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scans clean im a ned!!!!!!!!
saw the doctor today all is good!! no evidence of disease I'm now on my last chemo treatment and I'm done!!!!!!!! i have to thank all of the wonderful people on here that helped my whimpy but get through this, you peeps are the best!!!!!!!!!! my thoughts are with all on here you all helped more than i can ever state!!!!!!…
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im back from the abyss
Can you believe it? My original surgery date was 05/18 and here it is 07/19?????? I don't have the time nor the desire to check over all the postings I've missed, but Jess kept me up on her postings and your postings for me. I wanted to let you all know how much i appreciate your support, thoughts and prayers. Things went…
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Another JULY Cancer B'Day Today
Good morning Everybody - How's the World Treating You? I have made it to another birthday today as of 8:27am CST the 21st of July. I join Eric and Sheri this month as the other July Cancer's with Cancer parade. My wife surprised me this past Friday and wanted to go out and celebrate that day - and so we did. Went to…
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Kombucha Tea - Emily are you out there?
I was at a pickling class yesterday and the subject of Kombucha tea came up. I Googled it but the info was kind of generic. No real studies appear to have been done on it, though it seems to have been around for hundreds of years and used in numerous countries. Has anyone used this and had any personal experiences? Anyone…
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biopsy results back
Ohhh...I dont know board protocol. Was I supposed to start a new post for this or just put it on the end of the other one??? A lot of it was good news Two small polyps were pre-cancerous large polyp was non-cancerous Now the results for the "unknown mass" that was an inch from my previous cancer. The one that he thought…
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39th Wedding Anniversary!
Saturday, Oct. 10th is our 39th Wedding Anniversary! I have been blessed!
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2nd opinion results
Hi - I had my second opinion on Monday and boy am I glad I did! Dr. Lenz (USC) was great and told me about a treatment for colon cancer with mets to the abdomen rather than the lungs or liver. It involves surgery to remove the tumors (in my case in the fat around the colon) and then a heated chemotherapy bath for my…
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To CSN
Hi if possible can you please block username32 as you are probably aware he has infected all boards on csn. thank you
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Colon check up Flyer
I was just at safeway getting somethings and saw a letter just like a flyer talking about colon screeening and getting checked. Well I found a piece of paper and wrote a note above it that said Please get checked, if you this this is just for older people, your wrong, I was DX at 38, getting tested can save your life, so…
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Scan
Hi everyone, I had a scan on June 24th which showed good shrinkage in lung tumors and good results where tumor was radiated in liver area. My radiation doctor at OHSU wanted his own follow up scan so I had this done August 14th with good results in liver area and shrinkage in lungs except a new nodule showed up in the…
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angelsbaby.....
....How is your brother doing? are the treatments working? Hope alls been well with you! Hugsss! ~Donna
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Thank you
I would like to thank every one here for all your words of support and prayers. On August 19,2009 my husband Sean lost his battle with cancer. He was able to come home from the hospital night before last and pass away in our bed this evening. Again thank you one and all.
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So many ?s while we wait for surgery to happen...
Hello again, well we are in waiting now for the surgery and the results from the Lynch Syndrome Test...so it gives my mind time to think and worry...What are any problems that could crop up in the colon surgery that we might have to be prepared for (not sure if it is half or whole yet)? What happens immediately after the…
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Disappointing Scan
Hi Friends, Yesterday my beautiful wife Sarah had her first scan since starting the Folfox regimen. The results were not what we had hoped for. There are more tumors in her liver and some have grown. There are more tumors in her lungs and some have grown. Some of the cancer in her nodes is gone but new cancer has appeared.…
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Treatments are Completed
As of Wednesday I no longer have anymore treatments and I completed them all without a reduction in strength in any one of the chemos. I'm so glad to get that over with. I believe the oxy was the hardest on me. I've noticed that the last three rounds my cold sensitivity, neuropathy, and fatigue were lasting until the next…
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Decision Point - any thoughts or experience welcomed
I have posted here a couple of times - surfed often. A bit shy I suppose. I greatly appreciate this forum and all who contribute, there is so much experience and wisdom available to us all through this board. I now have reached a point where I feel I could use some more input.... don't hold back any thoughts - I am very…
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A little help PLEASE
Hubby is on zeloda 3300 mg a day along with radiation 5 days a week and oxyplatin infusion on Wednesdays. He is just starting week 4. It seems as though every time he eats, he goes to the bathroom 5 or 6 times after each meal. He now is afraid to eat because he is always on the bowl. No diahrea (sp?) though. How has…
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Question for all you knowledgeable colon cancer survivors
Hello all - I am a stage 3 colon cancer survivor - coming up on 5 years, in fact. Within the last few months, I've been experiencing the same symptoms I had when I was first diagnosed: low-grade fever that gets worse as the day goes on, night sweats, and increased cravings for sweets. Obviously, I'm more than a little…
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Reading Room: Dramatic Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment
Read this article in Parade (washington post) and wanted to share http://www.parade.com/health/2009/09/20-new-cancer-treatments.html
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Port Removal
Hi Everyone. Just had my port removed this morning. I know that their were questions posted about this at one time and just thought I would share my experience. My surgical oncologist said he lets his patients decide if the want their port removal under general or local. He said about 75% chose general mainly because of…
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Avemar,Ave?
