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phoebe1017
I don't know where you live but there may be some help around. There is a device being tested. I can't remember exactly, chemo has me all foggy, I think it's ELAD. It's basically an artificial liver. I'm not sure of the criteria for treatment but you should definitely look into it. I'm pretty sure that if you don't qualify…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the internet for the answer. Good luck ! RIDDLE: Three friends check into a motel for the night and the clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance. So, they each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room. A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged…
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It Figures!!!
This REALLY sucks.. I feel like ****. Right when I started to feel half way normal again from the chemo . I GET SICK!!! Oh well. Dayqul should kick in soon. Life is funny sometimes Brooks
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My Onco is sending me to Cleveland clinic...anyone treated there???
Could use any info about the clinic .... where to stay... all that stuff!!! they will be doing my surgery...meeting with them next thursday, havent started my combo of chemo and rads before surgery yet.
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Ouch
In light of some of the worries a lot of y'all have, this is definitely not in the same category, but I've been suffering all week. I've had varying degrees of my abdominal pain all week. Today it kicked in really hard. I finally called the doctor's office. My doctor was off today, so I made an appointment for tomorrow…
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KATE58 BALD
YOU CAN CHECK MY EXPRESSIONS PAGE FOR A BALD PHOTO TRIED TO REPLACE THIS ONE -DIDN'T WORK HAVE 4 MORE ,AS SOON AS I FIGURE HOW TO GET THEM ON
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Mystery???
This was on CNN national,WOAI San Antonio,KENS San Antonio, KSAT San Antonio with contact information if interested. It was aslo on the NIC site as an open trial protocal ID 2009-698 MK2202-010 NCT0121748 THE PHONE 3 ON THIS SITE DOSEN'T WORK I TALKED TO NCI THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH SOON AT ASTRA ZANECA THEY haden't hered…
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Erbitux in Stage III trial failed
Addition of Cetuximab to Standard Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Colon Cancer Shows No Benefit in Phase 3 Clinical Trial A Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) determined that in a phase 3 clinical trial for early-stage colon cancer, no group of patients benefited from the addition of the monoclonal antibody cetuximab (Erbitux ™)…
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I MET CRAIG and ERIC!!!
Hey Everybody! I was in Arlington, Texas from Jan. 1st - 5th. I went to see my FAVORITE team..the Dallas Cowboy's.. on Sunday and watched them beat the pants off the Eagles. What a terrific game!!!....and what a terrific stadium!!! My oldest daughter, Niki, went with me. We had a blast! On Tuesday evening we met up with…
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Need "somebody whos been there" opinions
My mother was diagnosed with rectal cancer Stage III in August of 2006 at 74 years old, 3 lymphs positive, chemo and radiation then surgery in Jan 07,temp illeostomy, no treatment after surgery due to her back breaking in 5 places from radiation,anastomic leak, 2 hernias, fell and broke hip. Illeostomy reversal in January…
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Decisions to make
Hi Everyone, I had a Catscan on Tuesday and today my oncologist said minimal growth again but it is growing, so he said that I can still wait to start the Chemo or start the choice would be mine. I'm wondering if I wait I'm maybe putting myself at risk to develop cancer some where else and the growth could be faster. His…
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Cantrell's Program....hello Lisa....
