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Things Can Just Change from Day to Day
While my overall news is still good based on two consecutive clean CAT and PET Scans done on Bert, a little fly has once again entered my ointment! Received a call yesterday from Dr. Lenz's office that they want Bert to do a colonoscopy. When we last saw Dr. Lenz to get the results of 3/16 PET Infusion with CAT overlay,…
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Local Recurrence
Hi - My mother has been recently diagnosed with her second local recurrence of colon cancer. She was originally Stage III (4 of 20 nodes were positive). The doctors seem to assure us that the recurrence is local and they plan to do a resection again. Has anyone out there had a similar experience? We are starting to get…
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stressed out
hi, i'm new to this site. i was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2000. had laparoscopic colon resection no lymph nodes involved. my past colonoscopy's have been good but i have one comming up end of april and i'm getting so stressed out about it ..that its all i think about! i keep all this inside and no one can know the…
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Need Information
Hi, I'm new to this group. I had rectal cancer, stage II in July, 2003. Had colon resection, no postive lymph nodes, no spread, good margins. No further treatment recommened. It shouldn't have come back, but it did to everyone's surprise. I was diagnosed with recurrent cancer in Jan, 2004. I have taking continuous 5FU by…
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Update
I just had another colonoscopy yesterday. They only found 2 polyps which were removed and sent to path. Just wanted to let everyone know that you can beat the odds. When I had my first colonoscopy they found a mass along with hundreds of polyps. Second colonoscopy the mass was found to be gone and 9 polyps were removed…
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other problems
its been awhile since ive been on here.i used to go by starlight1968 now its desiree1968.i have been getting sick alot lately.im scared to call my cancer doctor because i dont want to face the possibility that my cancer could be back.it will be 2 years in oct. since i had surgery.is this scared feeling normal.
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2 years today!!!!
Hi Everyone, Today is a celebration of life!! It's 2 years today since I had my surgery for a stage 3 rectal cancer with 10 positive lymph nodes. So far I feel great and everything appears to be normal. I was never much of a writer so I never posted a lot, but I came here everyday to see how all of you were doing. I just…
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I almost forgot I had cancer
This message is to all the nice folks who continuously post messages and answers to questions on this website. One year ago (March 19) I was diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgery to remove 1/3 of my colon the next day. I had a speedy recovery. I regularly read messages on this website and asked lots of my own…
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Good News!!
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share some good news with all of you. I'll give a brief history for the new comers. I'm 39. I had a hysterectomy/bowel resection in June 03. The pathology showed that the cancer had started on my colon near the cecum and spread to my right ovary. I had no symptoms and no family history of…
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Possible liver metastis
Can anyone tell me what I can do? I was diagnosed 2 years ago and they have yet to give me a clean bill of help. They have been looking at my liver for about a year. They first found a couple of spots that were tiny on my liver;a couple of months after that it was a dime size. Then for about 6 months they were stable. Now,…
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Book
I just picked up a book at the Onc's office: Diagnosis: "Cancer/Your Guide to the first months of Healthy Survivorship" by Wendy Schlesel Harpham,M.D. This book is especially a good read for newly diagnosed-(all types) cancer. It covers most FAQ's in clear, layman's language from A-Z Available at Amazon-…
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Need advice - what's is son's risk?
My ex-husband was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. From what people are saying I suspect it's stage III (one positive lumph node and 80% obstruction when surgery was done). No colostomy required - had resection and will be having chemo (weekly or every other week) for 4-6 months. With "dynamics" I'm basing this on…
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Treatment Options
Hi - I am new to this site - I think this is a fabulous way for cancer patients and survivors to keep each others spirits up. My mother was diangosed with colon cancer in Jan. 03 and has since had two local recurrences. This time, the doctor suggested that we might want to consider more aggressive treatment. Has anyone had…
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What is Camptosar?
Does anyone know anything about camptosar? And, what is the expected result of using it?
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CEA as a marker
I just found out from my oncologist Friday that my CEA after colon surgery was 1.0 although I had two small mets to the liver (one was removed for a biopsy and confirmed as cancer). I met with my surgical oncologist yesterday and he wants to leave the other met on the liver to see how chemo will work (I start friday with…
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Apology to grandma
Dearest grandma, It has been brought to my attention that my tone of my post may have been rather "blame the victim". I truly am sorry if this was how it was received by you. I am writing this without having read any other replies as I am horrified that I may have caused you emotional pain by my carelessness. My deepest…
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Help for an annoying drip???
