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Need support! My FIL was told he is terminal
My father in law was diagnosed with colon cancer in May. The tumor was large so they did chemo and radiation to shrink it. In the course of all this he also had to undergo triple bypass to his heart and so it delayed his cancer surgery. Finally last week, he went in for the surgery. The doctor found that it had spread to…
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bloating and gas
I have been having alot of problems with bloating of my belly area and gas also some pain which I know is just the gas. The onc has given me 2 different rx but they don't seemed to help. I have changed my diet to advoid things that will give me gas but so far it seems everthing does. Anybody have any suggestions.
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Coming up on 1 year colonoscopy
It will be a year in October since my surgery.I go for my colonoscopy and to tell you the truth I am scared.Any advice?
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Sinking into depression?
About 2 weeks or so ago, my dad was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer that had already spread to his liver. He has 9 spots, some fairly large on his liver. The past several months, he's been working pretty hard, and although he showed some signs of fatigue, he still worked. The past month, he started taking daily naps and…
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SO, Do I Get Cookie? A Sticker? Something??
OK, thanks to all of your "support" (ribbing, cajoling, namecalling - Stacy) I went into the chat room and chatted a bit with bentonbabe and chuck941 today. Thank you very much for helping me through this incredible milestone. You have touched my life and, because of your tuff love I am a better, more educated person…
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Newbie
Hi all. I'm a 53 year old guy who was diagnosed with colon cancer on 6/9 and had surgery 6/10. The surgeon said it was a 6 cm "stage 2" tumor and they checked 18 lymph nodes. The lymph nodes were clear. They started me on 24 treatments of 5-FU and Leucovorin. The oncologist said he could not guarantee it would help, but he…
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thank you
thanks to everyone that relpied to my last posting. to answer some of your questions, yes I was a sleep for 2 of the colonoscopys, but not for my very first one. The doctor that performed the last one, is the 3rd doctor I have seen. I told her that the last doctor told me the blood was from hemorrhoids and she said no…
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Level of Potassium during treatment
My uncle is going through treatment. He has high potassium level in his body. What would be good foods to give it to him, which is either has no potassium or very low potassium. He is currently taking liquid foods. Thanks in advance.
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Stopping Chemo
This is a rather strange scenario, so bear with me. I live in Florida and work in South Dakota. Long commute, but I spend 2-3 weeks in SD, then back home for a week. My chemo treatment of 5-FU is 24 treatments in a 3 week on, 1 week off schedule. I just found out my job here in SD is ending, but have found another in North…
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advice needed for mom with stage 4
Hi, I am in need of any advice you have with the side effect of heartburn/acid reflux from her chemo or maybe not...she never had this problem before. My mom is now on prescription meds that are not working and the bubble in her chest is now causing her to actually get sick. Any suggestions? She has tried nexium, zantac,…
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Metastasis
Hi! I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in January of this year. I underwent radiation and chemo(5FU), followed by a surgery which included a colostomy and a partial vaginectomy. I finished my post-operative in mid-September. Two weeks later, I had a CT scan which came back positive. Further testing revealed 11…
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HOW TO USE THE CHAT ROOM IN 25 WORDS OR LESS (more or less!)
For those of you who have heard the buzz of how cool the chat room is, you're right! It's all that and more! However, learning how to "enter" the room is sometimes intimidating, as well as impossible...so here's what you do: (1) Click on the Chat Room Category on the home page. (2) Be prepared to wait for up to 2 minutes,…
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Time for 2nd cycle!
Hi again all! I have a minor annoyance and wonder if anyone else has had this problem. After surgery when they took out the staples out, the incision opened up almost completely. after nearly 2 months of bandaging it was pretty well healed so we started chemotherapy. I finfished the first cycle, but the incision didn't…
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who lives in a pineapple?
Under the sea.....Spongebob!!! Square Pants!!! So SB when are you gonna get into the chat room for crying out loud??? Stace and I need to more semi-colons in there. Find your way soon ok? peace, emily
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Radiated Bowel
I am 45 yr old female cancer survivor, chemo/radiation 6 mos ago. am playing waiting game, and have a question... Does anyone know about or have had problems with a radiated bowel (or irradiated bowel)?? I have been dealing with this for a while now, and my dr's seem to think I should be over any side effects of treatment.…
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Hello everyone!
