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dianetavegia, question
Hello Diane, If you don't mind please tell us what you are exactly taking to prevent the possible recurrence. Vitamins, supplements, etc. in what daily quantity and what when during the day? Thank you and wishing all the best to everybody, Steven
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Clinical trial for neuropathy
I received a newsletter today from www.fightcolorectalcancer.org and one of the articles mentioned a trial for neuropathy. Has anyone heard of this or tried it?
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More bad news
Ok, I went to see my uroligist today and had a test done on my Kidneys, They called me later today with my results. He said that 1 kidney was at 80% and the other was at 20%.My choices are 1. let it go and the bad kidney will die 2. Try and insert a tube in my ureter 3. This is the one they want to do, Cut 2 holoes in my…
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No chemo today - frustration.
Since my daughter has been sick, my husband took the day off to drive me to chemo. But, no chemo. My oncologist said he was still studying what the pharmacist sent him, and waiting on the results of my stress echocardiogram which was yesterday afternoon, before making a decision. Then he wanted to talk with me again about…
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anniversary
G'day all, In light of the terrible week we have experienced with our extended family I thought a note of encouragement might be in order. I was origanally dx with what my surgeon descibed as a frightfully aggressive tumour of the transverse and descending colon. It was not overly large but in a short time it had invaded…
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update
I'm still stage 4, cancer is basically stable. CEA has doubled since june but hasn't changed in a few months. My latest CEA was 125, but it has been 5000+ before so I'm not sweating a 125.
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Need Prayers not for me but my MOM
Hi, I had my port removed yesterday and it is a great feeling. However, Ineed the power of prayer from all of you. MY mom had heart bypass surgery last Septemeber and her wound just keeps getting infected. As of last night, they had to goinand remove her sternum as the bone was so infected. This is not good, she is…
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Newbie need colon stage 1 opinions
Hi, I am seeking information, opinions, etc for a friend who's 50 year old son was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer. He underwent chemotherapy and then had surgery. He has a temporary colostomy. They are at the point of reversing the colostomy. The doctor wants him to have 6 months of chemotherapy following this…
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1st post
Hey Folks, This is my first post this board. My wife found you guys after I was diagnosed with Stage IV rectal cancer in July '09. I've been reading everyone's comments for a few months. The info, love and support that flows on this board has meant a lot to me. I'm not sure why it took me so long to join, but it became…
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♫ ♪ ♫ Happy Birthday Dear Kimby ♫ ♪ ♫
♥ ♥ ♥ Happy Birthday Kimby (Jan. 23rd/ Saturday) I'm going to a Women's Conference at our church tonight and most of tomorrow and didn't want to forget to wish you a very Happy Day. Love, Diane
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Reading Room: Mason Researchers Launch Innovative Clinical Trial for Colorectal Cancer
My son graduated from George Mason and I always considered it an excellent university for learning. http://news.gmu.edu/articles/1477
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Shout out to all California Semis!
I have just been reading the weather forecasts...please, please be careful...a double whammy...El Nino and the Pineapple effect...one guy from Cal State Fullerton said likely to get a whole season's worth of rain in the next 5-10 days... Please take care and watch the forecast in your area before you venture out!!! Hugs…
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Scan Results
Well, I got my can results faxed to me. My liver looks great with just the tumors that have been there - no growth. My lungs however....the new spot we found in September has grown (6mm) and the one we've been watching for 2 1/2 years has grown from 3mm to 8mm. My pulmonary embolism has now been diagnosed as chronic. Also,…
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wrong about ct results
First of all thank you so much for greeting my wife Carrie to this site. She is and always will be my rock, I don't know what I would do without her. I posted the other day that my ct scans came back good, Well thats what my Onc, nurse told me on the phone. Today I went to see my Onc. to find out what approuch we were…
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report from onc
I am still cancer free and all my blood work came back good . I will see him once a month instead of every three weeks . He wants me to stay on chemo until April and I said fine. I had a 50/50 chance of beating this back in July and I have beaten the odds Praise the Lord. Don't ever give up hope.Party time....
