Well a fix that's been working for me anyway - it's called "CrackZapIt!" and you can get it on Amazon (it's the only place I've seen it). I bought it on a whim based off reviews, and I'm so glad I did. When I started Erbitux, almost immediately my fingers started cracking (my fingertips es...
When I started on Erbitux I decided not to take the antibiotic (Minocycline) because I just don't like antibiotics - well once the rash started in earnest it was crazy - basically tons of tiny pimples all over my face (that I couldn't help not squeezing!). So I started the Minocycline (100 mg once a...
Yes, my pump ticks and it freaked me out at first! I barely notice it now and was actually worried when I realized I didn't hear it ticking the other day - I had my husband listen to my belly and he confirmed the tick is still there.
I can really relate to that, a neighbour told me that her daughter wanted to go shopping to find a jacket and she told her she might not find the one she was looking for, and then the daughter replied «I know these things are not important, what really matters is that you mum are healthy and not li...
So sorry this happened to you. Cancer can bring out the best in your friends and the worst. I dropped a friendship with one of my supposedly best friends when I was going through treatment. I realized she was dragging me down. She was not there for me, clueless to what i was going through, and made...
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition........ :twisted: Seriously! A couple of questions is fine, but she went on and on...like enough already! I should have been more direct from the start that I didn't want to talk about it - it sucked too because I didn't even enjoy being out to dinner after th...
Thank you Court, I appreciate your response and I agree about selecting my company - my friend has been so great throughout this, and I do like her sister but this is the second time I've seen her sister since my diagnosis and both times she made me feel badly (this last time was worse). I know she ...
I know it's hard and people don't know how to react or what to say to someone with cancer. It's so frustrating and upsetting at times though... I saw my close friend and her sister this week for my friend's birthday, we all had plans for dinner. Their brother was recently diagnosed with Stage II pro...
I had my resection around the same time as yours, on 6/19. I feel like my recovery has been slow as well but I know I am an impatient person. Everyone is happy with how I am healing but I really want to feel "normal" again. I still find it hard to stand up straight sometimes (especially af...
Hello Felix, chiming in to say I agree with everything Julie said! (She has been a big inspiration for me as well.) I am an MSK patient and recently had the pump implanted (you can see my post about it here: http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60258). Dr. Kemeny is the on...
Glad to hear you're home and on the road to recovery! :D My surgery was 7 hours and involved multiple wedge resections of my liver, implantation of an HAI pump, and removal of my primary rectal tumor. I lost a lot of weight so don't be surprised if the number on the scale drops radically after you ...
Hi everyone, I wanted to give an overview of my recent surgery at MSK, which included installation of the HAI pump. This will be a long post, but I want to give as much information as possible. I've broken it into sections to hopefully make it easier to read. My surgery was for both liver resection ...