Well, I'm another Joe (age 60) who has stage IV metatasitc colon cancer -- nodules in the lung and liver. I had a colon resection and had 10.5 cm of my sigmoid...
Liz: I totally agree with you about self advocacy. It is SO important to listen to your own gut feeling...I think that it is much more important than...
All, Fellow Joe asked about sensory reactions to cold things. Two things to offer - first, after first treatment, all I can say is its really weird. Surgery...
My last session and the current session included the Calcium Glutamate and Magnesium Sulfate infusion before and after the Oxaliplatin and Leucovorin. I can't...
Michele; I really think this is something you should discuss with your physician. It is a difficult issue and one that usually sounds pretty bad. In general,...
Michele, Concur with Joe (the original). I will say that treatments will vary with who you see. I'm not a doctor, so I'm not going to venture into a...
ok i see that this happens often, i was thinking that my mom just had so bumbling drs. i am glad that my mother didn't stop complaining and knew that there was...
Hi to both Joes: Thanks for your responses. I'm trying to understand soemthing about what happpened to my dad. He died of this on Dec. 14 and I'm wondering if...
Amie, where was your husbands tumor located? Priscilla A. Savary Executive Director Colorectal Cancer Network PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895 301-879-1500 ...
Michele I'm truly sorry for your loss. I know that it can be very difficult to accept, and we always look for reasons why bad things happen to good people. As...
Michelle, I am so sorry not only for your loss but also that you seem to be "beating yourself up" trying to second guess the whys and hows of this horrible...
Michele- I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Your dad sounds like he was a very strong person. I am certain that this has made his sudden decline all the...
Welcome Joe, Wow what a tremendous person you are. You are facing all of these things, yet you come in to offer your support. I am so sorry you find yourself...
Carol, I don't think anyone can erase their fear. Life as you once knew it is forever changed. That is not to say though that there will not be wonderful times...
Well, I was trying to deal with my mom's recurrence and feeling pretty down, but I am about to completely collapse now. My husband went to the doctor today...
Sharon, I am so sorry that you got this news today about your husband but please don't jump the gun. It may nothing at all and worrying about something that...
Sharon, Don't expect the worst, wait and see what the doctor says. I know it is a worry but hang in there. If there is a problem, hopefully it will be caught...
Sharon go ahead and scream! This is so NOT FAIR!!! After you let out the frustration, then try to put it into perspective;he hasn't had any of the tests or...
Sharon, This is the place to let it all out. Please try to stay positive until you know the complete situation. As others have said, there can be many...
Hello Joe, Welcome. Sorry you have cause to be here but glad you found us. My husband has colon cancer with liver and abd mets. He was told when first...
Carol,the second chemo is Xeloda,you have some powerful medicines there and God willing they will knock the enemy for a loop. Everyone has some of those ...
Joe: Welcome aboard,this is the place to be. You sure got your initiation in a hurry. Things do get better. I don't have an answer to all your questions but I...
Hi Jimdandy: My husband has two small nodes on his lungs. He has recurrent colon cancer with mets to liver,a mass near the pancreas and some other problems but...
Hi Joe: I just wanted to add that Dr.Hochster, the doctor interviewed in the second article you posted, was my doctor at NYU (I'm bicoastal and so also see an...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer this past October, the week after my one year checkup for stage 2 colon cancer (which was clear) feel a bit cheated out of...
Friends, You are truly friends for being there and letting me vent. Each of you gave good counsel, although I have little backbone at the moment. I am trying...
my dad is on erbitux/cpt-11...today is his 4th cycle. he is tolerating it very well with just some skin rash and mild diarrhea (only on the 2nd or 3rd day and...
my dad is on erbitux/cpt-11...today is his 4th cycle. he is tolerating it very well with just some skin rash and mild diarrhea (only on the 2nd or 3rd day and...
