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Infected infusaport
Hello has anyone experienced an infected infusaport? I had my port placed May 7, first chemo was May 15, all went wel till this past weekend hte site became very red and inflamed with some drainage from the top of the port. I went for my pre-chemo blood work and was promptly whisked to Interventional Radiology for…
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Having a child while having colon cancer, IV
Hi all, This is my first post in this forum, and, honestly, not happy to be here, but hey, here we are... Devastating news, my husband, strong & handsome man, only 42, is officialy diangosed with colon cancer, stage IV, N/A for surgery... we suppose to start the chemo next week (hopefully). We just bought a house and we…
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Cinnamon
I was googling to see the nutrition of cinnamon since I was craving it. Do y'all think their is any truth to the tests with colon cancer? I saw lots of articles, but not from "reputable" sources.
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Treatment side effects
Hello all. I just finished my first week of chemo (xeloda pills) and radiation. I am already starting to expereince some side effects; fatigue, neausa, and rectal pain. Yesterday i began to have bad pain deep in my glutes on both sides where i am getting radiation. I stated taking pain meds to help with this, but it has…
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Wouldn't it be lovely (Chrysin)
This is a test-tube study from Taiwan of a botanical chrysin (available for sale now in specialtly stores) that they theorize could be as effective as oxaliplatin/5FU. Of course, this is preliminary information, but wouldn't it be lovely if it panned out? http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/6/1763/htm Chrysin Attenuates Cell…
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Father’s followup
again here with same stress my Papa has his followup on 6th july with all blood tests and CT scan whole body this time its his third followup and its same level of stress like first need prayers from everyone i pray and wish health to everyone does anyone know hows Bellen ? worried daughter
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Forbidden posts
For the past two days, I have been trying to edit my "more articles" post to add a new academic article about walnuts helping prevent colon tumors. The post included a link to the article and the quotation, "these data demonstrate that walnuts confer significant protection against intestinal tumorigenesis and growth and…
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Tumor deposits
we just received a call from the MD Anderson docs. When we left the plan was 5.5 weeks of radiation and Xeloda gfor the cancer in the fatty tissue area they thought was from seeding. Apparently the docs had a review to look over hubbys scans etc and now they are saying they actually think it’s a 1.9 cm tumor deposit and…
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Canadians—Husband diagnosed: Question re WORK AND PAY
My husband was diagnosed a few weeks ago with colorectal cancer. Treatment should start soon...we are meeting with the oncologist next week. My husbands work only gives him 5 sick days and 4 personal days. In Canada, does that mean after he uses those 9 days, he only gets 4 months of medical EI? Please help if you know or…
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Colon Cancer and Exercise
I've read and heard about how being active is supposed to help with recovery from cancer many times. And certainly it's better to be active than not. But at the same time when I was first diagnosed I was told that colon cancer is the most common cancer for people who are very active and take care of their bodies. This…
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How long to get strength back?
I am on my second to last round. I said to my oncologist that I was so excited that I will soon be having energy again, because I was so tired even before the diagnosis and figured that was the cancer since I had tumors in bowel and liver. He basically said, don't want to burst your bubble, but it doesn't work like that.…
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adenomas polyps in latest Colonoscopy
They found two adenomas polyps in the colonoscopy Wednesday. These are the precancerous veriety. I don't know what to make of this. I guess I really need to change my lifestyle and get rid of every bad habit, stress, and what ever else might be contributing to cancer trying to get me again. I went through some hell this…
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Unable to taste anything !
