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Colorectal Cancer

TRAVELOCITY CALLED
OK... actually it was Bud... and he e-mailed... but he wanted to pass along the following message: "Delta has a R/T including 4 days at the IP for around $600.00..you might advertise that to the fence sitters.. Bud" IP = The Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, located about 10 minutes from my place, nice water views - oh,…
My Story of Hope
Hello to all. I have been reading this board for over a year but this is my first post. My father died of bladder cancer at age 53. I have lived in fear of the disease ever since. I have visited my internist twice a year for a long time. When he noticed that I had turned age 50, my doc recommended a colonoscopy. I hemmed…
Wearing An Impractical Skirt!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the messages. Just what I needed. I cried, I laughed, I cried. It was very good. I'm doing well. The good part about cancer and metastases is that you quickly master disappointing news. What's the cycle? I skip denial because it's a big waste of time. I love anger, fabulous stage,…
Too many things-Very long!!
Hi all, I haven't posted much lately. You all have always been there for me. Sorry I haven't been back much. I have been in the hospital twice within the last month, with my colostomy not working. What a pain!!! Also, I think that having rectal cancer twice within six months is finally hitting me. I've stayed strong for…
Neuropathy tips please
Tim is 52, just finished cycle 10 of Fulfox for Stage III with much lymph involvement. Resection in May 2004. Now having tremondous neuropathy in his thumbs pointer and middle fingers. He has had leg pain and fatigue since he started chemo but the hand thing is new. Please let me know if there is anything out there to…
Update
Hi all, I'm still here. All I seem to do now is cry. I went to church this morning, hoping it would help and I just sit there and cried. I have appts Mon, Tues and Wed this week, but if I don't feel better tomorrow, I may just check myself back in the hospital and get my bipolar meds straighted out and forget the other…
To moesimo
Maureen, Not sure if you went back to my last entry. After you responded I wrote you a reply. Wishing you good luck on your surgery. Know you'll breeze through it. Mary
how I want kids
I had rectal cancer three years ago at 27 years old my boyfriend and Iare getting married and hes been talking about kids. He nows That I can't have any because of not having a period after treatment, but has any one ever heard of someone having them aftter everthing that you go threw with cancer.
New to the board, but not new to...
Cancer. Hi. I was impressed w/ the amount of writing on the colorectal cancer board, so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Kevin and I'm 32. Was diagnosed with rectal cancer June of 2003, had chemo, radiation, surgery, chemo follow up, matastisis (a few spots in my lung and one lymph node in my chest) and am…
getting ready for my father's chemo
Hello all, It has been fantastic reading all the posts this last week or so. What an amazing group you are. We ( my father and I ) have finally figured out the plan for his chemo. It was a surprise to see how stressful it is just figureing what to do. So the plan is that he will start chemo in his home town and I will go…
hey sponger where's catwoman ???
hey mate, i haven't seen anything of catwoman.i hope everything is okay???? all the best bruce
A Plan, of sorts
I have decided to start the chemo recommended by my oncologist-IFL (irinotecan, 5FU and leucovorin) with Avastin. From my reading, this seems like a pretty typical course of action. He's reluctant to go the oxaliplatin route-he's afraid i won't tolerate that too well. I called the oncologist office to arrange an appt to…
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.…
update on pulmonary nodes
Had biopsy of biggest pulmonary node. It is metastatis from rectal cancer. My oncologist feels IMRT is not an option because there are too many that are spread too far apart. I have at least 6 nodules...the biggest one 8.5 mm, the smallest two, too small to be measured. Not to mention the microscopic ones that haven't even…
Better Day!
