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by Milk Tea
Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:47 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: NEW-Need some positivity here.
Replies: 622
Views: 225219

Re: NEW-Need some positivity here.

I was praying for your scan to be clean and clear. So happy to know this. Thank you for sharing your good news with us.
by Milk Tea
Mon May 27, 2019 12:34 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Treatment break - advice sought!
Replies: 8
Views: 1664

Re: Treatment break - advice sought!

Rob,
I will do Folfox now. If you are young and healthy, I would do the most aggressive treatment you can tolerate. Take B12, do acupuncture and buy a foot massager machine for neuropathy.
by Milk Tea
Mon May 20, 2019 10:36 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Anyone pass out after abdominal cramping??? ER time
Replies: 81
Views: 11340

Re: Anyone pass out after abdominal cramping??? ER time

Mpbser,
I am so sorry this happened to your husband. Please know that I read all your update posts and am thinking of you and rooting for you and your husband. {{ Hugs }}
by Milk Tea
Mon May 13, 2019 9:11 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Anyone pass out after abdominal cramping??? ER time
Replies: 81
Views: 11340

Re: Anyone pass out after abdominal cramping??? ER time

I know it’s very difficult to do but please try your best stay calm and strong. Sending you and your husband positive thoughts. Hope he feels better very soon.
by Milk Tea
Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:11 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage 4 - liver mets disappeared
Replies: 36
Views: 7692

Re: Stage 4 - liver mets disappeared

Same here. My husband is on maintenance chemo Xeloda plus Avastin ( Xeloda 10 days on, 10 days off and Avastin every 3 weeks) for two years. While his medical oncologist strongly insists on continuing this regimen to prevent recurrence (because of his extensive liver involvement with 12 lesions), hi...
by Milk Tea
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Anyone Managing Stage IV with Avastin Only?
Replies: 17
Views: 3018

Re: Anyone Managing Stage IV with Avastin Only?

Hi Mattie, My husband is on Xeloda plus Avanstin maintenance for about two years. We are also so scared for the recurrence if quit or drop one of them. Can you share why you dropped Xeloda? And how often you get Avanstin infusion currently? My husband gets Avanstin every 3 weeks now but his oncologi...
by Milk Tea
Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:58 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My CRC with liver mets journey
Replies: 385
Views: 119984

Re: My CRC with liver mets journey

Hi Gina, Your positive attitude is very inspiring. I have no doubt you will beat this, not only you have the MSK team behind you also because of your positive attitude and determination. Thank you for sharing your journey with us here. Sending healing vibe to you for a speedy recovery and successful...
by Milk Tea
Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:16 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Question about Xeloda scheduling/timing differences
Replies: 15
Views: 2586

Re: Question about Xeloda scheduling/timing differences

My husband is on 3000 mg per day (3 of 500mg pills in the morning and 3 pills after dinner), 10 days on and 10 days off. Plus Avastin infusion every 21 days. He has been on this for about two years. The side effects that bothers him the most is bloating (from Xoloda) and high blood pressure (from Av...
by Milk Tea
Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:23 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My husband has passed
Replies: 22
Views: 4572

Re: My husband has passed

I am so sorry. Please do take good care of yourself because you need to be strong for your young children. Sending you strength and peace at this difficult time.
by Milk Tea
Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:02 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: mixed mri results
Replies: 36
Views: 4411

Re: mixed mri results

Thank you rp1954 for the links. Good article to study further on maintenance chemo and to share with our oncologist. He has never heard of ADAPT. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I have learned a great deal from your posts.
by Milk Tea
Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:59 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: mixed mri results
Replies: 36
Views: 4411

Re: mixed mri results

My husband is on maintenance chemo because of his extensive liver involvement (12 Mets). Yes all the tumors were out after surgery but his oncologist strongly believes Xeloda plus Avastin will help prevent recurrence in this case for the most critical first two to three years after mop up chemo. My ...
by Milk Tea
Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: mixed mri results
Replies: 36
Views: 4411

Re: mixed mri results

Please make surgical consult appointment with a best liver surgeon you can find who works at GI oncology department in a big cancer center or a top teaching hospital. Those liver surgeons are experts on GI cancer patients with liver mets. Please don’t take no from medical oncologist or colon surgeon...
by Milk Tea
Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The nagging feeling...
Replies: 9
Views: 1634

Re: The nagging feeling...

Distraction really works for my husband. He insisted not to take many days off from work throughout his treatment. He only took one week off for his LAR colon surgery and one week off plus one week work from home for his open liver surgery. He believes working, especially going in to the office ( no...
by Milk Tea
Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Recovery time after liver resection
Replies: 16
Views: 4216

Re: Recovery time after liver resection

A few weeks after the surgery, my husband’s big L shape incision opened up in two places and I had to pack in fresh gauze in those two open wounds twice daily to help healing. Both open wounds closed up nicely after a few weeks. Because of that, it was almost 10 weeks after his open liver surgery, h...
by Milk Tea
Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:45 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Healthy Eating Cookbook Available Today
Replies: 1
Views: 524

Re: Healthy Eating Cookbook Available Today

Thank you for sharing the info. I just bought it via Kindle.

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