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sue (sue123)


June 27, 2007


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Michigan


5-1-52


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.


sue123's Cancer Blog

April 2, 2008

no SHOPPING!Views: 1272

Ok, so my white counts are very low! DUH! What’s that got to do with shopping! I mean TJMaxx will think I died if they do not see me there soon! I am giving myself shots to bring up my counts…so how long does this take?? To take away my shopping trips, that is the pits! Oh well I guess I will get some house work done instead. Gosh, does that sound boring or what?? TJMaxx i will be there soon! Don’t sell my bargins!

Posted on April 2, 2008 at 8:50:39 AM by sue (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 7 comments)

You go gal shop until you run out of money!

LOL thinking about you.
Sherri
Posted on April 2, 2008 at 12:16:27 PM by karlak

Hi Sue – Sorry we didn’t get to meet in Michigan. I will let you know when I’m coming in next and maybe we can shop TJ Maxx together. Hope you’re feeling well. It was nice talking with you last week. You have such a beautiful spirit.
Kelly

Posted on April 2, 2008 at 2:20:14 PM by jkgullo
YES, let’s all go to TJMaxx! Gosh I love that store!
Posted on April 2, 2008 at 4:05:04 PM by sue123

Sue soon shopping soon will come again.. I am glad you have a good attitude about this it will help Shoot house work is good BUT not as good as shopping.Have a great day

Cheryl58
question where in Michigan I live in the downriver area of Detroit..

Posted on April 2, 2008 at 4:05:40 PM by cheryl58

Sue,

Online shopping is just as good. I love to order movies from Nextflix. Last year I watched the entire 24 series and LOST. I still do not understand LOST.

Melissa

Posted on April 3, 2008 at 5:11:58 AM by melsamei

Melisa, I also do my fair share of shopping online. But, you know I love to also go out the and see and feel and you know just plain old shop! LOL! Thanks for suggestion!

Posted on April 3, 2008 at 6:21:55 AM by sue123

You may enjoy the site nonprofitshoppingmall.com for online shopping, they are focusing on Rene Syler and Susan G. Komen for the cure at the moment on their blog. I don’‘t think TJ max is listed as one of their stores but I shop at target there a lot. Hope you find this useful:)

Posted on May 1, 2008 at 1:58:43 PM by jen (unverified)
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