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Half way scan anxiety
Hi Everyone, im new to this and this is my first post. I've read many post which have given me hope and motivation. My mother (aged79) was diagnosed with bowel cancer, she has had major surgery and 6 round of folfox. It's been difficult but overall her FBC's have been good. We are now faced with the upcoming scan and are…
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Instead of Cancer...
I wanted to present this to the forum and see what others might offer. So much of what we read on this forum is negative, yet real. Cancer sucks and I do not deny that. But what I want to know is what others do to divert their focus from cancer; to instead direct their activities to something unrelated to pain, medication,…
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Small Bowel Cancer
Hi there, I just wanted to introduce myself and maybe get some infor and advice and information from all of you. I haven't officially been diagnosed with cancer yet, so I don't know a specific type or staging. But from all the tests so far, it looks like things are going that way. The cancer is actually small bowel, but I…
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Dead Tumor
I spoke to the surgeon the other day and saw my x-rays. The tumor is still there which isn't a surprise considering I'm still constipated. He said it's most likely non-viable. The PET scan is due in a couple weeks and I just finished chemo/radiation a couple weeks back. Has anynone else completed the 28 session regiment…
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Liver resection... Yes or no?
So my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer December 16. Had a right hemicolextiny. Well it was initially stage 3c but due to spots on her liver they changed it to stage 4. She has had 12 cycles of folfox plus Avastin. Her CEA started rising in July. A pet scan in August showed three lesions in liver all increased in size…
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My dad was just diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.
My dad went to hospital a few daydays ago and they found a large tumor in right side of colon. They removed it and it was cancer. 5 of 12 lympnodes showed positive for cancer too. They also think that he has microscopic tumors in belly. He has three nodules on his liver. He is 67 but not in horrible shape he just never…
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Cancer Cachexia
I just watched this video of Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) singing at a charity event in the last days of his life. He was so gaunt, and no doubt was in the stage called cachexia. Plus, he was singing a song about death. Have to admire the man for his strength. Showing us the way to go. May I be as brave. Here is the video, for…
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maintence
DH had scan on 22nd then 5th chemo and results on Sept 25. Mets on liver have shrunk 30 and 10% BUT oncologist said all small ones have to disapear before he is elgible for any other treatment or liver resection. He said 12 rounds of chemo then maintence. Can maintenence continue to shrink tumors. He also said chemo can…
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Newly diagnosed stage IV colorectal cancer
Hello everyone. I'd like to thank all who communicate and offer support on this forum. God bless you. it's amazing how much help you can be to a stranger. I'm 36 and a father of 3 wonderful kids ages 6,8,and 12. I am married to an amazing woman and have an incredible support system of family and friends. Most importantly I…
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New member-very afraid
Hello, I'll get straight to the point. I am a 30-year-old obese male. I suffer from anxiety and panic disorder. I've had fears of having colon cancer for several years now on and off whenever I notice blood in my stool. I was having urgency and diarrhea a few weeks after changing my diet. I wasn't sure if the diet change…
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Diet Questions Among Others--
Thank you to everyone who has responed to my first message yesterday were I just told a brief stroy of my situation. I have read alot of the other messager and notice there is alot about diet changes. Did your Drs. suggest this? Something you read? I was just wondering since I have never been told to change by diet habits…
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long term side effects?
Hiya all. I am curious to know if any of you have/or have had the following problems. In the last 2 months I have been getting incredible pain from my shoulder joints(both shoulders) and it is especially painfull in the mornings. It also often wakes me at night. Ok..it may well be unrelated to cancer or to the after…
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say hi from china.
