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I am getting nervous
I had an appt. with Gastrointerologist on Tuesday. THey said the cancer was contained in the rectom ,removed up to where decending colon comes down. THe Doctor also thinks that my hoarseness has been from acid reflux, put me on aciphex, going to see if I can switch to nexium. If that dosent work he will do an upper GI.…
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I am getting nervous
I had an appt. with Gastrointerologist on Tuesday. THey said the cancer was contained in the rectom ,removed up to where decending colon comes down. THe Doctor also thinks that my hoarseness has been from acid reflux, put me on aciphex, going to see if I can switch to nexium. If that dosent work he will do an upper GI.…
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Hello everyone
I hope your all doing and feeling good.... Duey has stopped his Chemo due to many side effects Pimple like bumps all over his body constant Diarrhea constant nausea Stomach cramps very strong metal taste in his mouth Hurt when he pee's has trouble staying awake His face and neck are bright red all the time like a very bad…
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Off to Mexico
Hi Gang, just a quick note to let you know I am off to Mexico for some detoxing and alternative treatment. Dr's suggested i start back on chemo right away but I really wanted to get on a major health kick before i make any decisions. I will spend 3 weeks detoxing, changing diet and doing an alternative treatment that has…
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Juice Articles
Sorry...the articles are in the Resource Library..
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Juicy
For all you newbies-(and oldies) I just posted two articles on juicing by Emily..search "Juicing 1" and "Juicing 2" bud
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some good news
Well I strted cycle 3 yesterday. I am 4000mg Xeloda, oxyplatin, eributux at Stanford in a 3 week cycle. Last week I had the worst week every with every side efeect possible happening at the same time, sick, diarria, rash, I HATE the erbitux rash... WORST EVER... I did get sme good news though my CEA post surgery was 10.6…
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How to choose the right doctor?
My husband had a colon resection and was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 2006. Cancer cells were found in three of his lymph nodes. He has been on Xeloda since. He is 88 and strong. Now a ct scan has found a capsule of fluid in his abdomen (close to the surface) and when a radiologist extracted the fluid, some cancer…
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Saw the geneticist and ended up in the emergency room!
Sheesh. OK. So my dad and I go to see the geneticist yesterday morning to look into the reasons why there is so much dang cancer in our family. When the doctor does the physical part of the exam he asks me if I've had any chest pain. Why yes, I have, I tell him, just this morning. Off to the emergency room I go, in a…
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Dad and Depression
Hi! My dad has recently been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. He had an open colon resection about a week and a half ago. He will need to undergo Chemo and Radiation. Since, he returned home from the hospital he has been very depressed. He sleeps most of the day and is up all night. He does have a history of depression…
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dad's upcoming scans (nov 27th)
hello all. i haven't posted in a little while but i truly read these posts and pray for all of you each and every single day. Well it's scan time again and i'm totally sick with worry AGAIN. Brief history, dad was diagnosed stage 3, 5 postitive nodes on July 7th, 2004, surgery July 30th, followed by 6 months of chemo. He…
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Giggles from China
Greetings from Beijing, China! I can double-dip on weekend cheers in Beijng because it's 16 hours ahead in time from San Francisco. If I were to jump into an airplane and fly back to CA right now, I would arrive earlier in time than I left. Neat trick, huh? Have a great weekend! Cheers, Ying = = = A Roomful of Rednecks…
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Articles
Hi all, I am posting a listing of medical articles that may help some in making the decision regarding chemotherapy. If there is a medical library present in your community they may be able to get reprints of the articles for you. I hope yet to be able to scan these into the system but don't have that worked out yet and…
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Question about tumor shrinkage
Hi, Thank you all again this is a great site and it is a great support for me. I do not have rectal cancer, my husband does but I am the one that needs to connect with other survivors; learning as much as I can, he is totally focused on beating this and putting his energy into that. Now for the question. I have browsed…
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Somebody tell me....
