Hi Walt, Please accept our most sincere sympathies. Reading the last details of you DW journey gave me the shivers because my DW also had a bowel leakage in her last surgery and she’s allergic to a lot of antibiotics and somehow, somewhere during her battle with the disease and the sepsis she surviv...

Sending you some positive energetic vibes Gwen.
Charles

Arrivederci Marco...ci rivediamo lassù!

My DW just had 1 round of Vectibix and she now has a full facial rash, no where else on her body. The oncologist did mention that he 'hoped' to see a rash after the first treatment (apparently, its considered as a positive sign as the treatment as some effects) but he also mentioned that the rash wo...

Hi all, this is my buzz expression of the week! My DW is still recovering from her May 12th 2014 operation. She still has an open wound (closed at about 85%) and we are now 90 days past the surgery and her recovery has been very very difficult. Lately, she's been experiencing lower back pain and our...

Hi Pattie, just want to say that my DW and I fully understand what you guys are going through because we had the same experience back in May 2014 @ Mayo. My DW's recurrence seemed to be limited to the vaginal area. Two hours into surgery, the team of surgeons told us that the disease was spreaded al...

My DW turned 43 on Aug 16th! I organised a little surprise party in our backyard and we all had a pleasant evening. Unfortunately, since the following day, she's been nauseated very often and I guess it might be related to the progression of the peri mets causing a probable patial occlusion. Also, s...

Thanks for posting you story Zig, we have a lot of members with experience on various lung involvement and keep us posted with your story!
Charles

My DW was supposed to start her new treatment plan next week which was basically 4-6 rounds of FOLFIRI followed by a reassessment of her case. Since she’s still curing an open wound and that she’s needs to get rehydrated once every 10 days, the oncologist suggested that we skip FOLFIRI and go straig...

Hi Kim, hang in there, my wife was supposed to have a PPE with urustomy. Unfortunately, after trying to get to the tumor bed during the first 2 hrs of the operation, the docs gave up because there was a tumor-web from her abdominal area all the way down to the vagina. We have great memories from the...

Marco, I always read your post with great interest and I'm very saddened by the latest news. Here are the lyrics of a song that you most probably know, I hope you can find some comfort and peace. Dai Marco, siamo con te. Charles -------- Ero ancora ragazzino E con mio padre litigavo Per i brutti vot...

My DW left Mayo Clinic with an open wound due to infection and accumulation of pus and other smelly liquids. We're changing the wound dressing 3 times per day and the wound improved a lot for the past 3 weeks as signs of granulation seem present. Thing is, the wound is rather long (20cm) and deep (6...

singingholly wrote:FORZA AZZURRI!!!

I second that!
Every world cup, we listen in extenso Azzuro from Adriano Celentano!
Charles

However, the tumour board has recommended any treatment such as chemo only if there is further recurrence and frequent scans are recommended . This is odd in my opinion . Can any fellow board members advise ? Just want to write that I agree with you. After her 2nd surgery, my wife had a R1 resectio...

Hi all, we got the path report a while back and discussed thoroughly with our medical team. My DW is now inoperable and more radiation is out of the question. During the surgery, the surgeons took 26 biopsies and I'm willing to share part of the report with you for comments or any suggestions for th...