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On the way to the Hospital
As i was driving to the hospital this morning for anther colonoscopy, it was 5:30am and dark and raining, my eadlights were on but i was missing one , i was a padiddle, innocently walking in front of my car was.... a skunk and i masacured him, my whole interior of my car smelling like skunk. What gets skunk off of car?…
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2behealed
Hello Emily, I saw your post today + I felt I wanted to let you know that I think your presence on this board has a huge impact + I truly appreciate it when you post. Let me try to explain how I think you have made a huge difference. First, you don't have to be here, your treatment has ended successfully + you could easily…
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Shayenne
Thanks for your reply on CPT 11..Now I am not dreeding it as much knowing that it won't be as bad as the first time...I wrote down what you had so I can ask my doc too...Thanks JULIE P.S. How did u make out at the docs????
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I posted please read
I just posted a long post on expressions about emotions and I hope my story gets thru, to all of you that I understand the roller coaster ride, the emotional, physical, psychological, and all the words here everyone festers to place on the board to help them find their piece of mind on the One hell of a roller coaster…
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Woven with love
I started my day much like most, cup of coffee, emails and check in on my CSN family. I read Roger's comment about having followed the postings for awhile and his decision to contribute a post expressing his feelings about this board. It struck me that there may be many who have found the board but have not found their…
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now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep if I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take. This has been a very hard time for all of us and death is never pretty we can hold the thoughts of those that has passed on into the gates of heaven before us and remember their smiles and kind words they left behind we can pray…
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Where is the BEST Clinic/Hospital for Stage IV Colon Cancer with liver mets?
Any advice on what center(s) offer the best and most aggressive treamtent for Stage IV colon cancer with liver mets? Spoke to someon at Cancer Treatment Centers of America yesterday but I want to make sure we get our 2nd opinion from the absolute best.
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Friday Riddle
No googling or searching the internet allowed. We all must use our brains whether if be filled with chemo or not :) RIDDLE: never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of all To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball
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Kimby: Scan on Wednesday and wants prayer
Please pray for good reports for our precious Kimby. She has a scan this Wednesday. Kimby still tires easily but is doing much better! :oD Here's a quote from her email. I think you'll like it. "Comedy is the main weapon we have against "The Horror". With it we can strike a blow at death itself. Or, at least, poke a hole…
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Friday Thought of the Day
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. - Mark Twain
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It's here! Much anticipated scientific test for Stage II and III patients
Announced today, Jan. 21... If you've been reading about this test since May 2009, when it was first presented to the American Association of Oncologists and was promised to be available in early 2010, it's finally here! Now how long will it take the NIH Comprehensive Cancer Centers, or any oncologists for that matter, to…
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count down to surgery
I will be having surgery monday to remove my primary tumor and if possible reconnection to my remaining retum, there is a chance i will have a perm. colosmy(mispelled, i can't spell anything lately). I will have a temp iliotomy if the surgery comes out ok, You all send your prayers and good thoughts my way, and any stories…
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Chemo parties
It looks like I am going to get a break from chemo parties after the one I am currently having. I get scanned again the first week of February and if all is still clear the doc is going to stop my chemo treatments, unless he changes his freakin` mind again. I `ve already had more than the standard amount. I pray my scan…
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Hi guys and gals
I am sort of kind of back. My surgeon says things went great. My cervical fusions went well. My body was trying to make the fusions on its on. So that had to be cut and dug out and replace with new bone fragments and I have metal plates and screws in my neck. No loss of motion. fusion was on 4 and 5 6 and 7 vertebrae. My…
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Does anyone take Royal Jelly or Melatonin
I know i have to clear it with my Oncologist but I ordered some vitamins from a show I watched "Dr. Beckkers Bionutrients" and a lady who was going through chemo called in and spoke of her tiredness. He suggested she take the melatonin tablet in order to sleep well and royal jelly 3.5:1 concentrate to boost the immune…