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Xelox with Avastin. Anyone on this?
My friends oncologist wants to put him on this regimen although it has already been suspended due to complications. Has anyone been on this? Please forward any info you can offer. Very concerned...
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Jana
Has anyone heard from Jana?
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to joanerie and phil re erbitux
I was reading your recent reply to the erbitux post- are you just on erbitux or is it combined with something else- and what did you try before the erbitux?..it is so very encouraging to read such good results. Thank you so much for the information. Bev
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intimacy and chemo?
okay, I have a somewhat strange question that I know we should be asking the drs. about, but thought I would put it out to you people out there who are a wealth of knowledge. My question has to do with being intimate. My husband is on chemo, and I have been wondering if it is okay to be intimate without protection. Sorry…
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Thx for port info, we now have a plan for Chemo
and of course I have more questions. Husband w/ Stage III rectal cancer but after MRI they feel no metastasis nor lymph node involvement, but due to size 5-6 cm they are doing chemo and radiation at the same time for 6 weeks, 4-6 weeks off and hopefully then surgery (with colostomy). He will have 5FU and be able to wear a…
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Maura!
Hi, look under my cat scan post for the farm info, Virginia.
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CAT scan
I am off on my 3 hour trip in the morning for my scan, just hoping for some positive vibes, thanks Foxy.
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mucus discharge
Hi all, My father was dx with stage 4 colorectal cancer, he has his colostomy since 7/04 and the surgeon wants to make sure he is cancer free after the chemo for another 3 years before reversing it. Since 11/05, he has been having a lot of mucus, hemorroids and back pain radiated from his back all the way down to his left…
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Lots of questions can you help!
In late December a friend of mine was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine. They also found it had spread to his liver. With in 4 days of him being diagnosed he became very sick and was hopitalized. He was unable to eat or drink, so they did a scan and found a tumor in his upper small intestine. They did…
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Prayers
Tomorrow will be the day the "Tumor Board" will decide how the next line of treatment will be for my husband. He needs surgery on 2 fistuals to keep him alive longer. Doctors are divided on surgery some say he would not make it through and other say give him a change. He need all your prayers . Thank you candice
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Our Cancers.
I feel on top of everything today and am hoping for great results from today's CAT scan. I can honestly say to all of you, that over the 12 and a bit years I have gone weeks at a time not even thinking about it at all. It is only when a loved one is lost or you are feeling unwell that the dreaded C comes back to haunt. I…
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can't shake the monkey on my back
The monkey on my back is NAUSEA. How do I get rid of it? I tried zofran, but it makes me constipated. I had surgery to put in a hepatic pump three weeks ago and I assumed nausea was expected. Last week, they gave me an infusion of FUDR in the pump and I have been naseous ever since. Is there another nausea pill that won't…
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Desparate need to vent!
Ok... so if going through cancer, surgery, chemo, depression, fighting with insurance, etc isn't enough now my wonderful self-centered sister and her husband are trying guilt me into the genetics testing. I don't know. I'm just not sure one way or the other if I want to do the testing. My next check-up is in March and I…
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Every have those days~
Hi everyone, I am just having one of those not sure how to think days. I honestly think my husband is tired of hearing it. I shouldn't say that but there are days I just don't say things to him anymore. Up until now I have been living life almost like my life before cancer. I've had clean scans since liver resection in…
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Erbitux
Has anyone had positive results from treatment with Erbitux?
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Anyone tell me about a Port being
put into my husband. They said it was outpatient surgery. Just wondering what to expect. Just diagnosed 2 wks ago, and we are still turned upside down, everything is happening so fast. But I was just wondering if this is painful and how long he will be in the hospital. Just hours? Thank you!
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Amgen Tour of California Bike Ride
Hello Semi-conlons! Yesterday and today the Amgen Tour of California bike ride rolled through San Jose. In first place before today's stage was George Hincape, who rode with Lance on all 7 of his famed Tour de France victories. Although Lance wasn't here, I felt his presence, through his team mates on the Discovery Channel…
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Colon-Palooza 3
Hotel information for CP-3 is here!! Marriott at the Capitol 700 East 11th Street Austin, TX 78701 512-478-1111 OR 1-800-228-9290 Key word: SEMICOLONS Our contact person in Austin is Jim Moreno, Sales Manager Room rate: $155 per night I have 15 rooms held, so hurry and make your reservations by APRIL. After that the rooms…
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thank you all
Need to send a special note to all of you who wrote such sweet notes. Thanks. I keep my purple bag of positive feelings with me and showed it to a group of medical students to demonstrate how to give support. I keep each and everyone of you with me. :) jana
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Erbitux rash info
Hi, I just learned some interesting info about the erbitux rash. My son was traveling home and met an oncology nurse on the plane--she said they were seeing good results from patients using Head and Shoulders shampoo as a body wash instead of soap. I am not sure why it works and my husband is trying it for the first time.…
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contagious diseases
I have heard that after all the treatments one can catgh contagious diseases, example chickpox more then one time? Is this true and if so what are the risks? Please help the lost and confused!!
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Colonoscopy
Hi, I had one last Tuesday, which was clear by the way. Today is my first day of feeling sort of normal, just wondering if anyone else has had a bad recovery from this test. The sedation knocked me for a six, it is the first time after many colos this has happened to me, just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this? I…
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Nervous Wreak (again)
hello to everyone I need some desperate advice, and I am unable to find it anywhere else. My wonderful other half is currently going through 4 cycles of 5fu........1week on, 3 weeks off. Just to recap, he was dx. in sept. with stage 3 colorectal cancer, had rad. and chemo. for 5 weeks, temp. illiostomy, and then surgery in…
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New Here & need advise
My darling husband was dx with stage iv rectal cancer (mets to liver & lungs with node involvement)in April 05. His tumor is inoperatable due to his tumor being attached to pelvic organs. His first line treatment involved 5fu/lev, unfortunately the treatment was unsuccessful and he has just completed his second cycle of…
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i need some cheerleading
hello all. i will have a treatment tomarrow and the last one was so hard i actually sd i am not doing this anymore. i have doing this since 1998 and like i have sd b4 i am getting tired in my body but my spirit is alive and well. it just gets really hard but having my 6 and 8 yr old i want to make sure i am here for as…
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Good News and Questionable News
Hi all - Last Thursday, I had a PET/CT and the results were to quote my oncologist "fabulous". For the third time there is no evidence of disease. She is now consulting with a National Cancer Institute specialist about the possibility of an RFA to zap the area where the met initially showed up. I'll hear back next week -…
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Lindyloo are you still out there?
Dear Linda--I am also quite new to this site. I saw your posting to "Caregivers please respond" in response to Oneeagleswings in early February. I'm glad to hear that your husband is doing well and hope that this has continued. I am a caregiver for my daughter, age 34, whose history seems similar to your husband's. The…
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Fistula
Husband 51 diag 5/04 stg IV CR cancer. Had 29+ rounds chemo, had several urinary track infections then cea went up to 459 chemo chged two weeks ago felt fine for two days then the floor fell out. could not eat went for first pet scan then to er needed fluids went to clinic next day with blood in urine sent home again with…
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Foxy....yu ok?
Hi Virginia....hoping here that all turned out ok for you after your colonoscopy tuesday...thinkin bout yah gal, huggs Ross n Jen
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Anyone here had BCIR after rectal cancer?
This operation sounds very hopeful and perhaps easier to recover from than an ileostomy reversal. Is there anyone out there who's had this after rectal cancer and/or the reversal surgery? I've read the reversal surgery can be a difficult thing to deal with itself. Thanks!