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When will this get better?
Hi all, I am still home. I am having problems sitting down still. How long before your bottom feels better? I had colon resection with a permanent colostomy. Also should the colostomy be putting something out everyday? Mine hasn't in two days and I'm afraid that I'll end up in the hospital again. Please anyone that knows…
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steves op
Hi everyone-haven't posted for while but my husband steve has-he was diagnosed with rectal cancer in March 04 aged 31-he underwent 6 weeks of chemoradiation and has just had his op on 29/7/04. It all went well-the surgeons fely confident thay were able to remove the whole tumour and the previous treatment had shrunk the…
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Advice on Life after Reversal
Hi everyone, My husband had a ileostomy reversal a month ago. Surgery went very well. Now he is trying to get his body back to normal. He sometimes goes to the bathroom 10 times a day. He'll go to the bathroom then 5 minutes later feel like he has to go again. I know that this is normal, but I was wondering if any of you…
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cancer again
i hope that some of you on this board can help me.almost 3 and a half yrs. ago,i was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.it was in the lower portion of the colon but did not affect the rectum.10 of 15 lymph nodes were cancerous.i had surgery to take out some of my colon and then had 6 months of chemo.no radiation was…
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I'm back again!!!!
Hi all, Sorry I haven't posted lately. I was in the hospital again for 10 days. I came home yesterday. They think that I had a kink in my bowel. My colostomy stopped working for 5 days. They used enemas and irrigation and finally got it to work again. I hope it stays that way. I was very sick again. I hope I'm on the road…
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ok - I feel like an idiot
how do you post a reply to a message? I can't figure out how to do it? :}
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It's Worry Time Again!
Hi all! I'm glad to report that so far everything has been going very well for Bert and my mom. Bert has finished chemo...he did a full four months of 5fu/leuc, followed by another full six months of 5fu/leuc/oxal and latest scans done back in early June showed no evidenc of disease. Port was removed today (on doctors…
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New to this
Gday All, This is my first time writing but i have read many discussions already. My name is Belinda and im 25 and from Australia, just two weeks ago my dad was diagnosed with colorectal cancer with metatsis to the lungs. It was such a huge shock initially being told that he has cancer (its such a scary word) but to second…
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pet results r in good news
hello all. i got my pet results yesterday and lesion in the lung is there but very faint. so for now bk on chemo and boy am i sick right now. he will give me this does and one in two weeks then another scan. there was nothing anywhere else and of course i am just excited about that. thank you for all your encouragement.…
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chemo after surgery
Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who replied to my prior post and gave me pep talks! I saw my oncologist yesterday. He ordered a pet scan for next week and said that chemo will depend on what the scan shows. If the scan comes back clear, I will go back on xeloda, a higher dosage than before, for 6 months, 2 weeks on…
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Post op chem
Been awhile since I posted but have a question for you guys. Brief history: Husband had rectal cancer. Did rad/chemo. Had surgery in February. Did not need colostomy. Rad/chem shrunk tumor so it could be surgically removed. Path showed clear margins. Blood work always normal. Husband is now on chemo for four months (2 wks…
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Chemo lasting 1 year
My brother was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer last October. Did radiaton for 3 months and is now in his 7th month of chemo. He now goes 1x a week vs. the first 3 months of every day. Doesn't this seem long? He lives far away from me and doesn't ask the doctor many questions. He tells me that his oncologist says his…
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My friend starts chemo today
Hello everyone, My friend Julie is undergoing her first chemo treatment today. She had a tumor removed from her colon around the first of June. There was no lymph involvement, but her cancer was staged at 2b. She has done a little research on the web, but has found it to me more frightening than helpful. I am hoping to get…
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Yippee-Last Chemo Starts Tomorrow
Finally...My Dad starts his last session of FOLFOX tomorrow. He couldn't be happier. I second that. The last three treatments, he's had to take shots (five days in a row) to build up his white blood cell count. Hopefully, this time will be different. How long does it take to get back to feeling normal? Please keep him in…
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Misreading of MRI?
