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Immunopower
Hi everyone, Hope you are all having a nice weekend. I was just doing some reading about the book "Beating Cancer With Nutrition" and was looking at the ingredients contained in the "Immunopower" supplements. Have any of you tried this? It does have a lot of the stuff that has been proven to combat the side effects of…
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Xeloda and folate/folic acid
I have been taking Xeloda ( one week on and one week off) since May. I recently have developed red hands and feet. My oncologist feels that it is enhanced by the folate/folic acid. Does anyone know or take vitamins without folate/folic acid? Thanks in advance for your help Joyce
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Please Help Young Cancer Survivor
Hi All, I found this post under the Young Cancer Survivors forum from 8/18! That was a couple of days ago and that forum is very inactive! Please help and reply to this post!! The poster was "jeckalane" and this is what she had to say: I have a friend who is the sweetest, nicest person that I know. She was diagnosed with…
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chemo questions
hi all, well it is 2 weeks post surgery and im getting better everday. still finding it hard to sit for long but other then a infection im not doing to bad. do have some depressing days dealing with the colostomy but i think that may be in due part of not being able to go anywhere and being jealous of all the people out…
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Drat! High Risk!
Hi all, as you might recall, I volunteered for a study that is looking at Stage II colon cancer patients who have no lymph node involvement (at least 10 lymph nodes tested) and studying who might still benefit from one of two chemo regimens after surgery has seemingly been successful. They take a look at your tumor and…
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number of treatments?
I have completed 28 radiation/with continuous 4FU.(given Monday-Friday). I've completed 5 oxal/5fu/lev. I believe that the total number of oxal/5fu/lev will be 8. I've seen here that some people do a total of 12 treatments. What is the "standard" number of treatments? 8?12? Stage III x 2 nodes Sigmoid - classified as…
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quit chemo
I want to quit chemo. I went through 6 sessions of 5fu and leucovorin. I was really sick and I want to quit chemo. Can I????? I am stage IIB with a t3m0n0. What do you guys think?
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They moved it up!!!
I was supposed to have the chemo port put in this coming Friday... and that gave me four more days to mull this over and make sure this is the route I will go. But I got a call this a.m. and there was a scheduling screw-up and now they want me to come in on Wednesday. I just started back to work today and I wanted the late…
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Worried for Mother In Law
Hello all Well you all know I do not post that often, am a true lurker. My husband is a Stage 4 Rectal Cancer patient, still in treatment but doing OK. What I am so concerned about is my Mother In Law, she was dx with Stage 111A nsc lung cancer, and is having her first treatment today (I hope). Well yesterday she went for…
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AVEMAR...sounds good
Here's interesting info on Avemar....this was in a health newsletter...(not an advertisement and they were not selling it). Sounds good..What do you think????? "All Natural, Genuine, Cancer Helper" As you know, I'm always on the lookout for new, interesting information on alternative or integrative treatments for health…
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Xena Warrior/Wanda needs us
Okay my fellow wonderful semi-colons, I hope this message doesn't upset her but I just got an email from her and know she needs our bestest prayers, thoughts, and good wishes. Those of you that have been around a while know her and understand her feisty lovely being. She is so very special. Please, please scream out in…
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My very cool sister!!
On Sunday, my sister will be riding in the LIVESTRONG Challenge in Denver. She is my best bud and a wonderful, fantastic, highly excellent person, at that!! She rides for me, my dad, her friends, and all those touched by this most dreaded disease! She turned me on to the LIVESTRONG song, which I play VERY LOUD in my car…
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Sorry, been gone awhile...
Hello 2nd Family... It's Mary from WI just writing to say "hi" and that I sincerely hope you all and your families are safe and well these days. And just to recap my story a bit... my mom was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer in Jan. 06; which spread to her liver and lungs. Since then, she has completed 12 treatments of…
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Vitamin D, and the sun, now good for us!
In a NEW study, Vitamin D, especially the kind found in (you guessed it) sunlight is being found to reduce the risk of some cancers, including colon, breast, and prostate cancer. There is evidence that the reason African Americans are at a higher risk for colon cancer is that their dark skin does not convert sunlight to…
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Ostomy Patients
My husband had surgery on August 1 and they did a permanent colostomy. He is doing very well with handling it as far as putting in on, emptying, etc. However, he continues to have daily bowel movements through the rectum - not a lot but enough to cause him discomfort. It was my understanding this would be temporary, only a…
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thanks...
