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black thin line on fingernails after folox?
We are enjoying the days between treatments but something new has popped up---has anyone ever noticed black thin lines on fingernails after FOLOX / Avastin treatments? Husband just completed treatment #2. Craig..will be thinking of you during your surgery. Good luck! You have been such an inspiration.
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Christmas Cards Part 2
Hi Everyone! Thanks so muxh to those who gave their addesses so we could all send each other cards for the holidays! It will give such a nice, more personal touch to the holidays, and I am giving till the end of October before I take anymore addresses, I know we have quite a few lurkers who don't post, and I really…
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eric38
how are you. have not heard any news lately.
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Ostomy bag
Anyone experienced using ostomy bag due to colostomy from colorectal cancer? How long from surgery did the bad pain last? How do you get comfortable?Over time,does life really return to what had been "normal" prior to op? Had my op month ago....
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HELP
I am looking for help for my husbands grandma who is origionally from Mexico. She was just diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer one week ago. She has no insurance and we need to get her treatment soon. The oncologist who is donating his time to her says without medicine she will only live about 6 months. We are unable…
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Friday Riddle
NO GOOGLING OR SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THE ANSWER!!! RIDDLE: You are standing in front of a room with one lightbulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room there are 3 switches in the off positions. You may turn the switches any way you want to. You stop turning the switches, enter the room and…
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Has anyone had an infection in Portacath?
Mine became infected while in the hospital a few weeks ago. the area around the portacath was red and rashy-looking- it matched the Tagaderm/clear bandage over the area. The rash area was shrinking but the site was sore. I was on one antibiotic but it doid't do a thing. Once the culture came back, my Onc put me on another…
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Herbs to fight cancer?
Do any of you have any information about using herbs as a supplement? Kevin's Mom suggested a couple, but I've not had much success in researching these, any info would be appreciated. Mountain Yew Tip Burdock Root Sheep Sorrel Slippery Elm Bark Turkey Rubarb Root Thanks
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The Reading Room: Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer
Interesting article: http://my.earthlink.net/article/hea?guid=20091002/4ac588d0_3421_1334520091002-216770113
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New Plan
Returned from Mayo today, new plan is FOLFIRI + Cetuximab. What can my friends tell me about either Irinotecan or cetuximab. I know there is a rash, and I thought I read something about a topical treatment for the rash.
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Coughing Up Blood
I'm so scared and I'm just so frustrated. This morning after brushing my teeth I coughed and spit out blood. I rinsed my mouth out and called my husband and coughed again and spit and there was blood again mixed with the spit. It wasn't a lot but enough to make me concerned. I called the oncologist and because I was on my…
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CessnaFlyer
Hey CessnaFlyer....where are you? Havn't seen any posts from you for a while. Hope everything is going well. Been praying for you. Please check in with us. Debbie (gramma)
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Thanks for all your kind words
Thanks to all of you guys for bringing me up. I'm fixin' to go to the grocery store and get some chocolate ice cream. The ice cream and your kind words is all a guy needs to start feeling better. Thanks, John
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Aloe Vera Whole Leaf Juice
Someone recommended Aloe Vera Leaf Juice as a help to boost the immune system. Has anyone heard of it, pros cons ???
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Leaving Minnesota for Sloan in NYC. A quick question regaring the oncology and liver surgery team
Well, we have a busy week planned. We are taking our 7 month daughter and heading out to NYC this weekend. We are scheduled to meet with Dr. Kemeny (oncologist) and Dr. D'Angelica on Monday. Although I have 2 positive lymph nodes outside of my liver, I am hoping that they will agree to utilize the hepatic pump in going…
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How do you PM somone?
I have seen this before but never paid attention on how to do it.
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blood pressure
At what point do you need to call the doc about blood pressure? I had a headache last night so I check my BP and it was 189/109. I am on avastin but I do not want them to have to stop something that will help me?? Not sure what to do??? Christy
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I'm here again...new problems
Hi All. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I have been trying to rebuild my business and get life back on track. For those who don't know me, I was DX'd 10/08, Stage 3 rectal cancer. The tumor was less than 2cm inside the anus. 6 weeks of chemo/radiation, tumor completely responded. Had surgery Feb 4, 09, removed…
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What this board means to me.
Making Connections... This morning, in the "darkness before dawn", I found myself thinking of you all and reflecting on my connection to this community. I have posted my nocturnal reflection in "A Cancer Journal" as a tribute to this "board" and the very real and needed support it has been to me over the past few years. I…
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Scan is tomorrow**update 2
Well, we shall see how it goes!! The pain on my right side is gone so that is good, but we shall see if that lit part by some miracle went away!! Results on Thursday! Breath.........
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Coughing Blood Update
Well the last two days after I coughed there was nothing (no blood) in the saliva but I did go to the scheduled appointment with my oncologist this morning. She said that my counts were really low and this could be due to the low platelet count and diminished immune system since the blood is really thin right now. She…
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Xeloda - pain possibly from Xeloda?
Hello All: I'm on night 6 of my first week of Xeloda (2000mg 2 X day). Today, especially this evening, I have had a bad stomach ache, like a burning pain in the pit of my stomach. Not having any nausea - I've been really lucky - throughout all the different chemotherapies I've been on, I never had a lot of nausea, just…
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5FU treatment cycles
Has anyone been told me that 11 treatments of 5FU, Oxy & Leu were enought and that @ 9 cycles you were 90% done and that 12 was recomended because this was the original protocol back when. I'm on my 10th cycle now and am trying to make up my mind to go for 12. I have had very little side effects except that my blood counts…
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Good luck with scan Dorookie (Beth)
Hi Beth I think you have a scan coming up in October? I just wanted to let you knwo I was thinking about you. Leslie
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Swollen Ankles......
.....IS this normal being on chemo???I never had swollen ankles before while doing chemo..I'm hooked up to the 5fu, and just doing some cleaning around the house when I noticed, I have cankles!!! Hugsss! ~Donna
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PLEASE HELP ME FIGHT FOR MY CAUSE
I was wondering if anyone on here was also on facebook.. the reason i am asking is because my birthday is coming up on Oct 7th. and as some of you know on facebook there are causes that you can sign up for that you support.. and one cause that i joined is the CCA or better know as the COLON CANCER ALLIANCE.. So for my…
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Happy (Belated) Birthday to you too Emily
Emily, yours was shortly before mine, September 23rd. Hope you had a GREAT Birthday and many, many more! -phil
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How do you manage mouth sores from chemo?
My husband had first chemo treatment last Tuesday (FOLOX, Avastin w/ pump for 48 hours) He's pretty tired but doing good. This morning noticed a mouth sore. What do we do? The support from this board has helped us so much!
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thrush
Has anyone had any problems with thrush from the chemo? When I went for blood work in between chemo weeks I told DOc I had a horrible taste in my mouth and was unable to even drink water. He looked in my mouth and saw a tiny spot of thrush (Just the begining), he gave me script for magic mouthwash and it really helped, but…
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Rogue fevers?
Richard has been having random fevers, with increasing frequency over the last couple of months on chemo. They come on suddenly and have gone as high as 102.8. He takes ibuprofen and then it goes away just as quickly as it came on. This happens every few days now. They have done blood cultures and a chest x-ray and have…