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Update
Hi all, hope everyone is doing well. We've had some great news on these boards lately...let's keep it that way. Well we've hit another snag. Scott has a fistula. Has anyone had experience with this? His surgeon who drained the abcess doesn't seem so concerned about it. But then again, the man has no bedside manner…
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Happy Birthday Lisa P
Hi Everyone, It's Birthday Time.... Tomorrow August 10th is Lisa P (scouty) 51st Birthday,.... So lets all join in and wish Lisa a very Happy Birthday... Love Andy & Lisa
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Prayer Please
I know I usually post concerning my husband. He was dx with CRC 10-03, surgery 2-04, NED as of 3-05. But today I am here about my daughter and my husbands step daughter. She is 21, still living at home and going to school. She started having problems with her bowels when she was 12 years old. Over the last 9 years she has…
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NED is hot!
Greetings all! Well, I discussed with my doctor the outcome of my annual CT scan, and I am happy to say that NED and I are still together after 4 years! I knew I felt fine, but admittedly, was a little nervous until I got the "official" word from the doctor. SSSSSSSSSSIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH...long sigh of relief!…
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Chemo Treatment Question
Has anyone had the following treatment give for Colon Cancer Stage IV : Decadron+Comptsar+Leucovorin+5FU+Avastin? my mother is currently under this treatment...she is currently going through her 2nd cycle...after the 3 week her CEA dropped from 218 to 148..which to me its an indication that its working...she receives it 4…
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Fabulous News !
Hello everyone - I am happy to report that my mom just chatted with her oncologists assistant who told her that there were no changes on her CAT scan (which was NED last time).. I am so thrilled ! (she was originally diagnosed in January 2003 with Stage 3 and subsequently had a local recurrence).. We feel so blessed to…
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waiting for test results again!
Hi Everyone, I saw a gynocologist/oncologist today for some female problems that I have been having. The result was a biopsy of the uterus. Apparently uterine cancer does not show up on pet or ct scans. That sure surprised me. The doctor also said that the surgeon who did my surgery for rectal cancer should have removed my…
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Love & Hug Your Kids
Hi Everyone, Yesterday my son Andrew & I went to Magic Mountain Water Park, for a fun day in the sun with friends here in Moncton. A few hours into the day a young boy age 12 was found floating in the wave pool .... From our seats we watched the whole thing go down and how fast a life can be taken at such a young age. The…
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Bowel&urine urgency.side effects?
Diagnosis, rectal cancer. started chemo and radiation last wednesday(mon-fri, weekend off) My pa is experincing bowel urgency about every 30 min. however he eliminates very little. He also has burning with urination and slow flow. Is this common? thanks!
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FOLFOX
Just curious how many people are on this particular chemo and if they have experienced good results for stage IV with mets to liver or anywhere else. I heard that FOLFOX is "one of" or the "best" treatment for Stage IV with liver mets and I recently heard that if FOLFOX is used first or "before" they try some other chemo…
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Nutrition and Chemo Question
As time goes on my dad is having a harder time with his chemo treatments. It started off that if he had a treatment on Monday by Thursday he was feeling pretty decent. Then it got to where it was Friday or the weekend before he felt better and now its into the second weekend before he can get turned around which sometimes…
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1st treatment with diff meds
Good morning everybody. I did my 1st chemo treatment with the different drugs eloxatin, avastin and leucovorin. No really major side effects. About half way thru, I had a bad hot flash. Just sweating but before I was cold. The nurse told me with this try to always drink room temperature beverages. No caffiene during this…
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when is the first year?
Hi all..was wondering when do you start counting. being cancer free? after the tumor is removed? after treatments? I had a tumor removed and so far..knock on wood nothing has returned..I thought I would start counting the day after the tumor was removed.. so then this july of this year would be a year cancer freee? am I…
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Folfox by another name
Does Folfox go by another name?
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blood in urine
Hi ! Havne't posted in a while, but I'm always reading your notes. The day of my last treatment ( last Wed ) went to pee and saw blood in my urine. Blood test are showing that kidneys are not working properly ( even thought they are going back to normal )X rays and sonograms where negative. Dr. do not have a clue why it…
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THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT!
