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Happy New Year 2007 !!!!!!!!!!!
Hello to all of my special friends!!! I know that I haven't been around but you all are never far from my thoughts and prayers!!!!! I want to wish everyone a VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND SAFE NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys have gotten me to 2007!!!!! I just want to say Thank You!!! I am just taking one day at a time!!! Best…
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Mark (Sunriver) update
Happy New Year's all! Mark got to come home from the hospital on Christmas Day -- 9 days after going in. He proceeded through the c. diff, pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, and paralytic ileus -- OK -- now you can Google this mess if you want to! At any rate, the onc who was covering in the hospital said this is…
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Happy Birthday Kay Norton!!!
Happy Birthday to one special lady Kay Norton. We do not want to say how many Birthdays you have celebrated but all I can say is we consider you one of the most kind gentle people on the face of this earth. We are proud to be able to call you a good friend and Lisa and I wish you nothing but good health and happiness for…
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Turmeric
Hi all, I am taking turmeric capsules as prescribed by my naturopath. She has said that there is a lot of research going on with turmeric and colon cancer. I was googling on it and found this among other articles. This study showed really great results for FAP. I'm going to keeping googling for other studies.…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I have not posted for awhile...a long cold and a busy Christmas season (home and work) have kept me tied up. But I do want to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. I am an 8 year survivor of stage 3 rectal cancer and will bring in the New Year with a 6 mile run with a group of friends. I can remember being in the…
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Stay vigilant
Hi All, I had a scope two weeks ago,it is my eighth in nine years. Of the eight scopes I have had polyps removed on five ocassions . All were small,around 2mm and did not cause any problems. This time they removed two more polyps again around two mm each. Once more I thought no worries but a biopsy has confirmed alterred…
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sad news
Many of you may recall me speaking of my friend, Alan, who has been bravely battling a rare form of lymphoma for the last 7 years.He and I spoke of you all here at CSN often. Sadly, Alan lost his fight on xmas day.Xmas will for me always be a day to remember this courageous man.He was a man of small stature but had an…
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hello semi's
happy holidays semis. well i came home xmas days. very big and extensiv e surgery. was suppose to be 4-6 hrs but it went 9 hrs. recovery was rough. a lot of pain. bright side it was done lapriscopetic. had to put 17 small holes. when i went in i put it all in his hands the man upstairs. thanks semis for all your prayers.…
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E-mail on CSN
Hi - Does anyone know whether there is a problem with the e-mail system on CSN, or is it just me? Monica
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How long did it take before you saw results from chemo
Hi all I'm just wondering how long folks were on chemotherapy before seeing any results. I had surgey on August 31 to remove the tumor in my colon and I started chemo in October. I have had 5 treatment cycles before my first ct scan. The first day of my cycle is Leucovorin, Avastin, Oxaliplatin and 22 hour infusion pump of…
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New Year's Resolution Giggles
Hi All: Here are some giggles to get your weekend and 2007 off to an early start. I was floored by the news from Kanga on the loss of his friend Alan. So how can I post giggles on a day like this? Well, I think sometimes we just have to laugh so we won't cry. Here's wishing all of you a Happy, healthy 2007! Ying…
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For ALL of Us
Hi All: I hope you can open this webpage. An Aunt of mine just sent it to me and I thought others may enjoy it to. http://llerrah.com/thebestdayofmylife.htm
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Embarrassing Question
Hi All: I am 43 years old and was diagnosed on August 17, 2006 with Stage IV Colon Cancer. The cancer had spread to my liver and my lungs. On August 31st, I had surgery to remove the tumor in my colon and began chemotherapy in October. To date, I have had 5 treatments (5-FU, Oxaliplatin and Leucovorin), with the 3rd…
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Holiday blues anyone? Normal??
