pft, at this point all I want is a stable wifi connection in the cancer center. anything more would be a bonus.

You can in fact out eat any weight loss surgery and stretch out stomach pouches etc. It happens in everyone to some degree. Its only a tool - it still takes a lot of hard work to be successful with it and it really IS rude to dismiss what it does for people as "just eat less. Simple". :ro...

Wonderful video which I have shared on FaceBook. Instances of diagnosis, at least in the US are on the rise for the under 50 population with dx tending to be at a later stage, so it's important to get the word out. Thanks for putting the video together.

Not after cancer, but I had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery about 7 years before the cancer dx.

Hi ieowi, I can only express what I was told when I was diagnosed as inoperable. In my case I had extensive mets in both lobes of the liver and was told they couldn't "melon ball" them out. In further discussion, I was told they prefer not to do surgery unless it is curative, or in emergen...

Hi Jillbugs, Similar to GrouseMan's wife, I did 15 rounds of FOLFOX 14 of them with Avastin. From there went to every other week maintenance of Avastin and 5-FU, continued to see liver met shrinkage on the maintenance. When the liver was clear, we went to every three weeks and then started to see so...

For me, maintenance was Avastin and 5-FU. Initially on the every-other week schedule then to every third week, which is when the recurrence happened. Again it's different for everyone.

So anyways,friends, just a couple little things.. So I have been dx stage 4, and just finished my 2nd round of folfiri. 44 yrs old. Not doing too bad as far as side effects go. Pump off Saturday night and its Tuesday morning and getting kids off to school...and wishing I was at work, because I feel...

So what is safe to say? From an outsiders perspective, saying that you look great is a compliment. I know my dad was so upset when someone bought them supper on Valentines, he figured it was because he had cancer. My response to him was that no one would know he has cancer as he looks so darn good....

Another thing to research with HR, if your husband has not started to use FMLA, that MAY buy you an additional 12 weeks of life insurance coverage at the employee payroll deduction rate. FMLA can run concurrently with STD/LTD but you are limited to 12 weeks in a rolling 12-month period. If they assi...

Sorry to hear this. Hoping for a speedy unblockage.

Rob in PA wrote:

sjring wrote:I'd be happy to talk smack about Pirates/Phillies but givin the Phillies performance this year, I just wouldn't stand a phightin' chance of winning.

Yes, maybe get back to me when the Pens and Flyers start playing

Wait, there's a sport other than baseball??!!

I'd be happy to talk smack about Pirates/Phillies but givin the Phillies performance this year, I just wouldn't stand a phightin' chance of winning.

Let me throw my hat into the ring here and add my welcome to the club. My primary is in the ascending colon, no where near the rectum and I was never a surgical candidate anyway, so I really can't offer an opinion for you on that, and you seem to be getting a good response from people who have been ...

Congrats Rob! Its encouraging to hear of more ports being put out of service for this reason