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I'M CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Everyone!!!! You guys are family to me and you are the FIRST to know. I just got off the phone with the Dr. and he said that all the polps were negative!!!!!! I am so relieved!!!!! After she looked at all the other test results they are pretty sure that all the pain I have ben having is from IBS - Irritable Bowel…
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My sister
Hello Everyone! I haven't posted in a couple of weeks b/c my sister was hospitalized again and we have had a lot of family in town. I wanted to ask if any of you know about any other chemo drug or an experimental treatment that my sister can try. I am sending a letter to several cancer centers...I am attaching part of the…
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Party pictures
Go to my personal web page and go to expression gallery and look at the pic. You can tell we had a great time. I'm so glad that God has granted me another birthday. I feel so blessed to have more time with my family. And thanks to all you for the birthday wishes. Love and prayers, Judy(grandma047)
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WELCOME BACK SEA_DETAIL!
Semi-Colons, Please join me in welcoming back our friend Sea_Detail. Chris has been away for a while busily fighting (and beating) the dragon. He forgot his sign-in and password. He says chemo brain, I say old age. Thanks to Jose for hooking him up with his long-forgotten info. Cheers, Chris. Welcome back. - Sponge
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reaction and blood
Hi been a while seems I only get on when I am having problems. am doing fol fox, oxi, leukovorin, every 2 weeks for 48 hours last week has reaction to oxi rash, and itchy they gave me allergy stuff for it, but I know I won't be on it anymore. Anyhow else have this problem this is my 2nd round of it, 11th session total,…
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eye tearing - aftermath of 5-FU
I was just wondering if any of you have had persistant eye tearing as a result of being on 5-FU or Xeloda. I had two rounds of chemo - the last one ended 1 1/2 years ago, but I am still having problems w/ my eye. I am scheduled to undergo a procedure to possibly have a small tube inserted in my tear duct on Tuesday. Has…
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Weekly Reminder...
Alrighty guys... You're going to get these weekly reminders since we tend to chat a lot on this discussion board, and the messages get flipped to page 2 rather quickly... Semi-Colon Reunion in Vegas! From Oct 25th to 28th, Tuesday to Friday. Can go earlier, can stay later. Rooms set aside at Aladdin Hotel & Casino for $ 99…
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Happy Birthday Grandma( 07 )
Hi Semi Colons, March 29,2005... Grandma(07)turns 51 Please raise your glass with me everyone, in wishing Judy a very Happy Birthday and many, many, more... God Bless Have A Wonderful Day ! ! ! Lisa
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blood
Hi, I am sorry I guess I should be more clear when I said I had blood in stool that only happened one time to me after doing the chemo fol fox, oxi,leuk I did have that reaction to oxiplatnum rash and itchiness, that was my 11th session 2nd round of course. I am sorry if I mislead and meant bleeding all the time it only…
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How do I put pictures on here?
How do I put several pictures on here? Is there a way??? I'm pretty dumb when it comes to computers. I'd like to put pictures of my birthday and my beautiful grandchildren with me. Let me know if there is a way. Love and prayers, Judy
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Results from Round #2
Hello Everyone!!!!! I know that I promised I would let you guys know yesterday how things went. I was out of it most of the day. When they said they were going to knock meout they were right. When I got home around 3:oopm I went to sleep and sleep most of the night. It has been the most I have slept in over 1 1/2 years.…
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Thanks to everyone for birthday wishes!!
