Last week I had a series of blood tests and this week I had an EMG (nerve conductance) test and then met with Doc to discuss my neuropathy. I have also been...
Deb You have a lot of knowledge that I can never provide from reading medical research papers. It does help to have you around, Allen [Non-text portions of...
During chemo my onc put me on additional B6 and B12 when the neuropathy started to get bad and since it got better during chemo the vitamins may (who really...
Patricia The studies I quoted from included people who were either stage 4 due to a single liver met at initial diagnosis or who later has a recurrence of a ...
In a message dated 11/30/2006 11:50:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jerryd_40200@... writes: just a short note to say thank you to everyonemy sister is...
These are just the chemical names for the 2 newest chemos Erbitux (cetuximab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) milyandtheworld <milyandtheworld@...> wrote: Dear...
The only treatments available in 2002 when this board began were surgery and 5FU Leucovorin. They are the only drugs that were used for 30+ YEARS until...
Thank you Allen! You made me feel a lot better and now I am up for a bigger fight than I thought!! :-) Sue W <<<Today I found out I have cancer in my liver and...
The liver specialist yesterday told me I have at least a 50-60% survival (his words) rate for 5 years with the single met being removed and followed by chemo....
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Well like I said before the oxi put me in the hospital on my last treatment. No clue as to what happened just allergic over-reaction. Let me know if you...
Maybe there are pill forms now?? If so that would be new since they are currently only by IV mily <milyandtheworld@...> wrote: Thank you Narice, Sure,...
Does Neurontin not help at all with the long term neuropathy? My neurologist put me on it for nerve pain in my leg that my colon surgery left me with. It does...
My understanding is the neurotin helps with the symptom (pain) but does not fix the problem. Allen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi everyone, I finally got Pet scan results to determine my candidacy for surgery. It was decided I need two more chemos to shrink them more. :-( I have mixed...
Karen: I had one tumor on the liver; they removed 30 percent of my liver. I had a horrible time recovering as I developed an abscess on the liver after ...
Hi Lydia I am using bevacizumab in my treatment and it is helping immensely. Of course I am not sure how they can tell which drug is creating the results, but...
Lydia, My husband Richard is on Avastin (bevacizubmbab) along with 5FU, Lukovorin & Oxyplatin. He is stage 4 with mets to liver and lung. He has had 8 full...
Patricia What is the status of your cancer right now? Are you on chemo again? Would you say you are better off since surgery? I am so sorry to hear about your...
... Karen I had the left half of my liver removed at the same time my other surgery was done. Fortunately, the margins were good. I'm sorry you're having such...
Did both of you have colon cancer first and then these met's spread to these other areas later? Or were they there at the time of the colon cance diagnosis?...
Dolores, what side effects is your husband having from this regime? SueW--- In colon_cancer_support@yahoogroups.com, "Dolores" ... the ... always ... So ... ...
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Hi Karen: I am so sorry your baby has to endure this. This is just not fair. I have 2 boys but they are 11 and 13 and this has ruined their lives. I am...
In a message dated 12/1/2006 12:39:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, auntsuzie1@... writes: Did both of you have colon cancer first and then these met's...
My G-d, I just don't know what is in our environment. This August I lost 2 friends to breast cancer, one age 54 and the other only 38. Now, I learn that my...
Allen Your right , neurontin takes away the pain of the nerve damage , Joe was told that the nerve endings had to regrow to actually fix the problem , but the...
