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Another Connection to HOPE
A lovely woman from my support group is having a send-off dinner for me before I leave Chicago and go to Sloan for liver resection. She calls me yesterday with a story: Betty, my friend, attended a celebration at Wellness House, a non-profit center for cancer patients and family. She starts talking to the Director and…
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today i celebrate
good morning semi's. i hope and pray all is well with everyone. today i celebrate my 52 nd birthday. six years ago when dx i didn't know if i would have seen 47 but i did. i am going to celebrate with my lovely wife and my 2 adult children. oh i am going back to work on monday. thanks semi's and have a blessed day!!…
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kapper48
on the caringbridge site carrie writes that pat is still in the hospital and throwing up after he eats they think it may be the medication he is on but have to wait for the doctors to come in on monday to be sure...
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KathiM where are you
anyone heard from her
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Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: A + B = C C + D = E A + C = D B + D = F F = 6. Assuming that letters A-E all are represented by nonzero positive numbers, solve for A-E. ANSWER: A = 1 B = 2 C = 3 D = 4 E = 7 1 + 2 = 3 (A + B = C) 3 + 4 = 7 (C + D = E) 1 + 3 = 4 (A + C = D) 2 + 4 = 6 (B + D = F)
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Need resources
Hey, I need a little help here. I'm helping plan a cancer awareness service at our church. I need some poems, meditations or prayers that would be appropriate. If anyone knows of a good resource for that kind of thing, I would appreciate it. *hugs* Gail
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the internet allowed, and good luck !! RIDDLE: A + B = C C + D = E A + C = D B + D = F F = 6. Assuming that letters A-E all are represented by nonzero positive numbers, solve for A-E.
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Petition to Congress re Health Care Reform
I just signed this petition to Congress about Health Care Reform. It talks about being denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions. All you have to fill in are your name, email, and zip code. There is room for comments, too. It originated with ACS CAN. If you are interested in signing the petition, the link is below.…
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The Situation
There is a reality tv show called jersey shore that many of you have probably heard of. It`s about a bunch of young people from jersey. The one that seems to get the most media coverage is a guy who calls himself " The Situation. " Well, I am here to tell you that I am the new situation for completely different reasons.…
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Documentary on GM Foods
Here is the link to a documentary on genetically modified foods and possible link to colorectal and other cancers. It's pretty good, and an eye opener. http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-movies/the-future-of-food/793407002 You can copy and paste it into your browser. Pam
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Canada vs USA: The Sequel!!
Live from Vancouver. OKAY Hockey Fans! The stage is set for the Men's Hockey Final between Team Canada and Team USA. Going for GOLD! Canada has fought back from its humiliating defeat at the hands of Team USA with wins against Germany, Russia, and Slovakia. Team USA has been the most consistant winner in the games so far…
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Same symptoms as pre surgery! HELP
I've been playing phone tag trying to set up a colonoscopy and in the last few days, have developed the same sort of symptoms as pre cancer surgery. Then, I see fresh blood after a bowel movement, in the toilet, not on the paper. I have very bad hemorrhoids right now but am still very scared. My stomach appears to be full…
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Gaining weight
I have gained a lot of weight (36 lbs.) in the last four months. I am on 5FU, Avastin and Leucovorin. I have mucinous adenocarcinoma, which really isn't colon cancer but appendix cancer. The first five months after surgery I lost 65 pounds, but I was also on Oxaliplatin for the first three months. I started gaining back a…
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Liver mets - 2nd opinion (Sloan or Anderson)
Does anyone have any experience with Sloan or Anderson they could share? Heard a lot of good things about Dr. Curly?? As Criag said earlier we are at a crossroad and aren't sure which way to go. Thanks for any opinions.
