Can I ask you guys about CEA? How much weight does it carry? With mine being 22 last month and 11 now, I'm very confused because I've seen some signatures on this forum with CEAs in the triple digits. The fact that mine is low... I know that's a good thing, but what is the relevance? Since your CEA...

... I am having a scan in about a week from now... By now you should have had your scan. What were the results of your scan? Also, when is your next review by Care Oncology scheduled? Have you contacted them about your side-effects, and do they plan to make any changes to your COC protocol prescrip...

...They're prescribing me metformin, doxycycline, mebendazole, and atorvastatin... TinaFish - Are you still taking the four-drug cocktail that was prescribed for you earlier? If so, you should check on how all of these drugs interact with your current CAPEOX + Avastin regimen. I think this was sugg...

Since you had open surgery, there is a good chance that you have at least a few adhesions. Adhesions are scar tissues that cause parts of the intestine to adhere to each other and cause kinks that sometimes lead to a condition called Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO). You can read more about adhesions h...

... Do you know what the suggested protocol after 6 rounds of oxaliplatin is for people who DON'T get the HAI pump? Just curious I think that the suggested next available protocols for you would be found in the NCCN Rectal Cancer Guidelines, in Section REC-E-2, which is found on page 35 of the PDF ...

ERAS: Enhanced Recovery after Surgery https://amp.greenvilleonline.com/amp/1879185001 ERAS includes ● More education for patients about what they're going to experience ● Better control of chronic medical conditions like diabetes prior to surgery ● Reducing anxiety ● Ways to control pain other than...

... Here's my diary starting with where I started CapeOx: http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58447&start=480 NHMike - FYI, your CapeOx sessions started around 11 o'clock on December 20, 2017. Your first post after the start of your first CapeOx infusion was this one...

... drink a lot of water, and wait. ... You should be drinking a lot of fluid ... If you are losing a lot of fluid by diarrhea, then it is very, very important to drink a lot of fluids in order to maintain proper electrolyte balance. You may even need to supplement drinking water with oral rehydrat...

TinaFish, since this is still in the feedback thread... You have expressed a lot of completely understandable anxiety and confusion here. It seems to me that your confusion, which is based on lack of basic information, is exacerbating your anxiety. In addition, you have said you want to push for mo...

... It seems Tiny Pic isn't working and my old pictures and Stu's have disappeared from the thread. :x FYI - There are a number of tinypic-hosted photos still displayed on this thread. Apparently, these photos will not be there forever. If there are any of these photos that you really want to save,...

(... love Emend and Ativan !)... Rob - I noticed that you mentioned Ativan above. I just wanted to say that Ativan is a benzodiazepine and should be taken with caution, only for short periods of time. See the links in the following post: https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&am...

...So the obvious question, everyone, is how long does a person need to be off of chemo before the side effects stop? I have no idea. I have been off chemo now for over 6 years, and I still have to watch what I eat very closely. I have a long list of "forbidden" foods that I don't eat any...

..."Ok, I'll talk to her on Wednesday when I go in for chemo." ... Hi Tina - Good luck on your talk with the oncologist. You could use this as an opportunity ask her for help in filling out the missing data items for your signature. Here is a preliminary draft of your signature: F 45, DX:...

The genomic stuff is quite complicated. Here is a page which lists Colorectal Cencer tumor mutations and there are well in excess of 100 of them: http://targetedcancercare.massgeneral.org/My-Trial-Guide/Genes/KRAS/G12D-(c-35G-A).aspx The page describes what the mutation is and what it does but the ...