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level dropping
befor I get my hopes up too high what does thisn ca level mean I know it means chemo is working but how good is 40 it was 125 on Jan 22 when I was diagnosed have had 3 tx so far is 40 a low level to get my hopes up for thANKS for any info SHERI 22
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Blessed
I am sitting here at the computer and I just want to say that i feel so blessed. I start my first round of chemo tomorrow and tonight at church , afterwards, some of my friends asked if we could have a special prayer time for me. It was so sweet, and really made me feel loved. Then my 9 year old grandson, gave me his lucky…
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first chemo treatment, Nausa questions
Having extreme nausa the medicine that I am taking for it is Zofran which makes me dizy and tired, also tried saltin crakers and 7up, nothing works, lost my appatate I eat very little wondering if the nausa gets worst with each treatment? I have to do this for six months every two weeks. I feel like the chemo is killing…
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No go for the 11th treatment today
Well, it seems as though since I missed my Dr appt last Friday they wouldn't let me do my chemo this morning.....durn it, another week of feeling good.....hehe....naw kiddin, not really but I sure would like to get this over. Appt set up fr Thursday and #11 next Monday ...oh well such is life, its off to cutting trees and…
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First scan results are in..
And it's an all clear!! Liver, lungs, abdomen, pelvis etc..Even the radiated colon area looked picture perfect although it showed i was full of stool which surprised me as i take miralax and have 3 bm's a day...(too bad we haven't been able to figure out why i still have excruciating pain when i have a bm...) I thought i…
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anal cancer
Hi I was dx in Feb of 2007 and finished treatment in April of 2007. It was stage 1 or two (depending on Dr) anal canal cancer. (2cm) no nodes were invovled. Did the usual treatment with very high radiation and chemo. Got through treatment, but found I still had alot of the smptoms. Got scared when I started bleeding again…
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Wine....
Is it actually ok to have a small glass of wine even though you have cancer? I hear some of the wine is actually good, and with the Oscars being on tonight, and chemo coming up on Wednesday, I was actually thinking of having a small glass of wine to just relax with.. will it hurt me???
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HAI Pump
Hi everyone, My husband is the stage IV colon cancer survivor but he looks to me for all of his options and research etc. He has had recurrences in his liver over and over during the past 3 1/2 years. He's had 2 wedge resections, 2 RFA's, stereotactic radiation and of course, all of the chemo regimens (Folfox with Avastin,…
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Marriage over???
Hi all, I have not been posting much lately, but know that none of you are very far from my thoughts. The past year has been extremely challenging. I passed my two year mark in September from Stage III Rectal Cancer. A few months ago I posted that I had been having some depression isssue post treatment and had been seeking…
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Johnnie B
Hey how ya doing Johnnie B? How's it going with the reversal? I hope it's getting easier for you. LOL God bless.
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Does anyone live in Texas?
Just curious...does anyone here live in Texas? Houston area or by the bay?
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procrit...price increase???
my mom has been taking procrit (40,000) for the past 6 months. the last time she got her prescription filled (december '08) the cost for the 4 vials was $400. today when she went to get a refill, the pharmacy said the cost would be $700. ouch. after contacting the insurance company (oxford/aarp), they said the coverage for…
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Treat the high CEA or wait?
Had surgary and Folfox4 4.5 yrs ago. CEA level was 50 before and went to normal after. Stayed that way until 2 yrs ago when it started to rise. Series of CT and PET showing some very light traces of met's in the abdomen, pelvis, supposedly limph nodes. Nothing in any organ, liver, kidney, lung is clean so far. Onco said,…
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waiting for CAT result
Hi, Well, we are in the waiting game too right now. The day they found the tumor during the colonoscopy (1/12/09) they did a CAT scan of ****'s abdominal area, but not his lungs. We thought his IIIc was pretty solid. Today they did the entire area including lungs and pelvic area. Also, they injected stuff into his veins…
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pain pump
Husband home had pain pump reduced on the 10th of feb due to vomiting Iv given at home by hospice.he has tried all the nausea meds available nothing helping he will drink some water 20 min later he is vomitng this is every day .He is eating very little can't keep anything down. It is heartwrenching to see him vomiting so…
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Saw this on the news last night...
