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My brother John
Hi Again...I need your feedback. I'll try to be as brief as possible. I'm with my brother at the hospital who has recurring colon cancer. Just found out he has a massive tumor that is cancerous, on 2 lymph nodes and is in the wall of the stomach. His bowel is completely blocked. Nothing going into his colosomy bag. They…
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I need Your Prayers Please
Hello to everyone. Tomorrow is finally my big day. I will have my Liver Resection. My cancer came back 3 years later from my Colon Cancer. Its been a long hard wait since dx in late August-early September. I have placed it in God's Hands. 3rd time around. Breast Cancer 1999 Colon Cancer 2001 now a mets. to the liver.…
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littlejulie's engagement.....
Hi Everyone, I know we come here everyday to support each other with colon cancer. However good friendships are made here also...That's why I want to share with you all that littlejulie got engaged October 15. So together with all the Semi-Colons, I would like to " Congratulate " Julie & Steve on there engagement. May the…
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sleeping too much?
Hello everyone Now that i am with my mom, i see much more of her symptoms... there is one thing she started doing a lot- sleeping. She sleeps all the time. It scares me ... is that normal.? DOes it mean anything? she is not on chemo yet but should be soon. she is eating so-so. she gets tired very fast... yesterday she…
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doctor's appt
Hi all, I went to my family doctor today. It was a new doctor that I hadn't seen before and the medical intern with her is going to be an oncologist, so they were very interested in helping me. I have a referral for a second opinion with a urologist, but it's not until Nov. 3rd. I guess that's not too bad. I'll just have…
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low potassium levels...
Hi everyone, I not too concerned about this but I thought I would mention it b/c it can be beneficial to everyone. My mother was going to start her 4th cycle of chemo pills (5fu) but it's going to be postponed one week b/c her potassium are too low. Her blood levels are ok though. Her dose will be reduced as well. Instead…
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I'm BACK!!
Hi All!!! Surgery is done--- glad that is over. Now on with the recovery. I had the whole ball of wax... APR, vaginectomy and hysterectomy. Drs say I am doing "fantastic" and am "Ahead of the game". Physically I am doing well. Emotionally I am on a rollercoaster. Can't tell if it is the whole journey or the fact that I am…
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Genetic testing
have recently agreed to being tested for HNPCC (hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer) and attenuated FAP (familial adenomatous polyposis) after seeing the clinical geneticist. The reason they are keen to offer this is my young age of onset (31) and the fact my parents died young so they can't be certain of whether they…
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One step forward, two back
Hi all, I feel like all I do is whine. So here goes again!!!! If you're sick of hearing me, just ignore this post. I won't mind. I would understand. Anyhow, this weekend was horrible. I've been having dizzy spells since surgery. They're getting worse and yesterday I had a splitting headache. My head hasn't felt right in a…
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Doctor very positive today
Hi all, My surgeon's office called yesterday and asked if I wanted to get this port out, and I said, "oh, yes!!!!' I went today at 10am. It hurt like h#$%#*&, but it's out. I bled quite a bit, which concerned them at first. He said it's because of the blood thinners. He also said I will get to go off them in December and…
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Update on Trip to Fox Chase!!!!
Hello Everyone!! Well, I'm sorry that I didn't post right away I was waiting for more info before I let you guys know what was up. Well, when we went to Fox Chase in Phila. it wasn't what we were expecting. It is a beautiful place but we weren't impressed. We waited 1 1/2 hours to see the Dr. which didn't help Bob's…
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Emily- Need your regiment!
Emily if you get a chance can you send me you regiment that Sponge Bob mentioned. I want Bob to keep fighting and I need you help to do that! If possible can you email me with the info. : bsrules@earthlink.net Thank You!!!! Sue
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just wanted to say hi...
