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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

June 1, 2008

what a week...Views: 1484

Wow, this treatment made up for the one I missed. I have been sleeping for days. Everyone says that this is a good thing so….off to lala land I have been.

Bill gets a lot done while I am in lala land. He has been catching up on so over-do projects. He just got done replacing a post on our privacy fence, and is now trimming yet another tree! He also did his big time yearly check-up on his truck. In between all this he has been cooking for us. I feel guilty of course, but I am happy to say that he is doing all these things with a smile on his face.

I am worried about a friend of mine that is having some medical problems. I will be calling her later. Another friend’s Mom just came home from the hospital and is staying with her (my friend). Her Mom had part of her lung removed due to lung cancer. This has to be so very hard to watch your Mom suffer and go through cancer surgeries and treatments. I hate cancer sooooo much!

Thank you again this week for visiting me at chemo treatment Jacque. I have to say that if there is anything nice about getting chemo therapy treatments, it is putting aside some time and visiting with our friends and family…

Keep up the positive attitude! I am so inspired by you! Big hugs!

Sue, I continue to hear a smile in your words through each and every step of this ugly path we all are traveling. You are an inspiration.

Dear Sue; As usual you worry about everyone around you which is so sweet and kind. I’m sure you are just waiting for all these treatments to end, even though you get a chance to chat with friends. You do give us a higher standard to aim for, and for that I thank you. It really is wonderful to have a person stick by you through all this and it seems you have many to count on. That is one lucky thing you have so there is a bright light among all this sordid Cancer living. Take care and keep us posted. Weezie

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