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Starting Chemoradiation on Tuesday...
Greetings, I start chemo/rad on Tuesday. I'm calling this part of my treatment "Pummel Mode", time to kick the crap out of this disease. My regiment is as follows: Radiation for 5 days a week for 5 weeks, chemo for 4 days straight, off for 25 days, then chemo for 4 more days. My chemo cocktail has changed as well, I'm…
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Book
Hi all, From time to time I've seen posted here books on nutrition and books for understanding cancer. I just read, "Help me live: 20 things people with cancer want you to know" by Lori Hope (her real name). Lori is a lung cancer survivor and the book relates her personal stories as well as stories from patients, doctors,…
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Moms First Birthday
Hi Everyone, Today is my mom's one year post surgery date! One year ago today the Stage 3 tumor and one positive node were removed and she was officially considered CANCER FREE and still is. Today she is back to work feeling and looking great. Tonight we're going out for dinner and getting a birthday cake that says "Happy…
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New Diagnosis
Hi all - my name is Betsy. I've been reading this board the last couple of weeks and thought I would announce myself and ask for any thoughts you all have. I was diagnosed on 5/23 following a colonoscopy. Turns out I am stage 4 - 1 "very tiny" met to the liver. I had colon surgery on 6/7 and just started back to work this…
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? about different chemo drugs
My dad started off being treated with Eloxatin(Oxaplatin)but after his first 4 treatmens they did a CATScan and the tumor had grown so now they have switched him to Uri-t-can(sorry I'm spelling it like it sounds I don't know correct spelling). Has anyone been treated with this chemo drug or Eloxatin or know anyone who has?…
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Avemar
Has anyone heard anything about the dietary supplement Avemar? My sister is a dietian and ran across a study that was conducted in 2003. The study published in the British Journal of Cancer states and compares the effectiveness of standard anti-cancer therapies along with standard anti-cancer therapies plus a dietary…
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Survivorship Notebook
I saw this on the LAF website, if anyone is interested. No charge except for ship and handling. Make a donation or buy a wristband while you are there. http://www.store-laf.org/nt001.html Barb
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The Anti-Cancer Diet
Hi there! I found some pretty good info - not too technical and easy to grasp. Here is a portion and I can continue to post the rest; thought the whole thing would cause eye strain! I have started with the first three of the 12 tips. If anyone wants, I can list the link.... Have a great day!! Cheers, Maura THE ANTI-CANCER…
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newbie, please help
My pa was dx with a colonrectal ca. about 2 weeks ago. We went too see a colon rectal specialist/surgeon who deals with cancer tumors. His recommendation to my pa was to do 5 wks of chemo and radiation before surgery to shrink tumor first (size at this time is about 7-8 cm)He said the tumor was low lyeing and if he did…
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surgery and adjuvant chemo
Hi everyone. I appreciate all the replies to my posting yesterday. What a wonderful support group. I will be having surgery in 6-8 weeks to remove the rectal tumor and am receiving 5 1/2 weeks of chemoradiation first. It is low lying so I may end up with a perm colostomy or a temp ileostomy. How long were most people out…
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cancer vs. sugar
hello to all.i hope that all is going well with everyone.i want to ask for opinions from some of you.i've seen articles on the internet and read posts here about sugar intake and how it can affect the growth of tumors.i'm a kaiser member and have been treated by my oncologist since 2001.he has 26 years of experience in the…
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side effects after fulfox tx.
Hi all, everything is going well in my life but my best friend diagnosed in June stage 3 is on Fulfox and having symptoms my hubby did not have. After each treatment when she is getting ready to disconnect on Fridays she starts to swell up, just hands and face but it is significant swelling. Couldn't make a fist for two…
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1 year ago today
1 year ago today at about the same exact time (1:20 eastern time) my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer which we later found out on July 30 (surgery) turned out to be stage 3 with 5 positive lymph nodes. Today, luckily and with the grace of our good God, he is cancer free and once again living a wonderful and fulfilling…
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brother needs hospice care
Hello everyone, I have not been here in a long time....Jesper, my brother (I don't know if anyone remembers him) has not been able to beat this small cell in the colon.... diagnosed in Jan 2005... Drs. tells us there is nothing more than can do.It has spread all over, kidney shows cancer cells in urine, liver shows multi…
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1 year anniversary
Hi Everyone, Happy 4th of July! Diagnosed March 2004 with rectal cancer. Had radiation and chemo(xeloda), surgery June 28 with permanent colostomy, followed by 6 months of xeloda. I have been cancer free for 1 year, but I never got a chance to celebrate. My father unexpectedly passed away on that day. I just wanted…
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Need some advice
Hi guys, Well as most of you know, I am on Xeloda and have been for 7 months. Now I am suffering side effects that are awful - these side effects effect my hands and feet. Especially my BIG toes. I am experiencing pain, pussing and loss of contact of my nail with nail bed. It is driving me CRAZY! My doctor has taken me off…
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Vitamin Supplements- one more time for the dummies!!
