-
Activia Yogurt!!
Thanks to the suggestion of someone on this board (KathiM?) I tried this yogurt this past weekend. It tastes great and it does seem, in only 2 days, that my system is working better (far less gas, etc.) It is the best my system has felt in the almost 8 years since preoperative chemoradiation. I am hopeful, but realistic,…
-
want so much to hope
Have not posted much. Husband diag. 11/05 with tumor directly below liver and a large liver met. Has been on chemo (folfurri + avastin for 9 mos and now erbitux for 1.5 mos)Disease is stabilized, for which we are so grateful, but have been fearful of asking for long term outcome...doc says she just doesn't know how tumors…
-
Does time really help
I have just been reading pepperdogs post.It is heartwrenching. I wonder if any of us really understand how our loved ones feel having to deal with all this crap that we go thru. I have been dealing with and surviving cancer for nearly nine years now. It hasn't been easy and I have suffered constant poor health nearly all…
-
Panitumumab
Does anyone have any experience with this drug? I start it today in combination with Avastin, and was wondering if anyone has experienced side effects. Bud
-
Humiliating Colostomy experiences?
Hi everyone, I had a horrible night last night. I was at dinner with 2 friends and suddenly I felt something warm, I excused myself and realized that my bag leaked from the side and lets just say that it was the most humiliating, embarassing moment of my life. It may sound stupid but I ran out on dinner, didnt pay and just…
-
Radiation
"THE MOSS REPORTS CANCER DECISIONS NEWSLETTER RADIATION CAUSES BONE LOSS" "The scientific world has been shaken by a report from Clemson University that a single therapeutic dose of radiation can cause appreciable bone loss." "To read this week's newsletter, please click or go to:…
-
Mom's PET Scan results on Monday
Hi Everyone, well, it has almost been a week since I posted my last message. My mom did do her treatment on Monday, and the onc said she looked really good. That really raised our spirits. Also, she had her PET Scan on Thursday and did really good. This is her second one. The first one she was very depressed and had a very…
-
Thanks to you all
I wanted to send a special note of gratitude.. you are all such amazing people. All of the responses to my newests news were so supportive and kind - made me smile and feel warm fuzzies all around me; which I needed. Thank you for listening, and making me feel special. jana
-
Thankful...
Greetings all: For those of you who don't know me, I was dx with stage iv colon cancer with liver mets on Dec 17th, 2004. I have experienced everything there is to experience when it comes to this disease, chemo, colon resection, recurrence, liver surgery, and all the other not so fun things. Anyways, last July I found out…
-
What Cancer Cannot Do
I saw a framed print in a catalog today and it really got to me. What Cancer Cannot Do It cannot cripple love. It cannot shatter hope. It cannot corrode faith. It cannot destroy peace. It cannot kill friendships. It cannot suppress memories. It cannot silence courage. It cannot invade the soul. It cannot steal eternal…
-
update - lung lesion - good news
Hi All. I posted here a couple of weeks ago about my new lung "spot". Anxiety-provoking for me (as it wd be for anyone!!) because I had a lung met before (treated with surgery and chemo). Well, it has been a loooong and stressful 2 weeks. I think I saw 7 docs in 10 days! (including a new CT). My lesion cannot be biopsied…
-
Folfiri+Avastin
I have taken 7 treatments of Folfiri + Avastin and have 2 more to go. For the past couple of months I have had a lot of sinus drainage and a sore throat which I attribute to the drainage. The doctors don't seem to be too concerned, but it is getting pretty annoying to me. Has anyone else experienced this problem with this…
-
Halloween Giggles
Hi All: To borrow a phrase from Kerry - all ghouls just want to have fun! So here are some ghoulish giggles for this spooky time of the year! Have a great weekend! Ying = = = = = = Why Halloween Is Better Than Sex 10. You're guaranteed to get at least a little something in the sack. 9. If you get tired, wait 10 minutes and…
-
Port Removal
Hi all, I don't post too much.. but do read almost every day.. brief history.. dx July 2003.. Stage IV colon cancer.. surgery.. colostomy, hysterectomy.. radiation.. chemo 5FU, leukovorin, oxillaplatin.. for 6 mos .. cancer free since March 2004.. yeah... well anyways.. I am scheduled to have my port removed next…
-
For lungs...CT scan or Xray
Hi there. I am stage III, 3 nodes positive and tumor removed from my cecum in 2004 with chemo in 2005. So far I have no mets...I have been following the regime of yearly colonscopy, CT of abdomen and pelvis, and chest X-ray; I have blood work every three months. My question is this: Any thoughts about CT of lungs rather…
-
lung spot
My stepson, 32, dianosed Jan. 06, rectal cancer stage III 4 of 9 nodes positive. Tumor removed, Temp. iliostomy, reversed this week.Regimine of Oxy FU5. 1st CT scan showed "spots on lungs there were pooh-poohed because we needed to deal with the rectal cancer first. CT scan results today showed that "spots" that were on…
-
"Chemo Brain" article
"Chemo brain can last up to 10 years." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15136453/wid/11915773/
-
Question????