I'm so glad I found this page! On May 14th, much to my surprise, I was diagonsed with either colon or ovarian cancer, big tumors in both areas. On May 31, 2003, I had emergency surgery and part of my colon was removed, hysterectomy, lymph nodes involvement, and on and on it seemed. Finally they said the words...colon…
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burns
I was doing a search, my doctor told me that this is not a common cancer? It seems to me it is. The 3rd degree burns, the pain from the inside of the anal area. Not being able to hold no#2 at all. The doctors are suppose to give you a break! If you need one even if you are not in alot of pain, take a 4 day it really helps…
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Colon surgery aftermath
I had a kidney stone removed few weeks ago, and the doctor advised me that if you have a part of your colon removed, you are prone to form kidney stones because of incomplete abosrbtion due to not having a full colon. To help aviod kidney stone formation, he told me not to eat: Peanuts, cashews or almonds Chocolate…
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COULD I HAVE COLON CANCER?
I am a three-year survivor of ovarian cancer. For the last 5 days I have had loose/mucousy stools, cramps like diahrrhea. Seems to come at different times, no real consistency, although I will notice it after a meal, within an hour or so. The cramping/pain is lower abdominal. I also have some rectal pressure because of it.…
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Cancer News
CHICAGO A gene present in nearly one in eight people is the most commonly inherited cancer susceptibility gene identified so far, increasing cancer risk in carriers by 26 percent, according to a study published by researchers at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital in today's Journal of Clinical Oncology. More common…
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Beat cancer
http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/cancer/6684.html "The truth is, if you asked me to choose between winning the Tour de France and having cancer, I would choose cancer. Odd as it sounds, I would rather have the title of cancer survivor than Tour de France winner, because of what the experience has done for me as a…
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Colon Cleansers - useless?
Colon Cleansing & Cancer Risk (Interview with Bernard Levin, M.D., June 3, 2003) They are everywhere. Ads on television, on the Internet and in newspapers tout the virtues of colon cleansing supplements as a way to prevent colorectal cancer. Some of them even have graphic pictures of the "results" produced by taking these…
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my research
Hello Everyone! I am doing my own amateur *research* on the types of medicines and chemotherapy people have had or are currently taking. If you wouldn't mind giving me the names and even the dosage, but I will settle for just names of meds, I would really appreciate it! Please dont worry about spelling :-) You can email me…
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Surgery Friday
My 32 y/o husband was diagnosed with stage 2/3 rectal cancer in April. They gave him 5FU, Oxiplatin and Leucovorin, as well as 5 weeks of radiation. Treatment ended early June and he is finally having the tumor removed this Friday. Can anyone give me information on what to expect? His tumor is large and low toward the…
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Has anybody had adhesions after surgery?
I had surgery for colon cancer March 20, 2003. About a week ago I started feeling a sort of strain or pulling about 3 inches from my surgery scar. Friends of mine who have had surgery in the past said it sounds like adhesions. What do you think? My oncologist felt the area and said he didn't feel anything and didn't…
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Radiation Damage again
Hi everyone I have posted here before with other problems due to radiation. My problem started 6/27/03 first time being constipated since my left hemicolectomy for stage 3 Colon Cancer. I was diagnosed in 2001. I never had any problems with my bowels. I thought I ate to much the day before. I took 20ccs of M.O.M. that…
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Body and Soul
Does anyone watch Body and Sould series on PAX (in New York it's on Sundays at 10:00)? It's about an alternative doctor working in the hospital with conventional medicine doctors, all kinds of conflicts arise from the situation, sometimes sad, sometimes very funny. But the reason I am talking about it is that they have…
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need info on Xeloda Oxaliplatin pyridoxime raspberries
Hi to all. My husband will start xeloda with Oxaliplatin and pyridoxine to treat stage iv colon cancer. Has anybody some advice for us? Also, is anybody trying the new rage, black raspberries? I've learned freeze dried are the highest in ellagic acid and would like to know where to purchase them. My best wishes to Us all,…
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Oxiliplatin-too soon to switch??
hi everyone, My dad is 47 and diagnosed with stage iv in June 2003. He had surgery to remove colon tumor and mets to liver is inoperable. He is a fighter, and we are not giving up- but it seems odd that after just 4 treatments of oxi they decided to change him to cpt-11. He has had alot of fluid buid up in the belly, so…
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bleeding
hello, I know this may sound gross but I was constipated for about 3 days and when I finally went there was blood on the toilet paper and a little in the toilet. That was yesterday and today. I have a strong family history of colon cancer. My mom died at the age of 47 of it. I am 29. I am almost certain that this is a…