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(5/1/52 - 11/19/09)

Vital Info

Name:
sue (sue123)

Member Since:
June 27, 2007

Home page:
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Location:
Michigan

Birthday:
5-1-52

Cancer Info

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

February 2, 2008

It has been some time since I have been here. I had some chemo time off and got some long awaited things done. It is amazing how good it feels to feel good—and how fast we forget how bad we did feel.

I have been busy getting all the tax papers together. This is so time consuming and takes all the brains I can find to get it all together. I always think that I have forgotten something! I wanted to get this done before Tues. when I start chemo again and will once again have the chemo fog brain! That is when you really do not want me doing any paper work that is important for sure!

We have gone out to dinner a few times since I actually had an appetite. We also had a nice dinner at our son and his new bride’s home. It was so very good, and we had fun visiting.

Tomorrow is our Sunday breakfast with our family. Bill will be busy making everything under the sun, and I will eat too this week! YES!
And, then there is the ‘game’. The boys will be watching it for sure and I will be here…maybe not watching, but enjoying my time with them. I am not really into football.

I am having a pet scan on Wednesday. Pray it is normal…fingers crossed.

I hope you’re all feeling good and are enjoying the winter weather. It is crispy cold here with a little snow. I actually love this weather! You can have the hot stuff!

Be back soon….:-)

Posted on February 2, 2008 at 1:55:29 PM by sue ( Link to this post.

hi,

6 comments)

Sue,
You sound wonderful. I agree that it is so nice to be free of the haze. I will indeed pray for your PET scan results. It certainly sounds like you have a lovely family.

Posted on February 2, 2008 at 9:23:44 PM by gaile

Thank you Gaile, I hope you’re doing well. Update us ok? Thanks for your prayers! I am praying for you too!

Posted on February 3, 2008 at 10:06:36 AM by sue123

Hi Sue, I would like to write as fluently as you do, but my English is a little bit weak. But I’ll try. You are always present in my daily prayers and I’m sure that very soon we’ll all be in good health. We are living a difficult period but everything will come back to normal. Patience! God bless you all who read this blog; Virginia

Posted on February 3, 2008 at 7:35:25 PM by virginia

Hi Sue!
It’s great to hear from you again. I’m glad you’re feeling better. I’m also happy you’re spending time with family. Loving the cold, however, I don’t quite get – ha, ha. I’m from Michigan but have never really gotten used to the weater, even when I used to ski. I will be thinking of you on Wednesday for sure. You’re in my thoughts and prayers all the time. Take care Sue!
Kelly

Posted on February 4, 2008 at 4:58:22 AM by jkgullo

Hi Virginia, you are doing just fine in your writing! I’m not so sure I could learn all over like you have. Keep up the good work.

Kelly I would like to see you when you’re here. Let me know ok?

Feel well everyone.

Posted on February 4, 2008 at 8:07:07 AM by sue123

You sound great! I am so happy for you!

Posted on February 5, 2008 at 4:24:59 PM by naunie

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