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Haiti and Hope
Hi Friends, Bear with me while I explain the subject of this posting. A few days after the Haitian earthquake, I was watching the news and there was the report about the man who waited for five days near the rubble of a bank in Port-au-Prince because he knew his wife was buried in that rubble. The next day, while the…
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New treatment for colon cancer
Just found this on the internet called Issels treatment at Issels.com maybe worth some of you looking into sounded pretty interestinf...
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Cryoablation
Anybody have experience with this procedure?
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Hey~~ The ball is now rolling "Million Cancer Survivors Walk"
I started a group in Facebook~~ Me and a few of my friends are looking to raise Cancer Awareness by getting people people together for the 2011 "Million Cancer Survivors Walk" I think we're looking to come together sometime in March 2011. This is just starting to get off the ground so we really need to get the word out to…
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glucose and acids
I think there is someone trying to sell something with another thread but they are indeed right. There is virtually zero research being conducted regarding a cancer cells feeding cycle. I do think that this is the most basic form of treatment and nothing is being done. I often think about ways to effect the glucose…
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Questions about different treatments
My son Scott who is 31 was dx with stage IV colon cancer that has moved into a large part of his liver and some of the lymph glands near the liver. His oncologist has him on Fluoracil (this is what is in the pump, Irinotecan, Leucovorin, and avastin when we get his blood pressure down. He just finished his first treatment…
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CT Vs. MRI
Okay, call me crazy, I know its only a few days till my check up scans, but my mind has been going in overdrive. I have a question that I thought I might ask. As you all know I have been having bad back pain (lower left side), had a MRI that showed I had a slight slipped disc. Have been going to a Pain doc, but they are…
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No more Oxi!!
Had the worst Tx week to date. Took over a week to rebound. Constant tingling in my fingers and just all of a sudden started some on the bottoms of my feet. Convinced onc to drop the Oxi. He said it was a reasonable request. Being NED before Tx and only 1 lymph involvement, he said chances are I've already reaped the…
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****, Kathleen and family, Greg, Pokismom ..... Tsunami!!
Please pray for safety for our dear friends who live in Hawaii! Diane
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What a week!
I've had the best week since I was diagnosed. The week started out great with 70 weather at the beach. I went to the beach to pick up a boat. I got the boat for about 65% of what it is worth wholesale. It is fantastic. It is a Carolina Skiff. There was a CS dealer in Greenville but they were bought by the hospital and a…
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Irinotecan and Nausea
So, I just finished my 9th cycle of Irinotecan / Avastin / Xeloda. The nausea has increased each cycle. The nausea started out just one day after treatment, then two days now to three days after treatment. I'm on prochlorperazine and Reglan. Any suggestions for managing the nausea?
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HI 2BHealed - Juicer Product Question Plus Other...
Hey Em I was at my local Costco store this weekend and stumbled into a JUICER DEMO. I just wanted to give you some info on the product and see whether you have heard of it or not – and if you have, do you think it is any good – or what have you heard about it? The “Talking Head” was pitching the VITA-MIX 5200. It’s a…
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CT scan results questions
Just wanted some advice on some of my moms results. Our oncologist is very brief when discussing results with my mom. He doesn't explain things very carefully enough so that when I take the CT scan results home, I have more questions than answers. Here are some examples. 1)The small sub-centimeter rounded sclerotic lesion…
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Question for anyone with rectal cancer
Any idea what nonspecific rectal wall thickening might indicate? Damage from radiation?
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Scan results good - at a crossroad UPDATE
Hey Folks, I'm at crossroad in my treatment. Recap - DX July '09 with rectal. 15 liver mets and "activity" in the peritoneal lining. Primary not resected and no radiation. Colostomy to avoid emergency situation of complete blockage of the rectum. I have finished the initial plan of 12 treatments of FOLFOX and Avastin. Scan…
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Job change & Pre-exisiting condition (aka colon cancer)
I am discussing a new career opportunity that could prove exciting. I am uncertain though that if I make a change and cancer were to return, I would not be covered under any new insurance company plan. Anyone out there have any experience with this issue? Mike