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Dad is still NED
Hi everyone...Just want to update you on my father. Background: Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005. Had surgery to remove cancer, but then it showed up in liver; Had chemo for six months and cancer was completely gone. He has been NED for 3 1/2 years after his last chemo treatment. I remember his onc telling us that the…
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tried my dry skin remedy yet
Has anyone tried my hand treatment yet I use it 3 x aday and have not had a skin crack any where and my hands are so soft...it is something you have to do daily and often but it did work for me...
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Lights, Camera, and ACTION!!! Craig and DaVinci Story Aired on Local News - Here is the Link to See
Good Mornin' Out in Semi;Colon Land :) Well, the moment I've been waiting for so long has finally arrived!!! KTVT-Channel 11 aired my story on the 10pm news the other night. I don't have to tell you that it was "highly emotional" to see a decade of your life (2000-2010) played out in front of your eyes in 3 minutes :) It…
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Liver Resection a NO GO
Looks like I am not a candidate for the liver resection. New scans show the damn tumor decided to take up residence right up on the top of the main ventricle and then wrap itself around it for good measure. The surgeon says the surgery would be too risky and no chance of clear margins if they did try. At least the…
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praying for pee
thanks for all the prayers, everything went well, i am still here, but i hope to go home as soon as i pee, s help me by praying for pee. winney
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Shout out to my stomies
Hey everybody. Stewie here - Roger's stoma. Roger just fell asleep right in front of the computer, so I thought I'd say hello. Poor guy. He's been all over the place emotionally tonight. One minute he's crying. The next he's laughing. Then crying again. At one point he was dancing around the room naked. It's taken Rog and…
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Median Sternotomy
Hey everyone! Mine is scheduled for 2/24, with bilateral exision of lung nodules. If any of you guys have been thru one, can you let me know what it was like? The recovery and all...thanks! -Sheri
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Report on my latest CT Scan
Yesterday I had my doctor's appointment and chemo. I slept all through chemo, got home and went right back to bed and back to sleep. Slept until 5:00 p.m. then went back to bed at 9:30 p.m. It really wiped me out this time. I feel okay today, though, still a little tired. The scans were "unremarkable". Of my seven tumors…
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NED
what date do you use to be your NED date? Is it the last day of chemo if no cancer is showing on scans or some other date.
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Help w/ eating healthy when eating out (Emily, anyone?)
I go to lunch with friends every Tuesday and to dinner once a month with another set of friends. Dinner is no problem because we choose high end restaurants with varied menus and several of those gals are healthy eaters, however... My lunchtime gal pals (8-10) are about 50% working women. We have to choose places close by.…
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Liver Surgery Update-Please give me advice
My sister was scheduled for liver surgery today. Everything during pre-op went as planned and we were hopeful this was one step closer to NED. She went in at 7:30 today and what they found was that the cancer had spread throughout her abdomen and that the tumors were all over her liver (even tho they did not light up on…
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coming back slowly
Hi everyone I am finially back home from the hospital for good now I hope. Carrie and I have been in and out of them and back and fourth from the Dr. visits the whole month of Janurary. I now have both of my kidneys working good and have a couple of extra riders hanging on for awhile also. I tried having them put the tubes…
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My Rocks... Who would have thunk??
A new Cancer center in New Orleans may want to show my rocks and do a small story on me. My brothers GF runs a chemo floor there and I sent her one of my "Cancer Worrior" rocks for her desk. Well, her boos seen it then she called her boos who's like the head of the hospital. They all then looked ...at the rocks I have…
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Again, Something to Ponder...........besides cancer......
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I would marry you.' One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO GOOGLING or SEARCHING the Internet allowed. GOOD LUCK !! I cannot be felt, seen or touched; Yet I can be found in everybody; My existence is always in debate; Yet I have my own style of music. What Am I?
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Friday Thought of the Day
“Imagination rules the world.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
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Oxi is the Devil...
There... rant over. :o )
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Juicing versus eating veggies and fruits????
I eat fresh fruit and drink a huge glass of OJ for breakfast, afternoon snack and after supper snack. I eat fresh veggies for lunch and several veggies for supper. Way more than the MDR. Raisins, grapes, bananas, different types of red, green and golden apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, blueberries, black berries,…
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kombucha tea for health
Has anyone tried kombucha tea? What about fasting? Do these antidotes help with someone fighting colorectal cancer? I've been taking a probotic powder that I got from my dr and that seems to help. My husbands gastro dr said to take Kefir ( in the yogart section of whole foods or trader joes) and mix it with DanActive…
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Michael Bell (Mike 49)
Michael Lawrence Bell, 50 Michael Lawrence Bell died on January 18, 2010, at his home in Gilbert, AZ, following a courageous battle with colon cancer. Mike was born September 10, 1959 in Phoenix, AZ to Alan and Imogene Bell. He served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1979 and was a life member of the Disabled…
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Update on CEA
Just got an update from my oncologist. My CEA went from 5.3 on January 18 to 6.1 on February 1. He told me to not start to worry, yet. How can I help worrying? My CEA has been in the 3's since my surgery last January. Debbie in Arkansas
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Question about K-RAS
Can someone tell me exactly what the K-RAS is? I just read through some of my medical records and it says I am negative for this. Is that good or bad?
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To Be Hopeful in Bad Times
I came across this quote by the late Howard Zinn, and although taken out of context (and slightly paraphrased) it seemed apt for what we're all going through on this cancer journey. “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history of compassion, sacrifice,…
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Posted some more of my rocks
Everybody's been asking so I posted some more of my rocks on my "expressions page". Have a look and tell me what you think. Life is funny sometimes Brooks
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Anyone familiar w/ the Gerson Institute or other nutritional cancer treatments?
Hi, Talking about alternative/nutritional treatments here... anyone familiar with the Gerson Institute?- it's in San Diego, but there's a bigger clinic in Mexico, as well. A woman from my church had breast cancer several years ago, never took chemo or had the recommended lumpectomy. She went down to the Gerson Institute in…
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Calling all female readers and posters...........
This is not cancer related, but want to know if any of the female gender has or is going through what I am and to see what your doctor(s) recommended. I started my period late in life (16 or 17 yrs) and was good to go for many years. After having my son and few years later I started to have irregular periods and spotting…
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HELLO from cabo, quick question
Can I get a lymthathic massage???? Is that bad for me???? A Hrebal wrap?
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Stage III & IV Survivor call !!
Hi !!! I'm starting a journal....and I tried to go back to get this info, but is taking me 4 ever !!! Could you reply just telling us how long have you been NED ? ( just the years..) Besides, is always good to re write this info so the newbies know all about us ..... Thanks,thanks, thanks
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juicing question
How long is it ok to keep my juicer juice in the fridge before it goes bad/losses nutritional value.
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Took the plunge..
Well I finally tood the juicing plunge. I did some research and finally decided on what type of juicer I wanted to get, and ordered it on Sunday and when I got home from work, it was sitting on my front porch. So excited!! I have had a recurrence in my liver, and I was devastated. I am back on treatment, and will be having…