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attn Musiclover
Hi: Saw that you had been online...hope that Mark and Peter have met in the "great beyond"..thinking about you and hoping you are ok..keep in touch.,,would love to hear from you Bev
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goldfinch--Mary
I haven't heard from Mary in about a week. She sent me an email on 11/24. I emailed her a couple of days ago and havent heard back. I am worried, has anyone heard from her. Maureen
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Chris Erickson has died
December 1. He held on longer than anyone would have ever thought, defied all odds, and amazed us all. He was a strong and loving friend and I already miss him dearly. 03.26.70 - 12.01.07
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Not good news on ct
Went to oncologist today. CT results supposedly show that since my husbands liver resection 7 weeks ago , the mets have returned and doubled in size?? However, the oncologist and surgeon say this is very unusual and there is a possibility that the radiologist is not interpreting the scan correctly. The lesions are in same…
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HELP! Dad still having trouble with chemo.
I've written in the past that my Dad has been having problems with his chemo. The doctor has tried to challenge him 3 time and each time it produces severe pain in his bone that is totally unbareable. He has a very high pain tolerance, so I know it is really bad. They end up having to give him an iv push of morphine and…
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Thinking of you KathiM!
Hope this brings a smile to your faces. KathiM...I have been thinking of you this past week because you encourage us to talk bout our "stools". This past week I have had a regular bowls. It's long and all in one piece! How cool is that? That hasn't happend in so long. I am now 7 weeks out of chemo. Whopee! Feels good. I'm…
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Montel Williams
We're back!!! What a wonderful and memorable experience. The word that colorectal cancer afflicts many age groups and to insist on screening will be out!!!! Manhattan was bustling with holiday shoppers. The Rockefeller Christmas tree was magnificent!!! Most importantly, Montel Williams is a truly caring man. He has the…
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Doctor attachment.....
Hi all, Haven't posted much in a few weeks, but things are going well. Still dealing with the post treatment issues (neuropathy, menopause, wound healing). Overall can't complain. I have a crazy question that my family and friends who have never been through cancer treatment can not understand where I am coming from.…
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Need encouragement/advice
Hello! Do to recent unfavorable test results, my oncologist has decided to begin Xeloda and Oxiaplatum, instead of the 2 cycles of Xeloda only he had originally intended. I will begin treatment tomorrow and will remain on the treatment for 4 monthes. I am very discouraged by this and find myself wishing things were how…
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Starting new chemo - suggestions?
As many of you may know, the Xeloda has stopped working for me and tomorrow I will be switching to Irinotecan, also known as Camptosar. I expect hair loss and loose stools. any suggestions to minimize the side effects? anything else to know? also, did anyone take any pro biotics for the stomach and overall intestinal…
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Dad still NED
Hi everyone, Just want to update you all on my dad's last CAT scan. He continues to be NED 1 year and 3 months after chemo ended. It was two years ago this month that my dad was first diagnosed with stage III and then two months later, stage IV CC with spread to the liver and we weren't sure how long my dad would be…
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PRAYERS PRAYERS
MY mom may get the surgery tomorrow morning, 30% of survival rate, i am so stressed, if she dont get it its a matter of days or so??? my mom is weak and in the hospital with heavy meds every 4 hours...( she is getting the perforation closed up and the primary tumor in the colon removed and a coloscopy put on. Please pray…
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Gamma Knife
I asked if anybody had this done two weeks ago. We went ( my wife )to the Cleveland Clinic on Tues. and received the treatment. They found a total of 7 tumors in the brain. The biggest was 2.2cm. It took 4 hours to do it. We go back in 2 months to see if it was successful. I highly recommend it. The key is a longer quality…
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Big Sis/Lil Sis - Bracelet Story
My 34 yr old little sister recently learned she has colon cancer (stage 3c) and will begin chemo Monday. She has an AMAZING attitude and WILL beat this! I wanted to give her something that she could wear reminding her that her big sister is "in this" with her. That she's not alone. After searching online for a couple of…
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CT Scan/PET & CT Scan Qutestion
I have a quick question. Do doctors order just PET scans anymore or are all PET Scans now really CT/PET Scans. The reason I ask is that my dad just supposedly had a PET/CT scan done and the esophagus lite up on the scan. So, the doctor wants to order a CT scan to see if there is anything there. Isn't a PET/CT scan both…
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symptoms question
hello to everyone...quick recap for those who may not remember us..my husband, Mike was dx. in Sept. 2005, stage 3, had temp illiostomy, did before and after chemo, did radiation for treatment before surgery, and SO happy to say, he is doing FANTASTIC..for any newbies out there, do not give up, as some of you may recall,…
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last chemo treatment!!
