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Colorectal Cancer

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…
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…
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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
Thanks guys for all your well wishes
Truly, truly appreciated. You're all the greatest!!! :o ) Monika, who couldn't be happier to have "met" you all and, can you believe it, is actually capable of a short post!
colon cancer
Hello, I'm new at this website. my mommy died of colon cancer on 3-10 and I don't know what to do?
new here recurrence
Hello i am 35 yrs old and at age 28 diagnosed with colon cancer while pregnant at the time. at the time 4 of 14 nodes were postive with no mets anywhere else. in nov 2002 the cancer had returned 3 tumors in gastro area and 17 between my two lungs. they said at my home oncologist and surgeon nothing we can do go home and…
A Very Lucky Winner
IN Nov 03 my sister-in -law had a colonoscopy and they penetrated her intestine. It led to a very serious situation. That same day I quite reluctantly agreed to have the same test. Learning of her situation, I refused. My DR kept pressuring me, however and I had the test on Jan 15, 04. There it was big as life, a cancer at…
Thank You for the Response to Eloxatin
Thank you.......Judy, Susan, SpongeBob (love that name), Kris, Pjenks,Carolyn.. all of you for your encouraging words and support. I knew I would feel better when I read these posting. Tomorrow is the scan and we will not hear the results for possibly a week as our onc. is out of town. The waiting will be terrible. Hunt…
Meds after Transanal Excision Surgery
Hey everyone. I have a question. My husband is now 3 weeks post op for transanal excision surgery due to rectal cancer. Brief history: Had surgery on Feb. 25, did really well (some pain and itching) until March 7 (diarrhea all day long resulting in severe pain and itching). Started feeling alot better by March 12 when we…
Recurrence
My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer (stage IV) in May 2002. He had one spot on his liver. Everything was removed during surgery. Then, he underwent chemo for a year (4 weeks on and 2 weeks off). I believe he was on campostar. In December 2003, he had a clean pet scan and normal CEA levels. As of March 2004, his CEA…
Incisional Hernia
My husband had bowel resection in October 03, colon cancer, Duke's C2, currently doing 6 months of chemo, and he now has a grapefruit size hernia next to the abdominal incision. The oncologist says he cannot have any surgery until after he finishes chemo. Has anyone else developed a hernia next to the incision site?
Good news
Hi everyone, I hope all is well. I got my CT results back (I had one done on Monday because my CEA had jumped from 2.0 to 3.6) and everything is stable... No new spots! Yeah! I'm very happy and relieved. On a seperate note, however, I am wondering if I should pursue more aggressive treatments. Back in September, 8 spots in…
New member to group
Here's a quick history. Had typical symptoms of blood in stools and told Dr. about it in a routine physical in January. He did a sig and found a tumor that was confirmed cancer by a colonoscopy in early February. I had a CT scan done and it showed no signs of spreading, so my wife and I felt pretty good going into surgery…
Chemo & Stoma Ulcers
Is there anyone out there who has a colostomy and is/was on Oxal/5fu & developed stoma ulcers? I am developing ulcers on the stoma, and a white ring around the outer peristomal skin, and wondering what can be done to minimize/prevent this problem..this is only my 3rd round, & it will likely get worse. Bud
Chemo Chronographs
day 6 of round three Oxal/5fu..whatta train..more like roller coaster..how do you people focus, let alone work while taking this demon? Even tho no vomiting, and constipation instead of diarrhea, the overall effects are totally incapacitating for the first week..took a drug called Emend, which controlled the actual…
Pathology/scans/tests
I usually get better answers here, then refine my questions for the Onc.. so here goes; after much prodding, they advised me that the lab is just now sending current-(2months ago) lung biopsy slides to the pathology lab that removed my cc tumor 3 years ago for comparisons of the lung nodes with the original colon cancer.…
Levamisole/Chemo/Radiation
I would like to talk to someone who has rectal cancer. My tumor was removed January 27, 2004. I have a temporary colostomy. I am undergoing chemo and will get radiation and chemo starting April. I also take Levamisole. It is a pill. I was wondering about the side effects of all this. I only had one round of chemo. All this…
Re: Levamisole-Thank you all
Thank you so much for replying to me. I appreciate your resonses. Since I am new here, how do I email or communicate with any of you? Thank you again.
What to expect from colon surgery
I will be having my ascending colon removed in the next couple of weeks due to higrade dyspasia and the possibilities of cancer in the lining. They will be removing the end of the small intestines, including the valve that opens and closes to the large intestine, as well as about a foot or more of large intestine. I just…

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