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Thank You
Hi all, I want to express my gratitude to everyone here, and thanks to Kanga for your special post. Things have been a bit hectic here. Scott is still in the hospital. Last week he developed a nasty abcess from his subcutaneous needle for his pain meds. They had to drain it and things seem to be ok now. He's on antibiotics…
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Lung Metastasis
I was diagnosed with Stage III Colon Cancer in January 2002. I have undergone 6 months of Chemotherapy. During the initial CT Scan to determine metastasis, I was informed that the cancer had not spread. After switching doctors I learned that there was an abnormal node in the lung. Follow-up in June during treatment…
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Las Vegas
Appears the deadline for booking your Las Vegas/Semi-Colon-Semi-Annual-Colonpalooza Trip is drawing near. You must book by August 25th. Full refunds issued if you need to cancel, and do so by September 25th. Interested parties should call the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas at 1-877-333-wish. Rooms are $ 99.00 per…
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ct scan tomorrow
Hi everyone, I hope that you're all having a good day. I am having a ct scan of my pelvic area tomorrow because I've been having some pain there. My onc thinks it will show scar tissue from surgery and radiation damage but I'm really nervous about it, of course. Everything will probably turn out fine, but I needed to…
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Sunday Ice Cream Social
So... we finally meet Sponger's Mum. She is a real person and real sweet. Go figure. We got a taste of Lisa's new dragon slayer diet. Even my veggie niece was impressed. She pronounced the food "totally healthy" and she will not let anything suspect pass her daughter's lips. We are still working on the fresh corn she let…
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Flex Sig Results
Durn y'all. I am so humbled by this all. My rectum was clean as a whistle. The GI doc just kept saying WOW, she could not even tell where the tumor had been. She did biopsies just in case, but said she saw nothing suspicious. I think the concept of someone now having any surgery or radiation, just doing chemo, then…
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pattieb
Hey guys... Has anyone heard from pattieb recently? My friends list shows she hasn't been on since November. Naturally, I'm a little concerned.
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L. Armstrong...
Wouldn't it be cool to see Lance do a victory tour across the US. He could promote cycling and cancer at the same time... Remember the movie Forest Gump? When he started running people just followed? It would be the same for Lance. If he came through Milwaukee I'd blow the dust of my Pea Picker (old Schwinn bicycle) and…
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Anyone on Erbitux?
Hi, I just had my second of eight cycles of Erbitux and already I'm getting a pretty nasty rash that is driving me nuts. Has anyone else had it?
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Juicer Brands / Models
Hi! OK, I'm doing it...I'm starting juicing ASAP. I'm shopping for a juicer. Two brands that are at the top of my list, based on reviews and posts here, are the : Omega 8003 and the Champion 2000 I believe both are masticating which sounds like it makes juice that is higher in fiber content and nutrition. I'm kind of…
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For Linda and Scott
I know that a reminder is not necessary here because I know you all have Linda, Scott and their children in your hearts. I just wanted to take a moment to say that Jen and I think of them every day. Our love always dear friends. Ross and Jen
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Thinking of you, too Kanga
Best of luck on your tests tomorrow, buddy. Sending you love, hugs and prayers. All my love, Barb ( Who IS holding your hand and will continue to do so. Mate :) )
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toooo young!!
I could not help but post this. We just found out that our friends daughter's boyfriend has cancer. He was just in a car accident, but not badly hurt. He was sent to hosp. for observation and tests to look for broken ribs and they found a very large shadow over his heart. It turns out the shadow is cancer......a large mass…
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Alternatives
Lisa's news should be a wake-up call to most semi-colons that some alternative approaches have merit, and you are your best advocate.It seems olbvious that diet and supplements have a role in cancer treatment, and we need a section within this site which addresses this issue. Regardless of our choices, we need information…
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My mom's surgery
My mom had her cytoreduction surgery on Thursday. Unfortunately she was not able to have the intraperitineal chemical wash because the cancer was worse than originally thought on her liver. Apparently she has multiple tiny implants all over her liver instead of the few tumors they thought they could remove. Anyway on the…
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Anyone heard of Dr. Andrea Sullivan?
