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Dazed and confused??
No, I am not stoned just confused about a ct scan versus a pet scan. I get my first ct scan after chemo on March 11th but have had some educated people ask me why not a pet scan since it shows more?? I was not smart enough when my onc scheduled this to know to ask questions. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks for the reply.…
Update:radiation colitis
My husband had his sigmoid on 2-20. The doctor told him the area looks better but he still took 3 biopsies to be sure of no recurrence. Get the results next week. He also will be doing his pet scans every 6 months instead of three. Does this sound right? He is stage 3 rectal cancer 2 years in May from surgery still ned.
Update on my Xeloda treatments and hand-foot syndrome
I am getting ready to begin my 4th cycle (in 2 days) of Xeloda. I am taking this alone, not with anything else. I began with 4 pills in the AM and 4 in the PM. Towards mid-2nd cycle, I started to get the hand-foot syndrome, mainly in the hands. Onc then reduced dosage to 3 in the AM and 3 in the PM. Third cycle turned out…
weakness and neuropathy
I'm wondering what is causing my feeling of weakness and reduced coordination. I got peripheral neuropathy from oxaliplatin, which I haven't had since March 2007. It improved very slowly, but is still with me. Then I have been on folfiri since August 2007 with a break in Dec/Jan. It seems I am getting weaker. I walk funny…
Cancer Treatment Centers wonderful
Yesterday we began a new bout with the big "C". We went to Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. They are great, so helpful, we have print outs on the chemo, side effects, how to prevent or lessen them. Everything is geared toward treating the whole person not just the cancer. There are classes on eating, vitamines…
ct/pet scan update.
Hi all, it has been a while for me posting but wanted to send an update. quick history. Feb 2004 stage II CC had resection and all great. re-occurance one year later. stage IV spread to my Peritoneum. I am currently on my 5th go at chemo. Further surgeries are no longer an option. I had my CT pet scan today and not great…
high pitch
Those with colon spread to the lungs (as we are told my fathers has) : Have you noticed a change in your voice (is it higher pitched as before?) ... or is that related to the fact that he had a breathing tube in for a week?
my dad
my dad has stage 4 cancer he has been fighting for aver a year now they only gave him 6 months. he is always in and out of hospitols. i often wonder if he is not telling us 5 daughters something
Cancer Treatment Centers wonderful
Yesterday we began a new bout with the big "C". We went to Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. They are great, so helpful, we have print outs on the chemo, side effects, how to prevent or lessen them. Everything is geared toward treating the whole person not just the cancer. There are classes on eating, vitamines…
Breathing Problems colon mets to enlarged liver
for the past few weeks, my mom feels like she cannot breath or eat/drink, we had her to emergency department and they said her liver is so enlarged (very hard and distended) that it is pushing up against other organs(inoperable), making her feel full and breathy, so there is nothing they can do, paliative said there is…
twitching at night
Hi, anyone had twitching in your body at night? I get jerking movements off and on at night but my wife says my whole body twitches head to toe (mouth, eyes, fingers) during the night! Happy I'm not aware of it but don't know what's causing it. Thinking maybe pain medication? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Big Day
Hi, All! Yesterday was a huge milestone for me - I got my port removed! Funny thing is that this turned out to be the biggest emotional lift yet; bigger even than the clean biopsy in October and the clear PET in December. I finished treatment in Sept, and since then have really been struggling with the fear of recurrance…
?
So after my father recovered from the ICU and colon ulcerations that cased blood poisoning (After he learned to walk again and broke his arm for being unsteady on his feet after 3 weeks steady of being in bed) ... We took him home to recover there. My brother and I made an appointment with his family doctor a week of him…
Hello everyone
I just wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone I hope your all doing well. Were doing good my husband is going to have his check up colonoscopy. Were going to see his Doctor at the end of this month. He's doing good but he has gained a lot of weight he's bigger then he's ever been in whole life. but he feels good. For…
How to dance in the rain...
This was sent to me by a friend, I just had to share.... How To Dance In The Rain > It was a busy morning, about 8:30 , when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. > I took his vital signs and had him take a seat,…
Xeloda and Irinotecan instead of Folfox
2nd opinion from Cancer Treatment Centers of America was Xeloda and Irinotecan instead of Folfox since my husband already had issues with numbness of feet. Has anyone done this? We are ready to change to them. Really liked their approach to treating the whole person not just the cancer. Please advise Mary
Friday Riddler - ANSWER
Vinny3 had the right answer. CONGRATS!!!!! EASY RIDDLE: A london train bound for Manchester leaves London at 12 noon traveling at 80 miles an hour while a Manchester train bound for London leaves Manchester at 1:00 pm traveling at 90 miles an hour. Which train is nearer to London when they meet? Answer: They are at the…
COLONPALOOZA 6! NEED INFO...
