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Procedure or Surgery | Colon surgery (colectomy or hemicolectomy)
Surgery September 2019, two thirds of transverse/descending bowel removed with 23 lymph nodes, clear margins, no cancer detected therefore no chemo
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Radiation | External radiation
fatigue, nausea, constipation and diarrhea. My husband has had radiation twice, the first time on liver and was easier on him than the recent treatment of three weeks to main tumor at the junction of esophagus / stomach. lots of weight loss, not wanting to eat, upset stomach.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
nausea, neuropathy, multiple hours to administer the meds.
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Does it seem like each day doesn't get any better?
Each day we go through usually gets better. Sometimes it seems like they are not. Sometimes the simplest things will make a day better. Our blog post today has some simple ideas and simple thoughts to make life a little easier each day. Click here for the article>> http://bit.ly/2v7XMrA
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Capecitabine to start for 6 minths to get risiduals
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Insensitivity
I set up an appointment with my Primary Doctor. My husband told me that the dry spots on my back had turned black. I had him take photos of the spots. Indeed they needed to be investigated. The nurse took my weight, BP, and pulse. She told me the Doctor will be right with me. Never did she ask me to gown up. Then the…
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Other Care | CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Acupuncture for anxiety, nausea, facial neuralgia, fibromyalgia.
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Celebration | Finished treatment
No growth in the lesion. Limited side effects from the lesion.
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Side Effects | Depression/Anxiety
Controlled with Prozac 30 mg and .25 of clonazapam daily
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Fatigue was bad
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Radiation | External radiation
Radiation was difficult with fatigue and nausea. Symptoms lasts for months after treatment was completed. 30 treatments in six weeks. Proton beam.
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Rush Limbaugh Diagnosed with Advanced Stage Lung Cancer
I just heard on the news that Rush Limbaugh has been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. I admire him for being open about his diagnosis. It seems like our disease gets more attention when celebrities are hit by it. In the lung cancer community, we have lost this week at least three people who have been long-time…
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Who has had a laryngectomee here on the site? I know of a couple but I don't know who is still hangi
I have a few questions
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trouble posting
I cannot seem to post? I have tried responding to questions for a week and nothing happens when I try to post. It is very frustrating! I am trying this to see if it posts?
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Eye problems with tamoxifen
Has anyone suffered serious eye problems on tamoxifen? I have had a stroke in my eye and 6 months later I had a retinal vein occlusion in the same eye (a blood clot). I don’t know if it’s related or not to tamoxifen. I am aware it can cause blood clots. I have been on a blood thinner for Afib. It makes me so nervous. I’ve…
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Have you ever left the operating room with more diagnosis than you thought.?
Looks like I also had thyroid cancer. Either metastatic from tonsil or from this latest. Pathology will have answers this week.
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WHERE do we even start ?
We have seen there different Doctors. And We only get told, YOU need to see a different Doctor. But come back here in two weeks. ONLY had one C.T of head and neck( At my request). And one blood draw. ( Also at my request). IT is as if i am the Treating Doctor. My Medical ( Team). Does NOT have Communications with each…
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Newly ID'ed T-Cells Have Potential to Become Universal Cancer Therapy
Apologies if this is a duplicate - I can't find where I thought I posted a link to this article a few minutes ago: https://www.biospace.com/article/researchers-id-immune-cell-that-can-attack-almost-all-cancer-cells/
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Surgery was to perform a laryngectomy, thyroid cancer was discovered during the laryngectomy.
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Does your temperature always run a little low?
Turns out that human beings now have a lower normal temperature than 98.6. Here's the story. https://medivizor.com/blog/2020/01/18/normal-temperature/
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Clinical Trial | BeLLE Study-Lung Function after Radiation for Breast Cancer
study checks my bloodwork, get CT scans of lungs, and pulmonary function test of breathing for 2 years
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How is everyone doing since I've been on vacation?
What are your biggest issues?
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The Superbowl can be a great diversion from cancer.
Will you watch and who are you pulling for?
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Well, that wasn't as bad as I expected.
I am sitting up in a chair this morning. The surgery went well except for findng some on my thyroid. So that's gone. All in all, not to bad. It's hard to remember that when I open my mouth nothing comes out. More later
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Oh No | Cancer is back/Recurred
My bestest friend's cancer is back, and is incurable this time. The doctor said it's likely she has a few months to a year. She is doing chemo to hold it at bay for as long as possible. I don't even know what else to say. I found this community to be helpful three years ago when she diagnosed and was able to fight it off.
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CT shows spread to bones, liver and possibly ...
CT shows spread to bones, liver and possibly pancreas.
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Procedure or Surgery | Laparascopic colon surgery
Surgery went great, out in 2 two days. Belly really sore and swollen and trying to get use to a stoma and taking care of it is the pits.
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Has anyone ever heard of directional dyslexia?
Has anyone ever heard of directional dyslexia?
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Has anyone read about stem cell treatment for erectile dysfunction after having prostate surgery.
Has anyone read about stem cell treatment for erectile dysfunction after having prostate surgery.
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A quick history of my melanoma
A quick history of my melanoma. Diagnosed December 1998, stage I b on my left cheek, wide local excision, sentinel node biopsy, ok, good to go. September 2009 a persistent cough turns out to be stage IV melanoma in my lungs. December 2009, fail IL2. March 2010 start stage 2 clinical trial for vemurafenib. Hypermetabolic…
