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ned - i think????
Well my dad had is 1 1/2 year follow up ct scan from stage 3 colon cancer and everthing looks good - i think. let me try to explain. He evidently has a tiny new nodule in the right upper lung that wasn't there when he was first diagnosed in 7/04. In reading the last ct scan dated 9/21/05 it read this: the 2 previously…
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body snatchers
Sorry,I forgot to post the url: http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/353378p-301207c.htm I forgot to post the url:
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NED is good, Ned is a great mate!
Hiya all. Today was my first EVER CT scan.My radiologist even queried why I had never had one!I have always had 3 monthly ultrasounds coupled with blood tests and it was logical I guess that now being 2 years out from chemo the surveillance would come at longer durations(now 6 monthly CT's) with a colonoscopy due in august…
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I Hope You Dance
My girlfriend sent me this today and I thought it was so nice. Im going to send it to my dad. Enjoy This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend. *The last line says it all. * Dear Bertha, I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the…
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body snatchers
Anyone who is considering or has had an Allograph or Alloderm (SP) procedure-(human skin mesh implant) should read this article..I have a friend who is a victim of this scam. Nanuk
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allergic reaction to oxali
Since my tumors continued to grow while I was on Erbitux and Camptosar, my new oncologist put me on Xeloda and Oxaliplatin. While I am tolerating Xeloda well, Oxaliplatin has given me allergic reactions the two times I have taken it. After my first dose of oxali, I started to wheeze and have shortness of breath. As I was…
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Good For A Laugh
Steve Wilson's Healing With Laughter site: One of his Certified Laughter Leaders gave a presentation to our cancer support group today; we spent about an hour HO HO Hoing and HA HA HAing our way through "Laughter Yoga" ..silly, but satisfying... Nanuk www.worldlaughtertour.com
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Colorectal Cancer Donations????
Hi everyone, My friends sister has stage IV colon cancer. She is off chemo now, after nearly 2 1/2 years of being on it. They have sent her home from the hospital under Hospice. Anyway, in lieu of flowers she wants donations made to colorectal cancer research only. Not the American Cancer Society....but to only the…
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NED TODAY
Hi everyone I just came back from the doctor and my blood work looked good. No Evidence of Disease. I was surprised when my doc said to come back every 4 weeks. Do any other stage 4 semi-colons have to see the doc that often? I don't mind but I was just wondering.
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CT results... hmmmm
Well, got the results. Shows the tumors have again regressed slightly without any new tumors. We asked the onc what prognosis is without surgery, he said probably 1 year. 2 years is hopeful. UGH!!!!!!! Then we went to talk to the surgeon. He said there is no research in my situation. The only reason they are willing to do…
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Good vibes for Terri today please
Hi Everyone: Terri has a big day today (see below) and she needs all the good thoughts and vibes we can conjure up. Please beam good wishes, positive vibes Terri's way. Thanks! - - - Hi JADot. I am Terri and I have signet ring. Mine was in my cecum and had mets to my ovaries, tubes, and uterus. Dx February 04. Went through…
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bad taste after pump removal
Hello all Its been a while since i posted, but i do check in daily and read up on all the post, get my positive vibes from you all. I have a question, my husband (Hayes) gets a pretty bad taste after his pump removal, he is on the folfri (sp) regime right now, could only tolerate oxipl for 5 session, they replaced oxipl.…
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increased cea
Hi all, i have not been posting recently but i do read these posts each and every single day, sometimes 3 or 4 times a day and i continue to pray for all of us. my dad continues to do well, he is due for scans tomorrow and once again, as usual, i am sick worrying about it. Today he had his cea levels done and i'm a bit…
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Monkey Back Home
Hi all... Surgery went great (removed 10-11 inches of colon, plus the tumor and 13 lymph nodes). The staff at the hospital was great and I actually miss 'em :( Pathology came back as T1, N0 but I'm still going to meet with an oncologist anyways - just so I know what my options are (anything to avoid another surgery). I…
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Looking for MikeW42
Hi, Has anyone heard from Mike? I have e-mailed him and have not received an answer. My computer crashed in Dec and I lost my e-mail addresses and some phone numbers in my e-mail. We are both in Oregon and he was Stage IV the same as I am. I do hope he is still doing great, his last posting, he was NED. Hopefully he will…
