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Is there a standard amount for radiation?
another good question; (worth re-posting) radiation is cumulative; each individual has a lifetime amount they can tolerate, ask your Dr how many Rads/Gys you have received, how much is received from CT/x-ray, etc, and add them up. Ask him/her what your total number is, and what will result from going over that amount. (in…
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Colonoscopy on Thursday..
I have to have a colonoscopy on May 11th and will do the Phospho-soda prep for this..I also will have to do the prep again on May 16th for liver resection surgery on May 17th..My gastrenologist never completed the first colonoscopy because he couldn't get by my rectal tumor on Oct. 12th, 2005 so I need this done before…
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jerseysue
Hi there... been meaning to tell you. For my radiation, I have red marker all over my right chest. My husband decided it looks like the State of New Jersey. Sooo... being the comical relief guy he is, he calls me Sandra. Because in the movie Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock played Miss New Jersey... The point of my story,…
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Interesting Conversation w/ Oncologist
Hi all - I am not trying to call all the anti-chemo activists out of the woodwork - have to say that while I hated it it seems to have saved my life so far. But.......... I got into an interesting discussion with my oncologist today. She went to a meeting where some other local (DC area) oncologist was raving about…
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Pic's From Palooza 3 In Austin
Dear Friends, Below is a link to look at some pictures from Colon Palooza 3. . . Give it a minute to load ~ then enjoy. Have A Wonderful Weekend, Lisa Rose http://media.putfile.com/CP-3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Palooza 4,…
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scan today
It's my turn for my scan I haven't had one since January. It all good vibes today!
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chemo-radiation
Is there a "standard" number of rounds of chem/radiation with 5FU administered. I've had 20 (taking a break). Radiation Oncologist mentioned 28 t0 32, for stage IIIx2 node rectal. Just wondering how many others have had?
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Xeloda VS 5fu
nanuk 05-08-2006 08:22 AM EDT Re: chemoradiation w/5fu/Xeloda [reply] Good question;in my opinion, follow the bucks. They don't make any money on Xeloda, because it's Rx..there's more money in infusion.. Bud
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What to use for colonoscopy prep...
I just wanted to share this with everyone. I saw it in todays paper. It might be something to discuss with your docs. I have a colonoscopy coming up and I have always used Fleets Phosphosoda. Yeeks........ Bowel cleansers get FDA warning The Associated Press Published: May 5, 2006 Last Modified: May 5, 2006 at 02:55 PM…
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Giggle for the day
So, with all these CAT (CT) scans and PET scans, should I PET the CAT or get a new kitty, or get another pet???? Hugs, (from a very wierd sense of humor) Kathi
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Remembering Fitlisa
Dear Friends, I just thought we could all take a moment today and remember Lisa Muldoon who left us one year ago on May 2nd. Lisa was a huge inspiration & good friend to all the semi-colons. Love, Lisa Rose
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New at all of this at 32!!
My husband was diagonsed w/ colon/rectal cancer is Jan. Had surgery in March, he is doing quite well w/ the physical recover. Lympnodes were clear but ended up w/ an ileostomy. He was also diagonsed w/ bladder cancer in May of last year. This was also caught early. He is having a difficult time dealing w/ all of this. Was…
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home now
Hiya dear friends....what a WONDERFULL time we had! The total time for our return journey was about 38 hours(which included 13 hours in San Francisco) and we have been home for just over 24 hours now.On the flight home I suffered incredible stomach pains and diarrhea, so spent many moments in the aircraft bathroom.…
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CAT scan
I had my CAT scan done yesterday and this is the very 1st one out of 4 that I felt relaxed and comfortable if you can believe it. I just turned all of it over to God. I know He said He would never leave nor forsake us. I retired after 27 years of service last Friday cause the doctor told me to rest. Had a wonderful…
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CANCER GAVE ME:
Hey all you awesome Semi-Colons!! Now that many of you are home from the CP3, and we are grieving as a family about Nettie, I thought we could share some postive aspects of having cancer. I'll start. Cancer gave me: My voice. I am bolder now to speak up, speak my needs, my feelings whether good or bad, my love for someone,…
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husband looking for someone who is colon cancer survivor
My husband has stage iv colon cancer. 3 small polyps in colon, but very large liver met (in-operable). He's had 3 chemoembolizations and is now starting 6 month, bi-weekly chemo (5fu). It's really wearing him out. He doesn't sleep well (with very strong sleep aids) and is just worn out alot. He wants to correspond with…
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Do you believe this!