I've seen this stuff since I was diagnosed. I did some research on it last year and then kind of forgot about it. But today I was watching msnbc or cnbc or whatever nbc news channel and they were doing a spot on Wheat Germ Extract. I only caught the last few minutes of it but the piece was a study on colorectal cancer…
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C-def bacteria
Hi everyone, to make a long story short, I am 5 years NED (thank God) rectal cancer, stage 3. I had my rectum removed than chemo and radiation. I do not have a colostomy. However, over these years I have suffered tremendously with blockages. I had a resection 2 years ago and then again this past March 31. I have the most…
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Scan Results/Lung Nodule Questions
Hey everyone! First, a quick recap. Oct 07 dx stage iv cc; two surgeries; six months of FOLFOX w/Avastin; follow-up surgery in Dec. 08. Scans have shown NED since Feb 07. Just had my last set of PET scans on Friday and received my results today. My scans show still NERD (No Evidence of Recurrent Disease - Colon Cancer).…
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get a second opinion
My story: The colorectal surgeon my doctor referred me to? It took 2 weeks to get in to see him. This was on a Thurs. He only does surgery on Wednesdays (kinda a red flag there, do I really want a surgeon who only works at his skill one day a week?) and his first opening was 6 weeks away. I made an appointment at Mayo that…
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****'s done with #12!!!!
Dear Friends, We want to thank you for your incredible support the past 8 months. Being a member of this board since the very beginning of ****'s diagnosis has been instrumental in us getting through it all. Thank you for answering our questions and sharing your experiences with us. **** unhooked from #12 Folfox 6 today.…
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hello again everyone
Hello all and hello to all the new members who have arrived this summer. I took the summer off and had a good two months to rest after oxy. Then I had my ct scan this week and wanted to wait to post until after those results came in...they were good....well at least there was no change. I had all the old anxieties and…
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menopause!!!!
Hello! I need to complain a little. Just found out on top of the cancer spreading to lungs and spine, I went to my ob/gyn today and told him how I was having "hot Flashes" of course I blamed it on chemo, I blame everything on chemo!!! Not so, I am 39 and going through "the change" I actually think it's funny. MY POOR…
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Surgery for lung mets
HI everyone, Just joined the network today. My partner (50 years old) (now husband) of 23 years was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in Dec 2007. He had surgery, then chemo (oxaliplatin, xeloda). In Jan of this year they found a nodule in one lung. This nodule grew a bit in June, and two very small nodules were found in…
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CEA elevation
Hi everybody, I'm new on this board and care about my mom situation and worry.I have read all the posts for several months and those always kept me strong and hopfull. My mother CRC has diagnosed in March 2005. 9 times chemotherapy by FOLFOX 2 times RF ablation 1 time chemoembolization in August 2009 There is a big…
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Scan results today!!
There was a cancellation in the Onc. office so, I was able to get in today to see my results. The cancer that was in by belly is gone! the cancer in my liver is mixed 2 were smaller and 2 were larger, all of which were larger and smaller by just a little. The Oncologist seem to be happy with these results. He did say that…