A few encouraging responses from the likes of Ron and Sponge Bob as well as some rela empathy from like-minded souls...who wouldn't feel better. Beating cancer is a full-time job, and yet we have to keep up with our normal every day lives as well. It is a challenge, but one that I feel a bit more up to today. Thanks…
Forgot one more thing
Hi again, I forgot to tell you that I'm going to have to have biopsy of bottom to see if cancer has returned-AGAIN. Don't think I can do it a third time. Please pray. Love, Judy(grandma047)
Been really sick
Higuys, sorry I've not written. Just got home from hospital-AGAIN. I was in i think about 6 days before Christmas and then went back in on 12/29 and just got out today. Been having a lot of bad problems. Please say a prayer for me. My journey is beginning again, or should I say it has never stopped? Love you guys…
After chemo
Finished up my chemo last week. I was on oxilaplatin 5FU every other week. My onc said to use condoms but I was wondering how long I should use them after treatment. I am also on Cumadin and have a port. Do I need to stay on the cumadin as long as I have the port?
nearing the end of treatments - getting depressed
Hi guys. I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy and healthy New Year. I've been reading each and every post lately but I just haven't had the courage to post anything. The holidays took a very big toll on me. I know I should be very grateful considering all the blessings I have in my life including my…
SEMI-COLON REUNION 2012
I would like to suggest that the venue for the 7th annual Semi-Colon Family Reunion should be to attend Andrea's Doctoral graduation ceremony. I'm heading over to Trevelocity righ now to make my reservations... - SB
Wishing for better news
Hi guys, Okay, need some positive reinforcement. If I am honest, I am pretty devastated. But, I'm trying not to let it in. Okay, I'll start with the good news, pelvis, liver, abdomen, and bones are all clean. Unfortunately, they still see nodules in my lungs. Some have grown since the last CT in August, which I guess is to…
Andreae
I didnt get a chance to reply to your original post Andreae but I couldnt get it or you off of my mind. I felt your anguish as I read the post so deeply. This disease is such a horror - it touchs so many good lives with its sheer randomness, no one is immune. You are so young to have to be facing such challenges, not that…
Hey, Don't those cell phones cause cancer?
I got this e-mail today. It made me paranoid. I wanted to thank all my friends and family who have forwarded chain letters to me 2004. Because of your kindness: I stopped drinking Coca Cola after I found out that it's good for removing toilet stains. I no longer go to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected…
WISH I HAD SOMETHING INSPIRING TO SAY TO EVERYONE HERE!
This group has been through a tough stretch the past couple of months. I am a 6 year survivor of stage 3 rectal cancer, diagnosed when I was 36. I am disease free and considered cured, but make sure to tune in here and let people know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. But today, I myself feel down. As a…
Surgical Decision Made! Thanks All
Hi All, Firstly, my sincerest thanks to everyone who posted and gave me advice with respect to whether I should have the cytoreduction surgery I need here in Cincinnati or in Washington DC. Well, I have made my decision and it is to have the surgery here in Cincinnati on January 21 (a lot better than March, 17 which was…
scans
Tomorrow morning, tuesday, I travel to tha big smoke for my ultrasounds.By the time I get back here they will have done the deed and then the waiting begins. Seeing as how I partook of a wee drop o red on new years eve I have no doubt that the shiraz cabernet swilling around in my liver has booted any cancer cells to…
NEW TO THE GROUP w/questions
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLORECTAL CANCER ON JUNE 25 OF 2004, ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER MY DAY DIES FROM CANCER (ON CHRISTMAS EVE). THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY, AND ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I WENT IN FOR A RECTAL SONOGRAM TO SEE HOW ADVANCED THE CANCER WAS. PRAISE THE LORD, IT WAS IN EARLY STAGES AND HAD NOT GONE THROUGH THE COLON WALL.…
my answer from mayo
hello all. hope this new year brings all of us more joy, well i have 11 tumors between my lungs. the surgeon can get to them all and he sd that there is a slim chance that this will help but the chance of it returning is high. we decided to take the chance. i am 35 and in otherwise good health so why not. i will be getting…
paranoid?
Hi everyone - this might sound very paranoid of me, but my mom recently looks tired a lot of the time and has lost two pounds over the last month and a half. should this be cause for concern? my dad just says that she is tired out from the holidays and she is eating less b/c of the colostomy. (she was diagnosed stage III,…
"healing hands"
Friends--may I take a moment here--indulge me please. All join hands to pray for a neighbours, friends and tourists so sadly afflicted by the recent tsunami in south east asia. "for those of us who are more fortunate we pray for our friends in India, Shri-lanka and Indonesia and may they know our thoughts are with them"

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