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platelet count
My husband has stage 3 colon cancer with a complete colonectomy. Receiving 5Fu chemo with oxciliplatin and levcovarin with pump afterward. His platelets and white blood cells have been low for most of the treatments. Out of 7 treatments he has had only 4 full treatments. I have a question and hoping someone could answer or…
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Stage IV Desperate for Help
Hi All, I have posted on occasion and am grateful to those who have responded, reached out and inspired. I truly love reading the posts and the stories, all so encouraging. My sister was dx 03/09, 39yrs old. mets to liver, ovaries and peritoneum. Emergency surgery to resect colon, remove ovaries. Started chemo for 4 months…
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Not cancer related but....
Okay, this isn't cancer related but I wanted to share. I live in Villa Rica, Ga. My home is in a corner of the county where several counties merge. Carroll and Douglas Counties are two of the worst hit by the 100 year flood you've seen on the news the past few days. Two days ago, three 2 year olds died within hours of each…
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ACK! My computer!
Hey, guys. My computer decided it needed a break last night, probably a permanent one. So I'll be posting when I can on my daughter's computer. Of course this happens on a week when all the money needs to go elsewhere! Anyway, nobody do anything too drastic in the next few days. Stay healthy and be happy! I'll talk to you…
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Sundance as Guest Speaker at Cancer Seminar TODAY - UTSW Hospital
Good afternoon, Everybody! I had a wonderful story to share with you all today – it caught me by surprise! The social worker down at the new hospital I’m going to sent me an email and asked me if I could come down to their support group today and speak to their group about my feelings and experiences with Cancer. The class…
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My first 3 month checkup is today
I am feeling very sad and nervous about my checkup. I pray all is normal and the chemo worked. I am still trying to learn how to deal with survivorship. I had a colonoscopy in Aug. and that was fine, no polyps found.
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Hey Diddle, Diddle
No Friday Riddle this week. Will be out of touch. Will post on 2 Oct 09. EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND WEEKEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2 Bites on Neck
I noticed the other day that I have a bump on each side of my neck that was itching. I had my daughter look at it and she said they both looked like pimples coming to a head (sorry..gross). I could see the white puss in the one. I ended up scratching them open and now they keep scabbing and scabbing but are very sore and…
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chemo again
Hi All, Well it looks like **** will be starting Folfiri plus Avastin in the very near future. The cancer is in 1 lymph node but the node is in a different place than the original site. So it is a metastisis. This is hard news. Hard to think of going through this again. Hard for **** to be off work for another year. But,…
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Hypaque enema.
Hi everyone, I have to get a hypaque enema done tomorrow, it is just like a barrium enema but since it goes in through the stoma, they use a solution that can easily be exrected. Has anyone had it done, what can I expect. They are doing this to make sure there is no leaking anywhere nefore the reversal on tuesday. The…
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ileostomy reversal in 4 days.
I am so excited.. I know I'll have issues to deal with, but thats ok. I am preparing myself. I have a feeling that I won't have alot of problems, lets hope that is true..Positive thinking for me right now is what I need and so I will stay positive. Keep me in your prayers..You all are so wonderful... Petrina
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Need to hear what you all think
Hi, John had his 14th treatment of Folfox+ avastin without the Oxy. They printed out the report from his CT. Mets in his lungs liver and the spot on his right adrenal have all shrunk and are responing to theropy. She gave him the go ahead to take a short break from Chemo. She didn't think that it would hurt anything at…
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Learned something new about chemo
Hi all, Today I went for treatment #2. While discussing problems and such with the nurse, I told her about the supplements and other alternative foods in my current diet. Anyhow, apparently anti-oxidant rich food supplemets are a big no-no while on chemo. It turns out the drugs we are on are oxidants and anti-oxidants…
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Does anyone have colon cancer and atrial fibrillation?
If so, does the chemo effect your atrial fibrillation?
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Visual Disturbances with chemo
One of mom's latest side effects during and now after her 4th Folfox chemo treatment has been some "visual disturbances". She says that in her left eye, the center of the eye's focus is a little fuzzy. Has anyone heard of this being a side effect of chemo? Or could it be a blood pressure-related thing, as her BP has been…
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During chemo -- how to define?
