Stage IV here, May 2005, Mets to liver and abdomen, not a candidiate for surgery. Check out the links below to get an idea of my story.. There are plenty of us still around years after the 1st prognosis.....I'm dealing with hospice right now,but its strictly for pain management. Love and healing.......

I emailed a notice to many friends,letting them know I'm okay, but with problems. That the Chrsitmas tunes are up and the new CD s are almost ready. Her's the letter I atached to the email; Hey everyone, lots going on, some good and some challenges. I've been able to take doggie out for more walks l...

I posted this on another message board but I thought I'd try to get advice here too. Thanks! I went to see the surgeon Friday. He referred me back to the pain management clinic for those hypo gastric blocks and ganglion impar (or whatever they call them). I did one with a local anesthetic, which wor...

I did Irinotecan/Avastin last year (06) for almost 6 months and yes, the side effects are awful. I always had a bad 1st night, felt beat up the 2nd and 3rd day and gradually snapped out of it. As time wore on, it took longer to recover. I stopped because I felt so bad I couldn't do it anymore. The n...

hey bossan, 7 mets down to 1 is fantastic. can you now have a resection? that is great news you respond to treatment i bet you will be on this board 10 years from now. just cause some of us are stage 4 doesn't mean it is the end, i plan on seeing my grandchildren. missjv No, I have lymph node invol...

samsamUK, jessicaR_bsn, Mona Santiago and all. Stage IV, here since April 2005. Had 7 mets to liver and 2 retro peritoneal mets at first, 1 met in liver at the moment. I've been deemed inoperable up to now but I've been through all kinds of treatment, Oxylaplatin, 5FU, Xeloda, Panitumumab, Avastin, ...

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Jack Klugman, who has throat cancer, said "friendships elevate, freindships dissipate." What bugs me the most is that, after 2 plus years of this with no end, other than my death, my mom and sisiter, who live together, are still in serious denial. They would be satisfied if I just call them and say ...

Nice stuff Ed. I'll pass the links around as they should useful to some. Funy thing, my wife was trying to think of positive things, things to be thankful for since the diagnosis. We have many, but she pointed out that t have not had the fnancil house fall down, even though I've been dealing with it...

I am not a big fan of President Bush right now (though I did vote for him) due to his stance on illegal immigration and some other things. However, I have read jokes about him on 2 boards last night and this morning. No matter what the mistakes are that he has made as president and how you might fe...

Congrats to Jeremiah and Miss JV, I want to be just like y'all when I grow up!

For those survivors who have significant healing or NED, to what do you owe your survival? I am asking what do you feel in your "Gut" has helped you to live. Oncology may be a factor, but I do not think it is the most significant factor. I think there are other factors which each individual may fee...

I start a new treatment of radiation targeting what is left of my rectal tumor and one involde lymph node. I'll get it for 5 days a week along with the 5FU, pump attached for 6 straight weeks. Since I start next Monday, should I be eating/not eating certain things? I'm trying to excercise but the pa...

I feel that everyone moves to fast for me now. The priorities people have really baffles me now. If they knew what I knew. I had the son of a dear friend give us a sales pitch, his new job is selling really expensive knives. I told him I'd rather give him $100 for spending money at college and the k...

Please remember that everyone is different. Fatigue-Hardly Nueropathy - Got numb on fingers and toes, but it went away after I stopped. Loss of Sexual Drive- Actually increased the day of chemo due to the steroids they gave. Other that, all systems are go! Love Machine that I am. Infertility -Grown ...