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alternatives
Hello all! It's been awhile since I've posted hope some might remember me. I have stage IV colorectal cancer and was in remission, but the cancer has re-curred. I was due to have a colostomy take-down when blood tests and cat scans revealed tumors in the lining of my stomache. I have recieved two treatments of 5 FU and…
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I have a surgery date
I am a stage 3 rectal cancer survivor. I had an ileostomy reversal in 8/03. Since then I have had alot of problems with regaining good bowel function. All of my docs think a permanent colostomy will improve my quality of life. I have reluctantly agreed to a permament colostomy that has been scheduled for Jan. 15, 2005. I…
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Just got home from hospital
Hi all, Spent yesterday and today in hospital. Just got home. Will post update soon. Going to bed. Love ya all, Judy
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Those bloomin' bulbs
I was looking through the catalogue from Van Dycks Bulbs trying to plan my spring garden. Some of the names struck me as amusing and I had the idea of planting a few for you guys. I could take pictures. It would be fun. The Stargazer Lily for Judith because she is a dreamer. The Giant Trumpet Daffodil Fortissimo for…
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Heeeelllpppp~~~~ Mouth Sores!
Hey All~ Last week was my first of 4 rounds of chemo. I hated it. But it is done and only three more to go. I am now being hit with all the side effects this week. My mouth sores are horrible. One day I woke up with lips so big I could compete with Angelie Jolie. (I did ask my onc nurse since they did so well with the lips…
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Bob's procedure a no go!
Hello guys!! Well, I told you guys I would let you know how Bob made out today. Well, we got there on time and of course we waited 45 minutes to get in to the lab just for the blood work to see if they vould do the procedure. Bob feel a sleep on my shoulder. I felt so bad for him a he was really exhausted today. They took…
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Emily
I must have missed your post, but I am assuming that you had some polyps in your results from the colonscopy. I did as well for my yearly checkup. I was pretty mad about it too because I was hoping for none. Let me know what your results were. Franny
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What's up?
I been busy posting replies so don't often start a topic but thought I would, "in Spongers words" ---be a little sensitive. I travel about 100 miles to our city of Adelaide every now and then. When I do I often visit the clinic where they were so good to me. There are a couple of reasons for this. I find it personally…
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HAI
I saw my onc. last Friday and he was confering with 5 or 6 other oncs to get thier opinion on wether I should have Hepatic Aretial Infusion or not. I was stage 4 at surgery in February with at least two small mets to the liver. After chemo and then RFA last month, I am now in remission. I want to be as aggressive as…
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ER
Hi all, Had a terrible night. Cathether just put out 200 cc(i guess that's the right term) of urine. Usually is at least 800, so is probably stopping up again. I had to take a darvocet to be able and sleep. I also am having some chest pains and shortness of breath(could be stree related) and a bad headache. Whine, whine,…
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Hi, I am new
I was first diagnosed with colon cancer in January 2003 after a routine colonoscopy. They found lung mets a month later. I was on chemotheraphy for 7 months (camphosar, 5FU and leucovourn) The nodules in the lungs were small, but with the chemo they reduced about 50%. My oncologist said I was stable and I went off of the…
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Share your favorite......
Hi all you awesome semi-colons, I think and pray for you often and today it was in the shower. I was thinking about what really kept me going through my darkest hours in the past three years. Basically it was God. Sure my family was supportive and wonderful (for the most part), and friends were there (most of the time) and…
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IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS FOR SEMI-COLONS
Please see the following link on the 4th Annual World Toilet Summit currently going on in Beijung China! http://www.worldtoilet.org/events/events_WTS2004.htm I figured y'all would be keenly interested... and wouldn't want to take this news... SITTING DOWN. Happy reading - wherever you may be doing it! - SpongeBob
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Question?
I am just wondering if the problems that are showing up with my heart are chemo related??? I've had several people, including Kanga to say that is what caused problems. If that's the case, I see the cardiologist before I see the surgeon and chemo doctors again. Do you think that he might say no more chemo? I hope in a way…
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Emily, Colonoscopy results???????????
