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Kinda new here, can I be a semi-colon too?
Greetings, and I have been reading alot here in the last week, I too a colon ca paient, just want to join your group. You all have such great spirit and courage, as do I am am going to try & beat this. Can I become a Semi-colon groupie? Love to. My wishes are with all of you Amy
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Surgery tomorrow
My surgery is tomorrow for my colostomy. I am soooo scared. Colonoscopy today show just radiation proctitis, no evidence of tumor. I will back in a week (Hopefully) I will be thinking of everyone. Maureen
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Back from MD Anderson
I just returned home from treatment at MD Anderson. I had a CT scan on Monday (Jan 10) and then took my chemo on Jan. 12. I just have to say Hooray - my CT results were great. About 4 tumors are gone (as in disappeared). No nodes showing in my pelvic area, the nodes in my neck are gone and the one near my liver is gone.…
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WENT TO THE DOCTOR TODAY
I WAS DX IN JUNE OF 2004, HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE STAGE 2 RECTAL CANCER FOLLOWED BY 7 WEEKS OF 24/7 CHEMO(5FU) AND DAILY RADIATION THERAPY. THE SURGERY WAS ABLE TO BE DONE RECTALLY BECAUSE THE TUMOR WAS SO LOW. BUT EVER SINCE THE SURGERY, SCAR TISSUE IS FORMING THERE AND NARROWING THE COLON, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BM.…
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White Blood Cells
Hello everyone, I have a question that I thought someone here might know - what does it mean if a white blood cell count goes up?? My mom's white blood cell count in October was 4.4 and now it is 6.9 I have been reading that white blood cells increase to combat infection & disease so this worries me a bit. The doctor has…
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MISSING IN ACTION
OK... Monika & No-Type Ned and Sue (bsrules)... You know that you can only lurk for so long. We know you're there. Let's hear from you guys... er... GALS! We MISS you! - SB
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Biopsy today-CT tomorrow
Thanks for your prayers. I had the biopsy today and after the surgeon did it, he talked to me a little. He said he should have the biopsy on Tuesday and that he'd look at it Tuesday night and then for me to see him Wednesday in his office. We said we would then decide what course to take-chemo then removal of tumor…
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Thanks for the welcome
Hello everyone and a big thank you for the welcome. My "best half" was diagnosed with stage 111 (2 of 10 nodes)at the time of his resection (temp ileostomy) after waiting close to a year for a diagnosis (4 months to see a gastroenterologist and another 7 months before a colonoscopy. (then waiting 2 months for surgery)He is…
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What is...
What is a PET scan and CEA? They are not terms that we use in British Columbia. Also, if you have a reaction to your first round of chemo, how long would it take after the treatment? My father's treatment starts Mon., and I will stay til Thurs. so am trying to gear up. In conversation it is all very matter of fact, but I…
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what happens now?
my mother has dukes D,stage iv colon cancer. irresectible and now has colostomy. she went through 7 months of 5fu, leuc, cpt-11, one day a week, 2 weeks on 1 off. they stopped when the tumor was no longer shrinking and her cea level was 1. she has 2 nodes on her lungs, 2 spots on her kidney's, and it has also spread to her…
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EARLY MENOPAUSE
I AM RELATIVLY NEW TO THE BOARD, I HAVE ONLY POSTED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I WAS DX IN JUNE OF 2004, HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE STAGE 2 RECTAL CANCER FOLLOWED BY 7 WEEKS OF 24/7 CHEMO(5FU) AND DAILY RADIATION THERAPY. I WAS TOLD EARLY ON THAT I HAD A 50% CHANCE OF GOING INTO EARLY MENOPAUSE (I AM 29). AFTER MY DOCTOR DOING HORMONE…
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Managing Bowel Movements
My husband has been doing well since his treatment for Rectal Cancer Stage 111 with 11 out of 18 nodes involved, dx July 2003. He has been working half day, which often turns into a full day, and has put back on nearly all the weight he lost during surgery and post surgery with all the complications he had. The one things…
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Biopsy tomorrow
Hi all, My surgeon was as worried as my chemo doctor. He has scheduled a biopsy for tomorrow morning at 8a EST. Please say a prayer. He said I probably wouldn't have the results until Tuesday. The waiting game is hard. I kept trying to tell them that something wasn't right there. When will doctors ever listen?????? Judy
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Just a little Thank You....
