New diagnosis. Support / advice needed

There are many stage IV survivors here on the fourm and you can join us. 

It is still early days for you and I promise, that 'hit by a mack truck' feeling will subside, especially as you move forward with the treatment. Doing something about the Cancer really helps. 

You are right, the chances of side effects hitting you as you have more treatment is a great possibility. I've not known anyone get away with not having any side effects. 

What treatment plan are you on?  Different chemo cocktails come with different side effects. 

A positive attitude will take you a long way.  You say 'I "was" a 60 year old healthy woman and I say You "ARE" a healthy 60 year old who just happens to have Cancer.   You had Cancer before you were diagnosed, and you felt healthy, so you are still healthy. 

Be good to yourself! It is improtant to grieve the old you, which you will never get back; but it is also important to move past that grief and make it work for you.  Here is a tip. It worked for me, it may or may not work for you.  When I was first diagnosed and started Chemo, I would go to bed and was overcome with grief. The thought of dying and leaving my children, was crushing. It kept me up night after night and I thought my head was going to explode. I had to do something. First, I decided that I would allow myself 10 minutes of these dark thoughts and then 'get over it'. I listened to a guided meditation tape when I first went to bed, and for me, it worked like a dream.  Find what works for you, just get yourself to a positive state. 

Are you planning on having surgery after Chemo? Are they planning on doing Radiation?  

I wish you all the best as you move forward on this new journey and look forward to helping you along the way. 

TRU

I was given my diagnosis on Dec 31 of 2013. New Year's Eve day. You'd think it could have waited a couple of days, nothing like having the holiday ruined, is it? Oh well, it is what it is, I guess. There is ALWAYS hope. Please hang onto that. Never give up. There are plenty of people on here who were diagnosed stage four initially who are still going strong. The road is different for everyone but you can get some comfort knowing that stage four is something that is often dealt with. You could end up living with your cancer but still having a good, long life or you could end up NED at some point. There's no way to know and attitude is everything when it comes to cancer. Feeling positive and not allowing it to get to you any more than necessary helps the body fight. You still need treatments of some kind but allowing yurself to feel like you're going to win will go a long way to help you beat it.

I did not follow any diet and the only thing I've heard of that might help the battle is vitamin D. There are plenty of false cures out there, don't get sucked in. There's always someone who's happy to take money from vulnerable people looking for help. And friends and acquaintances who want to give advice.

Jan 

Not the best best way to bring in the new year.  If you are on Folfox w/avastain you can usually stay on that for up to 6 mths.  This will cause nerothopy in your extrimities (hand, feet, mouth).  So if it gets bad tell the Dr. and he probably will switch you to Folfiri.  You can have skin issues like bumps and some rash but not much more.  Besure to take sick pills all during the treatment.  My husband is stage 4 and just finished his 35th treatment.  He will do this for life.  Will say the treatments are keeping the cancer at bay and he is still alive.  He is weak and it is hard to walk but he is hanging in there.  Best of luck to you on this journey.

It may be a bumppy ride, but it is definately doable.  Just take each day as it comes, knowing there are better times ahead.  Good luck!

I will have a colon resection on Feb 2, and am wondering what i should or shouldnt be eating afterwards.  Until i get the pathology results, i wont know what my next course of action will be, but would like to have some food in the house when i come home from the hospital.

thank you all, and God Bless

Denise53 said:

Diet after Colon resection

I will have a colon resection on Feb 2, and am wondering what i should or shouldnt be eating afterwards.  Until i get the pathology results, i wont know what my next course of action will be, but would like to have some food in the house when i come home from the hospital.

thank you all, and God Bless

 

My dr had me on low fiber low residue for a while after my resection to facilitate healing.  However, after 6-8 weeks, I was eating anything and everything.