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Happy Easter everyone!
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you on this wonderful board along with your loved ones, a happy and HEALTHY Easter! Love all of you, Susana
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Andrea vs CRC - Round #3789
Hello all, Well, it is a good time for a post! How things can change in a week! Last Thursday I went in for my CT results and they were bad, bad, bad. It was to be expected because my CEA were rising for the past three months but it's hard to see in black and white... To quote exactly... "An increase in size of nodules and…
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experiment..
this is an experiment to see if I could keep these threads in the forefront (page 1) a little longer so new posters could see them..sorry for the redundancy, Jose.. nanuk 03-23-2005 11:41 PM EST ASCO Guidelines For Surveillance of Col... [reply] An amazing database, although somewhat technical and at times depressing.…
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National Colorectal Awareness month
Hi this letter is for us semi-colon', kmowing it is NCAM, I have been spreading the word, even our local paper had "Daffidol Days with a colon cancer recipeint @ the center I go to & no word of it so I wrote the paper. I mean nice pic but no acknolegmentof our disease. Sponge Bob I need you to write me because you have…
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what else should i expect
4wks postop rectal/sigmoid resection, besides the rectal pain and pressure is there anything else i should expect to start happening.
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ASCO Guidelines For Surveillance of Colorectal Cancer
An amazing database, although somewhat technical and at times depressing. http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/17/4/1312#TBL31312
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update on my wife and questions
Hi, I posted several weeks ago about my wife, a stage III colon cancer patient. She has finished 8 of 12 FOLFOX 6 treatments and thus far has tolerated them fairly well. She has to have neupogen injections for 6-7 days after each cycle to keep her white blood cell count up. I am concerned about the longer-term effects of…
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I'm really scared
Hi all, I hope you all are doing well I'm sorry that I haven't gotten to post much replies to messages lately. Seems like I'm not meant to take chemo. The doctor is postponing it until April 12th, because of the blood infection. That means 3 more weeks for it to grow. It is very large already and everytime he checks me, he…
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Want to quit but holding on.
Hello There!!! I wasn't going to post but I have been sitting here feeling sorry for myself again. I wasn't going to post unless I knew something or had something good to say but emily disagreed. So here I am. I had a rough night and today being so beautiful you would think that it would put me in a better frame of mind…
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symptoms after colon resection
i'm 3 1/2 weeks post op after having a sigmoid/rectal colectomy for colon cancer and i have been having alot of rectal discomfort and pressure. is this normal?
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New Member/ d.dreamer/ anal cancer support
Few people on this site have posted about anal cancer reoccurrence who had the standard treatment (5FU, mitomycin, radiation). No one has ever posted a reoccurance when they have participated in the current anal cancer clinical trial (as of 2/05). When you consider that only 5% participate in cancer clinical trails (due to…
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Port placement
I had a port put in on Friday morning. It is below the collarbone about an inch and the tube goes across the collarbone to the jugular vein. It is still quite painful, and I'm getting a pain in the chest. Is this common, and how long will it take to get used to. The tube sticks out very pronounced in the neck. Any advice…
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colon CA stage 3c-- encouraging stories?
I just had a colectomy which revealed stage 3C-- 21 lymph nodes found with cancer! I want to keep a positive outlook but I admit being scared. My youngest is 17. I want to be around for her wedding and kids of her own. Any encouraging stories? I start chemo in about 3 weeks--- I suppose.
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If you were in my shoes. . .
Last week I posted a message about my rising CEA level, from 8 right after surgery to 16 a week ago. The colon cancer was Stage 1, and I had a colon resection and removal of 48 lymph nodes which were all normal. I had both the CT scan and last week the PET scan, and both were normal. The hemotology/ oncologist has…
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need an update on Palooza 2 please
Am becoming very, very interested in the Vegas trip please give me a little update I'm sure many others would like to know as well. Thanks
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Great News!
Hello everyone - Just wanted to pass on some great news ! My mom (originally diagnosed Jan 03 with Stage III) had a follow up colonoscopy and everything looked perfect ! NED ! We feel so fortunate and grateful for such wonderful news. Thanks again to everyone for all of their support and advice during this "journey".…
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Oxygen spreads cancer, Myth or True?
