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CT; take 2
Well, it is that time again. I got my repeat CT on Thursday... and now I wait for the results on Monday. I am asking for the good vibes to come flowing my way - chasing off any cancer!! I had a scan 2 months ago which showed "activity" above my right hilar lymph nodes (in the lungs). I had a lung met removed 5/04 and would…
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For all of those going through bad times
And even those who aren't... I have been so busy lately that I haven't had much chance to reply to any messages though I read them every day. I know that I am still new here and very unknown so I know my lack of responses aren't missed. I do want to say this. Every message on this board touches my heart. Whether it is…
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Radiofrequency Ablation
Have any of you had Radiofrequency Ablation on your liver and was it succesfull, my dad is supposed to have this as his heart is not strong enough to take the liver resec... I am so scared for my dad, I just don't want to give up hope for him, but things are getting worse not better. We were so looking forward to this…
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I Love NED!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Have been reading everyone's posts but have been so nervous about my boyfriend's scan last week that I haven't been able to think straight at all. Well.... his CT scan is clear!!! He had 3 or 4 mets to liver in June. I love erbitux!! Onc said that he can't believe the results and that we should be "cautiously…
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Complete badness
Ran into the oncologist at the gym this afternoon. We both did our seperate workouts and then he called my husband and I over to let me know the spot has grown. It started as a <3mm area of unknown inflammation, now it is >3 cm mass. The thoracic surgeon states I don't have time for pre-op chemo... that if I wait, the…
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HNPCC
I was looking for some opinions on HNPCC testing. After my next surgery I have been referred to discuss it with the genetics counsellors. From my view, the good things are; regular screening for related cancers (not covered without positive evidence of HNPCC), allows informed decisions about having children (50% is a big…
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Liver Hemangiomas
I need positive thoughts and stories please! My mom has been through a CT Scan and a liver ultrasound which found a 'spot' on her liver. We thought it was confirmed not to be cancer but it hasn't. Has anyone had a spot on the liver after colon/rectal cancer that turned out to be nothing? julie
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claudia
I have been thinking about you... I almost called you this weekend, but I wanted to give you some home adjustment time. Thanks for the sweet note. I hope you are feeling better. I swear, other than a few lung mets, it gets much easier with time. I'll be strong.. and so must you. I really think the meditation/prayer/yoga…
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scan on wednesday and question
hi guys, it's scan time once again for Daddy, and of course and as usual, i'm scared to death. He had his routine blood work last week and I am thrilled to say his cea is normal at 1.0, but it was always normal, even when he had the colon cancer in him, which turned out to be stage 3, but the one thing really worrying me…
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Hello from sunny Dublin Ireland
Hello This is my first time to contact this board, but I have been reading for quite a while. Diagnosed in October 04, suffering extreme pain in colon area, underwent emergency surgery, got results cancer stage 4 with one possible 2 liver mets. Did the folfiri regime pllus avastin. Got through the chemotherapy fine, and am…
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Cancer-free and NED
Now that all of my doctors have reviewed last week's PET scan, which shows that there is no longer any cancer in my liver but suspicious activity in my formerly colon area, I can now say that I am cancer-free. I still have to endure a few more chemotherapy cycles, just to be sure that all the stray cancer cells are killed…
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Update on Scott
Hi all, it's been a while since I've posted. Things have been hectic with the kids going back to school. Well Scott had a meltdown last night. I felt so helpless! He has another fistula and this one is leaking bad. The wound nurse gave him ostomy bags to collect the fluids, but they break easily. He is just getting more…
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Neuropathy
Hi everyone question. I have been off Folifox treatment with the oxiplatin(sp) for about a month. My hands and feet are worse then being on the chemo now. Some times I have these sharp big toe pains that stop me in my tracks, also my feet are more numb causing me to drag my feet when I walk. At times it feels like my shoes…
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Hello Everyone!!
