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now mom has lung cancer
She is 81, life-long big time smoker and no suprise to anyone. After the 2 years I have put in fighting my colon cancer (stage 4, colon, liver and lung surgery, 10 months chemo...currently NED), I am really having trouble reentering the "fight zone". With 2 kids, job, wife...I feel guilty not doing more but I just feel…
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Need Help/Advice regarding CEA/CT Scan/RFA
Well, my dad's cea went from 35 in December 2007 to 1400 by the end of June 2008. It is now down to 700. He had a CT Scan done in December 2007 and followup scans in February 2008 and August 2008. No significant change noted. Some tumors in the liver have grown slightly. He has been on extribux with a pump (Extribux on…
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Friday Riddle - ANSWER
This week's winner is Krystiesa. CONTGRATS !!!! :) :) RIDDLE: Take away my first letter and I am unchanged; Take away my second letter and I am unchanged; Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged! What am I? ANSWER: Mailbox
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Another Crossroads & Hard Decision
Guys, If I wasn't living through this I wouldn't believe it myself. Won't go into the whole story, but those of you who know will know what I'm talking about. After an ultrasound yesterday, it's been decided they cannot do a biopsy yet on the liver spot for my husband. It's too small at this point and not safe to do. Pet…
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Prayers for upcoming CAT scan...
Hi everyone, Hope you are all doing well. I read posts everyday and have noticed a lot of newbies on the site. For those of you who don't know me, my dad was diagnosed with cc stage iv 2 1/2 years ago with mets to his liver. He went into remission after six months of chemo. Well, now it has been five months since his last…
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Friday Riddle
RIDDLE: Take away my first letter and I am unchanged; Take away my second letter and I am unchanged; Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged! What am I?
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Ears are Ringing Since Chemo
Hello all, I can't remember if I posted this here already but here ya go anyway. Midway through chemo (about 15 months ago) I developed a ringing in my ears or tinnitus as it is called. I get occassional ear aches and seem to be prone to the odd sore throat as well. The ringing seems to be mostly constant with very little…
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Laugh for the day
Well, here's something that made me chuckle. I had been playing outside with my 2 young grandsons this morning. A little later, the older one said, "Nanny, there's something on the back of your pants." Oh, no. Did I have an accident and not know it? Had I started bleeding again? I ran to the bathroom and was literally…
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Good news on my sister!
I was diagnosed in 2004 with stage IIIB colon cancer at the age of 43. I urged my 5 siblings to have colonoscopies done and my last hold-out sister finally had hers done a little while ago. All siblings' results have been clear, thank God. My sister that JUST had hers done had a polyp removed and it came back from the lab…
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How soon chemo after surgery?
Hi, I don't post often, but read the discussions a few times a week and often scroll through the archives. I am three weeks post surgery today (colon resection for stage 3 rectal cancer along with a complete hysterectomy. My surgeon had indicated that it would probably be about 2 months after surgery that I would start 12…
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Angels Anyone?
...So... I don't want to offend anyone...but I want to discuss the spiritual side of all of this.... As I was being wheeled into the emergency room with a total intestinal blockage... I had a vision of being on a white horse with wings carrying me away and a little voice in my head saying this is it
this is what you have…
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Now it's stomach cancer...
For the newer folks...I signed onto CSN just over two years ago after being diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer (HNPCC / Lynch Syndrome). Had surgery and chemo, and thankfully was NED since January of 2007...until today. Last week I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy. My colon looked great - no polyps, no growths...perfect.…
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Biopsies and stuff
Hi everyone..Well monday was D day for biopsy results. It seems I have dodged the bullet but still have some shrapnel wounds. There were no amyloid proteins present in my kidneys. As a matter of fact they found nothing unusual at all until the Nephrologist suddested they have a look at the biopsy with an electron…
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chemo held
Well went for treatment today and since I had been to ER last week then to office for fluids had to see my doc. Usually dont see her but every month. Well she held my chemo this week til next week, said I needed a "break". she also said that they consider the duration and severity of the side effects as how well the chemo…
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7 Years and Still Kickin'!!