Hi all, One of the minor, but very annoying and painful, side effects from my chemo is a leaky nose (in addition to simultaneously being very dry!). The constant drip has irritated the heck out of the end of my nose, to the point where it is cracked and red and hurts like heck to blow (every 10 minutes). Vaseline doesn't…
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Sponge,Kerry,Emily,Stacy~Never Too Young
Maybe we should all get on a band wagon and picket the healthcare industry. Yup, Emily, there was colon cancer history in her family...one grandparent on both sides and father. But even that shouldn't matter...if something seems wrong in that area, why wait around? Haven't doctors learned by now that in 80% of the advanced…
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Nanuk Re: Bert's Chemo Dosage
Hey Bud! I'm so sorry to hear that your still having trouble with your 5fu/leuc/oxi combo. Bert had unbelievable trouble with 5fu/leuc administered by his previous onc at a dosage of 1000 mg each via drip over a period of 3 hours, once a week, six weeks on, two weeks off. He did okay with his first cycle and about half way…
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Colonoscopies
Question - A friend of mine at work told me that it is the law in the state of Virginia that you receive a colonoscopy every ten years starting at 50. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Emily
Emily, I think that totally sucks!!!!! You should spit great balls of fire (as Sponge would say) do I hear Jerry Lee Lewis somewhere in there. How many more younger folks will have to be affected by this awful, awful disease before the medical community and INSURANCE COMPANIES finally wise up? Look at baby girl…
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thank you for you replies
I am on full fox 6 too. I am taking mag/cal but they tell me my problems with neausea are unique. I receive 2 liters of fluid at each treatment. I get treatment thurs, fri, and sat the pump comes off. They have made my treatments go all day which has helped some. Treatment every other week. Will get one March 25th and…
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Stage IV Treatment
I am new to the cancer survivors network. My wife was diagnosed last month with stage 4-colon cancer that has spread to her liver. She went for her first chemotherapy. She received aloxi for anti nausea and decadron, which is a steroid. Then oxalitlatan and laucovoran. And, I believe she got a 5fu injection. Then, she is…
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Recurrence in the Liver
Yesterday, my dad got the results of his PET scan. According to the scan, he has two suspicious spots on his liver in the right lobe. He also has a suspicious spot on his colon. Last year, he had a PET scan in April, the PET scan showed a suspicious spot on his colon. He had a colonoscopy and it was clean. No problem. This…
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Reply to Momsweeboy
Hello! My name is Monika and I am caregiver to my husband Bert diagnosed with stage III colon cancer August 2003. My heart breaks for you and I am responding because not only am I dealing with Bert, I am also dealing with my mother, same age as yours, who has inoperable lung cancer diagnosed September 2002. I don't want to…
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Liver mets are growing-please help
My Mom has been fighting liver mets with chemos for over 2 years and her latest ct showed that the mets are growing even after starting Oxal/5fu this past November. She had 7 treatments and is still continuing. She has 3 tumors and the biggest one is now over 5cm. I'm really scared that any other options that she may have…
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Help needed New here - My Mom
I have been reading posts for a couple of months now and I need to reach out for some help!!! A little of background my Mom (70 years old) has colon cancer that has spread to the liver and is extensive. She was diagnosed in January of this year she has a tumor about 4 inches in length and about 20 other spots on her liver.…
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Starting treatment for recurrent cancer
I spent the past hour reading your messages before signing up to join you. I'll try to condense background info. I'm a 2 1/2 year survivor of a very aggressive breast cancer treated with lumpectomy, node removal, chemo and radiation. In June,2003, my husband had a right hemicolectomy to remove tumor and had 1 positive node…
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Good Update on Bert :o)
I am so very happy to report that all of Bert's scans on take on Wednesday, March 6 (CT as well as PET Infusion)came back clean as a whistle...just like the did six weeks ago, even slightly better if such a thing is possible. His oncologist is doing this every six weeks because of Bert's CEA continuing to remain above…
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To Sheepy & PJJ - A Very Lucky Winner
Sheepy and PJJ, this is my favorite topic too. There is colon cancer history in my husband's family...his dad died of the damn disease at age 57...so in his early 40's, dispite protest from "the medical community, my husband starting having sigs, not knowing, just like you Sheepy, that the sig doesn't catch/see everything.…