I like to think I have been very positive since my diagnosis in September. I have come through radiation and chemo and am preparing for surgery at the end of January. I am feeling good and pretty normal. However, starting Christmas eve I became very mellow and sad. Christmas day I started having a bit of anxiety and felt…
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Sir Spheres (sirt)
I first heard about Sir Spheres (sirt ) from this board . I believe it was Bestydoglover who first posted a story on it . If I remember she was even selected to do testing . to see if she quilfied . I have also seen it being discussed on other boards . I was dx. with stage 4 (mets on both lobes ) some that were pretty big…
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Update
First let me apoligise for not posting . After 4 treatments of folfiri my cea was still rising. I had a pet/cat two weeks ago , which showed that my liver mets have increased in size and number . My Onc gave me two options . Cpt11/ Eribitux . Or Sir Spheres treatment . We have decided to go with the Sir Spheres . I met…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, All! I just made a great soup for Christmas Eve - numerous organic veggies - but tomorrow I add the cream. Lousy, I know, but it IS Christmas. I wish you all the best. The New Year will bring what it will bring, but for now I plan to enjoy the holidays and not worry about Janurary 2 and beyond. Be good…
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have any of you asked your Onco....
about this vaccine ???? November 15, 2006, 4:31 AM CT Vaccine Against Colorectal Cancer British scientists have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients' immune systems to fight malignant cells. In a clinical trial of 67 patients, scientists at the University of Nottingham found that when the vaccines…
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Colonoscopy
Hello, My father just recently went in for a colonoscopy and they couldn't complete it because of a blockage - what does that mean? They rescheduled him the next day for a barium enema but we haven't gotten the results yet. He is 65 and has had 2 brothers die of colon cancer in their 70's. I'm just trying to educate myself…
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this site
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone on this site a Merry Christmas, and thank everyone behind the scenes who continue to make it all possible. Hopefully we will all do what we do best-to support and lift each other up in the spirit of family. My heartfelt thanks to you all.. Love, Bud
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Inmune vitamins info
This is what I have been taking for the last year....PDR® Electronic Library This report is based solely on product labeling as published by Physicians Desk Reference ®. Copyright © 2004 Thomson PDR. All rights reserved. Report generated 11/21/2004 at 08:41 pm Transfer Factor Plus Capsules(4Life) *Description: Transfer…
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Merry Christmas All !
Just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Thank You for letting me become part of this family. Sandy
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SEVERE, SEVERE BACK PAIN STILL
Hello and merry Christmas to all. I feel guilty coming on this network to complain of my pain. I had kyphoplasty surgery done last Tuesday for my compression fratures of the spine.I have been in bed for the last 3 days on very strong pain narcotics. I am in agony with my back still. I know I have alot to be thankful for…
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Ininotecan/Campostar
My husband starts Irinotecan/Campostar on Tue for 8 treatments. He has had Folfox/Avastin for 4 mo, 28 Rad Treatments and rectal and liver surgery. He does have a permanent colostomy. ANy ideas what we might be facing with this type of chemo. (side Effects) Thanks and Merry Christmas to all
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Postcard 2 From China
Hi Guys: Sorry I've been AWOL for so long. I work for a SW company, and we just put out a new version of our SW. I've been writing manuals, and it really put me off writing anything else :) . Also I've just been working really hard for the last 3 weeks. So sorry for the missed giggles and the late postcard. They've been in…
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Merry Christmas to my family
When Monday comes, I will board a plane for Holland. After, of course, spending Christmas morning with my family here. I had hoped that this year would be exclusively merry, but with the sudden death of my daughters' dad, well, we are reminded that things can happen that change everything in an instant. I am grateful to…
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Ho ho ho - the Christmas Giggles
Hi All: Here's wishing you a Merry (Please circle one: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Eid al-Adha, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, or Bah Humbug) and a Happy New Year filled with peace, love, hope, laughter, clear scans, rising WBC counts, dropping CEA counts and many NED naked dances! I also want to add that I will also be celebrating my…
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Thanks
Thanks for all your support. I responded to some questions in my original post, but thought I better let you all know since this is such a busy board and I think, with this post, my original will be going to the next page. I appreciate all the words of support. Mary
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An Extra Giggle for KathiM, Musiclover and Mark
Well, Somebody obviously has to keep the North-South CA rivalry going. Here are some giggles for our friends from LA. From San Francisco with laughter, Ying ================================= Christmas in Los Angeles is always interesting. Seeing carolers dressed in Bermuda horts...groping their way through the smog…
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PETSCAN CLEAR, SURGERY OVER WITH
Hello everyone. Got the news this morning my petscan was clear. THANK GOD AND EVERYONE'S PRAYERS. I had that kyphoplasty done for the compression fractures on my spine. Turns out I have 3 compression fractures. I got home late last night from the hospital. UPon being discharged My right foot blew up. So now I had to have a…