Hi Lisa How are you doing on the Cantrell regimen? Serrana
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Christy iluvmms
Hey Christy, wondering how you are doing since the Theraspheres? when you get the strngth to post I have questions for you as I will be undergoing this procedure as well. Feel better. Patti
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Thank you for your support and some suggestions for you
I haven't been on here since my husband, Brant, passed away on December 17th. It has been an incredibly tough few weeks. First, I wanted to share an article that was written about him in the Stanford Daily with everyone. http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1036620 Secondly, although nobody wants to think about this…
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blue shield insurance games
Just heard today that University of Calif NCI Cancer Center is not accepting Blue Shield per Jan 1.........anyone know anything about this????????? Is this what is going to happen with the health (care) reform? Serrana
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Update phase 1 trial Arry-438162
My phase 1 trial Arry-438162, 2nd and 3rd week. The 23rd of Nov. I had another long day at the research center lots of labs ecg. at different times through out the day after taking a dose of drug. So far my labs are good. I started getting a rash on the lower half of my face by the end of that day. I was still having some…
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Last night
Last night on the way to my mother in laws for dinner with my husband, he suddenly started talking about his illness (stage 4 colon cancer with mets to his liver and lungs), he went into remission and then had a minor set back with 1 met showing up in his liver and nothing in his lungs. But he also had pulmonary embolisum…
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New! Diagnosis of Adenacarcinoma--in Rectum
I was diagnosed with Adenacarcinoma the day before Thanksgiving. I took 3 Advil for a pain on my side and started to bleed. Went to the emergency room and lost lots of blood in bowell movments. Advil is a blood thinner and essentially saved my life by causing me to bleed. Had a colonoscopy and they discovered a 2 cm tumor…
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2010 NOT STARTING GOOD
Well many of you know from an earlier post that in november i had a met removed from my main bile duct and a stent placed to keep duct from becoming blocked through a procedure called an ERCP. just had a new pet/scan and met is back and bigger than before. met with surgeon today he wants to do a procedure called a modified…
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Update-half way point of adjuvant chemo
Hi dear all.I would like to give my semi-colon family an update about us. Today is my husband's 6 round of adjuvant chemo,he is at the half way point,so we can start countdown now.Since the oxi created the neuropathy on my husband's fingers,the oncologist decided to skip it at round 5 and round 6 in order to let his…
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Tomorrow (tonight) is a bit tough....
It was 5 after midnight, I was here in Holland, 3 years ago, when the phone rang with the news my daughter had died. I still miss her, but keep her firmly in my heart. She had her moments, but also had times of joy, and the biggest smile. I feel like turning the phones off tonight, not a single call do I want to have...my…
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Where is Phil
Hey, I haven't been on the board much the last few weeks. I haven't seen anything from Phil. Hope you are okay Phil. You always bring a smile to my face. Hope you are okay and will post soon. Paula
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not good-bye just see ya later
hello to my cyber family.i have made a hard decision today on the advice of my radiologist.as i am seeing him for the scar tissue this cancer has left me.as many of you know i stay depressed most of the time because of the nasty side effects i have been left with.its been almost 6 months since chemo ended and i still have…
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Weather for those in close proximity to Paducah,Nashville,Knoxville,Sheffield,Muscle Shoals Florence
A strong cold front with limited moisture will move across the service territory on Wednesday night and Thursday. An area of light snow will spread across all of our region in association with the front. Total liquid accumulation from this front will average between 0.1” and 0.2”. A typical snow ratio is 10” per one inch…
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It!!! - Craig and DaVinci Article JUST Published in Local Newspaper -
Happy New Year Semis; I just wanted to share this with you as we start 2010! The Fort Worth Star Telegram has just released their health article on the DaVinci surgical system. I've been looking for it all week and it just posted today. And guess what? She mentioned the SEMI COLONS in "print" in the article, so WE ALL made…
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Well Rounded Treatment Center (neat!)
From a post in the pancreatic cancer section of the forums, check out the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care: http://www.blockmd.com/ They use both traditional and alternative forms of therapy (does that lower the Quack rating? lol) and have had some decent success. There are stories of people who have survived Stage…
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Woild like imput
July 2007 I had a colon tumor removed. It had not perforated the colon. I had a resection followed by chemo. A PET scan in May of 2009 showed a "spot on the outside of my colon where it had been re sectioned. It was to small to place a marker and all biopsy came back negative. A follow up PET scan in Nov of 2009 showed…
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8 rounds of folfox - and 25 fractions of radiation - DONE!!!
I am not great at posting or coming here very much.....my New Years resolution is to be here more frequently..... I completed 8 rounds of folfox and TODAY was #25 of radiation - I still have 4 more rounds of chemo (folfox)....but get a HOLIDAY of no treatment for a month!!! WAHOO!!! Diagnosed June 4, 2009...I am a stage…
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not sure what cea's are
Today I went in for round 8 of god only knows how many, I am very disapointed with myself right now . My Dr.told me that my labs all came back very very good she started naming all different kinds of crap off and when she got to my cea's she said it was outstanding 2.5. This is the second time around for me with cancer and…
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can't decide on what juicer to get- update: I finally decided!
I know this topic has been discussed before & I did a search and read all the past posts on juicers, but thought maybe some of the newer people on the board might have some input. I'm pretty sure I want a juicer that masticates (as opposed to the centrifugal kind). Emily (2bhealed) and Scouty both have Champions and had…