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my first week back at work !!!!!
hi all, i went back to work this week. i work for a big chain drug store. i have been out for 2 1/2 months recovering from colon cancer. i have a new boss who came in to greet me and walk my store. being i was out for that time, there were many people coming to help out and they left several messes.when we walked the store…
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Update on Bob
Hello everyone!! I have been reading all the posts and you guys were right about Bob talking to his friends. It does help him alot. I just wish he would go out to see them sometime to get him away from the house. I really shouldn't complain. He is starting to get rid of his chemo fog finally. I went to work this morning…
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Instestional strictricture Broke
Hi eveyone I had been a little down in the dumps after May 25 when I went to the hospital for a colonoscopy with dialation and my intestine broke. I knew this was a risk because I was recieving colonoscopies with dialation every 6 months for a stricture that developed last year 2 years after my radiation for stage 3 colon…
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starting chemo
hello again, i'm starting my chemo this friday which is going to be a 48hr. drip with oxy and 5fu.i'm told that i'll be getting oxy through my port(which i just got implanted today) and then a push of 5fu and then a drip of 5fu for 48hrs.i'm wondering if any of you can tell me what to expect from this treatment.just so you…
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Sweet Tooth??
Hi all, hope everyone is enjoying whats left of summer. Quick question, does anyone have intense cravings for sweets while on chemo? Scott has been munching out on chocolates, ice cream, etc. He has never been much of a sweets eater in the past. He came home last night with chocolate donuts, chocolate cupcakes and Ho-Ho's…
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Carcinoid Tumor of Rectum
Would like to know if anyone has gone through this and what can I expect?
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New Member
I am a 35 year old female. That was recently diagnoised with anal cancer. I am in the middle of my treatments radiation and chemo. They have me on a 4 day continous chemo treatment. along with radation. The burns are terrible. I can't believe how painful this can be. I only have 12 radation treatments left. There are times…
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GOOD LUCK LAWLEETE
Just wanted to wish you well today. We'll be thinking of you. I'm 5 days into the same treatment and feel pretty good! Go get 'um. Barb
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Surviving Cancer
Hello semi-colons. A co-worker gave me a copy of an article in Time Magazine (june 21 edition) on the new targeted therapies for Cancer. For those of you who need hope and encouragement I recommend you get a copy of this article. "New targeted drugs are coming and we have to figure out how to use them." Doctors reported at…
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Dads Chemo tomorrow
Hi Guys, Well I have had a bit of a tough week, my dad has been back and forth to the hospital but he is feeling ok today. He got a port inserted on Monday and he starts his first chemo treatment tomorrow. I feel pretty nervous for him just because I dont know what to expect. I just feel scared because at the moment he…
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new here
Hi all. It's 5 am and I can't sleep. What else is new? I am 42 married 19yrs, have 3 great little girls and was recently diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. Had 6 weeks chemo/rad., surgery and am getting ready to start a 6 month round of chemo ( just to make sure :) . Anyone have advice on how to keep your blood counts…
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Uodate
Hi Everyone, I haven't been here since March when my husband was put on a more aggressive chemo regimen (Avastin + FOLFOX) when the cancer advanced in spite of the first round of chemo after his surgery. A month ago he had his CT scans and this week the oncologist told us the tumors in the mesentary have not grown (maybe…
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Do you worry forever?
My husband is on his next to last l4 days of Xeloda. He was dx w/rectal cancer 10/03, chemo/rad, surgery 02/04. Path report clean margins. Only problem since started post op chemo, tired a lot and 2 hard bm's produced a little blood on the tissue. We hope that was just a hemorroid or he tore himself alittle. Anyway, we are…
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Not far from my heart
Hi Everyone!!!!! I just sifted through about 12 pages of posts! How I've missed yall! The last few months have been crazy! Too long and convoluted to get into all the details, but I haven't had lung surgery yet. Back in May, that was the plan, but we couldn't pin down a surgeon, then my tumor markers were rising, then my…
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Great news !
