I was diagnosed stage IIIC and my onc had my port implanted Nov 19,2010. I just had it removed on July 18,2013. My onc wanted me to pass the two year mark as he felt I had a high chance of reoccurrence. Prior to removal i had a CT Scan and Colonoscopy. Like you, I had no problems with my port. It fl...

My Aunt also had bile duct cancer and the resulting resection. She has just surpassed 10 years cancer free. When I had my consultation at Roswell Park Cancer Institute her in Buffalo, I had been asked to identify all known cancers in my lineage. My Mother had colon cancer in her early 50's and my Au...

Hi Kiwi, I did not vomit or have diarrhea during Folfox. Instead I was terribly constipated with some abdominal pain. However, I had heartburn like I can't even describe. My onc told me to take Gaviscon and it helped immensely. I went through bottles of it during treatment. He described it to me as ...

Fantastic news!! Congratulations!

I always thought it had something to do with the filter on my bag. I find that the bag almost always suctions to me until the filter is either touched by matter or is in use over 24 hours.

After both of my abdominal surgeries they removed the JP drain and about a day later I woke up in the middle of the night covered in milky, bloody fluid. It was a lot! My sheets and nightgown were saturated. If there is a build up it is possible it will make its way out so don't panic if this should...

Thank you for the feedback. I guess at this point it can't get any worse so I might be looking into both massage therapy and acupuncture.

Curious to know if anyone has tried massage therapy to help cope with neuropathy in their feet and legs? Did it help at all? I am almost 2 years out from the end of Folfox and have had minimal improvement. I ran into a woman who said she has used massage therapy to treat neuropathy related to her Le...

I had blurry vision on and off during chemo. My onc said it could be the steroids or the oxali. Also, I had terrible first tear pain. It would subside but that first tear always burned.

I forgot to mention my 2 favorite recipes: 2 oranges, 3 or 4 celery stalks, and a big handful of baby spinach. The outcome is a bright lime green color! 2 off the vine tomatoes, 3or 4 stalks celery, 2 stalks kale, small handful parsley, half a lemon, 2 carrots, and sometimes I jazz it up with a slic...

Hi. I have a Hurom Juicer and Brevelle Ikon Juicer. The Hurom is a slow juicer like Raym has described and while I like the output the best, it definitely takes a lot of time to use. Especially if juicing stringy greens like kale and celery. I have yet to get through a juicing without serious cloggi...

Oh dear. I started out excited to hear about the bags and was thinking they might be a good choice for me. Then I reached the part about the explosion. I guess I won't look for those particular bags. I've been fortunate. I'm just shy of 3 years with a colostomy and have never experienced an explosio...

The day before my diagnosis I was at work and experiencing severe abdominal cramps. I left work and went to my family doctor. He scheduled a CT for the next morning and sent me home with directions to go to the ER if it became worse. Thankfully, my mother spent the evening at my house I woke up at 8...

I had an interesting experience the other day. I have a colostomy. It is most likely permanent, although my surgeon hasnt given up convincing me to try reversal again. Anyway, I am in a meeting the other day. Three of us, one my friend and coworker and the other was a manager of another department. ...

I had an interesting experience I can share. This past May I had a CEA reading increase for the first time in 2 years. It went up by about 1.3 points. I was freaking out. I also started reading my other test results and I had a liver test, I forget which one, with results that were about 5 times hig...