Was gonna write again about how "down" I feel....after reading stacy's and kangatoo..who can feel bad ??? ( and of course all of your other reply ) My Pet was done today...I should get the results on Monday....meanwhile I had an appt with my "gene" Dr. Was told that it looks like I have Lynch syndrome or msh 6…
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Friday Giggles
Hi Guys: In keeping with the thread from scouty on naughty young man, here's another one for giggles. Have a great weekend! Cheers, Ying - - - Pharmacist A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night and have dinner with her parents. Since this is such a big event, the girl tells him that after dinner, she would like…
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One of the funniest things I've read lately
I got this today and laughed all thru it. I hope you all enjoy it. It's long but you will get a few gut laughs out of it. Enjoy, Lisa P. Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. > Here's what happened: > > Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there > was "something wrong" with one of the two…
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My caregiver is gone!
Saturday was the worst day of my life. We had to put our little Westie (age 13) to sleep. She was such a tough little dog and had survived 2 years of diabetes and finally went into kidney failure. I went into a complete melt down emotionally when she died - she was my little "rock" always by my side, she slept with me when…
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yah gotta read this!
Many of you know about my friend, Alan.He has been battling with cancer for 7 years. A while ago I told you that he was told to prepare to enter a hospice and that all chance of prolonging his life was lost.He was told there was nothing else that could be done for him!Needless to say Alan pretty much felt helpless as did…
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Colostomy
My husband just came home from the hospital with a permanent colostomy. He is doing very well with it but is trying to decide which type of pouch would be best. Anyone out there that can tell us the pros and cons of the different types? He wants to do some traveling if possible so would like the least mainteance one.…
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new member
Hi, I am grandma Karen of a 17 yr old with small blue cell neuroendocrine carinoma. He was diagnosed 9/05. Primary site colon and mets to the liver. He has had 10 months of chemo and surgery in June. Removed 18" colon and 1/3 of the liver. In the beginning chemo worked very well and shrunk tumors enough for the surgery. He…
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Point to ponder...hehehehe
Have you ever seen the sign beside the elevator that says "In case of fire, don't use elevator"? One sign has an additional message: "In case of fire, don't use elevator" USE WATER... Hugs, Kathi
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Update on my husband
Went to the Surgeon today, he say's from the ct scan it doesn't look like there is anything on the outside or in the liver. But he kept saying this is not 100% until he get's in there. The Surgery is Scheduled for Aug 24th. I wish it was sooner. We like the Doctor. I'm still very scared but I really think we can beat this…
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Results
Just got off the phone with my Onc. He told me the other day that he would call me and then have me come in for my results , But he decided to give them to me over the phone . So I have some good news and some bad . First the good .. My liver now only has 3 tumors one on the right which he said has shrunk . and two on the…
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To Jose
Lotsa tech troubles with this site Jose; it's really frustrating to spend time and effort on a reply to a post, and then be unable to complete it..four attempts to send after preview unsuccessful... Bud
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Decision Made - Chemo..
Thank you to everyone who responded to my thread.. After much thought and speaking with my family, friends and my new friends on CSN I have made the decision to go ahead with chemo. I am confident that I made the right desision and I will know that I did everything possible to get rid of this terrible disease. On a side…
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got a foot in the door.........
I posted a week ago about where to turn for screening help given my age no one would give me the time of day......thanks for all your comments and suggestions. Well, i called our local teaching hospital once again and basically i lied........i told them i was having symptoms and they made me an appointment to see a doc and…
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Question regarding colon cleansers
I have been looking at them online and reading about them. Do any of you have any experiences with these, The show all the mucoid plaque that is supoose to come out ect. If we have all that in our colons why one earth would they not see it with a colonoscopy? I know they vlean you out before the test but i have know…
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My husband Just diagnosed
8/9/06 With colon cancer I have been to other sites asking to speak to anyone who has survived but I have gotten no reply. He has a appointment on Tues to meet with a surgeon to discuss taking the blockage(tumor) out. His colon is almost compeletly blocked. he's 41 we have been together for 21 years. He is the love of my…