I'm start my 8th and last cycle of Xeloda on Monday (2000mg - twice a day). All in all, I've tolerated it well. I have some hand and foot syndrome, but it is manageable. Sorry that I stopped coming here, but I felt guilty that I was 2A - like I didn't deserve to be here with so many warriors fightin...

Got the Oxaliplatin yesterday. Not too bad, do have the sensitivity to cold, so glad I had the advice from these messages. Can only drink room temp water, cold water on my hands when washing leaves them tingling like crazy. I few squirts of hot water and they are good again. Only strange thing I've ...

Very Excited for you!!!! Congrats!!! I'm so glad that people are posting good news too. Helps me keep a perspective...

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I see the head of Oncology for colon cancer at Vanderbilt tomorrow just to have an expert second opinion on the treatment plan I got from my local Oncologist. The plan is 8 cycles of XELOX starting next Monday (each cycle being 3 weeks). I already have some neuropathy from Diabetes, but nothing comp...

Awesome news!!! So happy for you!

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I'm very sorry for you loss. She must have been so amazing to have touched so many people's lives here.

With Deepest Sympathies,

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Rob,

I'm pulling for you. I got some good thoughts and prayers (new thing for me) coming your way. Hope for nothing but "NED".

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So glad it worked out. Lots of good thoughts and prayers coming to you and your DH.

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Just want to say "Sorry you are here" and "Welcome". This all started for me a month ago, in the same whirlwind fashion. The advice I've gotten here has been the best of I've gotten from anywhere. It sounds like polite talk and "the usual" but the best advice is "C...

Continued prayers for you and him!!!

Good Luck to You!!! Prayers and positive thoughts!

Removed 7.2cm tumor and 12" of colon, had perforated the back of the colon. Doctor said it had abscessed and created a bag that kept things in. His estimate was stage 3. He said there was some adhesion to my appendix, so he took out the appendix too. Path report came today, surgeron was surpris...

That is just awesome! Congrats!!!!

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Resection in the morning. Plan right now is to get full surgical path and ask for oncotypedx. Is CA19-9 valuable for colon cancer or is it only for pancreatic? I know my CEA is 6.9. I found this on PubMed. Any thoughts on how to react to this? How should it should impact my thoughts on chemo/radiati...

Great News!!! Congrats!!!

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