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possible liver resection
hi everyone--- hope you are feeling fine.... dx june07 colon resection then chemo for 7 1/2 months, 14 month break and came back june 09.. am on avastin, erbitux, cpt-11 with a 5fu push... was told in june of 07 "too many mets to count" Ok on my last PET scan only 2 nodules left(one in the liver and one on the top right…
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Angelsbaby
Hey Michelle, Just checking in with you to see how you are making out...Are you doing ok???? How are you doing with the new meds we were talking about last time??? How is your family holding up???? Ok enough with all the questions...Hope all is well
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Wish me luck, please
By 9 AM this morning I will be back at my cancer center. Once my port gets flushed, as it hasn't been useed since first round ended mid-July,I will start my second round of chemo consisting of 5FU,Leucovorin and Oxy with a pump.Wanted to delay but onc suggested otherwise. Back on the rollercoaster!!!!!!I ####### hate this…
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Proactive Diet for Post Treatment
My wife has Stage IV Colon Cancer which metastisized to her ovaries. She's had surgery (radical hysterectomy) and resection of her colon. After recovery from surgery, she started chemo; doing Xeloda, Oxy and Avastin. She's about half way through and I am amazed at the results. I am now looking for the best diet after her…
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how my colonoscopy went
yesterday was not so bad.. the prep actually went ok nothing i coulndt do again.. they did find one polyup which they removed.. they showed it to me and my friend she said it looked like a pomegranate seed.. but i feel fine today and i wanted to thank everyone so much for all the support i got yesterday.. it means so much…
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To drink or not to drink
Hello everyone. I know that this is not as serious as most of our situations. Just wondering if anyone still has that occasional glass of wine. I am not a big drinker, but sometimes just want to unwind with a glass. Got scared to death from having just one glass when I read a study the other day that was done in Britain on…
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Advice sought:Port vs PICC for chemo
Was supposed to start chemo again today but port didnot work and visit to hospital couldn't get it to work either. This round of chemo, with 5FU etc also involves that pump that you go home with for two days (did not have this during original chemo that ended mid-July; op in Sept)I was told I would be better off with a new…
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PET scan debacle- ERRRGGGHHH!
My husband went in this morning to have his PET scan to see how he is responding to chemo. They injected the radioactive material and then discovered that the power to the scanner wasn't working. He has to go back in and try again tomorrow. I have barely been holding myself together waiting for the results of the test so…
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my very first colonoscopy is tomorrow
tomorrow is a big day for me.. but its a promise i made and intend to keep it,, i am so nervous about it.. the reason im getting this scan is not because i am having and problems or symptoms but because my mom wanted me to do it.. does anyone have any advice for me Heather
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Having a hard time
My sister had breast cancer about 6 years ago. She started going to Chemo but finally broke free of that. She started with vitamins, minerals and other natural cures and she beat the cancer. It completely disappeared. She was without cancer until a little over a year ago when it returned but in her lower back. She had a…
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not having a good day
been in a study called vectibix also known as panitumumab have been on it for 5 months and ct scan results today showed more spots in lung. the liver is still stable no growth there. doctor wants me to start another study in 2 weeks it is phase 1 study of brivanib and capecitabine both oral. the worst part of all this is…
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CT results
Hi all, Just wanted to give you an update, I went thursday for my scan and everything was good. They checked my liver,splein,lungs,prostate,kidneys and pelvic and I got the thumbs up, I am so excited I know its only my first scan but I feel like I can breath now. So the bad news is when they did the scan they found a blood…
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Clinical Trials?
I was just told my PET scan shows 3 new mets. I have a mutated KRAS and have had Folfox 4, Xeloda, and Irinotecan. These and the 2 surgeries have not kept it from coming back. So my Dr.has set up an appointment mon. for me to meet Dr.A Patnaik at the Start center in San Antonio regarding treating me on study. I think that…
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side effects/ outcast
I was just wondering, I have one treatment to go and I am on 5fu, avastin, and oxy. My hands are swollen, cant taste anything, thrush, eyes puffy, feet swollen, and the nerve pain is bad in hands and feet. How do I know if I have too much OXY? I think that is the problem? They plan on doing another scan on Nov 17 and then…
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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE OCTOBER SEMI-COLONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Robinvan - 4 Oct Patteee - 09 Oct Patsy1954 - 29 Oct I was hoping to receive a lot more Birthdays, NED and date of DX dates from more semni-colons, but I have only received 23 responses. If you would like to add yourself the BIRTHDAY,…
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reversal tomorrow.