Hello all you awesome Semi-colons! What better place to announce my 7 years alive post cancer than on the boards! Many of you have listened to my rants and raves over the years (or you've deleted me and tuned me out! haha) about good nutrition and getting off sugar and testing your pH and juicing your organic veggies yada…
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Adoption?!?!?
Hi all, Haven't posted in a few weeks, but know that all of you are never far from my thoughts and prayers. For the newer people was diagnosed stage III rectal cancer at age 32 in Sept 2006. Have been NED since last June and am closing in on the 2 year mark. My husband and I had always put off having children (I put him…
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new stint
Hi all, back from the hospital with a new stint. Had it put in on Wed and since then, days and nights have been veeeeeery long and quite uncomfortable. but.... today things started getting better. I don't feel like a beached whale so much now. the pain i was having from the blockage is definetly gone almost completly and…
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no chemo after surgery of lung nodule?
my boyfriend will have a 2cm lung nodule removed next week (PET picked up the nodule and doctor wants it removed even it may be benign), the doctor never mentioned chemo after the surgery, he sounds very confident about the operation, should we ask for chemo anyway?
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what are the odds?
Hi all, Haven't posted in a while, but it was 5yrs for me on July 30th. I have been NED since my dx 5yrs ago, I was Stage IV. Took continuous 5FU chemo and radiation for six weeks, followed by 6mos of Folfox. NOW.... my wonderful husband of 35 yrs. who was my biggest supported had a colonoscopy and they found a mass in his…
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Friday Riddle - ANSWER
This week's winner is Pamness. CONGRATS!!!!!! :) :) RIDDLE: You write on me and secrets I can keep; In places never seen, I spin like a top; Though stiff as a board, I'm often described like a mop. What am I? ANSWER: Floppy Disc
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recurrance in the lung
Hi cancer fighters and survivors, i need your urgent advice. My boyfriend - 26 years old was diagnosed with colon cancer 4 years ago, he now wears a colostmy bag. 8 months ago during a routine checkup they've found a cancerous nodul on his tailbone, after 12 chemo treatments and surgery, the nodule was removed and he was…
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Thank you
Thanks to all of you that answered my post, this is a great family that we have here,I feel sooo much confident now that everything is going to be fine. Thank you again.
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Thank you
Thanks to all of you that answered my post, this is a great family that we have here,I feel sooo much confident now that everything is going to be fine. Thank you again.
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more fluids yesterday
Well after Er visit and fluids I still had to go into my oncology office yesterday and they gave me another liter of fluids and some decadron. My labs weren't real bad she said and urinalysis was okay. She asked me was i taking my pain meds and of course i try not to take them too much so she was a littel upset with me for…
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Question about recurrance
Is it more likely to have a recurrance in lungs and liver that in the colon? I would like to know of any of you having a recurrance in the colon. I have a colonoscopy coming in 3 weeks and I don't know why I'm more worry about the colon than any other area,maybe because I have had some rectal bleeding but that hapened to…
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Friday Riddle
RIDDLE: You write on me and secrets I can keep; In places never seen, I spin like a top; Though stiff as a board, I'm often described like a mop. What am I?
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cough
I anybody experiencing a dry cough and horseness due to chemo? (dryed-out mucas membranes) My father's irritated throat has been getting worse now that the dose of xeloda has been increased. The oncologist has no comments what-so-ever. The family doctor so far recomended throat logenzes (which are not working that great)…
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Thanks
I just got back from a 400 mile round trip to see a liver surgeon that my onc referred me to. My onc office did not include my latest PET scan report and the CD they sent me with did not have the latest scan. On the way home I was so discouraged because I felt like it was a wasted trip and using up my precious sick leave.…
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Xeloda PPE HFS hand-foot syndrome
There was a study done at a university in Turkey about using henna for the side effects of Xeloda. I've posted my experience with it here at www.xelodasideeffects.blogspot.com
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Another One
Haven seen or heard from JaDot. Has anyone?