005 for adhesions/bowel obstruction.. met returned to liver and was resected in july 2007 followed…