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Visit to Disney World
My husband has incurable colorectal cancer with liver mets and insists upon us taking his 15-year-old to Disney World. This is very important to him so I am in full support. My only concern is helping him have a wonderful time without wearing him out or overdoing things. He is on Fentanyl Patch 100mg and Oxycodone for…
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Hi I'm new here - any suggestions?
Hi, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer with metz to the liver last year. I have had radiation, surgery with permanent ileostomy and, so far, 16 months of chemo. I started with FOLFOX with Avastin, then that quit working so I was switched to Camptosar and Erbetux. That worked well for a bit then no so much. Avastin was…
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MRI Friday...8am...
Well, finally, I get to see what is in my head...(hopefully nothing that is not supposed to be!). The only thing that could mess it up is my MediPort....the surgeon can't find the record of what he put in, so he doesn't know whether it contains metal or not....sigh....If it's metal, well, no MRI till after the 26th....when…
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Awesome news about Duey
We went to the Oncologist yesterday, He said right now Duey is cancer free but they want him to have adjuvant chemo This is the best news I have heard in awhile. I'm so very happy I hope you all are doing well HUGS!
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Can't Sleep
Geez Louise. It's 4:45 and here I sit online. Have to work in a couple of hours so I guess I'll have another tired day at work to look forward to, eh? It just seems like every night I wake up to go to the bathroom and then I can't get back to sleep. At least the nausea seems to be dying down. I didn't take my meds last…
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In Honor of You Semi-colons!
Some of you knew (from a posting from my sis tkd3g) that I was participating in the Livestrong Challenge in Denver... well I just posted a picture of one of the dedication tags I wore on my back. Check it out in the Expressions Gallery (Livestrong Challenge Dedication Tag) or at my web page (BarbsCOsis - My Sister is NED! )
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Happy Birthday SpongeBob
Hi Everyone, September 5th SpongeBob celebrates his 43rd birthday. So let's all join in a wish our good friend a very Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy birthday, dear SpongeBob ...... Happy Birthday to you ! And many more. Always Your Canadian Mates, Lisa & Andy Sorry to hear you won't make…
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ASCO
For fellow science geeks-- Here is a link to this years ASCO meeting GI cancer presentations(includes colorectal): http://gicancers.asco.org/portal/site/CancerPortals/menuitem.444ff04f4528b77d17c4c291ee37a01d/?vgnextoid=06892ceeabcd8010VgnVCM100000f2730ad1RCRD&vgnextfmt=default Enjoy! Howard
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Oh, Rossss........?????
So, where are the updates on the blog? I have no life, so I live thru others. Come on man, give me something!!!! Barb
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CAT scan tomorrow
Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. Tomorrow, my dad is having his CAT scan. I am really nervous about it, and hate when this time comes around every two months. I'm asking for all of your prayers for my dad and for good results. Thank you, and God bless you all, -Lee-
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Bud
Good Morning Friends, I got the following email from Bud.... ....Five days out from surgery, and Im able to get in/out of bed shower, and do a little walking. Still pretty sore, but not like pre-surgery, which was intolerable.. I made the usual ****/bad patient out of my self the first 2 days in the hospital, gaining the…
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i'm back!!!!
good evening all semi's i have just returned from our cruise. dw,ds,dd and myself. it was a well deserved rest. had a grest time and the weather was wonderful, no ernesto. i have missed all of you. my wife brought her puter on ship but internet connection was no so good. so with coming back from vacation i will now look…
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Caregiver Has Melt Down
Not a good morning. Going to fix my husband breakfast and phone rings so I answered it. He's impatient and gets eggs out of frig. Now he's tingly. I told him he should have waited for me and he says he didn't think I was going to get them out for him. Who has been taking food out of the frig all this time, yes me. My eyes…
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JUST DO IT!!!