Can anyone give me any information on not being able to taste ? Longevity, causes, things to try to correct the condition ! Boy, it is not very enjoyable eating if you can't taste anything !!! Thanks
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CT scan results tomorrow, stressed out
I get my results for the ct scan and the blood test from this week. The ct will tell me if the mets are growing again and by how much. The blood test will tell me if my CEA has gone up, if my calcium has gone up which would require another 4 hour IV, and if my kidneys are doing okay or I'll have to have another painful…
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Still clean after 6 months
Hi All, Been a while since have piped in, although I do check in occasionally. Just had my second check up since my treatment ended last November. The news was good, clean for NOW, which I'll take. Now on to my fist colonoscopy since my surgery done in June of 2017. I remember reading about others that went before me, that…
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Bone cancer
So my wife has been on chemo for a little of a year now. She just had an MRI this past week to check her pain she has been having in her rip hip area. They always suspected that she had bone cancer. The MRI did show that she has cancer in her right hip area, but the chemo seems to be working as it has shrunk. The MRI also…
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Getting on that roller coaster again, ugh - Update
Hi all - It's been a while since I've posted and I hate coming back with bad news, but here goes. I now have a suspicious nodule in my lung that is likely colon metastsis. I meet with a surgeon Wednesday to discuss possible surgical removal. No biopsy yet, but that will likely be discussed as the person that read the PET…
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3 trips to MD Anderson, and still not on clinical trial
I've traveled to MD Anderson in Houston, Texas from North Dakota 3 times since December 2017 trying to get on an immunotherapy trial that would hopefully lead to remission or possibly cure my stage 4 colon cancer. I have KRAS mutant, and MSS (stable). In April 2018 I was placed on the waitlist for a trial using MEK…
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Irinotecan andFUDR in the HAI pump
I was wondering if anyone is receivingIrinotecan as systemic and FUDR in HAI liver pump and their experience with it. Are they effective in long term survival for stage 4 colon cancer with mets to the liver?
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Mother with colon cancer
Hi. My mom had a colonoscopy this week and is having her CT today. I am unable to be at the appointments with her at the moment due to how far away I live. Her friend is taking her to to all of her appointments. Her colonoscopy did find a tumor in part of her colon, as well as some polyps. My mom is in her 70s and has…
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Envita
Hello everyone, My wife who is 44 is diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer with mets to the liver, andrenal, and hip bone. She has been on chemo for the last year and she has been doing really good with. They have changed up medicines a couple of times for numerous reasons. She has been told by her oncologist at Sloan…
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Interesting new article on treating lung metastasis
Here is an interesting new article on treating lung metastasis after colorectal cancer: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168365918300683 [P]olymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) entrapping chemotherapeutic agents provide a new therapeutic option for treating CRC that has metastasized to the lung. PNPs assembled…
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Secondary Insurance
Hi Everyone, I wonder how people handling the situations I have. I am 54 and getting SSN benefits and Medicare will be activated in August 1 2018. I am currently on my wife’s insurance through her employer. Medicare might be secondary to the current insurance but it will be worthless because current insurance covers 90%…
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Kombucha to help your belly!
I just wanted to share my experience in the hope it may help others on this site. As as many of you know, Chemo wrecks havoc on your immune system, and your GI system, stomach, intestines, colon etc. I have been drinking Kombucha for a few months now, and it definitely has helped me maintain a more normal bathroom routine.…
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Colonoscopies now recommended at age 45
I had my annual physical yesterday and my family doctor said the recommendation for colonoscopies just changed from age 50 to 45 due to the increasing numbers of people being diagnosed. Hope this helps save some people from having to go through this fight!
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Signet Ring Cell Cancer
Hi, I am new here to this site. I am here because my father was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on Friday. Pathology stated in the notes section: "Perineural Invasion is identified. The carcinoma cell have focal signet ring cell feature." So I wont get into the specifics of the prostate cancer score etc. I know this isnt…
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Neuropathy
Hello, I am 2 months post systematic chemo and have neuropathy on both hands and feet. What did help you manage it? Did it go away? Butt.
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Port Removal
Well, just about 18 months after I finished chemotherapy, I finally had my port removed. I had a few glitches on the way, mostly losing my job and my insurance and having to find a new oncologist so the procedure was pushed up a couple of times. I had it done under local anesthetic and like some others have said, it was…
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Chemo side effects
Hi all, It's been a while since I've been online to this site. I had my original APR surgery in May 2016. Prior to surgery I did chemo and radiation. The chemo was Xeloda pills. I had to stop because the radiation cause a fistula between my bowel and my vagina. After surgery (which included a permanent colostomy) I was…
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Just returned from rectosigmoid surgeon appt..
Ok, just got back from surgeon appointment. I’m not sure how I should feel about this news.....here goes: -CT still has to be done tomorrow and pathology report still not back, however.... -surgeon tentatively puts this at stage 3. He says T3, N? (Although he’s not a radiologist he looked up hubbys scans and said he sees…