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bilirubin
Recently I've developed a blockage in my biliary duct and as a result am jaudice. Also, I am experiencing intense itching throughout my whole body. My oncology nurse says its due to the excess bilirubin in my body. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? If so, what did you do to relieve the itcing? It keeps me…
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Anyone familiar with this?
My hubby talked to his Dad's chemo therapist yesterday to find out exactly what treatment they are going to do. She said that they are going to give him 5-fu and oxaliplatin. This is how they are going to do it. When he goes home from the hosp. (recovering from colostomy), they are going to let him rest up for a week or so…
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nausea/not eating
Hey there, My mom was soooooo dehydrated that she collaspsed and has been re-admitted to the hospital. Anytime she eats, which is maybe 2 or 3 bites at the max., she says she has a nausea feeling and stops eating. How is she ever going to get her strength back, if she won't eat??!! Any suggestions?? She WILL NOT do the…
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Thanks for all your advice!!!!!!!!
Hello, everyone! Thank you for talking me into seeing the doctor and for all the good info and advice. You are all wonderful. Yesterday had a colonoscopy and results were good. Just IBS, take a few pills and all should be okay. Thank God! As a side note, that juice is the grossest thing I have ever had to drink! I was…
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surgery/depressed/weak
Hedy There, About 1 week ago my mom(stage IV) had bypass of the colon surgery..not a colostomy. She came home yesterday and is now throwing up, very weak, and seems depressed. Has anyone had this reaction before or know of anyone who has had this reaction from surgery? She has an appt with onc. tomorrow. I am afraid she is…
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Update on my dad
I just wanted to thank all of you for your well thought out messages. I posted a message about 2 weeks ago about my dad being just diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Since then, he has started his treatments. He goes 2 days with a chemo bag and he does this every 2 weeks. For the first couple of days he feels ok, and then the…
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IS IT THE RIGHT TREATMENT?
MY MOM IS STAGE IV. SHE IS ON 5-FU AND LEUCOVORIN . SHE HAD 4 SESSIONS OF THIS TILL NOW, HANDLED THEM OK. BUT I WONDER IF THIS IS ENOUGH. I HEARD THAT THERE ARE BETTER RESULTS WITH OXIPLATIN,5FU AND LEUCOVORIN. CAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME A PIECE OF ADVICE? SHE HAS A VESICA INVASION AND ABDOMINAL WALL.
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Decision to make (maybe)
I was diagnosed with rectal CA on 7/3/2003. I am a 47 year female who has always prided herself on her good health:-). I've already gone through chemo and radiation in an attempt to shrink the tumor. Tumor is very close to sphincter muscle. Surgeon won't know until i'm in surgery whether he can do sphincter sparing…
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I'm starting to feel angry!
Dad (my FIL) was told a week ago that his cancer has spread to his liver and stomach. The doctor didn't want to dump everything on him at once. Meaning he was told it spread but he wasn't told that is was "incurable" and that he may only have a couple of months to a year to live. Well, it's starting to make me mad. Today…
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thank you
I want to thank all those who responded. My surgeon (Dr C) has told me that my whole rectum will have to be removed and depending on how close to the sphincter the tumor is he may be able to fashion a new one out of a part of the colon. I guess it will depend on what he finds during surgery. I think he just wants to know…
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Concerns post-surgery
I'm not certain this is the best forum for my question but here goes: My husband has stage 2 rectal cancer and had surgery 3 weeks ago to remove the tumor. Surgery was a technical success in terms of the CA (nodes tested neg) but he is feeling so poorly 3 weeks later that I'm becoming very concerned. He had a permanent…
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treatments for stage IV??
Hi There, I was wondering if anyone could share some of their treatments for stage 4 ...my mom was on oxilplatin, 5fu, lev...it worked for 8 months , then the liver tumors started growing again...went on cpt 11, the tumors kept growing, now on xeloda, and having hard side efects...no CT done yet. She is in a lottery for…
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informative newsletter for cancers
Hi all, I subscribe to an e-newsletter from Dr. Ralph Moss that comes weekly. He is a former researcher with Memorial Sloan-Kettering. He keeps up to date with cancer research on many fronts...what is working and what isn't. When I read my letters, I always think that there may be some of you who could benefit from this…
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LAUNCH OF THE MILITARY CANCER SURVIVOR'S DISCUSSION
After a little cajolling, I have convinced the CSN that there is a need for a discussion for military cancer survivors. The purpose of this discussion is to give military folks a safe place to go and ask questions about treatment, administrative issues, performance evaluations, etc. that are unique to military cancer…
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It's my birthday..SB get the 'ritas going....
Okay that will be a blueberry smoothie for me but a round of the other stuff for you all!!! 42 and counting...... Thank you all on this discussion board for the love and support you show to all who come. It is an oasis on many a day for me. CHEERS!!! emily
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dissapointing news
Hey, My mom has been having 3-4 days of not being able to hold anything down and her onc. has had her admitted to the hospital. So far they have done an x ray, no blockage seen. Next they did a scope and said nothing was there, but a few hours later they thought maybe there was something visible, so they'll do another…
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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