Ok, all you procrastinating semi colons, THIS IS YOUR FREAKING WAKE UP CALL!! As you all know, our closely-knit group is heading for another field trip. This time, we're going INTERNATIONAL (unless you're from Canada, then we're going to YOUR house!)! October is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! Go ahead and look if you don't…
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spongebob
Didnt you say you had the heriditary colon cancer. If you dont mind me asking, what prompted you do do the genetic test? was it suggested? was it expensive? Seeing that my mom, my grandmother, and my great grandmother all had it i am really worried that it may be gentic. Thanks, Danielle
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BEEN AWOL ME-SELF
Ahoy, SemiColons! I just posted to 2bhealed and realized I have been pretty absent from the board myself. Sorry about that and feel I owe y'all a 'splain-u-ashun. I am traveling a fair amount and I am alos taking a full load at my koll-age skoool. Hence, I have had little time to do much of anything else. I try to pop over…
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CEA level questions
Hi there. I am hoping some of you can respond with your own experience. I just had my first CEA test since starting chemo. Before surgery I was 139, after surgery I was 76 and now after 2 treatments it is 56. In your experiences how much did the levels drop? Does it depend? Does it drop a lot at first then slowly go down?…
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CELLFOOD
Cellfood® is manufactured by Nu Science Corporation U.S.A. in an F.D.A. licensed laboratory. Has anyone heard of CELLFOOD? If you have, will you recommend it for chemo patients??
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I MISS YOU GUYS!
hey all you awesome semi-colons! I am here at Arthur's office after hours (he's on call so he had to come in) and he got me logged on so I could say HOWDY! to my semi-colon buds whom I miss LIKE CRAZY!!!! Here's the scoop: in July my computer shut down slowly...until I could no longer log on anymore. I could not receive or…
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It 'twernt so bad, yet....
OK, maybe I'm over-optimistic, but what the heck, why not! Started out at 8 a.m. at the cancer center today... blood draw, waited, saw doctor, waited, went in for the chemo deal. Emerged 7.5 hours later at 3:30 and went with my husband and youngest son to Denny's for an early dinner. They showed me around at the center and…
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The insurance FINALLY responded....
At 4:30pm today, after everyone had already gone from the radiology center, sigh, the insurance FINALLY deemed me worthy to have an MRI. So NOW, because of Labor Day, I can't even make an appointment till next Tuesday.... OK, I'm breathing. In and Out. Nice thing, tho....many people, for years, have been saying I should…
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Anyone on myspace ?
I would like to post a link to my myspace, Is this ok Also: I forgot to tell you Duey has not had a cigarette since the morning of his sugery. He has been a heavy smoker since he was 19 I'm so proud of him and he's proud of his self, he wanted me to share this with you all xox
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Life Expectancy
My husband has colorectal cancer with liver mets. They operated on him on August 1 and did a colostomy and sewed him back up. They said they were unable to remove the tumor. It has spread throughout his abdominal and pelvic cavities and is attached to his bladder in a couple of places. They plan to just keep him…
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Bud's having surgery
Our wonderful Bud, is having surgery today. Let's all shout out some prayers, thoughts and hugs for a speedy recovery!!! Thinking of you, man. Praying for a swift and speedy recovery. All my love, Barb
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Pray for me and my family
I have sigmoid cancer. A good Board certified Colo-rectal guy is doing surgery in 9 hours. They have found 1 met on liver, 2 cm. They can not get it because it is on the back side during today's surgery I'm scared but fighting. the plan right now is: Surgery 9/1 for colon cancer PET scan next week to look at liver Meet…
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just diagnosed
Found people here. I have a sigmoid colon cancer, 47 years old. CT scan shows one possible spot on the liver. Obviously scared with 2 young kids at home. I meet wih my dr in Santa Barbara today and then surgery is Friday. Please any suggestions?
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Now this is curious....
I got my appointment schedule in the mail today for all of my upcoming hospital appointments and treatments, and guess what? It says that when I start chemo tomorrow I am in Arm B of the study and getting Folfox PLUS Avastin. I am certain the onc told me earlier this week that I was put in Arm A and would not be getting…
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How do you find the motivation?
I have just finished my 3rd round of chemo. I dont even know how many more I have to go...it hasnt been decided how long. I am waiting for my CEA to come back this week to see if this chemo has been working. I am usually the upbeat person, the positive one, but this week I had to dig deep for my motiviation and it was…
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I said goodbye today
Today was the memorial service for my brain cancer friend. I learned many things about him, that I never knew. He was a kind, gentle man. I will miss him. I got up to share my words, and I heard myself say "I thought I was the one giving the support and encouragement, but really it was he to me". As my life continues to…
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Friday Giggles
Hi Guys: Here are some giggles to get the weekend started. Since it's a long weekend in the US, I am throwing in 2 for the price of one! Have a great weekend! - - - Lesson in Punctuation A kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out about something exciting and relate it to the class the next day. When the…