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    Colorectal Cancer

     

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    • User: "alta29"

      here I go again...

      2bhealed...i agree with you 100 %...cause I stoped all fats, sugar and I'm eating fruits till i vomit.....but...why are we receiving chemo instead of a "fruit" IV ? Because there is no money there !!!…
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      Started by alta29
      Most recent by kerry
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "debralla"

      Pet/Cat results

      Had my onc. appt today and he told me that my scans show less tumors and the ones that are left are smaller..and the Pet shows very little uptake in only 3 of them.in fact he said that they had to loo…
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      18 comments
      0 point
      Started by debralla
      Most recent by Moesimo
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "IzzieCat"

      I'm new here

      I was diagnosed in March with stage III colon cancer, with 3 out of 21 lymph nodes positive. I just turned 50 last December. It had not spread to any other organs. I was totally shocked! I also have t…
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      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by IzzieCat
      Most recent by ladybug52
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "dgreen"

      question about radiation burns

      my 41 yr old husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer, and has had 11 chemo/radiation tx's, severe burning and pain in rectum, any suggestions for pain relief besides pain medication? thank you
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by dgreen
      Most recent by KathiM
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "jams67"

      port

      I'm sure some of you have had your port removed. What is the recovery like? I have been told that they will do that soon and I have things to do and places to go. Wondering how long it will take to sn…
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      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by jams67
      Most recent by CAMaura
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "scouty"

      Straight Out of Oprah's Magazine

      Last months bodywise section had a really good article about the expense of organic food and food additives to avoid by their resident medical doctor and Yale professor. "The February 2006 issue of Co…
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by scouty
      Most recent by kangatoo
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "IzzieCat"

      Thank you!

      Thanks for the welcome and your replies.....I have another question, HOW do you reply to a post? Either I'm blind, or there isn't a "reply" button to push! Anyway, just wanted to say that I appreciate…
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by IzzieCat
      Most recent by kangatoo
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "2bhealed"

      PLEASE READ

      Hey all you Awesome Semi-Colons!! Ok, I know I said I would get off my soap box in Alta's thread, but I just have to pass this on to ya'll. www.cancertutor.com/index.html Please please read this and t…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by 2bhealed
      Most recent by musiclover
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "pink05"

      To: Emily...

      Hey Emily, Just thought you'd be thrilled to know that I just had my first glass of juiced vegetables and I loved it!!! I have a juicing recipe book and can't wait to try them all. My juicer isn't tha…
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      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by pink05
      Most recent by pink05
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "poochini04"

      illeostomy problems...

      Hi all. My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer in April. She just had a complete colectomy on May 15. We have been having so many problems with her temporary illeostomy bag. It leaks all the time. Ins…
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      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by poochini04
      Most recent by poochini04
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "mindy10"

      Caretaker Question

      Hi everyone. My mother is my fathers sole caretaker and it is taking a tole on her mentally and physically. We are all two hours away and have jobs and kids of our own so we can only help on the weeke…
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by mindy10
      Most recent by poochini04
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "tennislover"

      Bad News

      Hi Everyone, I just found out that my cancer is in my lungs. I am so upset, I feel like there is no hope. I hope tomorrow will be better.
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      24 comments
      0 point
      Started by tennislover
      Most recent by pepperdog
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "markatger"

      Surveys and Privacy/Insurance

      Hi, I was wondering how many of you participate in survey type studies about Colo-rectal cancer. I have had several requests to participate including a very persistent one from CORE(Coolorectal Resear…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by markatger
      Most recent by suzannchili
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "alta29"

      do u really think they are doing enough ?

      Maybe I'm having a "grumpy day "...The other day I was reading the post of stage IV remission. Each day you find more and more young people getting this disease. Do you guys really thing that the medi…
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      19 comments
      0 point
      Started by alta29
      Most recent by terril
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "DK2006"

      Done with chemo!!!

      Hi, I just finished my last folfox treatment today. I took off the pump and had my hohn catheter pulled. Let the healing begin!! Thanks for all your support! Love, Donna
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      16 comments
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      Started by DK2006
      Most recent by cherriann
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "shmurciakova"

      Bummer!