i haven't posted in awhile. my mom just finished her 3rd cycle of chemo pills which means 3 cycles to go. she's exhausted! she's been sleeping for 2 days! i know she'll bounce back though. her week off chemo is ironically always her worst. i may not post but i read every day. im a little down today but realizing that 'me &…
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Good news
My computer is acting up again, so I hope this posts right. I will be trying Verizon DSL next week and if I like it, I will have a new email address. I will be sure and let you all know though. Anyhow, the good news now. Are you ready?????????? My mammagram was fine. Nothing seen now. Is that not wonderful?????? I don't…
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Done with chemo
After seven months of 3 weeks on, one week off, I am done with chemo!!! I have been very fortunate in that I really only feel bad the day of chemo. By the next day, I was back to work. Next step is radio frequency ablation (RFA) on Novemebr 5th to zap the small met on the liver (less than 1 cm). They don't know if it is…
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A New Book Recommendation
Hey my semi-colon crew! I am very excited about a new book I am reading and of course I have to share it with y'all cuz that is my reason for living ya know...haha. The Makers Diet by Jordan Rubin As many of you know I promote a green powder that I put in my carrot juice called Perfect Food by Garden of Life. I have tried…
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To jana11
Now why did I start a new thread?-mmm--simple--because in this world there are some very strong people, you included, and to start something new is like a new lease on life. Kanga is going to send you his special "rainbow". Remember the love at the end of it? Well that love has a special meaning for all of us but in my…
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not good news
once again,i come to everyone for support.i've just found out that my chemo treatments are not working.i've had 3 so far so at least i didn't have to wait too long to find out.i was getting oxy/5fu/and leucovorin,but my lymph node involvement has increased in size so my oncologist wants to start me on cpt-11.he's hoping…
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Test Results
Hey everyone. We saw my husband's doctor today and got all his test, ct scan..ultrasound..blood work..colonoscopy, results and he shows no signs of cancer anywhere. He will have the ultrasound again every four months for the next year. Thank God.... But after giving us the test results the doctor kept talking about how the…
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epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)
anybody have any idea what this is??
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Update on Bob
Hello everyone!!! I haven't posted in a while as been busy closing up the place for winter and at the end of the day I am tired and all I do is take a hot bath and crash. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has posted!!!! You guys are such special people and like no one else I have ever spoken to. Bob is hanging…
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hectic few weeks
Hi Everybody, I have not logged on for almost two weeks but yesterday i tried to catch up a little on how everyone has been. Well I have good news and not so good news, I will start with the good news...I have been away on a weeks break on the sunshine coast of Queensland down here in oz and I have some wonderful news my…
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update on Ben again
Hi guys... slowly healing here.. Well Ben has been put on what is called a wound vac to help with healing his incisions wounds..We have slowly been able to close the one at the rectum... but back in Aug he began leaking threw the front on and they had to reopen it from belly button to grion to drain it. The vac is being…
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Groin Pain
Hi all, hope this message finds everyone in good spirits. Well, as you may or may not know, Scott is done with chemo. He had been hospitalized for one night last week with an infection, but they will be removing his port next week, so we're hoping the infection does not come back. Now, he is experiencing pain in his groin…
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Weight gain problems
I wonder if anyone can advise. My husband, dx July 2003 stage 111 rectal cancer, 11 out of 18 lymph nodes involved. Resection, chemo/radiotherapy, NED late July of this year. He lost a total of 40 lbs during surgery and treatment but regained 20 quite quickly and is eating very well now. However, he cannot seem to put on…
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Updated web page
Check it out, if you want. Picture of me now, 45 lbs lighter, thanks to cancer. Not a very good way to lose weight, huh????? Love you guys. Just wanted to put a picture with my posts, so you know the goof ball you're talking to. LOL Love and prayers, Judy(grandma047)
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need some support today
Hi. I rarely post, but read and reply often. I had a great week last week, on vacation in New England with my hubbie. I got back Sat. evening. I came here and saw Nettie's post, which tugged at my heart. Sunday morning I went in for my chemo and there was a woman there alone crying in the waiting area because of severe…
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i am hangin but barely
hello all. i went to mayo and my surgeon sd that surgery may not be an option for me. he is going to take a good look at my last scan in sept and tell me what he thinks. for now i have been sick with migrains and just am getting over the flu right now. i have been off chemo for almost 4 weeks but need to get back on. the…
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SpongeBob - ACS Newsletter
Saw your contribution. Very nice. Gee, was that me you quoted? I've never been "published" before. I'll e-mail you with an address you can send the royalty checks to. :) Barb
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Update
Well, I went to the urologist about the bleeding in my cath on Wednesday. He used a scope and looked. Said he seen no tumors(which of course I was worried about). He said there is still a lot of irritation from the radiation that I took. He said that was causing the bleeding. He also said that since I'm on Coumadin for the…