Thank you to everyone who responded to my "sick and tired" post. They continue to be insprirational to me. So many good comeback lines too. I am back to feeling empowered by my decision not to do chemo. I am dealing with having to put my parents aside, so to speak, until I am ready to deal with them. All of my energies…
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tsk tsk!
Yup, its little 'ol me. I should be doing high jumps n whoopee-ing because my tests all came back ok. But then the sh----t hit the fan this morning and I rang our cancer crisis helpline--just to have someone to talk to. Ungratefull bugger aren't I ????????? I dunno, Jen's job situation is really getting to me and lately…
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Nettie
Hi out there. I just wanted to remind all of you to be praying of Nettie tomorrow. She will go in for her PET scan and then has surgery on the 14th and 18th. And Nettie, if you are out there, email me! Love and prayers franny
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CEA Question
Hi All, I notice here lately that several of you said you CEA was "normal" while you had active tumors. What do you mean by normal? I have read less then 5 is normal, but I have also read 1 or below is the real normal. What were your CEA results that you thought were "normal"? Just curious. Lisa P.
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Out for the Count!
Just back in the saddle after a 2 day fight with the intestinal virus...that ran rampant through the kids school and hit me hard over the weekend! Our cancer scars make these things even harder to deal with! Spent the whole night being reminded of our old treatment regimens, and it gave me renewed respect for all of you in…
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Please Welcome !
Hi Everyone, We have a new member to our semi-colon family. Please welcome Bev aka " oneagleswings " to the group, Bev is a fellow Canadian. Love To All, Lisa
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Sick and tired.....
Hi All~ Going through a tough time of it mentally and need to vent..... As you all may remember I recently decided to stop chemo treatments. The side effects were so violent that I thought I had better listen to my body as I felt it was telling me something wasn't right. I wanted to look into more natural or homepathic…
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My Son Turned 10 Today!
and I was HERE to see it!! I am so happy. He had just turned 7 when I was diagnosed. I am lovin' life today (and most days really!) Hooray.
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A VIRTUAL POST CARD FROM CUBA
Hola, mis amigos! Sending you a virtual post card from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Pulled in for a couple of days of fun and frolic (haven't found any fun or frolic here - the search continues. Rumor has it that the fun and frolic left this US naval base in the middle of Fidel's backyard a few years ago when they sealed off the…
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Very bad nesws from chemo doctor
Hi all, Hope everyone is doing well. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. I went to my chemo doctor today and he examined my bottom where it hadn't healed. He was very concerned. Says it looks like a tumor in there. He wants to make sure my surgeon does the biopsy on Wednesday. He was going to…
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alternative therapy
anybody have any opinions on IP-6 as a complimentary therapy for semicolons, I took it during chemo, just looking for knowledge.
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Symptoms or side effects?
Hey guys. Jerri started her treatments for the stage 4 with mets to ovaries and one lymph node on December 6th. Treatment is daily radiation and 5FU chemo with a pump (24/7 for Mon thru Fri). For three days during Christmas she was so sick she couldn't get out of bed. The following week, the docs decided to give her a week…
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Tsunami Poem !
Tsunami Poem Mommy! A tsunami! You heard your young child say. But when you reached to take his hand, your son was washed away. Mommy! A tsunami! You heard his sister scream. You tried to run, but couldn't move. You woke. It was a dream. For us, a figment of our minds while blanketed in bed. But for those who were swept to…
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JKendall
I want to especially thank you, Jimmy for the very caring reply to my last post. I really needed to hear that someone would be there for me. I really need it especially today. Got some bad news. I'll post it to the group, if you want to read about it, but thanks again for being so kind. Judy(grandma047)
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REUNION UPDATE
OK... the confirmations are rolling in... it's looking like most folks are saying that the 28th - 31st are better dates (over the weekend). It makes no difference to me. I will say that if I get extended on this deployment, I won't bethere to hos, but I don't think that will happen - Kanga, gimme you head so I can knock on…
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especially paranoid
Hello again everyone, I don't know if it is the time of year (my mom was originally diagnosed around this time), but everyone is suddenly really nervous. My mom started complaining of "gurgling" sounds coming from her stomach, especially in the morning. Has anyone ever experienced this? What scared me a bit is that she…
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SpongeBob watch out for Jen
Good Morning All, I'm sure you all heard Brad & Jen split. It was just last week when I posted a physic named Sylvia Browne said Jen & Brad will Split and there will be a cure for colon cancer. I know this might sound crazy but if we lose our hope what do we have left?! I thought I sure warn SpongeBob because I know Jen…