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Colorectal Cancer

Blood Clots
My husband's face has been swelling up and turning a deep dark red color with a lot of pressure. Now his arms are swelling up like a ballon. Dr. ordered ultersound and sure enough he has at least 12 blood clots from neck, arms and armpits. Dr. also believes he has Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) and is ordering a…
IS IT TRUE THAT.....
Is it true that eating ice cream, candies, cookies or bread isn't good to us cancer survivors? If so, what is bad about it? Made me wonder
One to go....
Just fiished up on Thursday with round 11...one more to go!!! Wasn't sure I would make it through. I feel like it is doing it's job, and the CEA score has dropped 25% or more every week. Of course, after round 12, we will taking pictures to really see how things are coming along. I want nothing more than to be off the…
Did you ever feel this sensation while on FOLFOX ?
I got an extreme weakness on my legs together with a sensation of cold despite I wear two coats on my legs.Any of you has experimented this kind of sensation due to folfox? I was on folfox 3 years ago but never had this feeling ,( well it was summer then). Thank you in advance my friends.
I can’t believe this is happening!
My dh had a liver resection almost 4 weeks ago. He had a new baseline CT done and I just read the results online. Multiple new masses were found in the liver again! How have new lesions formed so fast? We haven’t met with the oncologist yet, but it doesn’t look good. Please tell me that someone else has dealt with this!
Melatonin and Colon/Rectal cancer
It's been a good while since I've posted. I've been dealing with a lot of other things and quite honestly avoiding this site. I know it's a support group but my condition is far less severe than the majority on here. I was lucky beyond what I deserve is how I feel which induced guilt. Stupid I know but what can a person…
Dad's cancer
In October 2016 my father went to the ER with a complete bowel obstruction. He had years with loose stools and blood on us stool too but he ignores the signs until it was necessary. He got an emergency surgery that day after receiving news that the mass found was cancer. He has an irreversible colostomy. The cancerous mass…
Three months of oxaliplation-containing chemo as effective as six months
"3 months of oxaliplatin-containing adjuvant chemotherapy was non-inferior to 6 months of the same therapy for patients with high-risk stage II and stage III colorectal cancer and was associated with reduced toxicity and improved quality of life. Despite the fact the study was underpowered, these data suggest that a…
The uniqueness of tumor/cancer cells
https://medicalxpress.com/print442662905.html
Spent the day in ER with my husband
i woke up to hear him throwing up and super pale in incredible pain. I was afraid his biliary stent dislodged. After a waste of time ultrasound, they did a ct scan and it was not that or his liver. In fact all his liver functions look great, not pancreatitis either. His white blood cell and neutrophil counts were elevated…
3 month scan
Just got results from Dr. Today and all tumors have shrunk by at least 25%. Sure beats being told I had two months 5 months ago.
Nodules in lung
So my CT SCAN in December showed 2 nodules in my left lung. Latest scan, 3 months later, shows they have grown by 25%. One has spiculated borders which indicates cancer. Saw oncologist and he ordered PET scan next Thursday. He said they are small... they might not be cancerous but most likely are... chemo and possibly…
Ileostomy Reversal - My Experience
As promised, this is the first installment of several posts that describe my ilesotomy reversal surgery and recovery. I have decided to contain the information to weekly periods of time since my hospital stay was almost one week. Background: I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in May 2017 (stage II clinical). In July and…
apprehensive about upcoming HIPEC
I have just begun Oxaliplatin IV, every three weeks and Xeloda pills daily. So far, my worst side effects have been from the Oxaliplatin. The neuropathy in my hands is terrifying, as I need my dexterity in my hands for my work and passion: designing and constructing clothing. It is also very painful after only one…
Panitumumab- My Experience
There have been some questions about this so I thought I'd start a post to tell what it's like to be on it. It's an immunotherapy chemo that won't work for everyone, your colon cancer has to be vulnerable to it. I'm on it for the second time now so I thought I'd share what it's been like so far. Both times it took about 8…
Husband just diagnosed. Waiting on surgery consult
My husband had his first Colonoscopy this past Monday. We received the biopsy report Thursday that the polyp was cancerous .9cm of the 1.2cm polyp . Dr explained that he got the whole polyp and the stalk was clear/uninvolved. He said the cancer cells were in the tip of the polyp so husband was basically cancer free since…
It's PET scan time
DH will have his first PET scan since diagnosis. He's been blessed with 2 clear CT scans So far. Praying for the same next week with the PET scan. He doesn't seem to be worried and says he actually feels peacefully about this test. I on the other hand just want it done and over with so we can celebrate or deal with the…
Where's darcher?