On another thread, people discussed that they should not take antioxidants during chemo. What do you mean "during chemo"? Do you mean during the entire period from the first day of the first round of chemo to the last day of the last round of chemo or just during the time of active chemo infusion?
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drip drip drip
post nasal drip sore throat cough day 1 of a cold/flu I managed to keep the germs away during chemo, no cold or flu last year so I started back to work 2 weeks ago, I am a teacher didn't even help to lysol my entire surroundings everyday washed my hands with good old soap and hot water so much they are red and raw stay…
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Anniversary
Hubby and I will be celebrating our 27th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, 24 Sept 09 at the Poconos, so I will be out of touch from 23 - 27 September 09. I really look forward to these trips due to the time alone we get to share with each other. I think this time, I will ask if he can teach me how to golf :) ; this ought…
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Finally Got Call
I finally received the "official" call in regards to the job offer. I went Friday (18th) to fill out the required paperwork, fingerprints and TB test done. Official start date will come once all paperwork and fingerprints are cleared. I am hoping the 28th of Sept. I felt gulity about giving notice where I am currently…
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Off the Beaten path a little.......Life with the Kiddos
..... Something I just learned from my 4 year old daughter. She wants a new baby. She said if Mom doesn't have one then she will. She says shes gonna go in the hospital , have an operation, then come home with her baby. OH MY GOODNESS .LOL, I don't have a clue where this came from but she was sooo sincere. We have decided…
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The answers only sparked more questions - PET scan results in
So, I finally got the call at 6PM with my PET results. I was thinking the worst when no one would tell me the results, and I had to wait for the oncologist to finish his day and personally call. The reason for my PET was a spot on the backside of my liver that was picked up on a CT scan prior to my dx. That one didn't…
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Hey diddle diddle
Where's Friday's riddle?
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Friday Riddle
NO GOOGLING OR SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET ALLOWED RIDDLE: 2. Are you good at math? Complete the last two in this sequence: 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5, 9=4, 10=3, 11=?, 12=?
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Update:good news
Hi dear all,we got the pathology report today,everything sounds good:there are no lymph nodes,blood vessels,nerves got involved and the tumor invasion was down from T3 to T2,the margin was benign.What a big relief to us!Lots of thanks to all of you.
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vitamin water ah-ha
I take an assortment of vitamins, including calcium, D and B6, everyday. I do not take a multivitamin- wish I could, but have never found one that didn't make me sick to my stomach. I started drinking Vitamin Water- about one a day, usually C. Good idea or not? I drink a lot of water, but it isn't my most favorite thing to…
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NED
Thanks for all the prayers and support. I had my oncology appt today and CT scan and labs came back clear CEA 3.4. Yea I'm NED since Oct. 2007 just shy of 2 years. Stage IIIC Thanks again and blessings to you all, Debbie (gramma)
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Avastin side effects - 2+ protein in urine, severe flank pain
To all avastin users. I went in for my 8th cycle of Folfiri and Avastin and almost didn't get the avastin. The cut off point is 2+ for protein in your urine which I had. We called my onc and he said to give it to me anyway as my urine protein had been negative up until now. Last night I developed severe flank pain on both…
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Avastin / Folox question
From your experience, do the treatments gradually get worse from the build up of chemo or typically stay about the same. My hubby goes for #2 on Tuesday and is doing great after first treatment. Thanks you all so much, you have great advice and it makes our journey a little easier. Always look forward to reading the posts…
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my mom just had surgery
My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer with liver metastasis in June 2009. She had a colon resection and today she had a surgery on her liver to remove the tumors. I was wondering how painful, and how long is the recovery from this type of surgery. I am extremely scared for her because she had gone through chemo also and…
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1 node positive - ah!
Hi Everyone, **** finished his Folfox 6 about 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately it looks as if 1 lymph node is positive for cancer. That is what the PET showed today. All else looked clear. We are waiting on the results of the echocardiogram for the pericardial effusion (liquid around the heart) We are very disappointed but ****…