Please honey, We are all waiting to hear from you. I told Sponger that I was going to call myself Em Jr. since I recently postponed chemo and have started joining the juicing team. Beets really are powerful!!!! I have only been on my regime 4 days and after juicing with beets, carrots, celery and cabbage, my BP drops 15…
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surgery went well - thanks guys
well my dad's surgery went remarkably well this morning. the surgeon basically just went into the wound and took out what he says were "pockets of infection". It honestly took all of about 5 minutes. So now the nurse will continue to come every day to pack it but the doctor also ordered a "vac" machine to help with the…
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Great News
Hello everyone - I wanted to let you know that my mom had her follow up today and she got fabulous results!!! She had a CAT Scan, chest scan, liver tests and blood tests and they all showed no evidence of disease. My mom was diagnosed with Stage III, with 4/20 lymph nodes positive in January 2003 - she had two local…
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Update on Bob!
Hello Everyone!!! Thank You again for everything!!! Bob had a better couple of days!!! Thanks to the weather being warmer we were able to get his butt outside for a while!!!! Some of his friends stopped by and helped a lot!!! We got his cars all tuck away for the winter with Bob's help!!! We gave him a job testing and…
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Emily
Emily, not to worry...those polyps as you know mean poop!!! And they got them, didn't they. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your scans...I'll add my legs and a few other things too if you like (eyes, etc.). Babe, your gonna be just fine as God is holding you and all of us in his hands and they are gentle hands. Hugs,…
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Mom not so good...
Well, well, well... I got to feel the chemo side effects and ... i have no words for it. My mom got her first chemo last monday. Tuesday she was fine. wednesday she could not get out of bed. No food, and she had to be in the bathroom 24/7. She lost 5 Lb in one week. We went today for second chemo and of course they did not…
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Bad test results
Hi all, I'd like to give good news, but I never ever get any. Whining time again. You all said it was ok to come with whatever you need to talk about, so here goes. The EKG was irregular. She said when it dipped it dips to low. The Echocardigram shows my left side heart enlarged, A heart murmur, Fluid around my heart.…
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please say prayer- surgery tomorrow
tomorrow is my dad's wound exploration surgery, as some of you may know already since i posted last week about this particular subject, his wound has never healed properly since the surgery and now the surgeon is going back in to evidently "explore" the wound. The surgeon thinks it may be a stray surgical staple that was…
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question about cholestrol and the polyp
One thing that has remained normal for me was my cholestrol, now the dr says that they are both high..231 and 158. This has me really puzzled since I have been eating so much healthier since the colon cancer. I called the dr to see what they think may be going on. I know I have gall stones, but could that be causing the…
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horrendouse mouth sores
hey guys, my dad is halfway through chemo treatments and the only real bad side effect at this point is horrendous mouth sores. I think i asked this question before and i know i wrote some suggestions that were given, but i have no idea where i put that particular note. At that point my dad's sores were manageable but he's…
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The Real Survivors
A big thanks to all my pals on this board for welcoming my news in despite lax participation on my part. It's like I have never been away (six months comes around fast when you have to swallow that vile contrast) I still follow the messages and it does my heart good to see how much you all care for one another. We are the…
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PET Scan
Well, I had my PET scan this past Wednesday and spoke with my onc. just a few minutes ago. My results showed several abnormalities in my abdomen, my chest and enlarged lymph nodes. Great news, huh? My onc. is questioning the scan, because my CT scan came out showing NO abnormalities. Has anyone had this happen to them?…
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Test results
Hi, I have appt tomorrow. Hope to get test results. Please, if you don't mind, say a prayer for me. Thanks Love and prayers, Judy(grandma047)
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Results back
Great News for me. The polyps that the found were saturated adenoma..or in the terms that I could understand, they werent cancer but would have been. I go back in three months for another colonscopy to remove the rest of the one they left. Praise God! As for the fleet, my drs havent given me that but again, I cant…
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Cancer is back
I received my biopsy results this morning and they were positive for recurring colon cancer. I am having a bone scan tomorrow morning and then my medi-port will be reinstalled this week - probably will begin treatment by Friday. I thought everything was going so well. This disease is a real horror. I just hope it has not…
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Emily was right...
Interesting article about anti-cancer triggers and the de-toxing power of veggies: http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/novembernews6.htm#SCIENTISTS If you don't want to type the above url into your browser, just highlight & copy/paste it.. Bud