I had a wonderful birthday. I gave my testimony at church on Sunday, the day before my birthday. Then, after the service, They had me a birthday party. It was a big surprise and it was great. Almost all my family and friends were there. Then on my birthday, me and my family went to Cracker Barrel. It was great. i ate more…
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erbitux/cpt-11
Hi all - I have been reading the message board since May but this is the first time writing. My husband was diagnoised with stage IV colon cancer in May 2004. He has treated with F5u, oxiplatin, leukavorin (pardon my spelling) for 8 months and with Avastin for the past 7 months. We just found out this past week that the…
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effects of pelvic radiation
Hello to all my semi-colon friends. As you all know me from writing in the past I have had colon cancer with radiation to the pelvis and chemo. I have been on no treatments since June 2004. I have developed this blood problem where my bone marrow in the pelvic area is not making red blood cells. The bone marrow in the…
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Colorectal surgeon song :)
Hi Everyone, I was just at Rolling To Recovery the site by Molly MCMaster... http://www.rollingtorecovery.com/links.htm ... Anyway under " LINKS " I came across the Colorectal Surgeons Song... Fun stuff... Colo-rectalSurgeon.mp3 Lisa
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Brain Mets? - PET Scan
Hi, I was speaking to a nurse during chemo, she mentioned that the brain is also a destination for colo-rectal mets. I hadn't really heard that. I have two small liver mets that were seen by C-T and PET scan, but these did not scan my brain. Are brain mets really a common site for mets and has anyone else had their brain…
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PICC Line VS. Port
Hi, Another question... I have a PICC Line. My oncologist opted for it so I could get started on Avastin right away rather than wait for surgery to install a PORT plus recovery time. I'm interested in getting a PORT eventually though. But I have heard mixed opinions on the cost/benefits. One nurse told me there is…
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What the surprise was
In the last posting I mde, I told that I was going to give my testimony at church. I had 20 people from my family alone to show up and the church was also filled. I was so nervous, but everyone said that I didn't seem to be. I think it was a good testimony as to how faithful God is. If I'm saing something on here that I'm…
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Vegas Reunion
Greetings Everyone! I hope this message finds everyone in a condition they can deal with, regardless of where you are on this winding road... Ok, now the "Good Stuff"... We have decided (we consisting of Lisa Rose, scouty, SpongeBob, & me) to post this official message: The Semi-Annual Reunion of the Semi-Colons will be…
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Golf Tournament
Hi all, hope everyone is doing well (or as well as can be expected). Just wanted to let everyone know what a great company my husband works for. He works at the Hunt Valley Golf Club here in Maryland (Director of Maintenance). When the General Manager found about about Scott's recent diagnosis of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis…
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Ostomy Links
http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/weeklymail95.htm
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Help me understand...
I am having a moment right now...and I know that I can turn to you guys to help me out. I am not KKLoop, but her daughter who is so, so very lost right now. I know I don't have the cancer and that I am not the one suffering-lash on me because I am whining.....my heart is so so sad....how much longer will I have to watch my…
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Sorry if AWOL for a while
Since I've not been able to take the chemo for a while my tumor is really growing and causing a lot of pain and my upper right side hurts bad too. I haven't talked to the doctor about this yet, as he is on vacation. I caught the nurse just in time Friday and she wants me to take the morphine sulfate 30mg around the clock,…
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Surgery is done, now i have questions
I had a sigmoid colectomy on 3/17. Stage IIIc as many lympth nodes were involved. 43 years old, relatively healthy until this came along! I have some questions; 1 for guys. Did any of you experience testicular pain? I have this constant dull pain in my testicles and it's annoying more than anything else. Surgeon has never…
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HELP with my CEA value
Hi there, I would like to ask you if you can give me some information regarding my cea value.It came at 4.94 (upper limit of 5 for non smokers, 10 for smokers). I am not a smoker,though I smoked lightly for 3 years but I quit 16 months ago. However I do have a small lung problem, i.e. spastic bronchitis. I have no symptoms…
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port coming out already??
Hey guys, I'm just wondering something. I just got done talking with my dad's oncologist and he told me to call the surgeon to make an appointment to have my dad's port taken out. Originally he told me we should wait a year but now he thinks it's ok for it to come out now. The surgeon also agrees it should come out now. My…
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Guys it's me again, now it's mom...
(I send you guys quite a few messages, you guys are the best, now I have a question believe it or not regarding my mom) here goes the story. My mom went for a scan last August as they found a shadow on her X Ray, they confirmed that the shawdow was indeed there after the scan and recommended another one in Three months, we…
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Happy Easter!
Good Day & to all my Semi-colons and all, I wish you a Happy Easter and remember why we have it. Jesus has risen! And in that note to all of us in a group that needs special hope, it is there! We all will be blessed and learn from others, since this is what this forum is about. I love the unity I have been involved with…
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Results from Round #1
Hello Everyone!!!! I want to Thank Everyone for all of their support!!!!! I am hanging on by a thread. I promised you guys I would let you know how things are going. Well, yesterday I say the surgeon for the second opinion and he wanted to use my films yesterday and have a few more Radiologists and a couple surgeons look…
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Aggressive Cancer?
Hello All, I am posting concerning my mom again. She has colon cancer in the liver and abdomen. Well they found that a tunor has regrown where a cancerous polyp was taken out 8 months ago. The onc. said this is a particulary aggressive cancer because it has recurred so fast. It was in her liver and abdomen only 6 months…