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HICCUPS AS CHEMO SIDE EFFECTS
Hi All! Strangely, my dad has non stop, chronic hiccups since he started chemo! Has anyone experienced hiccups as a side effect from chemo? Other than that, my dad has been reacting very well to the chemo drugs. Hopefully it stays like that for the rest of the 11 rounds to go. Thanks All!
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Large hospital or small town hospital?
Hi. My father has just been diagnosed with rectal cancer. He will need to have surgery and a permanent colostomy. He is 64 years old. We live in Wisconsin and he is wondering if he should have the surgery at "Marshfield," a larger hospital or at our hometown hospital. Any thoughts on this? Would his outcome be better at a…
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PLEASE sign this petition
go to: www.gopetition.com enter search: ns avastin and sign this if you are able and pass it on....
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Is rectal colon cancer worse?
Thank you for all your replies regarding my husbands pain after his illiostemy reversal, it is so good to have the support from you. He went to his G.P. today - his surgeon is away and he said basically everything that you have all said. He does have fissures and he prescribed a cream. One starts reading things on the…
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Naked Happy Dance with NED
Well, I had a CT scan, blood work, and colonoscopy last week and all came back negative. My surgeon did my colonoscopy and she said she wouldn't have been able to find my surgery site if there wasn't a staple in there denoting the spot!!! Yeeehaa! My CEA remains below 1. So cool. The only downside is that I might have…
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forgot about the " C " word for 5 days...
...and it was great....Just got back from Cozumel...Life is soooooo beautiful....on my last day there ( yesterday) I thank God for allowing me to enjoy those days there....I really avoided thinking about the beast...I hate it every day more and more....but he will NOT win......That &*(&(&^(&^(& will not win this…
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GO TO THIS SITE
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/hullo/list/13 copy and paste
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What is your diet/nutrition?
What do you eat regularly, what kind of diet or nutrition do you pay attention to? Besides diet, I have heard that combining acupuncture to chemo really helps...
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Adjuvant and Xeloda
Question for others out there. I was dx with Stage II Colorectal last oct 05. Since then I've had pre-op radiation and Xeloda. Now Post Op I'm working towards completing 6 more complete cycles of Xeloda for Adjuvant follow up (2 weeks on, 1 week off). It seems there is discrepancy in the medical community over how much to…
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Xeloda and balance
Good Morning all. My mom is now on her 2nd round of Xeloda and seems to be doing well. She does have some loss of balance at times. I've heard the Xeloda can cause this. Has anyone else had balance problems while take Xeloda?
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Mark's Myspace pages
Hi all - Kathryn (musiclover) sent me two Myspace pages she did about Mark to keep his memory alive. You may want to pay a visit and listen to his music: myspace.com/mfrere myspace.com/markfrere Betsy
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Chemo stopped after 15
Well, I fully expected #16 today, but my blood pressure was really high and my platelets fell again after being OK last week. This was after being off for three weeks. Dr. said we will do a CT in a month to see what the "buggers" in my liver do. I asked to see the last actual scan and my entire liver is like freckled with…
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FOOTPRINTS
I was sooo overwhelmed to pass this along to my family here: One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD. When the last scene…
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Saw the surgeon today
Hi everyone, Just wanted to update you all on our journey. Husband had PET scan 2 weeks ago and a spot showed up in his mesentary so the onc wants it out. While we were with the surgeon the onc and surgeon talked and the surgeon said he would not do surgery until my husband had a colonoscopy to make sure there is nothing…
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WOW!
Thanks for all your thoughts about what I might want to do about working. The bottom line is my husband and I should be able to manage this alright. My income was for more of the fun stuff. We'll just have to tighten our belts. I'll apply for short term disability and see where that gets me. Then I can make another…
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Thoracentisis
How many times can they drain fluid with this method? They've done it twice to my mom in the past 5 days. She has colon cancer, but is in the ICU due to a myriad of conditions. I will post this question on the lung board too, but am interested in knowing how much of this they can do.
