From diet and exercise to mobility concerns, our online cancer forum is full of resources and feedback about ways to improve quality of life. Visit CancerCompass.com for more information. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/caregivers/lifestyle/1,0,122,85.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi Everyone :) My friend's mom has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm looking for a site where I can create a community to support my friend, she's been really stressed out lately. Is there one that has more functionality than just managing tasks and posting messages? Like inviting friends through Facebook and where you can gift money? I really want to be able to help her out and I feel the only way she'll accept it is if I just do it. I ask all the time and she just says she's stressed, but is handling it. I know that I personally have not had much experience with this, but I felt that this forum would really be able to help me with all the resources and knowledge of others who have experienced it. Thank you all so much. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,72284,0.htm dylanberkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hi friends, Need you help to know how the life is after the treatment . When will i get back to normal lifestyle. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,61080,0.htm kavi2906 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT To give you hope for a future filled with love and support. My husband developed right lung cancer and left occipital  brain mets in early 1992. He received chemo and then brain radiation. He is a survivor and still going strong(as much as he's able). For the past 4 years he has been slowly losing his cognitive abilities, off balance, memory issues, unable to make some decisions without help, muscle weakness, etc. He's a southpaw so his vision is affected but the dotors say he may continue to drive only limited to daytime and no freeway driving. He received an eye injection of Avastin on Jan 15th for a swollen pupil and on the 16th had to be hospitalized for complete muscle weakness of his lower extremities. We were told it was probably not the side effects of avastin but he has had no major health issues for the past 21 years. The hospital doctor kept him for 24 hours observation and the muscle weakness left as magically as it came, leaving him a little more confused than usual but not extremely so. Just 3 days later I found him on the commode, confused and unable to lift his upper body from the floor. I couldn't lift him so 911 sent a team out and back to the hospital he went for a 4 day stay. Still no diagnosis when he was released. MRI brain, spinal tap, Ct LS spine, ultasound abdomen, labs, chest xrays, etc. The Optalmologist is convinced that the avastin was not the cause of this strokelike symptoms and that the eye has "something" that prevents the med crossing the blood barrier. Since the symptoms are also serious side effects of the drug I wish I could be certain that it could be or may not be a drug reaction. My husband has had no problems since the last  hospital admission. There is much more going on with him than the doctors can tell us. Is there anyone there who has had similar issues? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70583,0.htm Wisterious Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT am depressed have tumor next to caratoid artery. have been lazy doing nothing since i got infection in my port. was n hospital 13 days then had to go to get an iv in the hospital for a couple of weeks. am sad. had got a pikk line with the infection treatment. i call it a civil war infection because it had a long tail and the infection control doctor said it could kill me. on this weekend after the iv's, my skin in scaling on my breast down from the port where they fiqure the infection came from.  now on this today am going to give myself enoxaoarin 40/.0.4ml inj sand shot in preparation for a new port on other shoulder this wednesday , have had 2 bouts of radiation which raised hell with my swallowing. from my nose to  throu theouth including tongue have it now different then it ever was. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70431,0.htm maffie Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT If you have cancer I want to let you know that many have gotten into remission in as little as 30 days with radical diet and lifestyle change. Perhaps the most important part of your recovery is your attitude towards cancer. Your attitude is a function of your experience and knowledge that leads to a belief on a subject. Because most cancer victims base their knowledge on wrong thinking, they become victims of the standard treatment protocol. However if you truly understand what cancer is and isn't then your attitude will completely change. I have good news for you; cancer is not a disease until you make it one. Cancer is an environment in your body that is controlled by your thought, diet and lifestyle (all controllable), uncontrollable or unknown carcinogenic intake and possible genetic predisposition. Because of this, the good news is: you can reverse this environment by understanding more of what cancer is and what it isn't. If you want to immediately begin the reversal process on faith that there is a world of knowledge that supports this belief, here is what you can do (if you are under a doctor's care we must tell you to check with your doctor before changing your diet): Because cancer is an overly acidic, anaerobic (oxygen depleted), toxic and glucose respiration cellular environment in your body, here's what you can do now: 1. Eliminate sugar and dairy as much as possible (these are "gasolines" that you pour on the cancer fire). 