Hi everyone - I know it is uplifting to sometimes hear other survivor's check-up results, so I thought I would share - My mom (diagnosed Jan 03stage III, local recurrence Feb 04) just had her follow-up CAT scan and everything was clear !!! No evidence of disease ! We are very uplifted by this news (and, I am sure as…
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Colon Cancer Polyp
Is it possible to inject chemo drugs for killing colon cancer directly into the polyp during a colonoscopy? Has this been tried? Anyone know?
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hadmysurgery7-28-04
hi all wanted to say thanks for all the kind words and prayers since i posted about my surgery. i had a tumor removed from my rectum. i was in the hospital for 8 days. the surgeon dr.khoo (who is wonderful) says he got it all. I didnt have to have a colostemy bag as i thought i would ..was even marked for one a couple of…
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PET and CT Scans
Thank you everyone who replied to my message. It's especially good to hear that other things have lit up on a PET scan. I had FUDR pumped into my liver for six months after my resection, so the last place I expected to see anything was my liver--after waiting for over a year to have the resection and never seeing any new…
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need advice
Hi everyone, I hope that you are doing well. I need some advice. I had surgery 6 weeks ago for rectal cancer and have a permanent colostomy. I have finally started to feel human again, though not quite 100%. I started xeloda last week, 5 pills in the morning and 5 at night, 2 weeks on, 1 week off, for 6 months. So far, I…
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New to network
Hi everyone, My name is Doug I am a Firfighter in California. I am a one year survivor. I was diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer on May 1 '03. I recieved 25 Radiation treatments and declined Chemo. I then had surgery to take out the tumor and recieved a permenent colostomy Aug 6 '03. I had my colonoscopy last month and…
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HELLO, SEMI-COLONS
Hi, everybody - Greetings from Mississippi. Stacy told me to post again. Sorry I haven't been here in a while, been dealing with something of a peronal crisis (not cancer-related, relationship-related [is "relationship-related" a retetitive redundancy?]) Anyway, it is yet to be resolved (in my opinion, the answer is clear,…
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jaw pain on oxciplatin (SP)
Hi all. Just started my oxy,5FU and leukovoran this afternoon. I seem to be having some jaw pain when I eat. Usually only the first couple of bites, then it goes away. Anyone have this or heard of it? I'm going to tell my oncology nurse in the morning. See what she says. I've never had jaw problems before, so I really…
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thanks so much
i just wanted to say thank to all who posted to my question last week about the results of my ct. scans(which weren't very good) your words of encouragement mean more to me than you will ever know.i start my chemo this friday(5fu and oxy)and i know i can do this.after reading your posts,i've decided that i will never give…
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steved & kelly?
has anyone heard from steve or kelly?
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cancer cure????
Hiya all--the website I give here might be of some interest to all.It was aired on a current affairs program here in OZ.The program interviewed several people with many different cancers and was for me and Jen very touching. If the truth be known one wonders whether govt's/ the pharmaceutical companies and other medical…
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Update - and Gratitude!
Hi all, I thought I would post an update on me and give a thank you to you. Had I not found this site, and read the stories of other survivors such as myself I know my road would have been a much harder one to hoe - THANK YOU EVERYONE! We are all the strongest people we will ever meet, without doubt. I am now half way…
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I found out how to get in the chat room
found this on the Administrators board: 07-27-2004 07:38 PM EDT Re: error for chat room All you need to do is disable your firewall before loging into the the site. Once you enter the chat room, you can re-enable the firewall. To disable the firewall, fine the icon in your system tray that looks like the globe. Right click…
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THREE YEARS!
Hi semi-colons! I celebrated my three year anniversary of survival on Friday. I am alive and thankful. I warn all the newbies to not be surprised that the anniversary becomes a huge milestone each year for you but may pass unnoticed by those around you. As for my hubby he would much prefer to forget that I was ever…
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High Blood Pressure/Chemo
Hi again, A quick question for anyone who experienced high blood pressure during and after chemo. My pressure has been treated and controlled for the last 10 years, but had gone nuts during chemo and is still not in good range. We had to change my meds during chemo because I was (and still am) not keeping my potassium…
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ct. scan results
i would like to express my sincere thanks to all who replied to my post last week about my cancer coming back.thanks for each and every prayer.my results are in and i'm sorry to say that cancer has spread to lymph nodes in my lower back and a few on one of my kidney's.i am so devastated and cannot even think straight.i…