Hi all! I am putting together a chemo/care package for my dear mom. She will be doing the Oral chemo at home so she will be staying with me over the summer so I can be her nurse. I will be giving it to to her on 07/01 a few days before the start of her 1st chemo/radiation. She is very anxious and &q...

I am very sorry to hear about this. My mom just got diagnosed back in Feb and is in stage 3A no spread to organs but has one lymph affected. I'm so sad that they are taking their precious time with her mapping and simulation and prob will start now july 5th with chemo/radiation. I'm scared that it w...

Just wondering if anyone had a full response with Neoadjuvant chemo/radiation with surgery following for Stage 3a rectal cancer (low grade) Our oncologist mentioned something about a full response possibly happening. Did you notice the tumor shrank after a certain week after radiation? I used to wor...

Thank you all!! Today I went in for a 2nd opinion ,different dr. I went in for a rash on my hand (dermatitis) then I brought up Colonoscopy and the Dr. was like trying to talk me out of it (again) due to my age and my mother's age of diagnosis, blah blah blah. I started to get upset and I demanded t...

Thank you so much for all of your help. I was reading with Xoloda that it's best if you take it with gloves on and not touch it. I plan on having another baby and I will not be touching her meds but they seem very sensitive and harmful if touched. I am happy to hear that you didn't lose weight but a...

Thank you very much to all. I will be getting a second opinion but can I ask how do you get a 2nd opinion? My gen dr. is a 32 yr old kind hearted dr.She never has given me any problems except when I asked if I could get one now, she laughed and said "No silly, I want you to wait until you are 4...

I'm 38 female almost 39 with a history of hemorrhoid during and after pregnancy. I had a bad episode of a hemorrhoids a few years ago and it bulged out and i had to take a salt bath and just deal with the thrombosis pain. I stayed in bed for 3 days just so the pain would go aay.The pain was like a b...

Hi all, I am writing on behalf of my mother who is 77 recently diagnosed last May 9, 2017. I am so glad there are support blogs on here cause I am learning new things each day, such as what time to take the meds, hand/mouth sore, etc. My mom got diagnosed two months ago by colonoscopy after 8 -9 yea...

My mom is 77 has her 1st rad. oncology appt tomorrow. She was suggested the same as your mom. She has stage 3A rectal cancer and was suggested to do the neoadjuvent therapy for 6 weeks (xoloda with rad) mon- fri. Then take a 2 month break, then have the colorectal surgery, then lastly do the chemo a...