For approximately four days now I have been having a discomfort (not really pain) in my left butt cheek which radiates down my left leg and up into my back.. I'm having difficulty putting on my clothes, driving and sitting...I can hardly get out of my car when I get to work...I'm not sure what it is or why it is.. I'm…
-
Port in Yesterday
I have not posted on here very many times but I do read this forum pretty much everyday. I find it to be a wealth of information and support. I was diagnosed in August 2006, had a resection and was staged at 2a. After a brief hiccup due to a lower bowel blockage which sent me back to the hospital for a week and an…
-
Vanita O Twisted Sister
Our mom had a chemo treatment on Monday, and her Onc. said she was looking good and gave her the thumbs up! That made her feel really good. The pet scan is tomorrow, thursday, and then we review the resultss the following monday...please pray for us. My sister, Val has had bad news in her family, but I will let her post.…
-
What are " levels" on TX plan
Hi, does anyone know what the different "levels" on the treatment sheet indicate? The order sheet will read Folfox ( I think that's it) and level 6. Just curious.
-
Sign me up!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316594/wid/11915773/
-
Happy Birthday Barb (tkd3g)
Happy Birthday SIS!!! Hope you have a wonderful day and Many, Many, Many more!! Love ya, Moop
-
Vanita O-twisted sister
We're Baaaack
-
AN EARLY HAPPY HALLOWEEN
I'm taking off to Canada early tomorrow morning and will be gone - and probably AWOL - until November 1st, so I wanted to share a Halloween Greeting with everyone now. It's juvenile, sophomorish bathroom humor (would you expect anything else from me?), but it's also very apropos to this group. Click on the link,or…
-
Thank you for Advise
Thanks to all of you who responded to our thread "New & Need Advise", thanks for your prayers, time, and responses (don't know how to write on a current thread yet:( We can't wait to use our new vocabulary words "NED"! My husband is scheduled to have a CT/ Biopsy next week on the 1st as surgeon says it's "the best option".…
-
rising CEA - bone mets
Hi everyone. I went MIA again. I sort of went through a dark spot, but it was a tunnel and I finally reached the other side. I am feeling a little better. My CEA kept rising for the first time ever since diagnosis in '02. I just had radition to my lung met... and I was taking xeloda and avastin as maintenence chemo. We did…
-
Patient/Caregiver Seminars
Conversations about Colorectal Cancer: Finding HOPE (Healing. Options. Peer Support. Education.) in your Community presented by the Colon Cancer Alliance are one day seminars intended for colorectal cancer survivors and caregivers. These seminars will offer information about the latest treatment advances and give attendees…
-
To Afraidamidy
Hi, I saw this poem today and it brought me comfort when I thought of my dad. I know your having a hard time with losing your husband and I hope this poem brings comfort to you and all others out there that have lost a loved one. Mindy I stood by your bed last night,I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying.…
-
KathiM Readers Digest
Just wanted to let you know that I read your letter to the editor. I just got a kick out of knowing it was you. I started to laugh and told my husband I know this girl she is from the site. I did tear it out of the book sorry noone else is going to be able to read your letter in that office. I just got a kick out of it.