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by LoraCF
Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:13 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My husband walked out
Replies: 49
Views: 12178

Re: My husband walked out

You really have to take care of yourself. My parents went through something similar when my mother had breast cancer, though she was the one who left. My father couldn't cope with her cancer because of his drinking - his own life was a mess (which is true of any alcoholic) and he wasn't there for he...
by LoraCF
Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My Wife Passed Away Today
Replies: 29
Views: 8115

Re: My Wife Passed Away Today

I'm so sorry to hear this. At least she knew you were there with her.
by LoraCF
Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:07 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sacrectomy? Or not?
Replies: 11
Views: 4875

Re: Sacrectomy? Or not?

Well, after more discussions, he went with a course of stereotactic radiation instead of the surgery. It's had some effect on the tumour, but nobody can tell how much time it will buy. Of course, the treatment, be it radiation or surgery, should have happened five or six months earlier than it did b...
by LoraCF
Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: How to talk to oncologist in Canada about 2nd opinion
Replies: 6
Views: 1923

Re: How to talk to oncologist in Canada about 2nd opinion

If there's one thing we've learned in our so-far two years of dealing with the Cancer Agency here in B.C,, it is that you MUST be your own advocate and never blindly trust anyone. My partner currently has a choice of Stereotatic radiation or surgery for his sacrum met. However, we were initially tol...
by LoraCF
Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:55 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My Beloved is gone
Replies: 25
Views: 8175

Re: My Beloved is gone

I'm so sorry to hear about your terrible loss.
by LoraCF
Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sacrectomy? Or not?
Replies: 11
Views: 4875

Re: Sacrectomy? Or not?

PainInTheAss, The neurosurgeon we met is totally on board with the surgery, thank goodness, and feels that the tumour is small enough and low enough on the sacrum that there wouldn't be any bladder or mobility issues. But we just got news today that the stereotactic radiation is also an option. With...
by LoraCF
Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:08 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sacrectomy? Or not?
Replies: 11
Views: 4875

Re: Sacrectomy? Or not?

Don't know what happened to my long reply of last night...lost somewhere in cyberspace, maybe. Thank you to all who responded. The neurosurgeon advised that a sacrectomy is not required; the tumour is small and on one side and can be removed with a safe margin. This obviously means fewer complicatio...
by LoraCF
Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:51 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sacrectomy? Or not?
Replies: 11
Views: 4875

Re: Sacrectomy? Or not?

Thank you all for your answers. We had a meeting with the neurosurgeon on Friday, and quite frankly we are once again speechless with wonder at how little the BC Cancer doctors actually communicate with each other and with their patients. Contrary to what we had been told by other doctors, the neuro...
by LoraCF
Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:49 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sacrectomy? Or not?
Replies: 11
Views: 4875

Sacrectomy? Or not?

My partner had what everyone thought was a #C rectal tumour. He had the usual treatments: chemo and radiation pre-surgery, then surgery to remove the tumour, plus what was supposed to be a temporary illeostomy, then 6 months of chemo. He was declared NED at the end of February 2016. There was no lym...

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