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Buster "NED" Brown...
Greetings all... Three hundred and forty one days, 12 cycles of chemo, 5 wks of radiation, 1 colon resection, about 30 doctors appointments, dozens of rolls of toilet paper, and over 100 needles pokes...expensive. Hearing the words remission from your oncologist...priceless!!! You guys were right, the lung nodule they…
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Thanksgiving
Majority of you know that today is Thanksgiving here in the US of A. Regardless of your location, take a minute to think about the things you appreciate in life. Go ahead, I'll wait............................................................................................... Ok, now here is my definition of Thanksgiving…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you are all celebrating with loved ones. Jamie
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erbitux or avastin
Can anybody tell me why some people are given avastin and some are givn erbitux. They seem to perform the same function. Both are monoclonal antibodies, whatever they are.! cqn somebody get erbitux if tumour stops responding to Avastin? I can never remember to ask these things when I go for my avastin. I just want to get…
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cute joke
Funny Jokes: Butt Surgery A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor…
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chemo success?
Last year I had surgery for colon cancer. They cut out 14" of my colon and felt that they had caught it early enough. 4 months ago my CEA levels started to rise and a CT PET scan revealed that I now have stage 4 colon cancer, a tumor in my liver and "spots" in my liver and lung. I'm taking 4 sessions of chemo every other…
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Hello
Hi all. Hope everyone is doing well. Today is not a good day for me. It is my 41st birthday and would have been mine and Scott's 10th wedding anniversary. I miss him so much! Every year he would send me flowers. A couple of the girls from the office took my out to lunch and when we got back, there was a basket of flowers…
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hiccups
Ok everyone- you have been fantastic at answering my questions and providing calming reassurance to my posts..so- my husband started folfiri and avastin on Thursday- and has lots of hiccups off and on over the past 2 days? I assume it is caused by the chemo..but any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Bev
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Cancer is back.
Hi all, I was on this website Back in 2004 shortly after having a sigmoid re-section but fell by the wayside as life began to get back to normal. Or so I thought. This past week I found out my cancer is back at the point of resection along with 2 more tumors in the fatty tissue surrounding. I was given rotten odds by my…
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My Mom
Well things have really taken a bad turn here for my mom. Her 4 treatments of folfiri did not affect the cancer and it kept growing. The folfiri also made her very sick and weak. Her liver is now enlarged and she is jaundiced. Are we at the point of no return here?? Please give me any honest opinions good or bad based on…
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Prayer and Meditation
There is a wonderful resource on healing from a spiritual perspective: http://www.brother-aleksei.org/ It is non-sectarian, nondenominational; and it is very easy to read and understand. It has helped me a lot. There is hope. Shannon
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Spiritual help....
Found a lovely poem by Patience Strong...could almost be used as a prayer(?) Lord, this is a special time for me, And more than love & human sympathy, I need the comfort of the conciousness, That Thou art nigh to strengthen & bless. Lord, I've never come this way before, I need Thy word my courage to restore, I need Thy…
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night sweats?
Has anyone here had a symptom of sweating alot at night during sleep? do you know what might cause it and if so- can anything be done about it? My husband is stage 4 with mets to liver and "suspicious" lung involvement. Thank you. Bev
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1st day after CPT-11 + Erbitux
I just started my new treatment yesterday. CPT-11 + Erbutix. It wasn't so bad, but today I feel worse than yesterday. Frequent hiccups, gas, diarrhea (mildly burning sensation), profound lack of appetitie and a slight nauseous feel, lots of fatigue, but no rash that people had warned me about. I have heard that the rash…
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Final dx stage 3 w/ pos. lymph?
What does that mean exactly? I am starting to research now. My pa had surgery 10-27-05. He was dx this past summer with rectal ca. He had chemo and radiation prior to surgery. We now Know he is stage 3 w/pos. lymph. 17/17 posative. what does that mean for prognosis? I know he will undergo more chemo but then what?
