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Fatigue
Hi I have not posted in a long time. The last time I had a chemo treatment was in late Feb 2009. I had been on several regimens since Feb 2007 when I was diagnosed. My last regimen was irinotecan and xeloda from Nov 2008 until I stopped in Feb 2009. Avastin was also supposed to be included but I kept having severe…
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An Apology to Seena
Dear Seena, If you come back to the boards I hope you see this. I am sorry for any hijacking I did on your thread with my silly shenanigans. It was disruptive and disrespectful of your post. Reading usakat's thread chastised me (in a good way) to be sensitive to your post and I was not as apparent by butting in there with…
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NCCN Colon and Rectal Cancers Guidelines Update
Here are the revised NCCN Colon and Rectal Cancer Guidelines on Medscape. It's a pretty good slide show presentation. Brings up a lot of questions. http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/701746?src=cmemp Susan
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something sorta "bumpy" right on top middle of stomach...[UPDATE]
Hello again, My mom had her 2nd chemo about 12 days ago, the 3rd one coming this upcoming Monday...anyways right after her 2nd chemo, she started having abdominal pain (pain threshold like 3 out of 10) and it went away so doc/us assumed it is due to the 5FU she was attached to and side effects. Its been 12 days, this…
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Had to share!
Hi All! I know it isn't relevant to this board, but I just had to share that my big sister finished her icky chemo today for her breast cancer. Yay! She has had chemo, surgery, chemo, and is scheduled for radiation and 1 year of herpecin plus anti-hormone tx. She was crying for joy even though she was about to fall down…
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Diversity
Ok, I can't stand it anymore. I've tried to stay out of the controversy and post positive things on other threads but this just won't die down. I'll admit that I'm weird. I LOVE it when people disagree with me. It makes me think. It changes my opinion. It makes me a better person. I like to see religious posts, regardless…
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physical and emotional scars
For some reason I'm having a hard time dealing with the after effects of my cancer treatment. My last treatment was Oct 07. I am cancer free but I am not happy with my body image. I am also reminded every day of my cancer because of my bathroom issues from my reversal. I just want the scars to be gone and no more pain or…
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ok #6 here i come
well i leave in a few hours to go get my 6th cocktail and i so dont want to go.#5 really hurt me bad.just letting everyone know i know alot of you are worse off than me and sometimes i feel selfish for not wanting to go to chemo.hey buzzard remember that rope you said you would hang onto? would you hold onto it and pull as…
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Not eating
I've taken Oxaliplatin, 5FU, Avastan, and Leucovorin for eight treatments. After the sixth treatment I have not able to eat. I can drink Ensures and broth, but I can't eat anything with any substance. This has gone on for nine weeks. Has anyone else had this problem after taking this combination. The doctor said it is not…
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so much has happened...finally looking up
It has been a while since I've been on. i got a new job (since mine was "rightsized" in January), and today I had my 1 year colonoscopy. All good, there was 1 tiny polyp, too small to worry about she "blasted" it and some "bumps" she has never seen before, but thought propbably just irritation from that lovely bowel…
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Tears and Joys
For some reason, today has been a day of tears. I feel lucky/blessed in my journey, but I am really struggling today with the feeling that this is truly a war we are fighting. We have lost people we admire and love and we are all still fighting as hard as we can. I had my port flushed on Thursday and ended up in tears…
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Got wound vac off Friday
I am now free of the wound vac all most 5 weeks on it still have have 1" to heal not a lot of drainage now but some.I am still trying to figure out what constipates me fore my system works different now.I can not eat things like apple peels or orange's potatoes with the skin on it nuts chocolate my favorite d*m because of…
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Grateful..
I am already very grateful for this site. Those of you who wrote to me already today have had an impact on me. Because alot of the time I feel very alone. I have a wonderful support system around me, but they have no idea what its like to go through something like this. So, to finally find a place where I can ask questions…
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heading to hospital in the morning
I'll be heading out to Baptist Hospital in the morning to start the prep for the Cytoreductive surgery and IPHC. As you can imagine, I am getting nervous, remembering my past surgeries and having a bit of some flashbacks. I really need to go to bed, and some Ativan will help. Your prayers are appreciated. My daughters will…
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Just wondering....
