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pet scan today
My husband is going in today for a pet scan. it has been 3 months with new chemo . he was dx in nov 07 stage 3, chemo stopped in may 6 months completed in july pet scan showed mets to the kidney liver stomach and new tumor in sigmoid area so chemo started again now we will see if this new chemo has helped with the cancer.…
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Calling all stage 2 rectal cancer survivors, need advice
Hi everyone have posted a few times over the past many months. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer on the 28th of July, since had radiation and chemo. On October 30th had surgery and 14 inches of colon and rectum were removed, and a temporary colostomy, that will be reversed in 6 to 8 weeks. The surgeon pulled 17 lymph…
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Good news to report!
Hi Everyone, I know there are a lot of newbies on the forums who don't know me, but I just wanted to report my good news! Four years post treatment I am STILL NED! Yay! I hope this gives hope to some of you starting out on this "journey". I was diagnosed at the age of 31 and at the time they thought I was Stage III. I had…
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A bit of Turkish Delight...I'm back!
Well, I'm not quite sure what time it is...between a 10-hour time difference, and a 14-hour flight, I figure that it's 3 weeks from last Tuesday now...rofl! The trip was fabulous! We had some adjustment to living our lives based on 37 people, with time schedules...but for the rest...well, 'squattie potties', MAJOR amounts…
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Port is in - Fight is starting
I got my port in yesterday afternoon. They gave me good knock-out drugs, for which i am very thankful. Yes, I am sore, but mostly from my shoulder. I have sever tendinitis and bursitis, and apparently they manipulated the shoulder during surgery, for the xrays. Anyway, I HURT today, but my eye is still on the prize. My…
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Need Some Advise
Hello all, I have a couple of questions that I need advise on and I knew I needed to come here because of all the great people here and all the combined experiences; 1. What are others thoughts on getting a second opinion? I was DX with stage 3c in July of 07, did surgery, chemo and radiation, cancer free June of 08.…
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RIDDLE
Riddle: There once was an evil wizard. He took 3 woman from their homes and turned them into rose bushes that looked exactly alike. He put them in his garden. One of the woman had a husband and children and begged the wizard to let her see them. He agreed. At night, he brought the woman to her house. In the morning he came…
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Update
Recap: DX Nov. '07 CC Stage 4. 12 rounds folfox + avastin, CT scan stable '08 May, 5-FU + avastin 8 rounds, rise in CEA, first round of folfiri '08 Sept. led to hospitalization, neutropenic fever, dehydration, kidney failure, lost confidence in doctors, switched hospitals, stayed off chemo for 5 weeks, got results today.…
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Pain from touch
Hello! I need to post a question to the board. I have a lot of pain, or sensitivity to touch since chemo ended in August. If i bump up against something, or if something rubs harshly against my skin it's owie time. The other thing i've noticed is that blood draws hurt BADLY! Like most everyone else with cancer, i've been…
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Chat room is UP!!!
Everyone. The CSN chat room is up now! How cool. See you there! Claudia
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chat rm will be up tues i think
People the chat rm generally goes down till tues. So see you than ok
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Stage 4 Brain Mets
Hi all. I am new to the post. My husband has been fighting this for 5 years now. It all started in the colon, then the liver, then the lung and now the brain and the colon. He has been in hospice now for over a month. He has been 4 or 5 days with no food and very little liquid. He has been paralyzed from the waist down for…
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Post radiation questions and concerns
Well i made it through the nightmarish hell and monday is my last treatment. My radiation was adjuvant for a malignant polyp and 1 lymph node positive. I did not have any tumor to shrink- and the polyp that i did have prior wasn't even rectal it was 15-20 cm above recto sigmoid junction. The local and doctors at mayo…
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TICKED OFF
Hey everyone, Just had my port put in yesterday. With great difficulty a 30 min operation turned into a 2 1/2 hour one..I felt EVERYTHING and they kept saying sorry you'll be ok and patting my shoulder. Well I wasn't ok and now I am just ticked off big time!!!!! and in pain all day. (Yes I got meds for it but)...... I…
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newly diagnosed
testing....J
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Oxaliplatin / Erbitux / Xeloda Chemo combination
I have progressed to the beginning of Treatment. My plan is in place and I will begin this Monday November 17th, one month from the initial diagnosis. The agonizing wait is over. I am looking for any comments or feedback about this combination of drugs. My regimen will be twice daily xeloda (oral) combined with weekly…
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Biopsy Results
Just got back from my ONC, test results, it is cancer, I am now stage 4. WIll be seeing a surgeron in a few days, and surgery within the week. After recovery (2-4 weeks), I will have to go through 6 months of chemo. Not sure what it will be, my ONC is working on my treatment plan. Well here we go again, the fight is back…
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New to the Battle
I am 46 and Dx with colon cancer. Trying to work through the uncertainty of both treatment and what it means long-term for me and my family. Married with two kids, Son is a freshman in college and daughter is a sophmore in high school. This discussion board looks like a great resource and a place for hope. I live in…
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Gastro Doc Visit
Good Thursday afternoon Semi-Colons, In some other posts I mad reference to visit the gastro doctor that originally discovered my colon cancer. I had been complaining to my onc. and surgeon about various abdominal ailments for a while and did not get a lot of feedback one way or the other as far as what was causing my…
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NED after five years - been away a while!