2. Balance your cellular pH to 7-8 on urine test using pH strips you will get from your health food store. 3. Request an Alkaline and Acid pH Food and Beverage Chart to know what to take in more of and less of. 4. Eliminate all intake of artificial and chemical substances from your body as much as possible. Even if you have a genetic predisposition to cancer these steps will help and may make all the difference. As you become more knowledgeable and experience good results you will become more confident in knowing that cancer will not destroy you. This positive attitude that will lead to a new belief system will further your success in reversing the condition that led to cancer. There are several additional things you can do based on the type of cancer you have.    http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70519,0.htm pHsalvation Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Our master stylists have more than 10 years of success creating unique styles that enhance your natural hair type, facial shape, desired color, and regular maintenance routine. You will experience the satisfaction of a custom designed wig that will accomplish your desire to always look your best. Imagine yourself with the hairstyle you have always wanted to wear with a wig especially designed for you. Our wigs create the illusion that hair is growing out of your scalp and give the natural appearance of the hair you were born with.  Our wigs are the most natural looking hair options on the market today. The construction of our wigs can be customized to suit your individual requirements for style and comfort. And guess what…no one will know it’s a wig…unless you tell them. Contact us today for your free consultation with our Master Stylists and experience the satisfaction of knowing that you will always look your best. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70137,0.htm Kathyswigs Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT First I would say no one understands what it means to have cancer or have a loved one who suffers from this disease. My name is Pamela velafuert I was diagosed with Ovarian cancer 5 years ago and I thought my world was over. I went from one specialist to the other and nothing worked and then I decided to turn in for spiritual guidance. I actually was not a beliver in spiritual healing and positive imaging. Yes you have heard of it. Well today I can tell you I am cancer free a SURVIVOR. Please do not let this ordeal take your loved ones from you. It is not wrong to try all options available. If you want to have this information please feel free to ask any question and I will respond. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,69992,0.htm chapcept45 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT First I would say no one understands what it means to have cancer or have a loved one who suffers from this disease. My name is Pamela velafuert I was diagosed with Ovarian cancer 5 years ago and I thought my world was over. I went from one specialist to the other and nothing worked and then I decided to turn in for spiritual guidance. I actually was not a beliver in spiritual healing and positive imaging. Yes you have heard of it. Well today I can tell you I am cancer free a SURVIVOR. Please do not let this ordeal take your loved ones from you. It is not wrong to try all options available. If you want to have this information please feel free to ask any question and I will respond. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,69991,0.htm chapcept45 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN FIGHTING GLB STAGE 4 FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND I AM AT MY WITS END AT TIMES.  HE SITS AND THINKS ABOUT STUFF THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM, I GUESS.  I NEED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS AWFUL CANCER. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,57136,0.htm glendarbbainter Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT I just want to pass this along, my mother started with St Croix hospice about one month ago. We have NOT been happy with this group. We seem to have to fight for everything we need and when requesting new meds it took 7 hours to get and only one of the two were delivered, the second med was delivered 20 hours after requested.  If you are in the twin cites of MN I would suggest you find another hospice. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,67246,0.htm susanbremner Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT FYI.....Rather than working to protect the interests of their constituents, 28 U.S. senators are actively voting to maintain a Big Pharma monopoly in the United States -- the country where consumers pay the highest prices in the world for drugs. These 28 senators apparently do not believe in free trade or even free market competition when it comes to medicines, but they do believe in protecting the powerful corporations that give them money for reelection campaigns.   