Vitamin Supplements - do you take them? Well the oncologists say they 'just dont know if they are of any benefit', the surgeons say 'they are a waste of money'. BUT the nutritionists say that they may reduce the risk of recurrence ?!?!?!? We have found a book called ' HEal Cancer' by R. Cilento - she advocates a number of…
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need some uplifting
hello all. well i went to see my onc yesterday and i still have this cough which is worse some days than others. anyway while he was examining me he was listening to my heart and while doing that he kept his hand in my liver area for quite a while which i not like him. he sd that he wants a ct right away so you can…
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A new Lance link
For those interested: By Outside Mag. http://outside.away.com/outside/tour-de-france-2005.html Lance is in 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Barb ( who did interval sprinting on the 4th. I can't even walk now.) ( But, it feel so good)
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Joke
From the Comedy Cures Foundation web site: http://www.comedycures.org/ A grasshopper walks into a bar and sits down. The bartender says, "you know we have a drink named after you?" And the grasshopper says " you have a drink named steve?"
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Total Colectomy questions
I have noticed on the message boards that many people have had partial colon resections or ostomies, or sometimes jpouches, but I don't seem to see many people who have had total colectomies. As a stage IV colon cancer patient with mets to the liver, I recently had this surgery (May 23) and would love to compare notes with…
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Treatment Options
After reading a stage IV cc patient's summary of his efforts to "cure" his cancer with conventional and experimental options, and the research, travel, misinformation, time wasted and frustrations encountered by this person, it became clear that a section or forum dealing with conventional, experimental and alternative…
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ALL.ANGELS. HERE
Hi all. Like so many here..i dont post often but read weekly and often more. Last year I found this site just about this time... was 41 and dx with rectal cancer..marked for a bag..surgery wasnt sure what i would wake up with. Didnt end up with a bag.. but was in hospital for 8 days and 32 staples later. Healed up and had…
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to Reini
Hiya....please excuse my ignorance. Trying to catch up here. My good buddy Sponger alerted me to our new ozzie friend here Welcome to the "family". I say that with much affection as that is exactly how things are on here. I have been coming here for 2 years and you will certainly find that this site has much to offer. I am…
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Has anyone Heard of.........
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has heard of Oasis of Hope....in Mexico.....I've heard some great things lately from people that have actually went and stayed for the 3wk program, and have been doing great ever since.....am looking for any info.....good or bad.....Thanks Beci
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Bag tips
Hi all, Just thought I would give a couple of tips that I learned whenever I had my colostomy. This may sound a little gross but it really works. Spray your new bag on the inside with a little Pam cooking spray. (A can a bought particually for this purpose) Just fold up the bottom, because if you get it too close to the…
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REVERESALS BIG DECISION
HI EVERYBODY. HAPPY 4TH. I WENT TO N.Y.CITY LAST TUESDAY TO TALK TO THE SURGEON WHO DID MY SURGERY FOR COLON CANCER IN AUG.2003.I HAD MY ASCENDING COLON AND SIGMOID COLON REMOVED DUE TO A LARGE MASS WHICH STARTED IN THE CECUM WENT ACROSS THE PELVIS AND ATTACHED ITSELF TO THE SIGMOID. I WAS LEFT WITH AN ILLEOSTOMY ON THE…
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To Emily
Sorry for takig up space her guys n gals....me n Em's got a thing goin'....jest kiddin. Em...my emails to you ain't making tha journey gal..don't know why. You have my email addy so send me an email then I can refresh your addy. You might like to send me a personal here with your addy too....I will send mine again so check…
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NED Again
Hi Everyone, I just returned from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas and my CT Scan came back with good results. NED!! It is always so nerve wracking to go through the scans, tests and then wait for the results, but I made it again. I am scheduled for my next scan in 9 weeks. I was so fortunate to meet another…
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walking, hi i am new to site
my name is claudia and i am 34 and was recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. i am in my 4th week of chemo radiation with oral xeloda that i have had to be off of twice already because of low white blood cell counts. i hate being off of it as i do not want to give the tumor a chance but am being told if my WBC are low,…