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Just started takeing Vectibix
Hi all- Just curious if anyone else has started this drug. I just had my first infusion last week and now I have a wonderful acne-like rash on my face and chest. I am looking for a good moisturizer to use with the antibiotic cream to dry the rash. The only advice I reeceived from my oncologist is to chase the antibiotic…
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I think this is goodbye
Well, I want to thank each one of you for your support and prayers during this long (but short) journey. My dad was told on monday that chemo would kill him faster than the cancer would so we have called hospice and I think we only have a few weeks. You all have been such wonderful people and I wish you all the best.…
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lost my dad to pancreatic cancer...
Lost my stepdad on Jan 16 2006 to lung cancer and now my dad on Jan 16 2007....On this past thanksgiving I thank God for the good and the bad...but also prayed for a cure on cancer on 2007...this has to stop...... Trying to make a joke out of this...I am going to hide on January 16 2008... God bless Ileana
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Friday (Clean) Giggles
Hi Guys: Here are some good clean fun for your Friday. Have a great weekend! Cheers, Ying ============================ PROPER TITLE FOR REAL ESTATE: A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client who lost his house in Hurricane Katrina and wanted to rebuild.. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove…
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Nashville Trip
Just a big thanks for putting this trip together and what a great choice for a hotel. My husband stayed there a couple of years ago while on a business trip, he loved it. The hotel is right in the middle of everything, you walk across the street to the fun honky tonks. There is a fun tour in Nashville done by 2 crazy…
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headaches??
Has anyone suffered from bad headaches that last fo day when on chemo? Even my pain killers don't help. Any suggestions? my onc. had no answers to this one...
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Not again......
Hi, My husband has been battling colon cancer on and off for the past 2 years. He is currently NED!!!! However, it has been a terrifying journey. He is young, 35 when first diagnosed. The doctors blew him off initially and said it was not likely that he had cancer, given his age. He was treated for hemorrhoids for 2 years…
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many questions carryover x3
As stated in my previous posts. My father is stageIV colon cancer. He seemed fine and healthy going in. The only sign was he lost his appetite and didnt eat much. Well once the results were in he had surgury to remove the tumor from his colon. They gave him chemo 11 days after surgury. Since his first surgury he has had a…
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its worry time
hello everyone, im going for my 3 month check-up and blood work on monday. of coarse the worrying has begun. i dont know why i cant keep from doing this with each and every check-up and test. well i guess i just need to hear all of your positive thoughts and prayers. i will of coarse let you all know how it goes. thanks…
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Naked Happy Dance Time
Well... almost officially. I went in yesterday to have my cat scanned and donate blood. When I met with my onc, the picture of my chest had loaded. By the end of my visit, they were down to my thighs. He said that the pictures looked great but the report was not in yet, he gave me the disclaimer that he is not a…
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I'm sooooo hungry!! (ranting here)
heck I'm gonna starve! doing the broth and water but my body is SCREAMING for food. I don't know how those poor people in Africa do it. I feel guilty. Being hungry sucks! and the test is tomorrow at 4pm. I'm so cranky right now I almost want to hit something. I told my honey he should just stay in a hotel tonight :)…
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test- FDA Approval of Vit C
just experimenting to see if an archived thread can be carried forward.. nanuk 01-15-2007 11:44 PM EST Vit C for stage IV approved by FDA [reply] http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,11998,00.htm?c=1003:5:1:2 eitter 01-16-2007 12:25 AM EST Re: Vit C for stage IV approved by FDA [reply] This is AWESOME news! Can't…
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Vit C for stage IV approved by FDA
http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,11998,00.htm?c=1003:5:1:2
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Grateful for Support-Friends Rock
I just wanted to say how much this board has meant to me over the past couple of months. (My husband age 36 dx stage IV w/ liver mets & nodes Oct. 06) I don't post often, but I read everyday. The knowledge and support of the people on this board amazes me constantly. I feel very blessed that we are getting good support…
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I'm back from the docs
OK so we went to Georgetown Med center. Got lost INSIDE the area (construction) and was 10 minutes late. My husband swearing all the time and me having to pee (too much coffee). The Doc was very nice and alarmed that my old doc said, "If it was colon cancer we would have seen it on the CT scan" He scheduled a colonscopy &…
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Additional Medical Distinctions
Hi to all of y'all!!!! I hope everyone is having a good New Year!!!! Given a recent thread about the differences between alternative and complimentary medicines, I thought it important to list a few more: Medical Distinction We've all heard about people having guts or balls. But do you really know the difference between…
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Patient/Caregiver Seminars
Conversations about Colorectal Cancer: Finding HOPE (Healing. Options. Peer Support. Education.) in your Community presented by the Colon Cancer Alliance are free one day seminars intended for colorectal cancer survivors and caregivers. These seminars will offer information about the latest treatment advances and give…
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ARTICLE - Cancer Deaths on Decline
Came across this article on Channel 4 (DC Area) News website and thought everyone here would find it interesting Number Of Annual Cancer Deaths Keeps Falling POSTED: 10:11 am EST January 17, 2007 Email This Story | Print This Story ATLANTA -- Cancer deaths in the U.S. have dropped for a second straight year. After a…
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COLON PALOOZA 5
Alright kiddies, here it is..... COLON PALOOZA 5 LOCATION: Hilton Hotel (downtown Nashville) 121 4th Avenue South Nashville, Tennessee RATES: Rates are $ 159 per night for one or two people per room. Those cramming 3 in a room, the rate is $ 169 per night. Daring enough for 4 in a room? The rate is $ 179 per night. (Video…
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Prayers Needed!!