hi all : we are chinese , living in ZhuHai , GuangDong , China ! My wife was diagnosed colon cancer stage IV July 2017. she just 32 , We are actively facing treatment about 3 times , we trust will be better day by day ! god bless everyone ! - eric
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Blood clot urgency
My sister was having some neck pain and the doctors think she has a blood clot most likely from the mediport. They did an MRI. They want to do an ultrasound to confirm on Monday. They do not seem to think this is a dangerous situation. Has that been anyone else's experience? This is freaking me out. My buddy is a vascular…
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2nd Opinion
Hi everyone, I am having treatment since Feb 2016 at MD Anderson cancer cencer, although my treatment is going well so far and MD anderson is one of the best in US, I have never had 2nd opinion from any other hospitals. I appreciate if you let me know about your cases about getting 2nd opinion, I womder did you guys stick…
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Changing oncologists
Thank you for the welcome to the forum - I spent a lot of time reading posts when I was in active treatment and found a wealth of good useful information. I have a situation that I have not seen for anyone else. I am a year out from treatment and in June I lost my job and consequently my employer based health insurance. I…
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I.V. (Vitamin C) Therapy
It seems most of the people on this board are following conventional protocol with little variation. I have researched adjuvent chemo for rectal cancer, and it seems to be inconclusive. I was considering heavy I.V. therapy only after surgery; however the M.D. overseeing this has recommended I take Xeloda twice a week along…
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Flofox
Good morning one and all, just wondering if you have a history with flofox chemo? We are starting it on Turs for my husband's stage 4 colon csncer. It is located to cecum and has spread to liver. Nothing we can do about the liver I guess until we get this primary mass shrunk. Any info would be so appricated.may your day be…
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Colon cancer stage 4 2 lung spots
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Female Age 23. Hemorrhoids, Colon/Bowel Cancer or Something Else.
Hello All, This message may be a little long because there is a lot of back story so I apologize but bear with me here. So, I noticed a few months ago that I had bright red blood on the toilet paper and in my stool (a long streak along one side of the stool) but didn't pay very much attention to it for whatever reason. Up…
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Neulasta
one of the drugs the new oncologist mentioned my husband getting was neulasta, I have no idea why but this drug bothers me. There is no rational reason. Has anyone here used this? It just seems like one more thing to add into his system just to be safe, but it seems to have to potential to not be so easily tolerated.
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Recently diagnosed
I am 49 years old and i was recently diagnosed with stage 3c colorectal cancer. I have gone thru the colon resection operation. After the Dr repeatedly telling me that things looked good, CT scan came back clean, he was able to get it all out, yada Yada yada, he is now telling me that as a precautionary treatment, he wants…
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New Member
I have just joined, even though I have been through surgery and treatment. I had six months of Folfox, which I tolerated fairly well, although Oxaliplatin was lowered for the 9th and 10th treatment and eliminated entirely for the last two. I am left with a very slight amount of neuropathy in my toes, which doesn't really…
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Ned
After one year I am still Ned for my colon cancer. Surgery next year for the complex cyst on my kidney. In 2009 had face cancer removed. I am forever a believer in miracles!
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Cancer detection tests
Hi, One of my friend's doctor has asked to go for early cancer detection test. We both are from scientific family hence got intersted in different diagnostic tests available. Wanted to gather information on the same through this forum on what tyoe of tests are better like CEA daignostic tests or Malignin anibody detection…
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We finally have a plan and good news!
we saw the oncologist who specializes in GI cancer today. she was very positive that if they shrink a bit they will be resectable, that was great news. It still needs to go to the tumor board but we are hopeful. The other oncologist said he would not be resectable ever. So he has a ct scan Friday for a base ct before…
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Surgery Scheduled
I wanted to post an update regarding my situation since several of us are running pretty close in this same race. On Friday I met with my surgeon. Currently, I am scheduled for a laproscopic LAR on 10 October. Dependent upon the quality of my rectal tissue and the surgeon's skill, I will not need a temporary bag. However,…
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How to Change your Avatar
I'm terrible with changing an Avatar and need to change mine. Can someone tell me how to do it from an Android phone. I've got a smart phone but I'm definitely not smart with with and need explicity instructions because I'm not able to use it very well. Any help would be great. I've got pictures of me on my phone but have…
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Any survivor of 4th stage Metastasis Colorectal Cancer in Lungs of_My husband of age 26 years
My husband got diagnosed with 3rd stage rectum cancer 1 year before and after 1 year of Radiation, Surgery and Chemotherapy we got to know 2 days back that now it is Metastasis Colorectal Cancer in Lungs, Abdomen, Prostate and Tail bones. Either it happened along with the chemotherapy or it happened within 1 month after…
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Polyposis??
Hi, New to this, and I'll keep it brief. I am a 54-year-old white male. When I was 25 years old living in Australia and I had some surgery and they found polyps in my colon. I later had a colonoscopy and over 100 hyperplastic polyps were removed all benign. I then had some more removed over the next year. My case was…