Hi guys! I am sorry that i haven't been on board in such a long time. Things for me haven't be the greatest. I am still trying. I just don't know which way to go anymore. I have been going through the motions for so long that I don't know what reality is anymore. I am trying to do everything I can to stay grounded. I just…
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Discouraged
My chemo has been postponed AGAIN, due to low white blood cell count. (I'm on FOLFOX, supposedly every 2 weeks, following surgical removal of a single lung metastisis, 2 yrs after tx for Stage III rectal cancer). I am a "pollyanna" by nature, and each time I have a setback I manage to see the bright side, focus on the…
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My Sweetie is Hurting and I hate it
well my husband Hayes is going through it. He asked for his chemo to be changed on FOLFOX w/Avistan as he cannot deal with the neuropathy he has it pretty bad. Well now his hands can hardly close as it so painful, does anyone know if this is normal? He will see his doc today, so that will be a main topic of conversation i…
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Elevated CEA
Hi everyone, I have been reading messages for four years now. My CEA was recently confirmed elevated and I am three weeks into the one month wait for a retake. If still elevated I will be getting the dreaded CT. We all have been there. I have read the messages regarding CEA results and it helps alot, and I do not feel so…
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Good News....
hi everyone, My mother got results from her last CT Scan - ALL CLEAR!!! We had a bit of a panic because there was a new liver spot the CT scan picked up but an emergency ultrasound confirmed its nothing but a 'sist' of some sort. Nothing to worry about! My mother was diagnosed in March 2004 with Stage 3 rectal cancer and…
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Beci -
Hello! I am so sorry to hear of your husbands passing!!!! I know to well how you are feeling!!!! It will be 9 months for me on the 24th and it still feels like the day of!! If you would like to talk, maybe we can help each other. Plese email me if you would like to!! My deepest sympathy!!!! Sue
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Sperm after chemotherapy
Does anyone know if chemotherapy for cancer damages sperm cells, and if it does, how long should men wait after the end of chemotherapy before trying to conceive?
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Avastin & Erbitux Approved In Canada
Health Canada approves pricey colorectal cancer drugs Provided by: Canadian Press Sep. 12, 2005 TORONTO (CP) -- Health Canada has approved two promising but expensive new cancer drugs, Avastin and Erbitux. Both are treatments for advanced colorectal cancer. Avastin, made by Hoffman-La Roche, was approved for first line…
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My husband
Can anyone who survived colon cancer help me. I am terrified. My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer on Aug 16th. He had surgery on the 22nd to remove the tumor, 10 inches of the colon and 13 lymnodes. They said the cancer did not enter the lymnodes and only penetrated 2 of the 5 layers of the colon wall. They put him…
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Clean liver
I got my PET/CT results today. Several weeks ago I had five liver mets, and now they are all gone. But there is some kind of "activity" in my rectal area, so tomorrow I get a special examination to see what's up with that. But the doc was really happy about the liver. I'm holding my enthusiasm to see what's up with the…
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Questions, questions, questions!
Hope everyone is doing well. I have a few questions that I was hoping someone may be able to help me out with! To refresh, I had an ultra low anterior resection with colonic j-pouch construction for rectal ca (stage 1) in April. They created a temporary ileostomy which is going to be reversed in about 6 weeks. I have had…
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change of chemo
well my husband saw oncologist last Friday, and it was decided to stop the Folfox cocktail, as he is suffering pretty bad with the neuropathy (had 6 treatments one every two weeks). So the plan now is CT Scan Wednesday (scary time) then Friday go in for chemo onc will have made decision as to what at that time, he will…
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Rectal/Vaginal fistula - Adding muscle to rectum
My 34 year old daughter had stage 2/3 rectal cancer diagnosed March 30, 2004. She underwent chemo and radiation for six weeks prior to surgery in Aug. 2004. She then went through another 5 months of chemo as a procaution, as they found no lymph involvement even though they suspected there was before her first…
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I WON!!
Well, it seems I have won an all-expense paid trip to .... New Orleans! I received a request to head down and do critical incident stress debriefs. They have put my second surgery on hold pending my return and I leave next week. I'll be like Kanga - AWOL - for a wile as I expect to be right in the heart of New Orleans…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAURA
Didn't want you to get off the hook here without having your birthday publicly announced! Many happy RETURNS! - SB
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New Orleans
On vacation with little access to the internet or TV, I missed most of the hurricaine coverage. It did not suprise me that our favorite navel officer has gone down there to help. Putting aside his goofy SpongeBob persona he becomes a hero among heros. I am proud to know him. My maternal grandmother's people came from New…
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We lost the battle
To all the friends on this network, my husband Mike just lost his battle with colon cancer,on Aug 11th at 43yrs old,he wasn't ready and did not want to leave me and our 4 small kids,how hard is that to live with??? We need you survivors to keep up the great words of encouragement and faith....to you I thank for all those…