Hi all - This is a long shot. But, has anyone, in the DC area or elsewhere heard of Dr. Andrea Sullivan - a nauturopath who also has a Ph.D in an unrelated topic? At work my department secretary swears by her. Her sister has breast cancer and while she did chemo too, she also spent much time with this woman, is as of last…
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Thinking of Scouty
Jen and I have Scouty on our minds this evening as she goes for her flex. sig. today. We pray that all will be ok and know that you all have her in your hearts and prayers. We love you Lisa.........Ross and Jen
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HAPPY B'DAY NANUK!
hey all you semi-colons, our esteemed bud snuck through another birthday on Thursday the 21st so I'd like to us to give him a rousing semi-colon salute! ( I ) There's mine--just add yours! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY NANUK!!! ......and MANY more!! WE LOVE YOU BUD!! peace, emily who hasn't mooned in a ****'s age but consider…
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GO LANCE....!
This man is definitely my hero; not just a 7 time winner in the world's most difficult bicycle race, but a cancer survivor who has given back to the cancer community in spades..let's invite him to the Palooza. BTW, there are only 5 rooms left in the block set aside for the semi-colons.. Bud
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Boiling Hot Diarrhea
OK ... so I found out a few days ago, after a particularly interesting and disturbing examination, that I have an anal fissure. The examination was scheduled due to many painful bathroom trips. The doctor prescribed something called Proctofoam HC, which worked very well until ... I completed round three of chemotherapy on…
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Guidelines for screening colon ca., what is the point?
I read an article on the ACS web. The article mentioned " Doctors often don't follow guidlines for screening colon cancer" Are docs being punished in any way if they do not follow the guidelines? anyone know what is being done about this? The article is Take-home Kit Beats in-office stool test for colon cancer ( why have…
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First Chemo
Hi all - I'm pretty new, but already I love this group and hope to really be part of it after a while. I started my chemo this past Monday (following colon surgery in early June - I'm stage 4 with one tiny met to liver). Had oxaliplatin and am also on Xeloda tablets. I haven't turned into a pumpkin or anything - yet (and…
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cat scan
Hello everybody. Today I went for my routine cat scan. Had one in February and came back normal. In August of last year I had one done and I went in crying. I don't know why but i boo-hooed for a while. Two days later, the nurse called me and told me they saw a mass in the same spot where the 1st tumor was. I just lost it.…
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Pain from port
My mom has had a port since the end of March. She has chemo every other week. Over the past several weeks immediately after her "take home pump" is removed she has developed extreme pain in her arm. Along with the pain is redness and heat. (I can feel the warmth when I touch her arm.) She has since had dye put through the…
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Gas Causes Cancer?
Hello all! Well, not exactly causes .... but I'm wondering if my life-long abundance of gas could be a symptom of some gastointestinal problem that made me more susceptible to colon cancer. I had heard that people with Chron's disease or Colitis are more likely to develop gastointestinal cancer. In fact, before I was…
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need some help and advice
I had my cat scan done Monday and the nurse called me a few minutes ago to say that a few spots were found in my lower left lung. She said the few were in millimeters. Nothing was found my colon and I am thankful to God for that. I have an appt with the dr tomorrow for blood and she scheduled me for a pet scan Monday. I…
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Good News!
The biopsy was negative for recrrent cancer at the incision site. The uterine biopsy was negative as well. Things seem to be good (I don't want to count any chickens) woohooo!!!! The Doc says, "You have about three years now, right?" I said 3 and 1/2! I am inching toward 5. He says 5 is an arbitrary number(I said nuh-uh, I…
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Tumour markers for newbies
Hi all...just thought some refresher stuff for many of our new friends would be worthwhile. The following link gives some info on blood tumour markers and although it does relate to other forms of cancers the tumour markers used for us "semi-colons" are included. ie; CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125…
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for the gals
Just thought you might be interested babes; Increased Vitamin B Consumption Reduces Women's Risk Of Colorectal Cancer Abstract According to a study published in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology, women with a high dietary intake of vitamin B6 over several years have a decreased…
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Help... Questions....thanks....
Hi All, Just another person here to say thanks for always giving the upside to this crappy disease (no punn intended)!! My husband has finished 11 rounds of FOLFOX with Avastin at this point and is an inspiration to me. Question for you semi-colons.....can chemo cause an absess????? He developed what we thought was a…