The issue at hand is the Dorgan amendment to S.1082 (the hotly-debated FDA act). Dorgan proposed an amendment last week that would break Big Pharma's monopoly and allow consumers, cities, states and businesses to price shop for medicines imported from Canada, Europe, Japan and other approved countries. But 28 senators opposed it, voting to defend the current Big Pharma monopoly where some drugs are marked up more than 500,000% over the cost of their ingredients. (That's not a typo.)   Our feature article today lists the names of these 28 senators who voted against the "free trade" amendment along with the names of 9 who didn't vote at all. Plus, you'll read comments explaining why this amendment is so dangerous to the profiteering drug racket currently operated by Big Pharma and the FDA. Click the headline below for the full story... http://www.newstarget.com/021831.html http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,11891,0.htm Shemay Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hi,I am a new member and I wish to offer some comfort to those who have lost a dear one to cancer.You see, I know how painful it is to plod on and on after my wife suffered a massive hemmorhage on December 19, 2007, due to her brain tumor which was diagnosed on October 23, 2007. Please go to www.khookhenghor.com if you want to read more.I asked you to read more in my website because I want to fast-forward as I want those who had lost a dear one to cancer to know that we may have lost him or her to cancer BUT we haven't really lost them at all. They are all safe and joyful with God. I am very convinced because of a very personal experience I had been blessed with.Ever since my wife's demise, I had kept going by trusting God and reading the Bible as I tried to find comfort in His words. In keeping faith, I had also penned an article where I counted my blessings, e.g. in taking Judy home, God had spared her from her suffering as well as spared me from the agony of watching her suffer (there were many times when on the pretense of going out to buy fruits for her, I sat inside my car to cry my heart out because in her presence, I had to put on a brave front as I was her cheerleader and motivator), and He chose me to be the one left behind, which was my prayer as I thought myself to be the stronger one since the one left behind suffers the most.Despite my strong faith, there were times when I too had doubts. On January 20, 2008, I was on my knees asking God for just a sign to show that Judy was truly safe and joyful in heaven. I begged with tears streaming down my face, "Lord Jesus, please give me a sign at least to know what you had told us is true, and that you haven't been pulling the wool over our eyes into believing a fairy tale about eternal life in heaven."There was no thunder, no lightning, and not even a bird flew overhead as I prostrated there on my lawn. No sign at all. Like God wasn't even listening. I was so depressed from my disappointment that I went to sleep.On January 21 morning at 5:15 a.m., I awoke from a dream - Judy came home looking so beautiful as she smiled so sweetly at me albeit without saying a word and I was so overjoyed that I cried happy tears which woke me up. My first question was, "Is this dream the sign I asked for?" and being an intelligent man, my answer was, "NO, it was just my subconscious self from thinking too much of her."Unable to sleep, I turned to the Bible and that was when God "spoke" to me via Isaiah 57:1-2, i.e. "The good men perish; the godly die before their time and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away from evil days ahead. For the godly who die shall rest in peace."At breakfast, when I told my sister who is a hospice nurse, she, a non-Christian, immediately told me, "God has indeed spoken to you" and she went on to describe the ravages of cancer which Judy would have to endure had she lived on.But the story didn't end there.At 1.59 p.m., I was checking my emails when I saw one posted by a man who had attended my seminar in Singapore a week earlier. When I opened his email, I read the startling opening words, "The good men perish; the godly die before their time and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away..."Can you believe it? Would you call this a coincidence? Hey, of all the quotations in the thick Bible, this man started off his email with a passage from Isaiah 57:1-2 which I had read several hours earlier.I immediately ran to the lawn and knelt down to offer my grateful thanks to my one and only God, saying over and over, "Thank you, Lord Jesus."Since that day, I have been comforted from knowing that my wife is safe and joyful with God. Of course, that doesn't mean I haven't felt sad from time to time from missing her and yearning for her. After all, we were married 26 years 1 month and 18 days. How could I not miss her?But I am glad for her that she is no longer suffering this dark, sinful, hurtful world. I weep not for her. I weep mostly for myself because I still have to plod on feeling the weariness and at times, pain and sickness, as well as other worldly burden and disappointments.I hope then that those of you whose dear ones had been called home to God to realize that indeed a better world is there for them and it is this same better world we are heading for when it is our turn to go. Join the queue, folks, and patiently await your turn.God bless all of you with this hope and the strength to endure our suffering as we plod on and on.Khoo Kheng-Hor. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,30959,0.htm sunzi Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT REALLY MISSIN MY WONDERFUL HUBBY ROGER....  GOD CALLED HOME ON OCT 17,2011. THANK YOU FOR 24 WONDERFUL YEARS. YOU MADE ME SO HAPPY AND I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH. BUT I KNOW YOU ARE NOT IN ANYMORE PAIN WITH THAT HORRIBLE CANCER. I CAN'T WAIT TILL WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN. YOUR LOVING WIFE DOROTHY http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,62908,0.htm dholloway59 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT My mom passed away a Month ago and it seems like the longer she is gone the harder it is getting for me.... I don't know if my brain was just thinking she was on vacation and now that it's been longer and i still can't call her or I still don't see her at home after work it is getting to real..... I live in her house and at first it was okay but now I am starting to get nervous when I am at home and find myself constantly doing something like cleaning or finding something to do outside of the house. I just don't know how to sit down and relax for more than a half hour anymore. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,62611,0.htm TJ019 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT What would you do if your overbearing cousin told your sick father that sucide if okay to do, if you are not in the right frame of mind?   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,59978,0.htm BarbaraAnne Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 < http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,59752,0.htm rhcsg Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dear Friends ~ Thank you for your support these past several months as my husband and our family traveled a journey I wish none of us had to.  We lost our dear Mike, just 56, on March 16th from Metastic Kidney Cancer.  We gained however, the knowledge and comfort of knowing SO many people around the world have prayed for us!  Thank you dear friends.  I pray comfort, strength & God's grace to each of you as you travel down your road. God bless you all. Annette Carper http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,57081,0.htm carperboys Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hi AllThis is my first post on this site. I live in the UK but I am not too imprest with the standard of the message boards I have found over here.I have Stage 4 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer which I was diagnosed with in June 2006, after contracting pneumonia.So far I have had 2 sessions of chemo but the cancer is also in the Lymphatic system, and the bones.My Oncologist has said that I am now in what they classify as a stable condition and has given me a couple of months without any further treatment apart from Pain Management. This is fine with me as I do feel quite well.  I had no adverse reaction to the Chemo apart from some skin irritation.My major issue at the moment is insomnia. I seem to exist on about 3 -4 hours a night and am usually up and around at about 3.30 - 4 am. Whilst this does not concern me greatly apart from some tiredness durring the day my wife is really worried as she doesn't think this is enough for me to give my all to the fight.Does anyone out there have similar issues and if so how do you cope.My wife told me that I was actually sleeping whilst eating my tea the other night which I should imagine would look rather strange. I have tried listening to music, reading, researching the net and many other diversions to try to get back to sleep but nothink seems to work.Do you think it could just be the fact that I have little to do during the day apart from being a house - husband means that as I expend little energy I do not need so much time to replenish what I have utised.My Doc has just prescribed sleeping tablets but they do not seem to have made any difference.Any ideas to help would be gratefully received.Best Regards to all Edwin  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17264,0.htm Edwin531 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Posted by admin in Health (Friday October 12, 2007 at 6:15 am) Orlando (EON) - According to a research group, many brands of lipstick in the United States have found to contain toxic levels of lead. The group is called Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and looked at 33 randomly purchased lipsticks in four different cities across the United States. The four cities included Boston, Hartford, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. They purchased all of the lipstick in August and then tested them. What they found was that 61% of the 33 brand name lipsticks tested has highly detectable levels of lead. The alarming thing was none of the companies labeled lead as an ingredient in the lipstick. The testing was done by Bodycote Testing Group Laboratory in Santa Fe Springs, California. The highest levels were detected in products from Cover Girl, Christian Dior, and L'Oreal. One-third of the tested lipsticks had levels which exceeded the limit for lead in other things such as candy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not set any limit on lead on lipstick though unfortunately. Does Lead Cause Cancer? There is some evidence implicating lead in causing cancers, but this evidence is not conclusive (Cocco, 1998; Hayes, 1997; Lundstrom, 1997; Singh, 1999). In particular, lead has been tentatively linked with cancers of the lung, brain, stomach, and kidneys. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3X_Lead.asp? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17036,0.htm Shemay Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT My father-in-law was diagnosed Sept of '99 with stage 4 neck cancer.  Multiple rounds of chemo and radiation, and right now the tumor isn't growing (remission not an option for his type of cancer).   His vocal chords are partially paralyzed, but he can speak a raspy whisper, just cannot eat or swallow, so for the last year he's been on a feeding tube. My question is this - with the tube, he's in bed 12 hrs a day.  His neck and head bother him from sitting up in bed, so we bought him a pillow wedge for watching TV, and possibly for elevating his head when he needs it during sleep.   The wedge was an inexpensive one at Bed Bath & Beyond.  I've seen others online, nothing overly impressive.  Has anyone else found something useful to relieve the neck/head pressure while sitting up/partially reclined in bed for a time?   I've also thought about the bead-filled warming scarves, as we have to be careful about putting something too warm on his scars from radiation.   Any tips you can provide to make him more comfortable would be appreciated.  Thanks! http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,54149,0.htm CountryMom27 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hi, I just came home from the hospital today after being there for a week with intitially a pulmonary embolism and subsequent diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis after a bone marrow biopsy was done. My cytogenetics will not be back until next week so I am not sure if I have any acoompanying disorders. I am on Agrylin instead of hydroxyeurea due to risk of leukemia in later life. I also take aspirin. I am 32 years old and a little freaked out. I am also on coumadin for the lung clot and Cardizem for the tachycardia that the agrylin is giving me. Does anyone have any lifestyle suggestions such as diet or exercise to help me remain or become healthier? Thanks. I have read other posted messages and I feel better already. Marcy B http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,5068,0.htm Marcyb Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hello!  I am new to the site and looking for support and stories.  My mom was in remission for 8 years.  In October 2000, she had cervical cancer and went through a radical hysterectomy.  The operation was successful and radiation and chemo was not needed.  Well on October 12, 2009, we found out she has cancer again. (Lung - adenocarcinoma) This time it started in her lungs and has spread.  It seems to be everywhere.  There are tumors throughout her spine and there are cancer cells, and lesions in all other parts of her skeleton. (including, skull, butt bone, ribs, jaw bone, shoulder blades, etc)  She has completed the max amount of radiation treatments (14) on her spinal cord.  We are now moving on to chemo, but she is getting sicker and sicker as time goes on.  She is 5'8" and now weighs 112 pounds.  She is still trying like heck to live her life as normal as possible and still attempting to work. (she is a school teacher).  I am worried and dont know what to expect.  the doctors will not give us a life expectancy other than she is Stage IV and its terminal...I am hoping to hear stories like mine here.  iI just want to know someone out there is going through the same thing I am...Please help! http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,41735,0.htm Kathyfarrar Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Looking for housing (1-2 bedroom or efficiency) for 3-4 weeks for friend and his wife while he is undergoing treatment at Sloan-Kettering.  Any suggestions? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,41897,0.htm sheipat Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT My husband has mesothelioma and suffers from pain in his back and left side.We're having difficuly finding a comfortable chair for him to sit in while watching TV, etc. He's tried every chair in the house to no avail. Has anyone else experienced problems trying to get comfortable while sitting and do you have any suggestions? Thanks,Cris http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,32751,0.htm Hopeless Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT I am from Malta, i lost my mum 2years ago because of breast cancer.About 3years ago my dad was diagnose that he had well difference lypo sarcoma ,he `ve done the operation and radiotherapy.Hegoes to his doctor every 6 months for regular check ups.Now,his doing well,the problem is ,he wants to go for holiday in north uk to visit his relatives but he is afraid that because of pressure and different atmospher when you are on the plane may the cancer give him the chance to come out again. it takes him 3 hours to go and another 3 hours back. I wish someone can help. thanks and god bless., http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,39060,0.htm zaura Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT