Just curious has anybody tried Apricot seeds while taking 5FU? We have not asked our oncologists yet, i have ordered some for my husband but he has not started taking them yet. I know that the cells have receptors & cannot take an overload of chemo plus vitamins & supplements, so i am lookin...

Thank you Karen & Californabagman... I was starting to worry! We have only been thru our journey since May 2010 & so far everything has been going so well. I always get a report of everything he has done so i can journal it.
Thanks for the info. i feel so much better!
Jennifer

Matt's been on maintaneance chemo for about 3 months after his colon resection. His CEA has been btwn 1.5-1.8. Today we received his latest bloodwork back and his CEA was 2.3.... It is freaking me out. I know the normal range is btwn 0-5, but when it starts to rise what could that be???? Thanks for ...

Hi Wendy! My Husbad (age 38) was DX May 2010 with Stage IV colon cancer with mets to his liver. He completed 6 months chemo had liver resection in December 2010 & 6 weeks chemo/ radiadtion for colon surgery in April 2011. In his liver surgery they removed 8 lesions & had 1 RFA. He is doing v...

Matt recd his Pet scan back last week, however his onc will not be back until July 5th. We already have an appt to see him then. We did however talk to his nurse & she said everything looks great, only thing showing on scan is stuff from his surgeries. We were concerned about 2 lung thingies, bu...

We got Matt's pathology from his colon tumor. it is YPT3, ypN1b,ypM0.. Can anyone tell me what this means? Our doc said he is Stage IV. Tumor was Low Grade (moderately differentiated). He has had a liver & colon resection, all margins clear. Just had a Pet scan & nothing lit up, just post op...

Thanks Susan for your reply. I thought it was a good report, but we have been on this journey for only a year & still kinda inexperienced. Wow, you are NED for a long time & i see you were Stage IV. That gives me great hope. How long have you done chemo? Our doc tells us matt is chemo for li...

Hello all! We got Matt's latest Petscan results back today, But his Dr. will not be back until July 5th. Was hoping someone with more experience than us can give us some insight. Impression: 1)Mild activity which is Rimlike, surronding a fluid accumulation in the presacral location. This may corresp...

Well, everything is goin great so far. My husband was DX May 2010 Colorectal Stage IV. had 6 months chemo, liver resection in Dec 2010, they removed 8 lesions & did an ablation on 2 tumors. Started back on chemo plus radiation everyday for 6 weeks. Finished that on Feb 28, 2011. we have met with...

HI Julie! Thank you for your reply. The supplements are def something i want to learn more about. Our Onc tells us a multivitamin is ok for him to take, but i feel like he needs to be taking more. Like the Vitamin D & baby aspirin. Thank you for the prayers, we are hoping for great news after hi...

Yes he did have Avastin, & it worked very well. Thank you for your reply & good luck to you.

Hello all! First post, so here goes! My husband was DX may 2010 after a colonoscopy, Colon tumor & to many to count liver lesions. We immediately saw our local oncologists & started therapy. 6 months Folfox , followed by liver resection of Dec 2010. Removed 8 tumors & had an ablation on ...