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sue (sue123)


June 27, 2007


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Michigan


5-1-52

Cancer Info


Colon and Rectal Cancer


colon cancer


6-03


Stage 4


Yes


Lymph Node Removal, Re-excision Surgery


Fluorouracil


How it hurts soooo many people!


I live to the fullest everyday.


Pray for everyone's pain and suffering.


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.

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.

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


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.




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March 12, 2008

first of 3 chemo days
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Ok here is my sister Carol yesterday as she sat with me during my 5 hour infusion. She didn’t like me taking her picture! hehe
Anyway, we played cards, talked, laughed a lot and ate a lot too! I was giving a large dose of steroids and I got the munchies, and Carol is always hungry so we took advantage and had a lot of goodies! My wonderful nurse Kathy of 5 years now was in an uproar laughing also especially when my Dr. came in and asked if Carol was my daughter How dare him. I told him he was fired! haha I mean really my BABY sister is 12 years younger than me and I could have borne her BUT I didn’t! :-)
Now, today at my 2nd day infusion I was talking to a lady getting her poisons also who told me that she had really bad neuropathy pain and then she heard about a product that took it all away. I will leave the link here. I am going to order this to help my tingling/numb/painful fingers/toes and mouth. Our insurance even covers it, so what do I have to loose right? Might also help some of you all.
Tomorrow I go in and get the pump removed then we will have a few down days..yes! I mean chemo, not mood!
Be well my friends,
Sue
Link:
http://shop.rebuildermedical.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=3000

Posted on March 12, 2008 at 12:53:05 PM by sue123

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