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Out of surgery - Not great news.
Well---They opened me up and closed me back up. They told my partner that my cancer has spread past the point of surgical removal. I have tumors on my abdomen, in my back and of coarse in the liver and outside the colon wall. Suggestion is to do agressive chemo to knock down the tumors and surgery if it becomes operable…
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re; Linda...btrcup
Hi all. Linda asked me to pass the following on to you all. She had us worried for a while. I know Scotty was watching over her. Linda writes; All went well with the surgery. No cancer!! Thank God! Please pass this to everyone for me. I'll be home for a week and don't have everyone's addresses on my home computer. Thank…
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Oh boy, let the fun begin
Hi all. I just wanted to share with you that I am driving the porcelan caddy today... in .... oh let's say a couple of hours. Yes, I am starting my prep for tomorrows annual exam. Please please please pray for good results. If all goes well tomorrow I am that much closer to being NED for two whole years (still have to have…
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worried
Hi Everyone, I posted for the first time in August when I was still having numerous bowel movements daily. I had rectal cancer diagnosed in 9/04, 6 weeks of chemo-radiation, surgery 1/05, 6 months chemo. I was taking Lomotil daily and I ran out for a few days and started feeling better. I didn't seem to be going as much…
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Thanks from Andyman CP4
Just a quick note to say thank you to ACS for their part in CP4 it was very much appreciated and was excellent!!! Before CP4 I thought NS stood for Nova Scotia but actually it stands for NO SLEEP !!! It has been a wild time following this group of ladies around,I have been teased kissed, hugged,and made fun of many times.…
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So, What Now?
Hello Semi-colon family, It's Mary from WI again and I know, I know... although I haven't posted in awhile; I do try to read through these posts everyday. And everytime I read through them I am just flabbergasted at how "wonderful" each and every one of you are on here! ; ) Also, I wanted to give you all an "update" on my…
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Irinotecan side effects
Mark will be starting this soon. Can you give some ideas of the usual side effects so I can be sure to have all necessary meds on hand in advance to avoid him being sick(er)? I've read about the severe diarhea that can put people in the hospital. Anyone have this? What did you take? Thanks so much. ML
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chemo completed!!!!
Operated on 4th Jan stage III 2 lymph nodes involved. Finished my final chemo treatment on Thursday (just before Canadian Thanksgiving week-end). We took the grandkids apple picking on Sunday and gave thanks that I had managed to survive the Chemo. WE had a very "upbeat" day and truly felt blessed. Now that everyone has…
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starting chemo monday, feeling down
Hi Everyone, I hope you are doing well. I'm starting chemo again on Monday, Folfox and Avastin. I know that once I get started I will be ok, but right now my anxiety level is really high and I feel like nothing is in my control. It's unfortunate that I don't drink or do recreational drugs, but I'm such a control freak that…
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Need Help & Support
Maybe I am being too much of a baby or sissy with this beast. Since the beginning there has always been a bump in the road and it does not look likes its going to stop. 10 July 06 - Colon cancer tumor Stage II NO/MO removed. 18 Aug 06 - Port-A-Cath implanted 17 Aug 06 - Air in lung cavity due to implant of port-a-cath.…
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have a question
On monday I have appoitment with my oncologist, and I was wondering if he is going to order any ct scan or pet scan, I had a pet scan before surgery, is going to be 3 months from surgey, I would like to know more or less what is normal, I think I have read about every 3 month for the first year, any response will help…
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Repost
http://www.thesurvivormovie.com/ I just watched this short movie again. I thought it was worth a repost. It is beautiful. It is why we are here. It is why we are all friends. HAve a nice Sunday. Barb
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re: For jennhws
Hi, you responded to one of my posts. I just wanted to see how you are doing. You have a similiar situation as my friend Mark who is stage IV rectal with mets to liver and lung. How is your treatment going? Hope all is well. Talk with you soon.
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Palooza
Hello everyone! I have to tell you all about the wonderful surprise everyone here had for me in Halifax... Lisa Rose & scouty arranged with one of my sisters to get some pictures of me from baby to now. (UGH! Love those hairstyles!) And, are you ready for this? They have been the only ones to get me to shed some tears…
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TO STACY!!