Have you heard that when a patient is operated on and is opened up that once the oxygen hits the cancer it spreads or speeds up the spread of cancer? I always thought it was a myth but a visiting nurse told my parents this is true, that it is in the medical books. Has anyone else ever heard of this or been told this?
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The Secret To Falling Asleep Fast..
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/music/package.jsp?name=fte/fallasleep/fallasleep
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Two Years Ago Today
Hi everyone. Two years ago today I had surgery for stage two colon cancer. I am happy to report that I feel great. I really appreciate all the support, advice and information I have received in the past from my fellow semi-colons. Thank you for being there to help me and all the other cancer survivors who turn to this…
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TRIALS!!
I used my subject line to get your attention! Just wanted you all to know that I won my 6 week double murder for hire trial recently. Guilty on all counts and the defendant is now facing the likelihood of life in prison without parole. I did that 6 week trial more than 6 years after being diagnosed with stage 3 rectal…
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Three Years Today ! ! !
Hi Everyone, Well this special day is here again ! ! ! Brief History: March 20, 2002 I was in the hospital now havivg surgery to remove my stage 3 rectal cancer, 10 positive lymph nodes. I never thought when I reached the lowest point in my life that I would ever laugh, smile or find the way to learn to live again. I Did.…
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Anybody survived peritoneal metastasis?
Hi everyone, Its been great to read all the encouraging stories here and special thanks to everyone who replied to my earlier post. My dad is stage III with peritoneal involvement. His omentum was also infected but removed during surgery. A latest ultrasound on his abdomen is showing some peritoneal deposits. I met the…
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Semi Colons, I need advice...
I was dx on 12/17/05 with colorectal cancer and liver mets, the primary tumor was 2.5cm and I have 3 lesions on my liver,2 on l lobe and 1 on the other. Since dx, I have went through 6 rounds of chemo, after the 3rd round I got a cat scan and they no longer see the lesions on my liver and my primary sight is now down to…
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WOW!
You guys blow me away! Thank you for all your compassionate responses! I knew I could count on you. I think i just needed the "OK" to feel bad sometimes (actually much of the time right now). I have alot in my life to love and look forward to. As a matter of fact, SB, i have a massage scheduled for today. I have my…
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what are your thoughts on this hand foot syndrome
Tim has been off chemo for four weeks now but the hand foot syndrome from the oxaliplatin is getting worse he can no longer button or fasten most anything. Any ideas on what he can do to overcome this? As always I appreciate your help and info. Are there any trials going on? Louise
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need some advice
hi guys hope all is well with everyone. i sorry but i need some advice about my job. i went back on 3/1 after being out from a total of 9 months. i am a store manager for walgreens in nj. since i have been back i have been very stressed, alot of deadlines to meet, and no excuses like not being there because i was sick.…
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Looking forward to today?!!??
I know that we are supposed to wake up each morning grateful for the brand new day, but how do you do that when it hurts to go to the bathroom every time you go (and you go a lot, because of diarrhea, and besides, constipation hurts too, because you are still fighting that anal fissure), and everthing you do takes all your…
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need to hear success stories
My father recently had surgery for colon cancer and during his stay in the hospital they found spots on his liver that turned out to be a stage 4 cancer. Has anyone out there been in this same situation or known of a family member or friend that has survived this? The doctors did give him hope undergoing chemo treatments…
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In hospital yet AGAIN
Hi all, Sorry to have not been around again. Thursday I started having chest pains and short of breath. I went to famly doctor and they wanted me to go to ER. I went and waited about 3 1/2 hrs and the waiting room was full of people with the flu and pneumonia, so I left. I was home about 4 hrs and my husband made me go…
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Re-ocurrance of colon cancer
Hi all, As you may know I am in the progress of 2nd round of chemo, reguarding my colon cancer. I have had many Ct scans, an Ultra sound before last surgery, hell I probably glow in the dark, but I have never had a colonostomy test. Ya know up the uha,,, I guess I need one since I had bowel resection ,tumor removed, then…