How does one get through the incredible pain and sorrow of losing their spouse? This Friday will be four weeks since I lost my husband. My life as I knew it ended on October 20th at 8:15 PM. I held my husband as he passed from this life. I still can't believe it and it seems like a bad nightmare. He was the most wonderful…
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http://www.colonpalooza.com/
Hi all. I've been updating the semi-colon webpage with pictures and videos from CP4, and even a couple of writen pieces. I also added an "advertisement" for CP5 in Nashville. If anyone has anything they would like to add to this webpage, please let me know. There is a page dedicated to links, and I think it be cool to add,…
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Share my good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got my results from my PET scan today....normal....no tumors!!! For anyone who needs a refresher I am a stage IV with mets to the liver and lungs!! They told me that half of my liver was covered!!!! All clean!!!! I thank God for this news and I came home to write to all you wonderful people to share with!!
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Question re: lymph nodes
Hi, I found this website last night and I am so grateful, very inspirational. My husband was diagnosed with rectal colon cancer end of July 06. He has been told he is a stage II. The MRI showed up some suspicious lymph nodes but they do not know if they are positive. He is being treated as a stage III; has gone through…
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New to this site
I'm so grateful to find this site. I was diagnosed with stage iv colorectal cancer this January 2006. In November my bowel perforated when I was eight months pregnant which started the search for the 'cause'. I was on a Oxaliplatin/Xeloda/Avastin clinical trial but the Avastin had to be removed due to wound healing…
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Germ phobia!?
Mark had his second infusion on Monday as he posted earlier this week. He's doing great, although I think we pushed things a little today and he's been pretty bushed this afternoon and tonight. He also has activace yet again as no blood return; x-ray showed position to be correct, so he's also on baby aspirin and coumadin.…
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Husband Diagnosed surgery this Thursday
Hi, So glad I found this place. My husband was dx with colon cancer when he went in for his 1st colonoscopy on Halloween. It's been a whirlwind week with CT scan, xray, blood but got results that CT scan and xray clear, blood all normal what ever that means. My husband got the results and really didn't ask any questions so…
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thank you semi's
well just came back from dr's office and he found a fissure. he is 99.9% sure that is causing the bleeding. he tested the stool and no blood in it. the plan is colace to soften,water and more fiber and cream to help heal. the more water the better for the colon. i know i was very upset last week because i thought the worst…
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Usakat & Spongebob
Hi all - Unless I REALLY missed something, there is something cool going on between these two great people! Anyone else pick this up? Or am I the last to know? (Bob, let me know and whip me in public if I am wrong!) Betsy
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Pink??????
Hi all - I don't really have an issue with all the pink / breast cancer stuff. I'm sure it has helped with research in that disease. Maybe I am slightly jealous - we need more advocates out there for our disease, but that doesn't make pink pieplates etc bad. So, that is not what this is about. Last week I received a JC…
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Friend - Stage IV - Chemo Not Working
My friend Nancy, Stage IV rectal cancer w/liver tumor found out last night that the current treatment she is on is not working and now is going to the pill form of FLOFOX. She has been on chemo for 1-1/2 years. Has anyone done the pill form?
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CSN Administration
I'm wondering how ACS gets their funding,how much, and how these funds are allocated? Is there some kind of a disclosure document/financial statement, and how do I get this information? Bud
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Need help
I am having a hard time mentally thinking to go on with the chemo. Background: I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in April 2005, had chemo/radiation for 5 plus weeks and then in August 2005 had a local resection. Eight months later I was diagnosed with a recurrance in the same area. Surgery involving an abdominoperineal…
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New Treatment for Liver Mets
Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) of liver metastases from colorectal cancer using irinotecan-eluting beads: preliminary results. Aliberti C, Tilli M, Benea G, Fiorentini G. Department of Interventional Radiology Delta Hospital, via delle Tombe 65, 47023 Lagosanto, Ferrara, Italy. camy.ali@libero.it PURPOSE: The…
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Importance of Nutrition
I know this site is great for discussing nutrition and it's relation to cancer. I want to give another reason to eat right. A year and four months ago I hit rock bottom with nutrition. I was way overweight, ate a lot of bad stuff, and had a huge depression after going through my battle. More importantly, my blood pressure…
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What a downer!!
My General Practitioner called me last night to get my prescription for Thyroid Medication renewed. She proceeded to tell me that my blood work "wasn't good". "You have some kidney problems, your blood pressure should be checked regularly, and Oh by the way I looked at your CAT scan and I want you to do an X-Ray immedately…