Stacy, As an almost 8 year survivor of stage 3 rectal cancer, I know the feelings that you are expressing all too well. There are people on this site who are fighting brave fights against recurring cancer, and sometimes I wonder whether I should even post my own good fortune. however, the new people on this site deserve to…
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HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Greetings all from beautiful (and I mean BEAUTIFUL) Halifax, Nova Scotia! I cannot even describe how much I miss these gatherings. The warmth is irreplaceable. The support is overwhelming. The sense of family is amazing. Kay experienced her first shots with us....this time, no needles involved as in chemo. There is a bad…
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Run in the rain.
NEED WASHING?? A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We…
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heding for surgery Friday morning.
Hi All, as many of you know I was stageII that turned stage IV when it came back outside of my colon. I did Chemo (Folfox) and went NED. Now that beast must be fought again. I am going in Friday morning for a liver resection, colon resection, removal of my left kidney and Ureter blah blah blah. My surgeons are going in…
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Canadian Giggles
Hi Guys: I am pulling out all the stops this week! As you know, the semicolon palooza 4 is taking place this weekend in the beautiful Halifax. To mark this wonderful occasion, I am offering a special edition of the Friday Giggles - the Canadian Giggles. So, empty your bladder and prepare to laugh until it hurts :) Cheers,…
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Canadian Giggles
Hi Guys: I am pulling out all the stops this week! As you know, the semicolon palooza 4 is taking place this weekend in the beautiful Halifax. To mark this wonderful occasion, I am offering a special edition of the Friday Giggles - the Canadian Giggles. So, empty your bladder and prepare to laugh until it hurts :) Cheers,…
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To Jana
please keep me in the loop RE your new protocol; I have lung mets, and will go on monotherapy next week.. let me know what's happening with your tretment.Bud
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Anyone do Irinotecan alone with any luck??
My friend Mark is stage IV, between trials and they want to give him just Irinotecan alone to hopefully stabilized the disease until a slot opens up for him. Anyone have any luck with this, especially stage IV's?? Would love to know...
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CT clear
Hi Just wanted to share some good results. CT scan yesterday was clear. I had a chest xray done today, that I don't have results from, but everything so far looked good. So according to my doctor I am now year and half without a recurrence. Which means only 6 months more being past the 2 year mark of when most recurrences…
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re: Yer not gonna believe this
Well, I went to visit my friend Mark today and he announced that there is no room on the trial that they had him agonizing to decide on, had him fill out lengthy paperwork and spend an entire day yesterday without food to stand in line for bloodwork, a PET scan and more in preparation for this. I am flabergasted! I didn't…
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Colonoscopy today
The dr said that eveything was normal! Thanks for all the support and advice. I am not really sure where I go from here, he suggested physical therapy?? But I do not know what I would have done without all of you. Going into it I was so very scared but after reading this board my fears were not nearly as strong. Even this…
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Starting Xeloda
Hello All - I have posted only a few times before but read here almost every day. I was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer in April of 2006. I have recently completed the 12 cycle regimen of 5FU,Leucovorin, Oxaliplatn and Avastin. The plan is now to start on Xeloda - nothing else just the Xeloda - 7days on and…
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Stopping Chemo treatment
I have decided to stop my FOLFOX 6 treatments, I have had 8 of 12 scheduled treatments. My counts have been giving me problems especially my Platelets. I have been feeling bad the whole 2 weeks between treatments and I feel that my body has had enough. I was diagnosed Stage 4 on Oct. 12th, 2005 and was given 12 to 18…
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cp 5 please reply
please do not let this post go by the "wayside"...and please respond so we can come to some kind of conclusion...and yep..I agree..with so many new posts if you miss a day you are at least a page behind...hey....remember when we were thrilled to be catching up to the breast cancer posts...too bad we all don't have the…
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Just a passing thought...
As you all know, I was on the list twice...rectal cancer followed by breast cancer...I am thinking how it changed my life...some VERY good things, some, well, challenging things. I count in the VERY good column all of you. Even with all of our differences, we are family. And, I just realized...I wear a pink band, and a…
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Chemo ended 6 months ago - WBC
Hi again, Forgot to ask another question : How long did it take your white blood cells to get back to normal after finishing treatment? I finished chemo 6 months ago. My white blood cells are still just below the low normal. They seem to be stuck there. 3 months ago the count was exactly the same - just below normal. I…