I had an appointment last Friday with my oncologist to discuss my latest MRI/CT scans. My CT scan showed no tumors in the lungs, the MRI showed no growth or reduction in liver tumor from May (still 1 cm). It had shrunk 50% on last MRI. My oncologist started the appointment by saying "I'm a little puzzled by the MRI, I…
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chemo
Hi everyone, I hope that you're doing well. I am feeling down tonight. I have an appointment with my oncologist tomorrow to discuss chemo after surgery and I am dreading it. I did fine with radiation and chemo before surgery, but the surgery was more extensive than expected and took a lot out of me. I am finally starting…
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Stage IV Tests Results after 3 months
Hi all, I haven't posted much lately. I have logged on, but quite honestly I was so worried about my testing, I couldn't handle it some days. A little history. I was dxed February 26th with a large tumor very low in my rectal area. More testing showed it had spread to my liver (2 measurable tumors and dozens of microscopic…
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surgery questions
Hello everyone, sounds like alot of positive things are happening on the board for people,which is very encouraging. I was just wondering if any of you had thoughts on a meeting I had with my surgeon. I am due to come off of chemo on August 10. My tumor on my liver is still visible but somewhat smaller, I also have an…
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hi stacy !!!!!!!!!!
i am a 46 year old male. i had 2 aunts on mothers side with breast cancer. i think i am going to continue chemo through iv.so far everything going okay. i have a pouch that i deal with for now will get reversal after chemo is done 23 more to go
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pet scan tomarrow
hello all. back to a pet scan again. at this point i am feeling well. it makes me a little nervous but i will get through it. i want to be cured of this awful disease as we all do, and that is what i am going to pray for. i also go back on chemo thurs so my moods will start swinging agian. just keep me in your prayers and…
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chemo after surgery
Hi there, I was wondering how some of you reacted to chemo after surgery? My mother had 5 weeks of chemo and 25 radiation treatments before her surgery. She reacted better than we thought. She was extremely tired by the end of it, but during the treatments she experienced loss of apetite and visited the washroom quite…
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curious
Hiya guys--as tha word says--"curious".I am wondering.After reading lots of personal pages it seems that there are many here who have discovered their cancers accidentally.By definition, I mean that the cancer may well have been present for quite some time.Explain??? Well, a lot of you originally had bleeding and were…
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Just diagnosed with fluid in the lungs.
Does anyone have experience with fluid in the lungs? I would like to learn what causes it, how it is treated and what should be expected. Thank-you in advance.
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thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi guys, thanks for getting me up. this is a wonderful board of caring people. thanks again bruce
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Good Morning!!!!
Hi everyone, I'm back!!! It's been 3 weeks since I last posted. I took some time off to help my mom through her recovery and I didn't have access the internet. My Mom is doing GREAT!!! Her surgery was 2 & 1/2 wks ago and she's recovering SO WELL!!! Her surgery was 2 hours and they re-attached her without any complications.…
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surgerycountdown
today is sunday ..surgery is scheduled for wed at 830am. tumor is in middle of rectum. still dont know the stage i am in or what i will wake up to. If i will have a bag or temp one or not at all. went and got marked friday for a bag *just in case* Am scared and just want this over with. am afraid of the catheter too.…
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MY MOTHER HAS STAGE IV COLON CANCER
It was 22 months ago that my mother was diagnosed with metastisized colon cancer in Aug.'02 at 55 yrs. old. She had surgery to remove what tumors they could. The surgeon said there were seedlings on her liver and many tumors in the abdomen. Chemo was started right after. During the past 22 months of treatment she has went…
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PREP FOR PORT?
My Mom, Stage IV colon cancer, will be getting a port in soon. Can anyone give us a heads up on this? - pain involved, management of port, chemo treatments (easier, etc.?). I have read a little about it but would love first hand info. What can I do to make it easier for Mom? I had my chemo through IV, so I'm not too…
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i'm down today
hi all, i need some encouragement today. i guess everything got to me today. the dr. bills, my sickness, everything. i have been upbeat from the start 5/27 when i had emergency surgery for blockage in colon. 2 surgeries later and then the start of chemo. i guess just a bad day thanks
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Stage 1 survivor with question
I am new here so please bear with me. I had surgery on March 7th, 2003 to remove a Stage 1 tumor that was so low in the colon that it required the surgeon to remove my "rectal reservoir" as he called it. I needed no further treatment of any kind, Praise God but I am going through the problem so many of you have with…