Okay, not all of it pertains to me---I have no conscious sisterhood with the women of the Congo, but I do have a spiritual/physical connection with the children suffering with cancer. Many times when I thought I could not take anymore pain, bad news, crummy tests I thought about the children battlin...

C.R. guy,
My motto is rant first then take a deep breath or two. It usually works.
Thank you so much for sharing, it gives me validation for my rants.
pollo65

The article doesn't mention proteinuria (first noticed as foamy urine) I have had it since chemo with Avastin one year ago. Also I had a hypertensive crisis where my b/p went to 205/100, it only lasted about 2 hours but it scared the crap :D out of me. My b/p remains elevated but I know if I had to ...

Thursdayn is an auspicious day for receiving results---and eating breakfast also----GOOD LUCK
pollo65

Good Luck, I know it will go well!
pollo65

I found out this morning that my best friend and boss has six months to live, she has stage 4 gastric cancer. I HATE this BEAST! Sorry just blowing off steam.
pollo65

It seems to me that every time I get on a NEW regime regarding vitamins, tumeric, fish oil etc. some study comes along to refute the findings. Perhaps it comes down to everything in moderation. All I know is that it makes it confusing to try to take out the BEAST.
pollo65

Amen to that, you are in my prayers! Do a happy dance!
pollo65

Always sorry that you need this forum, but there are no kinder people and no people more knowledgable than on THIS forum. It literally has saved my life. It took me a year of lurking before I signed on, so tell your sister that we are ready to help when she is ready.
pollo65

Good morning, I am going on vacation for the first time since hemi-colectomy, chemo etc. in 09. I need advice, I fear going far from home and my comfort zone where I am near my docs, friends and most importantly my own bathroom. I am a creature of habit and have oatmeal EVERY morning for fiber, drin...

Hi, Iam 66 yo and have been off Avastin x12 months. I have proteinuria and hypertension, fairly common side effects. I am stage four and credit Avastin for saving my life, having had aortic met which disappeared shortly after adding Avastin to chemo. I do not like dealing with side effects but it is...

Hey sbstantial, I think about you and pray for you daily. Thank God we can still smell the new mown hay and enjoy the country. Btw having a clean apartment is nothing to sneeze at.
Have a great break
pollo65

I need to get my two cents worth in here. I learned so much from Gaelen. Things I use to get better care from my onc and my primary. I too miss you Gaelen and if you are just stopping by to see what is happening, please come back. It is all about knowledge and you were a great purveyor of big C know...

I ate like a pig :D for the first six months out of chemo and after that I suddenly was back to gaining weight. I had lost a lot of weight pre-diagnosis and in chemo. Now my metabolism has slowed to what it was before I was aware of my cancer. Talk to your doc but don't be overly concerned---and bew...

I wanted to say thank you to "hopeful"for directing me to "Light a candle for John." I went to the site grateful.org and once again was pointed to how to be grateful each day. I know that I get caught up in my disease and then start to worry about everything, what about my next s...