      So, all day yesterday I preped for my colonoscopy which was today. I drank 2 bottles of Phosphosoda 6 hours apart as directed and only ate (drank) broth, yellow jello, water and diet 7-UP as well as d…
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      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by shmurciakova
      Most recent by kangatoo
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "tkd3g"

      E M I L Y HELP!!!

      OK, so I am trying. I try to eat right and get some exercise. I am nice to small fuzzy animals and mindful of my manners. I read these posts almost every day. I get inspired. SOmetimes I follow throug…
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      15 comments
      0 point
      Started by tkd3g
      Most recent by mrslieb
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "JADot"

      Friday giggles

      Hi All: Here are some giggle to start your weekend :) Giggles, Ying - - - This apparently was a real memo sent at a computer company to its employees in all seriousness. This memo is from an unnamed c…
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      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by JADot
      Most recent by terril
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "KathiM"

      They should put a warning label on 'em!

      So, picture this: A lovely warm, sunny evening, sitting down to a great dinner with good friends, birds singing, the smell of barbeque in the air. AND...lurking inside a perfect shade of pink glass is…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by KathiM
      Most recent by JADot
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "StacyGleaso"

      Head Count....

      Alrighty kiddies....it's THAT time again! I realize summer JUST got here. I also realize that money doesn't grow on trees. However, I also realize that OCTOBER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!! (really, i…
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      15 comments
      0 point
      Started by StacyGleaso
      Most recent by cheer3
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "shmurciakova"

      Interesting Clinical Trail

      I thought some folks might be interested in this trial that I found out about today: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrea Moody Phone: 919-457-0743 Email: andrea.moody@fleishman.com Sir…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by shmurciakova
      Most recent by shmurciakova
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "jerseysue"

      HAPPY DAY NED

      Just came back from the onc office and he reviewed my PET scan and still NED! He wasn't sure why the CEA rose a bit he thought maybe some stomach problems. I'm sooooo relieved right now. He wants me b…
      65 views
      23 comments
      0 point
      Started by jerseysue
      Most recent by livin
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "terril"

      healing touch

      Hi everyone! I was wondering is any of you semi colons have had healing touch massage or any other types of massage in dealing with chemo. I have been doing healing touch and it has helped me so much …
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by terril
      Most recent by kerry
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "Jen28"

      My Last Chemo!

      Today I went in for my last chemo treatment. I hadn't been sure earlier about whether I'd do it, but I ended up getting some extra energy and a mental boost and I decided I could push through. I still…
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      22 comments
      0 point
      Started by Jen28
      Most recent by Jen28
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "pink05"

      blood type diet

      Hi everyone, hope you had a great weekend. I was wondering if any of you have heard of the "blood type diet." I went to a reputable vitamin/herbal store this weekend, and the man who works there recom…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by pink05
      Most recent by 2bhealed
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "jana11"

      best husband ever

      Hi everyone... well - this was my birthday weekend. Sorry I haven't been on the site much. Just got our internet connected (whew) at our temporary place. FYI: I am stage 4 with inoperable microscopic …
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      17 comments
      0 point
      Started by jana11
      Most recent by bsrules
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "juliababy"

      had to reschedule scan - dad's sick and depressed

      well my dad's scan was supposed to be tomorrow, but instead he came down with cellulitis of his left leg, probably as a result of his borderline diabetes, and they had to reschedule it. I am really wo…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by juliababy
      Most recent by nanuk
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "rthornton"

      Question for stage 4 patients in remission

      OK, so I returned to Atlanta last night after taking a trip to celebrate one year of life after my stage four diagnosis last May. The trip was great, because for three weeks I did not really worry mys…
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      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by rthornton
      Most recent by nanuk
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "oneagleswings"

      not great news and a question

      my husband's latest scan shows slight growth in liver after being on 5FU/irinotecan and avastin for the past 6 months with mets to liver and lung- he is therefore no longer eligible for the trial and …
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by oneagleswings
      Most recent by sandyjg
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "JoyceCanada"

      Should I be worried?

      This must be the most embarrasing question that I have asked, but I think this group can relate to my fears. Since my sig resection in January, and subsequent chemo radiation I have been plagued with …
      14 views
      9 comments
      0 point
      Started by JoyceCanada
      Most recent by KathiM
      Colorectal Cancer
     

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