Maybe I'm a little more realistic than some. Yes, I would love to cross of my bucket list. Travel the world, be a rock groupie, but the reality is, that I would want to spend as much time as I could with the people I love. In the end these are the people that I have loved, and that will love me year...

Hi. I haven't posted in a while, but I have been in yours shoes. Mom was diagnosed with 3C colon cancer in July 2010. I found this board and group of peple to be very helpful. The best advice I can give to you is to make sure you stay on top of your moms medical records. The doctor has a lot of pati...

Catta, I am sorry this is happening to you and your family. I"m also in my early 40s, and just lost my mom a few weeks ago. It is very tough. And you are not giving up by accepting this. When we realized there was nothing more we could do for mom medically, we decided to help her spirtually (an...

My beautiful, amazing mother passed away this morning at 630 am. I don't know what else to add. I'm angry, sad and numb. But I am very greatful that the end didn't last long, and it gave us time to say our goodbyes, make arrangements, and for my mom to see all the people she has loved in the world a...

Micky, Undergoing chemo is not a walk in the park at any age. You have to respect his decision. I am a caregiver to my mom, she has a very agressive form of cancer, which recurred with 6 weeks. After her second line treatment, she went to palliative care and hospice, where she is now. If you want to...

Hi Grace, I had every copy of my moms blood tests, scans, xrays faxed to me prior to her next visit with the onc. This enabled me to do my own research and be prepared with questions. However, this was also the way I found out the cancer had recurred and had to break the news to my siblings. Being a...

Hi, My mom has an obstruction in her colon as well. It is a partial blockage, not complete, however the blockage moves. She has been in hospital for 2 weeks now with vomiting. She can't keep anything down. They have stopped chemo and ruled out surgery. She is now in palliative care. They are making ...

Mom has officially been told that the chemo isn't working for her. Her cancer progressed on Folfiri and Avastin. She now has a full blockage in her colon. Chemo isn't an option, she is too weak for surgery. She went to hospital 10 days ago for vomiting. She went down hill very fast. They kept her th...

My mom had sporadic but intense shooting pains from the tumor located between her ribs. We didn't even know she had the tumor until we did a PET scan, two weeks after the onset of pain, at which point it had grown quite large. She also currently has pain in her right ascending colon from a tumor she...

Thanks for replying. Mom's rib metasis was taken care of via radiation a couple of weeks ago. She had a local recurrence and met to the rib at the same time. The local recurrance is in the same spot in the ascending colon as the oriignal tumor was. Last time we checked it was 4.7 cm. The surgeon did...

My mom went to the hospital last week for vomiting. The hospital kept her for a few days, put her on an iv and tried to control her pain level. They wanted to make sure they had the nausea and pain under control. Well it's been a week, they've had her off the iv for two days now. Her feet started to...

Mom is not handling the nausea well. She's done 3 rounds of Folfiri with Avastin and for her 4th round they did 5FU and Avastin. She vomited again last night and this morning. Doc changed her medication to onadestron as needed, but it doesn't seem to be working. Then they added Emend to the mix, but...

.[/quote]If I can jump in here... in BC there are a number of private surgical facilities and diagnostic services which CAN be paid for privately..is that not the case in ON ???? I could have traveled to Seattle OR gotten a private PET scan (or MRI) in Vancouver prior to my VATS surgery. I would hav...

Hi Jess, We are located in Canada. We have free health care here. This does not cover our meds, however after a certain portion per year $1000.00 maximum per person, the Pharmacare programs kicks in. I usually have to wait about 3 months for regular ultrasounds and colonscopies for myself. I had an ...

Hi, My mom (68) was a stage 3C patient, she underwent surgery followed by Folfox. This stuff kicked her ass. It made her weak, nausea, unable to eat, neuropathy, constiaption. She wound up in the hospital for proctitic, low white blood cell count, dehydration several times. And after all was said an...