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Any idea on the stage of cancer?
Hi All, I know I shouldn't guess but wait for the MRI results, but does anyone could give me an idea so I know what to expect for... My dad has sigmoid cancer and had surgery done in May. He had an infection after the surgery so it slowed down the procedure. However, he is finally starting chemo Folfox 6 tomorrow for 12…
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So Glad to Hear From So Many of YOU
Gracious, I'm overwhelmed. So happy that many of you do remember me, but then again, I can be very unforgetable :o ) :o ) :o ) No Spongers, Bert remains a "no type" but he sure has learned how to move that mouse about. Also, unbelievably happy that so many of you are and continue to do well. Three cheers for us…
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Do not respond, lol
Ok folks, here's the deal.... Many of you have made reservations for Colon Palooza 5. For what I have planned, I need a very accurate head count. Please send me an e-mail, DO NOT POST IT HERE, with the following information: Your name (real name, not user name on this site), the age you were diagnosed, and the days you are…
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do u have stage 2?
Hiya guys n gals. My input here has been a little slack lately but not intentional by any means. One of the reasons is I have my life back! I really want to share this with you but more importantly share with those dx'd stage 2. I remember my reaction in august 03 when told I had cancer...."devestated"....now that word was…
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Stage IV with bone mets?
I am curious if there are any Stage iv with bone mets and if so what treatments have you been on, how long and CEA numbers. Thanks ~lv2scrap
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Meeting with Sloan
We have returned from our trip to Sloan. Our news is not good. We met with the doctors and went through my entire history of previous treatments, etc. It came time for questions. First question; prognosis. She looked me in the eyes and told me I have incurable cancer. That led to my next question of how long? She explained…
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1st chemo treatment
Well had my first chemo treatment on Thursday, it went pretty well. I had two IV bags of drugs, and then they hooked me up to a pump that continued giving me chemo drugs for the next 22 hours. I didnt really feel bad at all on Thursday. Got up about 4am on Friday feeling a bit sick, took the meds they gave me for that.…
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Mary from WI's mom...
Hello Online Family, I hope each and every one of you are safe, happy, and well today and always! ; ) Also, I'm SO sorry I don't post as often as the rest of you do; I feel a bit guilty for that, too! I don't want it to seem like every time I have a particular situation that I just cannot deal with alone I come to all of…
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Pain after illiostemy reversal
I have posted on this board before. My husband had radiation, chemo. and surgery Dec. 06 He then had operation on May 30 07 to reverse illiostemy. Since reversal it has been so painful; chemo, radiation, surgery has been a breeze compared to this. He is okay all day, come evening time he is constantly running to the…
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My Dad Passed Away
It is with much sadness that I am writing these words. My Dad passed away early Saturday morning. He had been on Hospice care at home for about a month and we saw the decline during that time. Friday morning we saw very definite signs of decline. My mother, sister and I spent every minute with him, in 20 minute shifts,…
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Interesting Article
Title: High-Risk Features Identify Patients With Stage 2 Colon Cancer Who May Benefit from Adjuvant Therapy http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558804?src=mp Howard
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rectal spasms ugh??
Has anyone experienced rectal spasms with pelvic radiation treatments? I have been in so much pain over the weekend that I called and cancelled treatment for today (Monday), nurse called in some antispasmodic meds. Thanks for any comments.
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Living With Cancer: A Series
For any who are interested in the "soulful" side of this cancer journey... Back in April 2003 I attended a weekend workshop with a Sufi teacher, Kabir Helminski. In one session Kabir shared a short outline of "5 Spiritual Principles to Live By." 1. Commit to Your Highest Possibility 2. Awaken Attentiveness and Appreciation…
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just looking for some input
So...I work 3 days per week. I've been thinking the last few days whether I should continue this. It has always been important to me to keep working. I've taken a few leaves of absences...surgery, chemo, radiation side effects, etc, in the 4 years I've been fighting this. And it's always helped to know that I'm…