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Anal abscess and fistula -- what next?
For all those of you out there who've had colorectal or anal cancer, I completed my treatment for anal canal cancer in May 09 (surgery/rad/chemo-5FUwithMit). I've overcome fatigue (for the most part) and muscle weakness in my legs (PT helped). Now I've been treated twice for an anal abscess (the surgeon didn't get it all…
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Prayers for Craig
I am going to be on my knees praying for Craig at 8 p.m. I realize we cannot coordinate doing it at the same time with all the different time zones but that just means if we all pray at 8 p.m. in our own time zones we`ll be doing it in shifts. Those of you who believe in prayer please pray with me at 8 p.m. If you do not…
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For those on Social Security or CSRS pension
No cost of living for 2010;yet health plan costs increasing
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Last Chance with Christmas Cards!
OK Everyone, last chance to get me or Beth your address so that we may be able to spread some Chistmas or Hannukah, or whatever Holiday cheer it is for you then (please let me know) as I will be putting this together hopefully this weekend if my 12th round hasn't kicked my butt! Just PM me or Beth, so we can get this…
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Hello everyone, new member here 38 years old.
Hello everyone I am a new member to the boards here. I was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. Drs are guessing that I am currently at a stage 2 and hoping that surgery and chemo will take care of me. About 2 months ago I woke up in the morning with what I felt were gas pains in my abdomen. pain was so bad at times that…
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Living with cancer/treatment a post for newbies and lurkers
I was jusr thinking about starting this post this morning, and if some of you can add to it that would be great. It's just for newbies, and lurkers out there who are afraid to post, not sure what life is like living with cancer or going through treatment. Just thought it might help, as I know we have our bio page etc but…
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CEA way down!
Hey Gang - John's CEA went from a whopping 60 before cyber knife to 12 afterwards! We are having champagne tonight - Adrian
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numbness
Anybody have any numbness to their feet after Oxali treatment? I finished treatment 2/13/04 and me feet are killing me. They are completely numb and they ache, especially at the end of the day. Sometimes the ache creeps up my legs. The doc says the numbness should be starting to dissipate. How long is this going to last?…
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Update
Hello All: Thanks to all for thinking of me and sending me private messages. I got my CT scan results back Monday afternoon. They aren't great. One of the tumors in my liver has grown from 7 CM to 13 cm - that's a good bit and probably why I have been having more pain in my back, side and liver area, plus my temp. has been…
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Bad day at the Onc. office
Hello everyone, I have been sobbing all day, I went in for to see the Onc. before chemo and I was telling him how my back was hurting and my liver is so tender. he cancelled the chemo and told me he wanted me to do another scan tomorrow. He said if things are getting worse he will change me to Irotecan, he said it would…
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Can't sleep- it's almost 3 am-just venting
I see there are only 9 member up this time of night. I am usually getting close to getting up for the day (usually 4-4:30 am) but it seems things are changing rapidly after starting this new road in my life. I took an ambien before going to bed and woke up about 1 am and now can't seem to go back to sleep. I guess lack of…
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Sundance's Last Post Before Surgery - "Let's Just Talk"
Dearest Semi;Colon Family :) It has been said that “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” And that’s exactly how I feel about it too. By now, all of you are aware of my upcoming lung surgery with Da Vinci this Friday, October 16th @ 7am (CST). So, I thought for this post, I would just sit down here and we could get comfortable…
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Weight Loss
I am scheduled for surgery on the 29th. When you all had surgery did you lose weight afterwards? I am curious because I was on a diet before I was Dx on the 1st of July and had lost about 30 lbs. When I started chemo (Xeloda) and radiation, several people told me to go off of my diet because a majority of people will drop…
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LifeRegenerator (Emily, Check him out!)
...To all who are interested in getting started juicing or eating healthier, I have been watching this guy on youtube all weekend who has been cracking me up, he is funny, and his videos are very informative, and it reminded me of Emily...have you seen this guy Emily? what do you think? But I wanted to see how to use a…
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The Loss of Our Beloved
Dear Friends, It is with profound sadness that I share that my beloved sister made her transition this on Sunday. Like the apostle Paul she indeed "fought the the good fight, and finished the race". Thank you for all the support and love shown here on this board. Hugs and Luv, Blessings.
