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Heather, When I read your post, I thought I had written it. I, like you am young (32) and was diagnosed in May with CC. Also like you, I was pregnant at the...
Why not do a CEA blood test in the wait between colonoscopy request and actual procedure? In my case would have set off alarms 3 months earlier. I realize...
Joe, can anything (radiation, excision) be done about your peri- rectal recurrence if it begins to bother you? I'm thinking similar thoughts about my upper...
Donna, Rick is truly amazing; I agree that he must be made of 100% gumption. I continue to hold you and Rick in my thoughts and prayers. Sharon ... but ... ...
Jen, I am glad that you told me your story. It helps to know your not alone in this. I am sorry for your loss. I did not terminate my pregnancy. Instead I...
HI Thank you for your encouraging words. I really do try to be positive. I just get very scared when I think about my children. I hope that your situation...
To have a CEA test done between the colonoscopy request and the actual procedure. The trouble is, most people who are not health care professionals, colon...
Hi Jen -- In Canada, where I live, I don't think that you would be a candidate for surgery. They would likely tell you that your disease is too widespread. I...
Please see "Radio Frequency Ablation of Lung Cancer" website: http://www.rfalung.com/ Explore the site; it mentions "Percutaneous RFA in patients with a...
Donna, My prayers are with you and Rick, and it is wondeful that he is doing so well. You might want to ask his Onc whether the Erbitux can cause breathing...
Narice, Thanks for the site. I'll get there when I get time to do some study. I'm slammed with work right now. Denise flipper759@... wrote: I'm not crazy...
Also......CEA is NOT reccommended as a screening tool for colon cancer.None of the data on it reccommend this and all are very explicit in it's limitations.It...
Jane, What a remarkable lady you are to be enduring such sadness as you must be, and yet still coming here to offer encouragement and words of hope and comfort...
Hi Ed, I just checked the RFA site and it just happens to be very familar to us. Dr. David Nielson is the surgeon that did George's RFA a couple of years ago....
Hi Heather, First, I'm sorry that you lost your baby. That has to make all the things you have to deal with that much harder. I was diagnosed T2, N0 (0/42),...
Hi this is me, Karima. Not home yet; interim stay at friend's. Going home tomorrow. Operation was A W F U L. I can't imagine doing it again to get it ...
Hey Your email was so nice. I don't know why, but I am not sure what some of the short hand and terms people are using mean. Is T2, stage 2? Is 0/42 how...
I just found this website for the liver cancer network and thought I'd share the link. It has a wealth of good info on everything from anatomy & symptoms to...
Heather, I found out about my cancer when I went to the ER b/c I was having a pain in my side and I was concerned about my pregnancy. The drs. thought it was...
Karima, I'm so glad to hear from you, I hope you are doing ok, very good to hear from you. I haven't talked to you until now. My mom is having surgery on...
Karima...sorry to hear the operation was hard...but glad to hear that you are on your way home. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Sheila [Non-text portions of...
Hi Heather! Glad to hear from you....I will try to answer what I can...and what I can't I know the others will be able to help with! I too am reaching out to ...
Hey Heather, I've inserted some comments from your questions. ... some of the short hand and terms people are using mean. Is T2, stage 2? Is 0/42 how many...
Karima, I've been thinking of you and am glad to hear from you. At least the operation is now behind you; try to focus only on recovering from it. Best...
Dear Karima--glad you're 'out'. Walk, walk, walk--builds strength back, helps healing of incision and discourages abscesses. Sounds like you won't have a...
Cliff, thank you for clearing that up for me. My mother in law had stage one cc 1 year ago and she had no treatment after the surgery. I went to univ, of...
Sheila nice to meet you! I am sorry about all of the times you have already dealt with this disease hurting the people you love!! It is tuff! Thank you for...
Jen that is an awful way to find out even though no way is pleasant! Losing the baby is just as hard as everything else. Maybe your baby was a little angel...
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