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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.




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May 29, 2008

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I went for my 2nd. chemo treatment today and I felt better than yesterday. I was there for about 3 hours; I came home and went to bed–literally–and slept a couple hours, and woke up refreshed! Bill made dinner tonight–our favorite Kraft Mac and cheese and peas! Just like when we were kids. It was a fun dinner.

It was another beautiful day! Warm and sunny but not hot!

Tomorrow I will go and have the fanny pack pump off and then I will recoup through the next week.

I hope everyone is enjoying your time together with loved ones and laughing a lot!

Be well…

Posted on May 29, 2008 at 6:07:07 PM by sue (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 2 comments)

Glad to hear you’re feeling well!

My childhood favorite is macncheese/peas/and tuna!

avatar Posted on May 30, 2008 at 7:25:12 AM by littleprincess

Very happy things went well and your feeling better.

My childhood favorite is mac n cheese with salmon patties and of course pea as a veg. In fact I think I will make that for dinner tonight. :-)

Cheryl58

avatar Posted on May 30, 2008 at 3:03:22 PM by cheryl58




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