Has anyone seen darcher? I suddenly remember him. I haven't seen him here lately, not that I'm here regularly...lol. I hope he's doing good and enjoying his big macs. LOL!
Folfox or Capox
Hi there, My mom was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer Stage 3B. She will be starting her first round of chemo within the next week. My brother (who is doctor but not an oncologist) and I have read and researched the differences between Folfox and Capox. We were both set on Capox but our mother's oncologist strongly…
surgery for my husband is set for May 1st
It’s going to be a bit easier he is going to ablate (burn) the tumor in the hard to resect lobe. This much less invasive and traumatic to his system. Then he will resect the area of the liver with the larger tumor, hoping there is no scar tissue it should not be too difficult. He is hoping this way he won’t need to rebuild…
Unsure diagnosis
Hi, I'm not sure really sure what I have and what the proper diagnosis would be if and when I were to go to a doctor so I thought this would be a good place to start. For the past few months I have been expeiricening changes in my stool. For example, there is almost always spots of blood in my stool, I have had tarry…
16 years cancer free today today!
Hello Everyone, 16 years cancer free today today! Just wanted to share and give hope to anyone just starting this journey. Diagnosed Stage 3C cancer in 10 lymph nodes at age 40. Surgery March 20, 2002 It is treatable and beatable. Wishing everyone a wonder day on this first day of spring. Lisa Rose
Has anyone heard from Bellen?
she has not posted in a long time and was having lots of problems with a tumor in her head near her ear, I know she was not feeling well and having many issues. I was just wondering if anyone knew how she was doing.
Starting Folfiri January 19th after 5 month chemo break
I've been off chemo since August 2017 due to an inflamed gallbladder and subsequent failed attempt to remove it. I had a biliary tube through my abdominal wall until the day before Thanksgiving, and was recovering from surgery through the first week of December. After that I started feeling better and flew to MD Anderson…
cancer using diatomaeous earth and apricot seeds
When I had my first colonoscopy I had two polyups that had cancer cells in them. They had not started growing yet. Went back in three years had another polyup with cancer cells not growing yet. I started drinking human grade diatomaeous earth and eating ground up apricot seeds which I froze to keep fresh and each time I…
Stage 4 CRC -- are trials worth it?
Hi everyone, I've already asked this before in a different post, but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask again in an attempt to make a rational decision. I'm currently have stage 4 colon cancer, been stage4 for 9 years, now age 44, male, really nice guy. Why is it the nicest people always get cancer? Anyway, here is my…
Another secret cure for cancer?
Okay, i've been reading everything i can on hidden secrets of curing cancer, and i've discovered something VERY interesting. Many people are claiming that apricot kernels, all by themselves, cure cancer! It would seem too simple to believe, but then i asked myself why is it illegal to sell apricot kernels? At any rate, i'm…
CEA level
Hi, my husband just had his sigmoid colon removed on Monday. His initial CEA level was .5 with the tumor that they removed. They also removed the lymph nodes around the area and the Dr. Said he didn’t see anything , however, the test do not come back until Friday . Can anyone share any knowledge on the probability that…
Followup
its my dad followup with oncologist his surgery was on 28 Nov it has been 4 months but still his HB is 10.5 todays report 2 april 2018which was 10.9 in feb 2018 and his eosinophils are 6.8 percent and calcium is 9.7 do i need to worry about his hb his report says iron deficiency his PET scan of jan was free of Mets and…
Itching after Liver Resection?
Hello everyone! My dh had an open liver resection two weeks ago and gallbladder also removed. Yesterday, he started having itching and redness on the palms of his hands and feet and ankles. I googled this and nothing good really came up. We will call the doctor in the morning because it is too late today to get a call…

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