Seems far-fetched, but then so did all cancer research at one time or another. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=110460&catid=188 Vicki
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finally took neupogen & a question
I posted right at Christmas time about needing to take neupogen shots for my low white blood cell count, then how the insurance screwed up, didn't approve it, didn't send it, etc., until a week later and my count then came up on its own. Well, I finally really did need to take the neupogen shots this week. My white count…
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Nice feel good story
Came across this and appreciated the kindness shown when things are tough. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/022309dana_farber_beams/ Big scan coming up for me Monday.... Chip
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Liver and colon resection done!
It was pretty nerve-wracking leading up to surgery but I am glad to say the surgery is now behind me. The liver surgeon said there were no additional tumors other than the ones onf the CT scan. He removed the whole left lobe and wedge of the right taking away a total of 40% of the liver. All clear margins. The colon…
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Hello
Hello everyone. I hope you won't mind me jumping right in. I found this board a couple of days ago and have been reading a lot. Cancer chose me in March of 2004 when I was diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer. I had surgery within days to remove the large mass and resection my colon. No lymph nodes were involved and my…
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PET done today-waiting game
Well, got my Pet scan today. A nerve racking week. At least see my oncologist Monday,so only have the weekend to go. The CT, mamogram and ultrasounds don't look to good, lesion on liver, abnormal mamogram and lump under arm. Had my last chemo in 2005 for met. colon cancer. My oncologist is talking about sending me to James…
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Sore Throat......
Sometimes my throat feels like it has a lump in it, but today it felt abit sore. Could it be from taking all these pills, and if I'm getting a cold, could that be a cold, and should I be worried? I know if my temp gets to 100.5 I'm supposed to go to the hospital? it's 99.0 now.
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CAT scan - good
Hi, As I mentioned in a post the other day, they did ****'s pre-chemo, after surgery CAT scan yesterday. We were quite nervous because on the CAT they did the day they found the tumor(1/12/09) , they had not done his lungs. The onc called and said that other than the surgery change (75% of colon gone) everything else…
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Done with chemo
Friday they finally disconnected the 5fu pump from me for the 12th and final time. I never thought this day would come. They checked my CEA and it came back at .7 now I have to make an appt for my CT scan and I'm starting to get nervous already. I can't wait for my body to start getting back to my new normal...I'm ready to…
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stiffness in joints and shoulder
HI, has anyone been experiencing stiffness in the joints for the chemos? I have had a sore right arm for about a month on and off. It seems to get better then it comes back. Sometimes the joint or muscle on the left arm hurts and then sometimes the joints in the ankles or neck. I remember it happening after I finished…
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All ready for #5 treatment, but delay... delay
My husband (colon cancer III)has had 4 of the 12 Fol/Fox with Oxy treatments. The fifth treatment has been delayed, first for low platelets and then last week the platelet number was up but the WBC was down. Wondering if any of you have had this happen to you. And if so, were you delayed for other treatments also? On a…
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Robert Schimmel book *Update
I promised that I'd post a review of Robert Schimmel's book "Cancer on $5 a day, *Chemo Not Included" when I got it from the library, so here goes: It is a very quick read. It made me laugh (out loud) to the point that I was freaking people out in the infusion room. And it made me cry. It was one of the better 'canzer'…
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Travel Insurance
Hi everyone- I know that many of you on this board have traveled and I remember advice from some of you about getting travel insurance. Well, after 3 1/2 years of battling this disease my husband and I wanted to take our family on a short cruise over Thanksgiving. He was (and is) being treated with Erbitux and Ininotecan.…
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question erbitux
Hi, Is Erbitux only available if you're in a trial? Has any one on this site not been in a study an still been given Erbitux? Thanks. Kathleen
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Emend - why not start with it?
I keep reading about the nausea and I feel like I keep reading that Emend works for so many people. Why don't they just start people on it? It seems like so many are suffering, why don't they give it first time around? Kathleen