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Juicing Help
Hi all, I'm a Stage IV survivor (almost 2 years since diagnosis) and I recently started juicing every morning. I use 1-2 apples, a carrot, celery, kale or spinach, 1 orange and maybe pineapple, kiwi or something like that. It seems to have helped a lot with the digestive related side effects of my weekly chemo (Erbitux and…
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ifondots63
hey Lisa, I have been trying to respond to your email but the service says it's not recognizing your name???? Which is so goofy since you have sent me emails. Anyway, I wanted to tell you about my oncologist who was very supportive of me even with my decision to not take the chemo, but with every visit still advised me to…
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need your prayers
hello all. i have not posted in a long time but i do read and keep up. at this point i am still on chemo. i have a treatment on fri and they make me sooooo sick. anyway my onc sd he would do a few more treatments and then scan me. i have not been scaned since july to hope there is some improvement. in the meantime i have…
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usefull site
I have probably posted this before but as we have lots of new friends here it may be of use. The site deals with lots of info but the sections in alphabetical order of commonly used drugs/medications are very informative. cheers, Ross
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Xango Juice - Emily please read
I havent posted in a while, but I read about all of you often yet dont seem to take the time to post. I am doing well and have just passed the 2 year mark. I go back to the doctor in February for all my tests. Of course I am hoping and praying for NED! Okay, to what I am posting about... what do you know about Xango Juice?…
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for Babs211.and others
Hiya Babs.....I have been off air for 2 days and I am beginning to suspect that the question you asked me on my NED post is true. You asked how did I handle the "fluid" they give me to drink and the injection of contrast. Now that is a funny thing Babs!You must have ESP. The day after my CT(first CT I have ever had btw) I…
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Chemo options for colon cancer
Hello! I am a newbie here. I'm a female and 39 years old. I Was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer last week, the day after Christmas. I've had surgery and the most amazing recovery since then. After I've gone through the crying fits I am beginning to count my blessings - I have the most supportive husband and family,…
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Need a healty soup recipe
OK gang I need some help here today. I love Chicken soup bursting with spices and nummy flavors but..I can not find one that tastes good unless it is filled with bullion and all of it cruddy chemicals, and salt; or full of sugar. So ..calling on health food cooks. Can ya help a semi-colon out with a recipe that I can…
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Home from the hospital
Hi Everyone, Got home Sunday, very sore but thrilled to be home. My surgery last Tuesday was quite successful. The surgeon was able to reverse my colostomy bag, remove a foot of my colon, all 15 lymph nodes and the only speck of anything he saw on my liver. The speck on my liver was a fatty cyst (no big deal) and all 15…
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liver enzymes are elevated
I have been cancer free 3 yrs in Feb had 6 inches colon removed 21 lymph nodes and 2 had cancer had to have chemo,now I have my first bad blood test in 3 yrs can someone tell me what to expect or what this might mean I go for c.t. scan Fri thanks--Dana
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THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Thanks (Many) to all of you who responded to my recent musings about my career and surviving cancer. There may not be a perfect answer, but it feels so good to know that many of you are going through, or went through, the same emotions. That is why these sites are so very important for us survivors. When i first returned…
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WHAT SHOULD I BE EATING
Hello it's me again. What kind of diet should I be following? Does anyone have any information. When I ask my doctor he tells me I can eat anything I want. I don't believe it and I don't want to put anything in my body that cancer will strive on. Any ideas or suggestions or sites that I can go to will be appreciated.
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LONG-TERM SURVIVOR STRUGGLES
I am a seven year survivor of stage 3 rectal cancer, diagnosed at the age of 36. I went through the whole deal...chemoradiation, surgery and chemotherapy follow-up. I am thrilled to be here with my wife and 3 kids seven years later. But there are some things going on that I want to vent about. I am a prosecutor, a…
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thank you guys for all your input
I will know more when I get my c.t. scan thanks to all for listening--Dana
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liver enzymes
so 128 would be about normal??