Found out yesterday (15 Jan 07) that the couple we met going through chemotherapy, that she was told by her on Onc Doc that she only has a few weeks. The nicest couple I have every met. Always has a smile, got us back to church, never complained and was on chemo for almost two years. She is Stage IV rectal cancer with…
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Others with liver metastasis
I am looking for others who have dealt with liver mets and what treatment you have had and do you have any suggestions for some just diagnosed with liver mets from anal cancer. We are in Chicago. Thinking of going for 2nd opinion at Sloan-Kettering. Any other suggestions. Told that it is inoperable, but he has been on…
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Stage IV - are we sending misinformation
Hi all - It's a long story and this is second hand, but a very good friend of mine met someone who has recently diagnosed CRC - Stage IV. This person has never posted on our board, but has lurked and read. My friend told me that her friend (the lurker) told her that there are "several" Stage IV patients on this board who…
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Colonoscopy Results
Had my very first colonoscopy Friday, 12 January and the surgeon indicated everything looked normal and wants to do the reverse surgery soon. Have to admit that the prep, TriLyte, wasn't that bad. Mixed it with the lemon-lime flavored packet and used a nose clip each time I drank. The nose clip really helped.
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Atrial Fibrillation caused by chemo?
Hi all, Had to take Carl (age 36 dx stage IV 10/06) to the ER yesterday because he was in Afib. He has had this 2 times prior and had to be shocked back to normal. This time was no different. The last time this happened was about 5 years ago. He has been taking medication to prevent it from happening and yet it still did.…
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HEAD COUNT, please
Alrighty semi colons (there is a drumroll sound here).... I need to nail down a head count of those who are either teetering or definitely coming to COLON PALOOZA 5 in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. It will be held Wednesday, September 12, 2007 to Sunday, September 16, 2007. More details to follow, but at this time, I really need…
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update (I'm done with military docs)
OK here's what happened. (long) Last night me and my husband were looking online at the military hospitals that treat cancer and there are 2 in my area. Lombardi & Johns Hopkins are the best though so we thought maybe they would just refer you to them after they diagnose. WRONG! With my health insurance (tricare prime)they…
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attn Musiclover
Hi: I was reading the posts after I sent you an email..was Mark able to go on the trial?? Everyones suggestions on your posts were great: perhaps I can add 1) acupuncture for pain (in addition to as many non drowsy pain meds as he can handle) 2) boost/ensure to gain weight (even just sips as Mark can handle) 3) read the…
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Update
First let me begin by saying that I had a wonderful time Sat . at our mini Palooza . It was great to get a chance to meet everyone .Jerseysue Thanks so much for coming out here and making this all happen . A big thanks to your Sister for picking me up . Sue, Suzanne , Kerry , Kay and Jana I had a wonderful time and made my…
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How long to heal from Liver resection
Hi all, I was wondering how long it took to completely heal from liver resection. Mine was done almost exactly a year ago. My scars are still a little sensitive and I have always felt some weird dull pains in the liver area. Anyone else experience this? I'm actually getting seeing Oncologist today for check-up and I will…
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to do or not to do? colostomy
Hi to everyone on the board. I have responded to several post on the board in the past but now I need some advice. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a stage 4 with liver mets survivor. I was dx in Nov 03, had colon resection in Dec 03 and first liver resection in Jan 04. Here's my problem (I wonder if I should even…