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

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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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May 7, 2008

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Today I got a welcome surprise when my friend Gloria came and sat with me through my chemo therapy drip. We had a nice time visiting—we laughed a lot (including my Nurse Kathy). We had a fun time.

Gloria agreed with how nice the Cancer Center is and that the nurses are so nice! They provide every patient with their own little cubicle with our own cable TV, leather recliner chairs, blankets, pillows, water, munches and more. I am soooo very happy that I can go here. It really helps people moods and it helps knowing that we can ask questions to the Nurses and they are so willing and happy to answer all of us. No matter how long it takes them.

So today was a good day. I am home now and am going to go lay down for awhile and when I wake up I pray that I am still feeling ok.

I will go back tomorrow and have my chemo therapy pump that is continually dripping chemo in me removed. And, then start all over again after I have one weeks rest.

Posted on May 7, 2008 at 12:09:42 PM by sue (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 3 comments)



Great…just great, now that everyone knows how cool the cancer therapy rooms are I will never get a reservation.

Thanks Sue, thanks a lot.

Glad to hear yall laughed and had fun.

Get some sleep and be well, and keep laughing it pisses the cancer off.
Mac

avatar Posted on May 7, 2008 at 1:39:16 PM by rigidridr

Sweetheart you are an inspiration to us all and the bestest friend anyone could ever wish for, I do love you soooo and I am sending all my love baskets full of kisses and warm gentle hugs all wrapped up in my prayers for you..Take the greatest of care of wonderful you x x x Love always Tina x x x

Posted on May 8, 2008 at 6:51:34 AM by Tina (unverified)

What a wonderful optomist you are. You make the place of chemo actually a place where one would go on their day off. Thanks for sharing your upbeat look on life as it always inspires us out here when we are down. Have a wonderful nap.
Weezie

avatar Posted on May 9, 2008 at 6:20:47 AM by weezie



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