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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

May 2, 2008

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This last week of my chemo therapy recovery wasn’t too good. I had many long days of horrible fatigue and nausea and diarrhea. Yesterday the Dr. gave me some new medications for the nausea and diarrhea which is helping.

I actually finally started feeling better yesterday. I started taking ginseng and am wondering if this is why..?

My birthday was yesterday and Bill and Dan took me to dinner. I felt well enough and we had a nice time. Son Brett is having a BBQ for my b-day this weekend. He couldn’t make it last night as he had to work late on a deadline at work. Dan spoiled me with many gifts and dinner, and I got soooooo many b-cards from all of you and my family. Thank you so much! They brought many smiles to my face! I just counted over 25 cards! Oh I feel loved….:-)

Posted on May 2, 2008 at 12:52:23 PM by sue (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 5 comments)

Happy birthday to you….spoil yourself. Hope the meds kick in and you feel much better soon.

sent some cake round the boards, watch it or Jill will get mad at us making a mess.

Mac

Posted on May 2, 2008 at 3:13:19 PM by rigidridr

Happy Birthday Sue! I will follow you into 56 in July. Let us pray it goes better than 55. What a wonderful gift to finish this round of treatment. Feel better girl, and i am really enjoying the cake that is going around, how nice. Gaile

Posted on May 2, 2008 at 3:31:33 PM by gaile

Happy Birthday Sue, glad you enjoyed your dinner out. Hang in there things will start looking up for you at least that is what I am praying for. I hear ginseng is good for you.I am currently taking vitamin D and fish oil and that seems to help, maybe I will add the ginseng. Take care you are always in my prayers
Happy Birthday! heres hope this year will be better….
Cheryl58 (soon to be 59)

Posted on May 3, 2008 at 6:12:05 AM by cheryl58

Thanks for all your Birthday wishes!I turned 56 also! Hey, the cake is sooo good! And, no calaries! :-)

Posted on May 3, 2008 at 8:27:48 AM by sue123

Better late than never,

Posted on May 3, 2008 at 10:01:04 AM by karlak
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