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Tips on increasing White Blood Count?
Mom's chemo treatment was delayed a week because her White Blood Counts were low for the first time (I believe this would have been treatment #6). They told her that her number was 1000, but I'm not sure what that really means. Anyway, just wondering if any of you have any tips on anything that we can do at home to boost…
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Port pain - update 10-08-09
I am concerned about my husband. He has a port in since 9/4/09. He is his first round of chemo on 9/15 with no problems. However, every once in a while he has pain in the area of the port. Is this normal? Is he doing something wrong like working it too much or lifting too much? Should we be making a special call or trip to…
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Xelox versus leucovorin/oxaliplatin/5-fu
Thank you for listening to me. I had a tumor removed from my colon last month. It was large but had not grown through the wall of my colon and all lymph nodes were clear. (And everywhere else they checked!) Except for the tumor area, my colon was substantially healthy and I gained back 8 pounds within the next 3 weeks!…
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Sending a personal message
Can someone please tell me how to send a personal message to someone on this site??? Thanks JULIE
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CT Scans are clear
I finally got the results of my CT Scans. They are all clear, that means I stay at IIIB! (Tumor outside of the bowel and 1 lymph node involved) Still have to do clean up chemo and the Dr will watch closely to make sure there is no new involvement. Oh happy day!!! Jan
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Phil's Pfamily Photos
Check out Phil's photos under expressions and listen to his music, see his photography talent and more! Phil, your boys are cute as can be. I love the photo of your family on the beach. Diane
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dry mouth
anyone else experiencing extremely dry mouth, i can hardly keep it hydrated, at it wakes me up and i have to hold water in my mouth for several minutes so that it will feelnormal. Then igo back to sleepa nd it happens again, during the day i just drink water alll the time, what do you all think LIVE LAUGH GROW Winney
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the ease and necessity of second opinions
I know there are various factors influencing second/third/etc opinions. I think insurance (or lack of), location, comfort or discomfort with first opinion- that all of these issues do complicate and muddy up the picture. But I need to put a plug in for second opinions! Personally I had to be led away from the colorectal…
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Neuropathy in hands and feet
I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last December. I completed 12 rounds of chemo in June and have found that my neuropathy is getting worse and worse since chemo ended. Numbness, needles and pins galore.I thought it would improve the longer I was removed from chemo. I'm wondering if it will ever get better. Taking…
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To Msccolon
How are things going, drop us a line, I hope you are doing well..thinking about you michelle
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Really rough day today
Whoa. what a day. I'll post more tomorrow if anyone is interested, but today was really tough. What should have been a routine sigmoidoscopy turned into an 8-hour ordeal. I've never seen a person in so much pain, even though he's had multiple kidney stones back in the pre-cancer days. It's now 11:30 pm and I'm really beat,…
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Have question about fiber pilles
I had rectal cancer surgery March 26Th and I still hate my colostomy I am back to work went back Aug 1th. I seen the DR today cause I was in the hospital fore 2 day near the end of Sept cause I eat 2 corn on the cobs oh lord I got so sick I could not stop throwing up the corn stopped things inside from moving. I still have…
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meet my family
This is the reason a fighting so hard against the beast. Picture in porfile. Jeff Just happy to be here!!
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Reading Room: Football and Dementia
This is off-topic with cancer but not with our kids. I know that sports, especially football, is a favorite game for many people. Many people's kids are involved with it. I thought that while they may not want to hear what is said or maybe they are aware of the potential consequences, it's a newsworthy story. There is a…
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anal and vaginal cancers together
I am undergoing treatment for both anal and vaginal cancer. Today will be my last day of radation and taking the chemo pill Xeloda. I have been told by my surgeon that I will have to wear a colostomy pouch for the rest of my life. I am a 75-year-old female, so while the colostomy pouch is not something I'm looking foward…