I just wanted to thank you all for your support and encouragement on my race results! It is so important to return to our lives and live them with bravery and vigor! If Lance Armstrong can win the Tour de France, we can all go back to what we did and do it better or at least smarter. Survivors...KEEP MOVING!! Walk, bike,…
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5th Place!!
I may ne be Lance Armstrong exactly....but 6 and one-half year after surviving stage 3 rectal cancer (diagnosed at 36) I took 5th place in a 6 kilometer cross-country race through the local State Park (out of 60 runners). Not only that, but my whole family finished the race...my daughter won the 14 and under division and…
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Am I losing It???
Maybe I never had "It" but... I was out all day to-ing and fro-ing (I know because I was sorta dressed up--for me, anyway) Now it all seems like a dream and I am not sure where I was and don't want to ask a lot of questions in case my family starts to worry. I know you all have probably been there and done it but I usually…
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rthornton, no colons, and semi colons-- help me, please.
I had total colectomy on July 28-- last Thursday. Apparently all went well, and I went home 5 days post op. On the second day at home, I began to have abdominal cramps and vomited all night and most of the next day. I was re-admitted with severe dehydration and elevated white blood cells. NG tube went in, along with T"PN-…
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I have to admit it's getting better
It's getting better all the time! I got home last night from spending three days admitted to the hospital for chemo cycle number four. Usually when I complete a chemo cycle I go through about a week of utter hell, with the boiling hot diarrhea combined with the anal fissure pain. This time ... almost nothing! The pain is…
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mybuttstillsore
no isnt that a catchy title. ha. well if any of you remember..my bum has been hurting when i sit down for very long periods of time. say anything over ten or fifteen min.. on hard chair or floor. so i mentioned it to my oncologist.. now monday i have to have a pet scan AGAIN i just had one in may. when i griped at this he…
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Very Depressed Father
Hello, My father just had his "medport" put in. Chemo starts next Monday. He seemed optimistic before but now he is very depressed and says that he does not think he will make it past the beginning of next year. (maybe this is a normal reaction?...it's not anything the doctors told him) He has CC mets to the liver (1/3)…
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Emily or scouty
Have another question about juicing. Do you add your protein powder and/or the green stuff to your juice or to something else? Mary
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Father Losing Weight On Chemo
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you or anyone you are taking care of has lost alot of weight. My dad started chemo 7 weeks ago for stage 4 colon cancer and has already lost 20 pounds and is still losing. Any suggestions on how to get him to gain weight. He is still eating. Maybe not as much as he use to and he cut out all…
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PET / CT?
Sorry this is probably a silly question but what is the difference between CT scans and PET scans (or is there one?). My boyfriend is having CT scans only (well along with blood markers)Thanks, Jo
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PH and alkaline
do we have any survivors who have looked into checking their ph, and if acidic, what has been taken to restore the balance.
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4 YEARS OF LIFE!!
Hello all you Rockin' Semi-Colons pals!! August 6 is my four year anniversary!!! I AM ALIVE!! I love those words. As much as I love NED. I have a houseful right now and more coming this weekend so I just wanted to sneak in here really quickly and share this with you. Tomorrow I will be off to the berry patch picking fresh…
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one more memeber of the NED club
Hi all I am so excited I just got the results of my CT scan from my doc. I am NED as of now. This was the first Ct after my liver surgery in June and everything is perfectly clear. I'll have another one in 3 months to check. But I am so happy-yahoo!! Barb
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cheil and emily or scouty
Never got to respond to your question about the powders. I think Emily can answer better. Protein powder, just as it's name suggests, adds protein to the meal. Particularly important if you are vegetarian-which I am not, though I may use it for my morning meal. I find that if I don't have protein with breakfast it just…
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Outside looking in
Good morning. It is morning here in Chicago Il. Well as some of you may know, I have found this site becouse my pa has cancer. He is 64 years old dx with stage 2 rectal cancer. I have cancer too, along with my pa. I do not have it Physical but emotionally. I am my pa care giver and advocate. It has touched my life, changed…