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five year point
anyone have any idea of what happens after the five year period.I know I go once per year for a check up.I am concerned of it coming back someplace else in the body. I am a stage three with one lymph node infected which was removed with a section of my colon. Completed chemo- 18 treatments.
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1st Colonoscopy - BEST NEWS!
Apologies if this message has been posted twice. It didn't seem to work the first time. Just got back home from the day hospital after my 1st colonoscopy and received best news. I am dancing over the moon. Not a sign of a polyp or anything else suspicious, only haemorroids (can't spell this word) which may require…
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How to interpret c-scans
I was told in November that a couple of spots were seen in the lungs, too small to biopsy. I had a c-scan last week and the report says nothing about the lungs, and the summary states: The CT-visible metastases remain confined to the liver in the abdomen and pelvis. My onc told me the spots in the lungs were still there,…
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Scan time :( & :)
And this is exactly how I feel. Sad and anxious one minute and happy and excited the next. I just want so much for this scan to be good. I can only imagine how my mom must feel. Her PET scan is on Tuesday and we will get the results on Friday. If all goes well, and there is no further spread, my mom will be having surgery…
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1st Colonoscopy - BEST NEWS!
I'm back and a little groggy but had the best results. No polyps, haemmorroids (don't even know how to spell this word) which may need injections/banding if bleeding gets worse. Bloating/constipation will be tackled with lactulose (liquid laxatives) daily and I will add even more fibre to diet. Once again, thank you ALL…
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Another Nutrition Article, BUT Good
Hidden Chemicals Make Veggies Good For You Newly Discovered Phytochemicals Aid Health Shiloh Woolman, Staff writer UPDATED: 11:26 am EST January 30, 2007 Email This Story | Print This Story Bugs Bunny has been munching carrots on the small screen since 1940. Emerging research shows there may be a reason Bugs aged so well:…
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Supplements/Diet Question
Hi Everyone- I have a question about supplements and diet. My husband Jim is Stage IV, multiple mets to liver - one is rather large. Since his dx we have revamped our diet and started him on a supplement regimen that seems fairly intensive. I revamped our diet to include as much organic as possible, almost completely cut…
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1st Colonoscopy - Drinking Prep and Scared
Bit of background. I live in Melbourne, Australia and am 51yo. Love dancing so my ID had to feature that and am prone to spontaneously break out into a few steps if the music moves me - strictly non professional. I'm prepping as we speak for my 1st colonoscopy after experiencing stomach bloating every day for about 3…
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Bloodwork & CT Scan Results
I had bloodwork on 22 Jan 07 and all counts came back normal except red blood cells. Normal is 4.20 and I am at 4.02. My CEA is still 0.5, but this was never taken when I was DX, so I don't know if this is a good marker for me or not. First CT Scan was Thursday, 25 Jan 07 and Cat Scan Report indicates that my lung nodules…
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Liver mets found
My husband just had a sigmoid colon resection done and we are waiting for an appointment with oncologist for chemo that the surgeon said is necessary. We hope to get an appointment in next week or two. He has several mets to his liver , with the largest being around 2cm. I'm hoping that a liver resection is possible, but…
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My Visit With The ONC Today
My initial background is copied below this message if you wish to read the history of all this... Hi all!!!!! Here is an update for you on my cancer journey: Found out today from my oncologist that the CAT scans I had last week show something of concern in the prostate organ. It is about the size of the point end of a ball…
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Write Congress
No matter which side of the political spectrum you are on it is time to write your Senators/Representatives. In today's USA Today , 5D in the Life section, is an article indicating that the administration is proposing cutting the budget of the National Cancer Institute for the second straight year. One of the reasons given…
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Spreading to the Lungs Question
Hello: My dad is stage IV (recurrence in September 06 - multiple mets in the liver). He started avastin in October. As of January 1, his cea went from 186 to 100. His cea was taken last monday but we do not have the results. Since he is still on for the appointment, I am assuming that the number did not go up. Usually, if…
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thank you and update
Dear all, Thank you to those who replied. Here is the update. The doctor took out the 5 cm successfully, but not all of the 3 cm tumor that lies in between the main arteries. He put radioactive agents to kill the cells. What is that? Does anyone know? He said that it would take the pump and chemo to take care of the…
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Coughing and Chemo?