HI everyone, the hypaque enema went great, anastomosis site looks great and no leaking noted. surgery at 8 am tomorrow. Another positive thing about it all, I was able to hold in the solution without being incontinent, doc said that it is a good sign for muscle control... I'll update when I can.. Petrina
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Friday Riddle / Jokes Answers
NO RIDDLE, JUST THREE JOKES. I am a Redskin fan and I do not mind these jokes, but if you do, I do apologize. 1) How do you keep the Redskins out of your yard? Install a goal post. 2) What does a dollar bill have that the Redskins do not? Four quarters 3) What does pee wee football have that the Redskins do not? Coaching
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My niece and nephew
I was diagnosed at the age of 39 with Stage IV. Who knows how long I had the cancer in my colon.... In any case, once I was diagnosed my niece (24) had a colonoscopy (she had no symptoms but was able to get a colonscopy based on my diagnosis) and she had polyps removed. My nephew (her brother who is 29) just had a…
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Laying it on the Line..........
Guys and Gals, I felt the urge to simply let everyone in here know that everything you did for me while I was going through my journey was and forever will be appreciated. I hope that my journey with this is over forever. I hope that for all of us here, and everywhere that someday this disease will be a distant memory. I…
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ERIC
Hey Eric, When you were in the hopital for the blood clots in your legs what were your symptoms??? Was it just pain or other things???? Did you have a tender spot on your leg at all????? Thanks in advance for answering all my questions.......JULIE
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Husband dx yesterday
My 42 year old husband has been diagnosed with Colon Cancer. We met with the gastrointerologist and surgeon yesterday. The CT scans indicate that the cancer is isolated to the colon - there are no indications of cancer in any other organs or the lymph nodes at this time - I'm praying the pathology reports say the same…
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Consult with Dr. Lenz for stage IV resistent to Folfox and Folfiri +Avastin
Thanks again to everyone for your support on my post "PET/CT scans - devastating news". I'm still kind of in a fog from dealing with the news on Monday that my lung mets had progressed after 9 treatments of Folfiri + Avastin. Since I had already failed Folfox, my oncologist made it sound like a death sentence when he said,…
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(Update)Dear all, heart burn is solved,now it is the soreness
Hi dear all,my hubby just finished first round of Folfox today,he started to feel heart burn this morning and last night he couldn't sleep well because he just felt uncomfortable all over.The heart burn just comes and goes,it is terrible feeling.Has anybody had heart burn when you were on the same chemo?How did you deal…
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Portal Vein Embolization, Liver Resection and M D Anderson
A little history - my husband David was dx stage 3c in 4-08 and was given 12 Folfox treatments after his resection., He was also given Erbitux in a clinical trial until he was tested and found he had the K-RAS mutation. He completed chemo in October and was NED at that time. Two months later a CT scan showed a single liver…
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I'M BACK!!!!!!!
Hi Everyone, Thanks to all your prayers and good vibes. I felt them during my surgery (for real). Had surgery last Friday and was discharged this Thursday. Am recuping at home with some pain but so glad it's all over. An 8" section was removed from my transverse colon, no sign of the beast in the surrounding colon area or…
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wierd emotions
I don't know how to begin this. I was happy, even overjoyed, about my MRI and CT, and cea being clear. Then I started to wonder, if my MRIs and CTs didn't show anything, maybe they got my diagnosis wrong...maybe I don't have cancer...maybe they made a mistake. Has anyone else felt this way? This has me really confused,…
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CRAIG UPDATE
hello my semi colon family because of the thread l put up on craig yesterday he quickly checked in with me.he wanted me to let you all know he will post as soon as he is able to he is still two weeks out of surgery and he has cuts every where so he cant get comfortable.so l say he should be resting and not on the net lol…
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Don;t forget to set back your clocks
an hour tonite (Sun,2:00AM)if there's "Daylight Savings time" by you.an extra hour of...... Steve
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Colostomy
Hi everyone, I post on the esophageal board, but had to have emergency surgery last night for a colon blockage, not sure from what, they're leaning towards a tumor, the blockage is outside the colon pushing on it. I ended up with a colostomy bad and was wondering if anyone could lend me some words of insight as to living…
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New Member here
I'm Vicki and I was just diagnosed July 2nd, 2009 with Stage IV Colon Cancer at the age of 34. I just celebrated a very happy 35 birthday, but the chemo treatments are starting to wear me down. I am scheduled for 12 treatments and just finished cycle 7. My husband of eight years just left me for another woman a week ago…