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he's done! Thank you!
Hi everyone My husband was disconnected from his 12th and final treatment today!! He's crashed on the coach right now, but we are both silently celebrating inside :) He did have to get the Neulasta shot, which is a bummer cause it seems to drag out his recovery a bit, but HEY - it's number 12 so we aren't complaining!!…
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Friday Riddle Answer
This week's winner is phillieg. CONGRATS!!!!!!!! :) :) :) RIDDLE: RIDDLE: A small zoo had just mammals and birds. When asked how many of each they had, the zoo keeper said he had a total of 54 animals with a 140 feet total between them all. Assuming all the animals had all the feet they should have, how many birds and how…
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Increased appetite - Why?
Well, I read about so many people who lose weight and cannot eat. My appetite is growing and I just don't know why. Any clues on how to calm the hunger?
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Nutrition and supplements to prepare before chemo?
I'm looking for suggestions on diet and supplements to get my body ready for chemo. I just had a resection and they are giving me a month to heal and get my strength up before starting chemo and I want to use this time to my advantage. I am mostly vegetarian. I do a small amount of dairy - yogurt and cheese. I do eat…
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Confused
Hi Everyone, I'm a bit confused, I read everyones posts and I hear a lot of people that have surgery for their met cancer. I feel like my doc is not making that an option and am wondering why?? Someone said he doesnt want to disrupt my quality of life so why put my body through all of that. But, one surgeon I went to see…
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Moms update
I posted on here some time back about my mom who is 82 going on 83 this November. a jog back in memory for those that read my post: Mom 74 years old when she was afflicted with what her doctor , who has been in practice over 38+ yrs said was the MOST aggressive breast cancer he had EVER seen in all his years of practice.…
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Stomach pain and hipcups with Fluorouracil and Leucovorin.
I had my first treatment with Fluorouracil and Leucovorin on Thursday last week (not getting Oxaliplatin) and there didn’t seem to be any side-effects, but then Friday night I started getting hipcups and I never have hitcups and then Saturday I had stomach pain that has been constant since then. Also, in typing this I…
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I'm starting Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin this week. Any personal storys on these?
I'm starting Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin this week. Any personal storys on these? Please let me know. Try not to scare me too much. LOL
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New drug targets CRC stem cells
I just went to a lecture given by Dr. Heinz Lenz of USC Norris Cancer center. He showed a slide of a tree and said that treating CRC with chemo is like de-leafing the tree. The trouble is that you are left with roots which he compared to CRC stem cells. That is why if you can reduce tumor size with chemo and get all of the…
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I survived France!!!
Whew! What a day!!! We boarded the 'luxury' bus (it was nice...complete with coffee for 80 Euro cents per cup, and a toilet on board...lol...always looking for that) at 5am yesterday. Rode for 5 hours thru Belgium and into France to Lille, to the biggest antique market in western Europe! It was huge! And, at the same time,…
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neutrophils low....looking at neulasta next week....thoughts?!?!
Went for tratment #4 yesterday - but after the lab work came back - I got "de-ported" back to WV...no treatment(in Pittsburgh) due to neutrophil level of 450.....white count wasn't bad - 2.9....so I get the week off - at least I feel good - even though "I am a germ magnet"... The plan is to get repreat labs on Friday - and…
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Made it through 1st treatment
Hi everybody, Well I made it through my 1st part of the 1st treatment. The PICC line isertion went well, the only pain was from the Laticain they used to numb me. It was a long day, we got there at 8 a.m. and left about 3 p.m. So far less than 24 hours into it I feel great. I only notice the pump hanging around my waist…
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Starting Fluorouracil, 5-FU and Leucovorin next week.
Hello. I’m new to the group. I’m 56 years old and had colon cancer surgery one month ago, in which a tumor in the Ascending colon was removed. The doctor took out 26 lymph nodes and they have all tested negative. The margins are also clear. My CEA is 1.9. I’m told that I am at stage IIA. They are putting a thing called a…
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any suggestions on neuropothy?
hello hope everyone is feeling fine on this first day of sept.i was wondering if anyone has had bad problems with neuropothy after being done with treatments.my last treatment was july 16th and still have the mouthsores but it is this darn neuropothy that is really hurting.my onc gave me some meds for it i have been taking…
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pseudopolyp, ever hear of one?
hello, has anyone on the board ever heard of a pseudopolyp? Wonder what it is. I cant even spell it!