Hi all, I posted on these boards a few years ago, after surgery for colon cancer in 2003 when I was 38. Since then I kind of disappeared, but I was just tidying up my favourites in my browser when I was reminded of this site so I thought I'd post an update. Quite simply, I've been getting on with life! I'm now 44, no…
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Celebrating NED with a new photo
Call me NED! Let me first thank each of you for your support and encouragement during this life-changing experience of having colon cancer. Yesterday I met with an oncologist who was great in his explanation of my cancer. He said it was a stage 1, but more likely a stage 0. He said we caught it early and it was fairly…
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husband lost his battle
Even though I did not post very often, I thought I would today. I have been a lurker for just over 6 years on this site, and posted a couple of times. My Husband and Hero Hayes lost his battle October 26th, quietly at home, a fighter until the end. I miss him so very much, he was truely my hero. I have a question, I have…
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Wanted to share this funny story with my friends
Don't have liquids in your mouth or near the computer when you read this! This is from newshound Dave Barry's colonoscopy journal: I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that…
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Chemo/Radiation and Exercise
I would like to hear any stories about maintaining an exercise regiment during treatment. I currently go to the gym (free weights/nautilus/treadmill) twice a week and hope to continue even during chemo. Any thoughts, concerns or stories will be helpful. I just worked out today after my liver biopsy yesterday. I had some…
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Riddle Answer
The winners are MSCCOLON and Vinny 3: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the 22nd floor of the office tower. Overcome with depression he slid the window open and jumped through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. Miraculously after he landed he…
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hand foot from xeloda - how soon does it start?
I'm just starting my 3rd cycle of Xeloda (out of a planned six). Taking 3 [500mg] tablets in morning and 3 in evening. 14 days on, 7 days off. (Oxaliplatin drip on day 1, but that's another story). So far, I haven't had any hand/foot syndrome. Except one blister/ulcer on the top corner of one toe, which was treated and…
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Scheduled for RFA
Hi All. Been a little while , but we finally met with the doctor to see if rfa for the reoccurance in Bob's liver is an option. We are relieved to find out that it is and he is scheduled to have it done on Nov 20. Results of the last showed a hot 2 cm spot in rt lobe again near the gallbladder , and he feels that it's an…
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Hi Everyone - It's Limey - I am stil around
It has been a month or three since I posted so I figured I had better get one out there. I have been quite under the weather lately and have not been close to my computer. Currently I am in Zion IL. At the Cancer treatment centers of America recovering from surgery. I ended up at Can. Treatment center after a 2nd opinion…
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Up Date post surgery Positive out look !!!
Hi everyone just wanted to up date everyone on my surgery and out come. Had surgery on October 30th on a tumor located mid level rectum about 9.cm up from anus. The surgeon did a hand assisted laproscopic procedure. My surgeon was not sure if they would have enough good margin to reconnect so he made me aware I could have…
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NED............YEAH...
Hello All, Well we just got back from Cancer Center. Yeah......and another sigh of relief. Ct shows no evidence for recurrent cancer. I am still doing the NED Dance. It seems that waiting for tests and reports are harder than all the chemo and doctors appointments. Thank you all so much for your support and kind words.…