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effect on the family
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Hello    I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. The news has as most of you know, is a life changing event. I am only 46 and have a ...
506/10/08 Message Rating
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Metastatic Colon cancer to lun...
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Hello,My wife just found out that she has Metastatic Colon Cancer to the lung for the second time and I am looking for suggestions and guidance for people that ...
206/10/08 Message Rating
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My Husband has stage 4 Colon c...
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Hi, my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer almost a year ago. it had metastisized to his liver and lungs before we knew he had it. He had surgery to remove ...
806/09/08 Message Rating
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Newly diagnosed
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I am a 34 year old mother of three and was just diagnosed with colon cancer that has metzed to the liver.  I go in for treatment every two weeks, I wi...
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can you help me please
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my husband has a permanent colostomy from 4 years ago he is 75 years old. Part of his instintes burst and they put colosomy in but he cant have it reveresed due...
106/05/08 Message Rating
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hoxsey treatment
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My husband was diagonosed with colon cancer one week after he retired. He had the upper part of his colon removed and did chemo theropy. His cancer is very aggr...
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Mom's at peace now
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The past few weeks seem as though it has been a dream and that I will wake up and none of this will be real, but it is.  On May 7th my Mom called and said ...
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Illiostomy back up problems
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My daughter, age 40,  is four months post surgery: liver section and colon section.  Last weekend she ended up in emergency ward.  Nothing was co...
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Finacial Assistance for Compli...
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I had my colonoscopy done two days ago.  My surgon told me that the fistiula in my rectum is very low, too close to the outside opening.  He does not ...
206/04/08 Message Rating
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diagnostic with 2 tumors
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In Mach of 2008 I went to the hospital with severed pain in my abdomen and the right side of my chest, under my ribs. The pain also was in my back and after few...
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Please tell me your experience...
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Hi, My father has finally blessed me and agreed to go for a second opinion. After 3 months break of chemotherapy, xeloda and erbitux he started to fill pai...
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Help pls- what is causing stom...
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Hi. I'm new to the boards. My mom is currently being treated for colon cancer.  She had chemo and radiation back in dec/jan then surgery in April. ...
406/02/08 Message Rating
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AVASTIN help
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my husband started on avastin tuesday, he has colon cancer with liver mets.  he was constipated yeasterday and today. today when he had a bowel movement he...
506/01/08 Message Rating
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Did anyone experience a chroni...
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I've had a chronic cough since my surgery 5 weeks ago and it has gradually gotten worse. It's to the point that it makes me gag so bad in the early morn...
205/31/08 Message Rating
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COLON CANCER AND MY TREATMENTS
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I was first diagnosed and bowel resection in 2001, I chose to have chemo to play it safe.  In 2004 it returned outsde of my colon in the lymph glands. ...
605/30/08 Message Rating
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need help on how to prevent bo...
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My husband has been having trouble with getting backed-up and vomiting bile every 2 or three weeks. This last one was bad and he is in the hosp now on the stoma...
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New with questions
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Hi,  my dad just got out of the hospital for surgery from colon cancer.  He was originally told he had stage 1.  His doctor recommended chemo tre...
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jaundiced and tired
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hey my hubby is in the final count down of stage 4colon cancer he became quite jaundiced but is not in pain because dr and hospice are keeping close tabs on p...
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local reccurance
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I was dx with stage 3b colon cancer in May 07. Had a resection done in June and then chemo for 6 months, I now have pariphiel neuropathy in my hands and from my...
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Removal of Rectum, What to exp...
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I received test results today that indicated that my entire rectum needs to be removed with a resection of the colon. I was wondering if anyone has ever ha...
305/29/08 Message Rating
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Oasis of Hope in Mexico?
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In my last post I wrote about my brother and asked about Cancer Treament Center of America.  Also, a coworker told me today about a place in Mexico called ...
205/28/08 Message Rating
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Cancer Treatment Centers of Am...
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Hello, I am writing on behalf of my brother who has been battling colon cancer for three years.  He is now going to USC Hospital for clinical trials. The f...
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Second Opinion
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I am newly diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer. I have had one surgery for biopsy purposes and am currently waiting to have a resection in 2 weeks. I have not b...
505/26/08 Message Rating
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Recently diagnosed with stage ...
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Hi, I was diagnosed on Apr. 22 after being taken to the emergency room for bad abdominal pain and frequent vomiting. I was diagnosed with stage IV that has spre...
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Hoping my brother is on the ri...
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My brother has been fighting colon cancer for the last 3 years.  He has had surgeries ( colon and liver) and chemo.  At this date the cancer is in the...
005/26/08 Message Rating
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