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Name:
sue (sue123)

Member Since:
June 27, 2007

Home page:
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Location:
Michigan

Birthday:
5-1-52

Type of Cancer:
Colon and Rectal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
colon cancer

Diagnosis Date:
6-03

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 4

Lymph Node Involvement:
Yes

Surgery:
Lymph Node Removal, Re-excision Surgery

Chemotherapy:
Fluorouracil

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
How it hurts soooo many people!

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
I live to the fullest everyday.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Pray for everyone's pain and suffering.

Cancer Symptoms:

animic—I also have lupus and this was found on a routine blood test. I had no other symtoms. Had I got a colonoscopy one year earlier at age 50, I probably would not have got cancer. Please have a colonoscopy at least by age 50! Earlier if there is a family history or if you have symtoms.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

6-03 stage 3 colon cancer. Removed right colon, gallbladder, ovaries and lymph nodes (one positve)
12-06 stage 4 colon/liver cancer. Had 1/3 liver removed and swollen nodes near by (positive). Detected by CEA blood test-the pet scan. Did 28 days of radiation, then onto oral chemo therapy. I take Xeloda 21 days a month. I have been on this now for 8 months.
Febuary 08- spread to lungs—now on chemo therapy IV’s (folfox6, Avastin 5FU-levo and Oxi) 6 hours one day-4 hours next day and wear fanny pack filled with chemo for 48 hours at the same time as treatments. I do this every other week.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

28 days after second surgery. Felt ok until the last week in which I was very tired.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

6-03—36 weeks of IV chemo therapy. Had problems with severe diarrah, nausa and fatigue 3 days out of 7. Slightly ill the rest of the days with same symtoms, but milder.
2007—doing much better on chemo therapy by adding alternitves. (read below)
12-07- oral Xeloda (chemo therapy). Take for 2 weeks straight 2 times a day, then one week off. Side effects are slight now that I take fermented wheat germ, green wheatgrass and mangoseed juice. The juice improved my energy level a lot! I think we are seeing some results from the fermented wheatgerm as we are now starting to see on my cat scans that things have kind of stopped. In the England Cancer Journal they have proved that fermented wheat germ can slow and sometime cure cancers. The mangoseed juice is made in Asia, this is the only place it grows. It is extremely high levels of antioxidants! Knock on wood I haven’t been sick since I started it! I also only eat organic (as much as I can) I eat lot’s of greens and fruits. I get protein from the grains and I also eat a lot of nuts. I have felt so much better since doing this it is unbelievable.. I have hand and foot syndrome that this chemo can cause..this can/is be very painful.
Febuary 08-New treatments of folfox6, Avastin and 5FU—extreme fatigue-nausa-diarreha-controled by medications for the most part. Need to rest a lot.

sue123's Cancer Blog

September 27, 2007

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Fall is coming upon us…leaves are falling, changing color and reminding us of the fun times coming, like Halloween, playing in the leaves, raking the beautiful colored leaves, saving some to send to those in warm climates. And, then Christmas will be here before we know it. I love Christmas with all the sharing, giving and love that seems to flow in everyone. Also my favorite is bundling up in a warm blankie on the couch with my man and watching TV and chatting and looking out the window at all the wonder.

I have cat scans next week to see how things are. I hate this because the wondering and waiting for results is so exhausting. But, I am going to try and be relaxed and not worry before hand this time.

Be well my friends..

Posted on September 27, 2007 at 9:19:13 AM by sue ( Link to this post.

Fall,

2 comments)

Let us know your results Sue. We are there with you in spirit.

Posted on October 3, 2007 at 10:10:41 PM by gaile

hope all your tests are good. its my birthday
month so i to love the fall and the pumpkins
and am glad to be alive its a lovely time of year
every day is good and the crisp fall air i try to
walk every day the weather is good i think the trees are so beautiful now and i am out to buy a
pumpkin for the porch and to remember those that
didnt make it to celebrate with us love maryanne

Posted on October 4, 2007 at 7:18:16 AM by maryaz

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