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Just out of the Hospital
Hello Everyone, First of all Happy Easter! Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day with friends and family. I just got out of the hospital yesterday. Started having a Fever late Tuesday night early Wednesday morning. By noon it was up to 102.8, called my ONC and they said to get to the ER right away. So I did, felt like…
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How to peel a potato the easy way
OK, so this email isn't about cancer exactly, but it is a neat way to easily peel potatoes without a peeler and that means you'll have more time to spend with friends and family and less in the kitchen. If you make potato salad, you are going to want to watch this one. Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island is in the video.…
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Happy Hoppy Day!! :)
From me to all of you... I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend!! Take a peek... Huggggggs, Cheryl
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Surpassing Expectations...
If you need a little pick-me-up today, this is a moving clip. I think there are a lot of messages in this, but the message I take away from this is one about beating the odds and about the true definition of beauty. As far as an application to our cancer community, I think we all (families and survivors) confront skeptical…
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Need a few tips from yall......mom's having 1st chemo treatment
Hello again...i am a son of a colorectal cancer patient w/ multiple liver mets and my mom and the family have dealt with it for the last 3 weeks now...my mom's doing fine in terms of her spirit, she can actually joke around again, totally unlike the mood from the first week or so. She is having the "normal" symptoms like…
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"maintenance" chemo
Hi folks....who has had ( or is having) "maintenance chemo"? Would you share your experiences? I am stage IV and my onc says I have 'systemic" advanced disease...yikes that sounds nasty, huh? Does this mean we stay on chemo forever????????
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My Dad's Battle with Colon Cancer Has Finally Come to and End
Hello: I joined this board back in 2004-2005 and have found great comfort in coming to this board and reading the messages posted by others and posting my questions. I was not great at contributing to conversations but really got a lot from them. I wanted to thank everyone for their care and support. My dad is not expected…
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I have are hard decision to make this week.
I have a 2 cm stump that was left in for some reason, and now the head of the CANCER CENTER in WINSTON-SALEM at the BAPTIST HOSPITAL, wants it removed. I understand why he wants it out, but it should have never been left. I have my RELAY FOR LIFE May 15, and I don't want to have to miss it. What should I do? I don't want…
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FRIDAY RIDDLE ANSWER
Congrats to VickiCO, who had the correct answer!!!!!!!!!!!! :) RIDDLE: There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after…
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dorookie
Hi Beth! I've been trying to respond to your post, and for some reason, the site won't allow me to. I'm wondering if others may be having a similar problem, so i started a new post! So glad to hear you're out of the hospital, and the fever is down. You'll probably find out tomorrow about re-starting chemo. They told me if…
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For those with liver mets - a great review
Here is a great review of the current state of knowledge and studies for those with liver involvement: http://www.uptodate.com/home/content/topic.do?topicKey=gicancer/14615 Chip
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Accessing Personal Info Page
Hi all, Don't know if this is common knowledge, but I just discovered that by clicking on the picture or name that is in the left margin of each post and reply, I can access that person's Personal Page :) I started on these boards in the dark ages, when the Personal Page info was a bit more cumbersome to reach. Since I'm…
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A UFO??
Is it a UFO or what? I really don't know what to think about my latest PET/CT results. The report finds no evidence of CA anywhere but an unidentified spot on the edge of my liver where the surgery was done in July 08....has not changed since last scan done in December but now the surgeon wants to know what it is....guess…
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why doesn't chemo get easier?
Ok so I gave blood today....round 4 tomorrow of oxy and then 2 weeks of xeloda. for the first 3 rounds I was up and ready to fight. This week I just feel blue and under the covers. I think....I don't want to do this again...and yet of course we all do it again and again. Once you know how crappy you are going to feel the…
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Toothpaste??
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good, non-irritating toothpaste? I know this seems trivial, but my mouth hurts so badly and I'm afraid that after all my chemo and surgery, my teeth are going to fall out of my head! Thanks in advance for any advice. Hugs and prayers, Elizabeth
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FRIDAY RIDDLE
RIDDLE: There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
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semi colon's who have j pouches
Hi folks Do all the folks who posted on semicolon roll call have j-pouches? I thought semi colons was the name for j pouch folks. Serrana
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Have a question, again.
I read many posts and I'm wondering why or how colon cancer can return and be in the liver or lungs. Some people posted, they went through chemo for colon cancer and returning for check ups the cancer moved to the liver and lungs. I'm stage 3c the tests came back (when first diagnosed in Dec.08) that nothing was in the…
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port removal question.
Hi all, hope everyone's having a decent weekend! Now that I'm finished with chemo and my CT scan came back clean, I called my surgeon and he will do my colonoscopy in June. They told me I could have my port removed whenever I wanted and since everytime I see it I feel kind of depressed, I decided to do it right away and…
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How do you all cope when you have your down days?
just wondering how everyone copes? tips, pointers from the old timers (lol, please don't be offended not saying that age wise, saying it as some of you have had cancer longer or are NED and have experience) Just sometimes I get down, think all sorts about the cancer. My husband usually snaps me out if it, but he is going…
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chemo and sun
I love beeing outside this time of year going to Oceancity in May DR said only 10 minutes in sun at a time because of chemo how bad are the side affecxts anyone know if its not life threating I can deal with it but you know drs
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Daffodials and chemo
Phillig, I can't remember if the cancer society gets donations if we purchase daffodils. I looked for your post, but could not find it this time. Anyway, I went to the grocery store today and noticed they had a potted daffodil plant in the floral department and I bought it. It made me feel good.
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Gas, ostomies and sleep issues
Hello! I have a wonderful new (aromatic) topic to discuss. Mostly, i have questions. As some of you know, i've had my ileostomy for over a year now, and hate it. Albeit over the past few months, i've finally learned to tolerate it. I no longer burst into tears when i wake up with a messy bed, or freak out when the bag…
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liver re-sections did you have pockets of fluid?
I had my second liver re-section in Nov. Yesterday I heard from a nurse practioner that there was a pocket of unabsorbed fluid on/in? the liver. She was reading from a report from the radiologist. Unfortunately my onc has started her mat leave so I have no better info. any of you re-sections heard of this? mags
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the f in infection
I had my 2nd liver resection jan 13th 2009. The liver got infected, I went into septic shock at my house, while my wife was at work. I laid on the floor, puked and shat myself, for more than 3 hours. Then I spent the rest of Jan in ICU. They released me on the 31st, the drain they put in had slowed and they felt it was…
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Lisa42 - Question re Lung Mets
Hey Lisa, I just copied a bit of information from another post you made because I have a question or two and am curious because we seem to be in a similar, although not exactly the same situation. -8/08- PET scan showed recurrence- 1 lesion in liver & numerous in lungs- back on chemo -3/09- CT scan showed liver lesion and…
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Hey, Sponge Bob!
Yes, Bay Village ! You made me feel good when I read your post. I have not met anyone from the Texas coast, (where I live now) but at least I feel a "connection" with someone who knows where Bay Village is located. I've got a brother living in Rocky River. Thank you for the post, it made my day.
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Is there a way to get samples of wafers and pouches?
I am having trouble with me wafer staying on, and would like to try different ones without buying a whole box. Does anyone have advice about how to got about doing it? I am new to this, had ileostomy since 2006, always used what I had on when I woke up from surgery. Now I am using HOLLISTER Wafers and Pouches (14204)…
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Erbitux and Insurance companies
Hi Semi-Colons. I have found out that I have some mets to my lungs. My oncologist wants to put me on Erbitux and CPT11. She was saying that some insurance companies do not want to pay for the drug (even though it IS approved by the FDA for colon cancer) Right now, I had my Onc send in a letter of 'predetermination' as they…
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Did anyone catch 60 Minutes last night?
Frightening Segment on some hopsitals closing their cancer facilities for people with no insurance but who are not on welfare or not rich. In other words, many people like us who are middle class and happen to lose jobs and insurance. This dealt with Las Vegas but it wasn't an encouraging piece. I hope that no one is…