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this beautiful spring weather. Last year at this time I had just finished chemo/rad and was getting ready for surgery so this nice time of year just passed and I didn't even notice it. Next month I have my first colonoscopy after chemo, my CT was clear last month, so…
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Farrah's Story
My husband and I watched her story Friday night (5/15/09) at 9:00am on NBC 4. He has been through soooo much and endured sooo much pain to get her to the point she is at now. I was glad to see that the other methods in Germany gave her more time which gave her time to feel good, enjoy life moments and laugh. She kept her…
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Biopsy results
Biopsy results were inconclusive, WTF! The Drs said there is definitely abnormal cells, but they couldn't pinpoint it as any particular type of cancer. Surgery is scheduled for next friday. My surgeon and oncologist are puzzled, as are the pathologists. My surgeons best guess is that if not cancer the abnormal cells were…
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PET scan question
I just had my first PET done friday and i am anxiously awaiting results. I called my doc this morning but no results yet. The scan place just called me & wanted to know if i had had any facial implants in the past.... WHAT???????? No... i never had and i don't understand why they would ask that. After I hung up and thought…
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Judge rules US family can't refuse chemo for boy
http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20090515/4a0ce8c0_3426_13350200905151047636638 Let me know what you think
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Limey
Does anyone have an update on how Limey is doing?
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Angel has died
Angel passed away on april the 16th at 10.55 pm. I was with him when he took his last breath. He was in alot of pain thursday so i called the pain dr she came to my house about 9pm gave him triple the dosage for pain then left he was heavely medicated and then he started breathing less and less till he did not take another…
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FRIDAY RIDDLE ANSWER
This week's winner is kymgil. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end, And the end of every place ANSWER: the letter "e" IT SEEMS THE RIDDLES ARE TOO EASY, SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET MORE CREATIVE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX SOMEWHAT.
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PET Scan
I had my first PET done yesterday. I prayed and cried thru the whole thing. I am so scared something MORE is going to show up than what I even started with. I have an appointment with radiologists for Friday. Does he give me the results of this? I won't be seeing my surgeon before then. I won't see my onc. till 6/4/09. Can…
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It's a boy!
Hey everyone Just thought I'd pop on and given an update. We had an ultrasound yesterday (between chemo weeks - yay!) and found out we are having a boy! We are SOOOOO excited!! We woulda loved a little girl, but for some reason we were both hoping for a little boy :) My husband made the switch from folfox to folfiri and is…
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Relay for Life report
Whew! I'm exhausted, but it's a good thing. Spent the night at our local Relay with my little team that could. We walked over 99 miles as a team and raised (so far!)over $5000!!! I had set our goal at $3500, and I was depressed, thinking we weren't going to meet that goal. HA! The new picture is me (on the right) with my…
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My Husband has stage 4 colon cancer
Hey everyone my husband has now joined the group. I think it will help him see that he is not alone. If you see JR that's him. I check it out almost everyday. Best to all of you Paula G.
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vitamin D- updated with a question
UPDATE: I added a post on the bottom here stating that I just got my vitamin D level test back & it's very low. For any of you taking vitamin D supplements, do you know about certain types, brands, etc. that are better at absorbing than others? Please read below & let me know- thanks in advance! Lisa…
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Farah Fawcett
I just read on yahoo that farah fawcett isn't doing to well. Apparently she wasn't able to beat her liver mets. That is a shame. I remember having her poster on my wall almost the entire decade of the 80's. I only took it down when I was given a poster of heather thomas from the fall guy. As a matter of fact the very first…
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Port has to be declotted.
Has anyone had to have this done. The Dr. told me it needed to be done or else the drugs could back up and not go into the vein like they are suppossed to. I am just wondering what type of procedure it is, and I was feeling so bad at the Drs. office all i wanted was to go home. I didn't ask any questions about what exactly…
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Ginger for Nausea
Interesting story on how ginger is good for combating nausea. Google it or it can be found here.