Ahoy! First let me apologize for being AWOL for the past days... weeks... months...! So, I am looking for some feedback for ColonPalooza 6. Pursuant to the CP by-laws, the attendees at the last CP voted on the venue for the next Palooza. We'll be in San Francisco on October 22-26. Katie (USAKAT for you newbies) and I will…
chemo break?
Hi Everyone, dx March 2004, stage 2 rectal cancer. since then recurrences in both lungs, surgery on each lung and lots of chemo. I currently have one spot in my left lung that my latest scans showed as decreased. I am considering taking a chemo break because my quality of life sucks right now, but I'm afraid that if I do…
Good News today...
Quick history, white male, 46 years old,6'1, 180 pds, good physical shape,happily married with a five year old son. I was dx Dec 04 w/ stage IV CRC and liver mets(3) two on right lobe,(1) on left. Started chemo, folfox, Jan 05, did 12 doses, half way thru I had colon resection surgery. July/August 05, did 5wks of radiation…
radiation for crc...is blood in stool normal
I am post op from oct. 25,2007 for crc after 6 week recovery I had 8 weeks of chemo (5fu, leucovorin sp.,and oxiliplatin) one treatment every 2 weeks. Now I have completed 15 of 28 radition treatments in conjunction with f5u...5 days a week for the last 3 weeks. My question is...Is it normal to have blood in your stool at…
Rising CEA
Husband diagnosed crc 8/06 surgery with 15 round chemo cea went from 38 to 0.8 has been around 0.8-1.7 for the last one year pet scan 4/07 was clear.Cea Jan 08 5.8 and petscan showed increased activity in the rectum.colonoscopy today was clear.Has any one had this experience this is my first post.thanks to all of you.
Friday Riddle / Teaser
EASY RIDDLE: A london train bound for Manchester leaves London at 12 noon traveling at 80 miles an hour while a Manchester train bound for London leaves Manchester at 1:00 pm traveling at 90 miles an hour. Which train is nearer to London when they meet?
pituitary adenoma
I had an MRI of my brain. Purely precautionary. My oncologist told me that modern chemo, while great, cannot cross the blood-brain barrier. Although metastasis to the brain is very rare, they are seeing more these days because people are surviving longer due to better treatments. I just got the results today. No evidence…
Happy Valentines Day!!
Hi all and Happy Valentines Day, My internet has been in and out the last 3 weeks so havent posted much. Today I had my one year colonscopy and it was good. He took some biopsies but not because of cancer, something to do with hardening of my sigmoid colon probably due to chronic radiation, this causes me bowel problems.…
Recurrence? Biopsy?
My surgeon and I spoke late last night for over a half an hour. He explained to me that the biopsy is not as easy as it sounds. The area they need to biopsy is on the outside of the rectum, so they either have to go in surgically, which he does not want to do, or it has to be done with a needle biopsy. This is also…
Cancer Treatment Centers wonderful
Yesterday we began a new bout with the big "C". We went to Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. They are great, so helpful, we have print outs on the chemo, side effects, how to prevent or lessen them. Everything is geared toward treating the whole person not just the cancer. There are classes on eating, vitamines…
Anyone get scared at treatment's end?
I have one more chemo treatment and I am done! Stage III with one node, colon resection, folfox after. The oxiliplaten messed me up (low platelets, low whites, diahrrea, neuropathy) so they skipped a few rounds. I thought they would tack those on at the end, but they're turning me loose! Did anyone get scared when they…
Radiation and chemo together?
Hi, anyone have 5FU and radiation treatments at the same time-5 days a week for 28 treatments, is the plan. They say a spot deep in the pelvis near too many nerves needs to be removed but too dangerous for surgery right now. The hope is to kill it with radiation or shrink it to remove
First Post from Long Time Lurker
Hi, I have been reading this message board off and on for the last two years. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer at age 32, in July of 2005. I had the typical chemoradiation for 5.5 weeks, surgery, then 7 months of post op chemo (FOLFOX then switched to Xeloda after I could no longer tolerate the FOLFOX treatments).…

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