Hi all, Carl is on FOLFOX with Avastin, just had his 4th treatment. He is having a weird side effect that the onc says isn't caused by the chemo drugs (I beg to differ). After every treatment, he gets a dry cough for 4-5 days which then goes away but comes back the day of chemo. He also gets a raspy voice which seems worse…
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Colon Palooza 5
Greetings all! Reminder....there are only a limited number of rooms set aside @ the Hilton Nashville for Colon Palooza 5 scheduled for Sept 12 to Sept 16, 2007!! Have you reserved YOUR room yet???? Once the rooms are gone, there will be no guarantee on the great rate I've secured applying to additional rooms. Call today…
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Long absence
Hi, I have not posted for a long time but my husband was dx in July 2003 and has done very well until now. We are a little concerned as his CEA levels have been going up gradually and he has to have another done next month along with his annual scan. In the meantime, I was dx with lymphoma and have just completed six…
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Stage 4-you know it can be beaten....
I posted back in September about a friend with stage 4 colon cancer, mets to the liver. They wouldn't even do surgery....put him on agressive chemo. Well, surprise! The chemo worked so well (he lost 45 pounds, and has a feeding tube, granted) that he had resection surgery on Monday, with removal of the gall bladder, 60% of…
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Your thoughts on prognosis
My husband was diagnosed July06 with rectal colon cancer. MRI suggested it was stage II (T3). MRI also showed some suspicious enlarged lymph nodes one away from the area. Had chemo/radiation before surgery. Surgery went well. Did bioposy during surgery on node out of area, was benign. Pathology came back T2, NO, MO - keep…
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Muscle Spasms
Hello all. This is my first time posting, but have been using this great resource since I was diagnosed with rectal, stage IIB, July 2006. My treatment program was 5FU infusions and six weeks of radiation. My follow up sigmoid in October showed no signs of disease. Now I am showing signs that the beast may be returning,…
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Done with treatment and feeling mixed emotions
I read this site everyday, but am not much of a poster. Since being diagnosed with rectal cancer in May '06, I've had the chemo/radiation combo, surgery, and just finished my 8 treatments of Folfox last night. I should be jumping for joy and running as far away from the oncologist's office as fast as I can. But my main…
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This is my story. Your input appreciated.
I am a 60 year old male in the eastern Atlanta, GA area. I went for a scheduled routine colonostomy Dec 14th, 2006 unaware of any symptoms of any kind. Healthy as a horse. He found a tumor in the ceccum, the area between the large and small intestine where the small int. dumps liquid into the large. Too big to snare, and…
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OUT OF HOSPITAL
Hello everyone. I just got out of the hospital. I am beside myself. As you all know from my previous messgaes, I have been incapacitiated with compression fractures of my back. My ribs keep fracturing for no reason at all. I have been bed bound since Nov. 2006. I now have developed DVT in my leg which is extremely painful.…
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update-good vibes needed
Hi all, I have not been posting for a while, just want to give an update of my father. His CEA has been rising steadily, 4.1, 7.8 then 12.8. PET scanned ordered last Tuesday and showed 2 new tumors on his liver, 5cm and 3 cm( near the main artery, yikes). Liver resection (this is his second resection since last April…
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first posting
This is my first posting, I had stage 3 colorectal, diagnosed August of 05, had my ileostomy takedown end of last June. I cant believe how many people were told they had hemorrhoids, same here, for 2 years! Had a sigmoid and they completely missed it, finally got diagnosed at 39 years old. Still having a hell of a time…
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Stage 4 Survivor so far so good ~
My Story a repeat for some of you. Just to brighten your day and give you all some hope I will tell you my story. I was 38 years old mother of three teenagers diagnosed in Feb. 03 with Stage 4 rectal cancer with mets to liver I had 1 large and 3 smaller tumors on my liver. I started out with chemo oxaliplation sp?,…
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Trying to make it through "forever"
Hi everyone. I am sitting here the night before another treatment and I am having my normal emotional break down. I hate going. If we had stuck to my original plan of treatment this would be my last month of chemo...that was before they found it in my lungs. Now the doctors are telling me that I will doing treatment for…
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My Mother
Hi guys, Well, my mother had a colonoscopy 2 years ago and had a total of 19 polyps removed, several of which were adenomas. She was supposed to go back last year for another scope but she put it off until this year. This time 15 polyps were found, 5 adenomas, two of which were too big to have removed during the scope. So…
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Surgery is coming!!!!
Hi all, Finally have my surgery scheduled for February 5th. Am nervous, but ready to get this show on the road. I am more than likely going to wake up with a permanent colostomy. I would appreciate any info on life after surgery. What to expect??? Any advice??? I am worried about the pain. My surgeon is ordering DepoDur,…
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how many times can you do this?
How many times can one have liver resections? The highest number I have heard is 4. Does anyone here have more than one liver resection? My dad just had his second resection and details are in my previous post. His cancer camce back to the liver. I just cannot imagine numerous open surgeries. Carm