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just a hello
Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hi. I haven't been on for a while. Got a job ( after 17 years) and it is taking over my computer time! If I could only get internet access in the store! And what time the job doesn't eat up, bugging my teenager about those college applications is taking up the rest. Wishing everyone here…
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neck pain was abscess on spine
Hi all My husband (dx rectal cancer 2002 - mets to lungs/liver - on Erbitux and Xeloda) had neck pain for four or five days that became increasingly severe. He was completely ambulatory and self-sufficient on Tuesday. He saw his Oncologist on Thursday and his blood work showed a high WBC. The Onc wanted to give him flagyl…
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Information please?
On Apr 28 had subtotal colectomy, stg III with 2/27 lymph nodes involved. Just finished 6 months chemo, currently NED. Onc has set up appt for my 4 month checkup, ordering ultrasound, blood work and colonoscopy. When calling surgeon to book colonoscopy (he did my surgery) he advised only sygmoidoscopy required as he…
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Worried
Hi all, Having a panic attack,I didn't think ca could get to me any more having survived st 3 colon for 8 yrs. My wife has just had a series of ultrasounds that have found a 40mm thickening in the endometrium. Her doctor has suggested two causes ,endometrial displaysia ,treatable by a hysterectamy or endometrial cancer and…
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Alcohol
Does anyone out there have a problem with alcohol addiction?
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What would you do???
Greetings all: About 8 wks ago I had a ct scan and the results were mixed. My colon cancer and liver lesions were gone!!! But they noticed a small 4mm nodule on my left lung. I had a petscan done on Monday and I could get the results on Thursday if I wanted, but here's the catch. I'm going on long weekend trip with the…
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Juicers
Hi Everyone, I'm in the market for a good juicer. Any suggestions?
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Kushi diet anyone?
Anyone here follow the Kushi diet? It is macrobiotic developed by Michio Kushi and known to prevent/heal cancer. His book, The Cancer Prevention Diet, is a hit. Any feedback appreciated.
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Ileostomy reversal delay decision
Hi again, Another question for those who have had an ileostomy. I'm going to post this question on Shaz's site as well as talk to my surgeon. I had my rectum removed on September 9th of this year and had a J-pouch created and temporary ileostomy. The surgery seemed to go well, but unfortunately I have been re-hospitalized…
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re: Constipation
Does anyone have any advice/comments about constipation as a side effect of radiation and/or chemo (Xeloda)? So much appreciated. My friend has been having chronic constipation from the cancer in general and now from the treatments. Does this side effect go away with shrinkage of the tumor? Thanks again! Kathryn
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post-treatment diarrhea
My wife had anal canal "squamus cloacogenic carcinoma". She went through chemo + radiation this Aug/Sep. Compared to some I have read, she is not doing too badly - mostly fatigue, ... and diarrhea. From reading here, it appears that this may continue for a while. Has anyone found ways to alleviate it? Immodium doesn't seem…
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Its Been Awhile
It has been quite a few months since visiting this board. I don't know what made me look this AM but I am so glad I did. I stopped coming here when I realized my soon to be ex-spouse and inlaws were monitoring this board planning to use everything I said against me. Well, now my attitude is, "GO AHEAD!" After battling this…
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Flu Shot while on Chemo
Hullo all : ) I need to ask my oncologist about this .... but am interested in any semi-colon's two cents. My aunt (who herself is a cancer survivor) has encouraged me to get a flu vaccination because I might be more susceptible to the flu due to being on chemo and having liver surgery (met removal) this winter. She thinks…
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update on my erbitux and camptosar treatment
I just took my fifth erbitux weekly and camptosar every two week treatment and I am finally feeling hopeful again. I just got my results of my last CEA test. It went from 22 to 11 after just two treatments. I haven't posted my full story of my colon battle as of yet so here it is. I first found out about my colon cancer in…
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Still NED
With new people getting diagnosed and the tragic losses we've seen, I'm never sure if/when good news is appropriate. But then I guess for those that are recently diagnosed, it's good to know that it's possible to beat this disease. I was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer on May 11 of this year at 35 years of age, with…