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started chemo and have questions
Well, I had my first chemo day yesterday. I am getting oxaliplatin, leucovorin, 5-fu (pump for 44 hours), today I go back for the Leucovorin. No real side effect yet except the cold sensitive thing. Does this all sound right? They said maybe only 2 cycles. I go every other week. Does anyone know waht a cycle is? I am in…
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Started on Fluorouracil (5-FU) today and I have to say I'm surprised.
I read how some people have had real bad side effects from their treatment and so I’m really surprised that things have gone so well so far. There really have been zero side effects. Of course, this is just the first treatment and things can change. My treatments will be once a week for six weeks and then two weeks off and…
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The Reading Room: FDA says Glaxo vaccine blocks cancer-causing virus
http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20090904/4aa09ed0_3422_1334620090904-881381423
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Weight Loss During Chemo
I am wondering if you all have any tips on combating weight loss during chemo? Mom is on an every-other-week regime and has a hard time eating much during her chemo weeks and can't seem to quite make up for that during the second week. Two questions: 1) Is it normal to lose weight during chemo? 2) Any ideas on how we can…
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Question for those of you with multiple mets...
Hi everyone, Well, I'm currently on my 3rd treatment - a clinical trial for a MEK inhibitor. My cc progressed through both FOLFOX and FOLFIRI+Avastin. My oncologist said that if I stopped all treatment and "went on vacation" I'd maybe have a year left. So, needless to say, we've been desperate for new opinions. I've…
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Friday Riddle
NO GOOGLING OR SEARCHING THE INTERNET ALLOWED ! GOOD LUCK :) RIDDLE: A small zoo had just mammals and birds. When asked how many of each they had, the zoo keeper said he had a total of 54 animals with a 140 feet total between them all. Assuming all the animals had all the feet they should have, how many birds and how many…
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Has anyone heard from maglets lately
I worry when one of our friends is silent and I haven't seen Mags on a post for ages, Ron.
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H1N1 Flu Season
Hey everyone, it has been a while since I posted. I have been dealing with my brother, he has lost sight in the left eye, hearing in the left ear, dizzy spells,vomiting,and bad headaches. I'm taking him today for a MRI of the brain, doc thinks he has a tumor. The bad part is he has no insurance. I hope the doc is wrong.…
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Having major difficulty sleeping after diagnosis
I can't get to sleep.....can't stay asleep...cancer is always on my mind. I worry with every ache & pain. I was diagnosed with Stage IIB colon cancer in January. It was removed along with 10" of my sig. colon in February 09. No limp nodes were affected and the cancer had not gotten outside the colon. The first oncologist…
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I am sooo sleepy
Why can't I sleep. I've already taken a 12.5 Ambien CR and an .5 Ativan. I've tried counting, relaxing, writing stuff down I'm thinking about. Now what???? Debbie
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Looking for Annabelle41415
Kim, Just checking on you. How are you doing? Everything ok?
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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
The news seems full of stories about purported preparations underway to address this year's flu season. Those stories seem to have added urgency this year given the H1N1 virus' possible onslaught. I'm interested to know if any of you have heard anything from your oncologists (or other physicians, for that matter) about the…
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ostomy reversal on sept 22.
I am so excited to get this reversal. I know there will be other issues to deal with after, but I am redy to have my ileostomy gone. We were going to wait to the end of chemo to do it, but we decided yesterday that now would be a good time. I have had the ostomy for 3 months and so that is 3 mths with no muscle use( I have…
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Question about symptoms
Hi Everyone. I read your posts daily and am glad to be able to come here to all of you for support. My husband Jimmy was diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer in April 2004. He had surgery in May 2004 (no colostomy). He has 2 more treatments of CPT-11 and 5FU left and completed 6 weeks of chemo-radiation post surgery.…
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MRI results
Hi, Had MRI Monday, Results are good/bad, I have not talked to the DOCs yet but this is what i think they mean. Liver tumor has shrunk from 3.4 cm to 2.4cm, but what does this sentence mean," This demonstrates mixed increased as well as isointense signal on T2 weighted imaging" Recal findings read Lesion in proximal rectum…