Hi all, I know it has been mentioned before, but did you all notice that now we surpass breast cancer. I remember when we were 2,000 to 3,000 away and now we are ahead. Boy oh boy....mmmm Makes you think huh?!
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to all semi's ...........
we are quite a family and we help each other no matter what. and give advise and support to each other. that is why we are now the number 1 forum on this site. i found this site 2 years ago may 24 2004 the day i was dx with stage 2 colon cancer. you have all been here with advise and support. and i want to thank you all…
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really worried about my dad
I am new here and I really need some advice or someone to tell me this is all normal. My dad was dx with stage II rectal. He had chemo and radiation before surgery, then had surgery with a colostomy, now 3 weeks after surgery he started chemo again. I have never seen him so depressed and exhausted. He never eats which has…
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checking in
hi all, just a few words to let all my new friends know how im doing. 10 more radiation treatments left and all i have to say is oooooch!!!!! i now love skirts. my tumor is softening which they say is a good sign. chemo is going well but i cant wait to get rid of this fanny pack. thanks for the support, i love you all.…
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Side Effects from chemoradiation?
First, Thank you to all who replied to my first message. I can't tell all of you enough how much it means to me to be able to share the ups and downs of going through this. It sounds strange but there are ups to all of this. My relationships with my family and friends have gotten stronger. I recently ordered a book "Cancer…
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Has anyone else had this happen.
Went to-day to see my radiation oncologist. After some discussion (I've had diarrhea and naussea) he decided to give me a 2 week "vacation" from treatrment. I have completed 20 combination Chemo 5FU/radiation. The plan is for me to have 28 treatments.
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CEA levels up, but still NED?
Hi guys. I have a question that I hope you can answer. I have been through all of this a couple times, but this is the first time that I have had an increase in my CEA, it's at 7.5, but there is nothing showing on a CT or PET scan. My Dr. is just watching blood tests closely and says he doesn't expect to see any tumor…
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Hi everyone!
Hi all! My good friend, suzannchili, tells me I missed quite a wild weekend in Austin! I do hope to meet you party animals in Nova Scotia.....:-) I am a 36 year old mommy, diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer last summer. I had the resection in July, started chemo in September - just after my son's 1st b-day! - and I just…
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ColonPalooza3
WOW! I didn't know "what" I was missing and how much I needed "it" until I met some of you, The SemiColons, this weekend at the ColonPalooza events. What a warm, welcoming, tough, bright, inspirational, fun-loving, hug like you mean it gang! (I could go on!) Five and a half years ago when first diagnosed with Stage 3 CC I…
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Colon Palooza # 4
Hello Friends, First Andy & I would like to take this time to thank Kerry & Merriman, Kay , Suzann & the folks from The CSN Jose, Greta & Dana for making Palooza 3 a wonderful time. I'll have a photo shoot on the board in a few days. At the closing party Miss Kay passed the Colon Torch to me to be lit in Halifax at Palooza…
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approaching CAT scan
Hello everyone, My dad's next CAT scan is approaching (next Thursday) and I become so anxious and scared around this time before the scan. It's the worst feeling and I don't know how to control these feelings. I am a very high anxiety person to begin with. I try not to think of the worst, but so far, it seems like these…
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Themesong
"I will Survive" was tossed out at CP 3 as a possible themesong for the semi-Colons..anybody have any other titles..? Bud
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CP 3 - and an update
Hi. I had the honor of participating in CP3, but for only 2 days. I have to tell all of you how incredible it was to finallly meet some semicolons!!! Such a wonderful, supportive, loving, caring, amazing group. I am proud to be a semicolon. :) I told everyone at the CP3. I got scanned for my radiation that will start this…
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Results from Scan and RFA results today
Hi guys, Recep: Dad was Stage 3 with 11 out of 19 lympnodes in March 2004 a year later he got two small liver mets. His scan from Feb. 2 came back with no mets except they are concerned about the lesion in the liver was 1.8 x1.6 cm last April and now it's 3.4 x 2.1 cm, we just hope it's cause of the liver ablation. We are…