Hi All, I havent posted in a while but have tried to offer advice when I had knowledge of the subject or sympathy and prayers when I didnt. I have just finished my chemo regiment and am happy but I have been sicker then ever this last time. Question for you oldies(not in age but how long you have been on this forum) How…
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Pet or CT scan
I'm allergic to iodine and have to have steriods when I get a CT scan and that takes serveral days to work its way out of my system. I usually don't get a Pet scan, but I don't remember it bothering me as much. I'm NED right now and the onc mentioned that next time maybe we could just do the Pet scan. Now I'm wondering if…
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thanks
thanks for the replies to my earlier post. Some great suggestions and lots of hope in the post. I believe I have rectal cancer based upon where my polyp was removed that turned out to be malignant. All this time I thought I just had hemorrhoids and actually went to my gp to see about getting them removed. He said a…
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question from a newbie about surgery
Hi I am curious as to how long after diagnosis of colon cancer it takes for surgery.I went in two months ago for a colonoscopy then I went in two weeks ago and had a polyp removed. a week later (last week) the surgeon called me and said i had to have my colon removed and would have to have a permanment ostomy. The surgeon…
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Anyone Heard of This?/Colon Cancer spreading to esophagus
Brief history - diagnosed 5/02 - recurrences in 4/04, 10/5, and 10/6. Until 10/06, we had always had the option of surgery to remove cancer and then start chemo. Well, since 10/06, we have been on a different ride - chemo first. Pet scan in 05/07 showed multiple mets in liver and some in lungs (only on ct part - did not…
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Cancer and Night Shift Work
I'm fed up with half-baked (insert your own word for baked) news coverage about cancer. On Friday, several sources stated that night shift work can be so detrimental to your body that a World Health Organization study says it should probably be classified as carcinogenic and that ACS would probably go along with it. The…
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Newbie - Hi
Hello all. I've been reading with much interest the postings. So glad I fell upon this site. My husband was diagnosed Stage IV colon cancer with mets to the liver, both lobes, in September. Surgery was planned for a resection of colon until they saw all of the spots on the liver. Sugery then cancelled, instead had a stent…
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness
How is it said? Be careful what you wish for? I have been hoping to find a way to communicate and educate on the subject of colorectal cancer. Along with CaringBridge, I have been writing on my own blogspot as well as Blog For a Cure. My hope was the more I wrote, the more the subject would be "Googled" and my journey…
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Beer and Liver Mets
OK, so now that I dipped my feet into the waters and introduced myself...and thank you for the kind welcoming statments...what does anyone think about beer drinking and liver mets. My husband has at least 4 bilobal liver mets in varying sizes. He is going into his 4th chemo treatment and has had the whole cold hands with…
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I miss my MOM
Hi to all you wonderful semi-colons, Well, it has been 3 months since my mom passed away. I haven't posted much because I don't know what to say. I don't want to make anyone sad or scared so I have stayed away from posting. But, I really miss you all so much. So many of you helped me and my family through my mom's 16 month…
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Friday Riddle / Teaser - ANSWER
RIDDLE: The numbers 2 and 5 are the only two prime numbers that end 2 or 5. What is the rationale for the following group of numbers: 3 17 31 47 61 7 19 37 49 67 11 23 41 53 71 13 29 43 59 73 ANSWER: The numbers are grouped by column according to their BINGO letters (B=1 through 15, I = 16 through 30, N = 31 through 45, G…
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Update
Hi All. I had another scan today and the cancer is showing progression on my left side and a new spot outside my lung. Oncologist feels the Xeloda has stopped working so I will start on Irrenoteacan (sp) next week. The tumor is pushing on my colon wall and causing a fair amount of discomfort so I am hopefull this regime…
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Update
Hi All, Just a brief history - Stage IV - multiple surgeries, a couple of different chemo's, etc. I was NED since January 2007 but my recent scans in mid-October showed a lesion in my upper left lung. After meeting with the surgeon and radiologist, I've decided to have a lung RFA (radiofrequency ablation). The radiologist…
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Small Perforation in the colon
my mom got rushed to the hospital with severe pain yesterday, they did a gastro and xrays and found a small leakage but cannot located it exactly in the colon, so stool is leaking into the rest of my moms body? what does this mean? She is vomitting and has runny stool.