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by Lydia666
Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Salami
Replies: 33
Views: 8390

Re: Salami

There are now no nitrates salami, it should be less harmful.
by Lydia666
Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:30 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Janie passed away in Sept 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 1619

Janie passed away in Sept 2017

Just wanted to post about Janie, JJ2212, in case it's not known. She passed away last year in Sept This is a message from her sister: "I'm very sorry to tell you that Janie passed away on September 4th 2017. Her treatment stopped working in the fall of 2016 and she got sicker and sicker in 2017...
by Lydia666
Sat May 19, 2018 4:10 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: AnnClare how are you doing?
Replies: 6
Views: 2196

Re: ClareAnn how are you doing?

Do we know how AnnClare is doing?
Thanks.
by Lydia666
Wed May 16, 2018 6:17 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 3 years later, still here
Replies: 7
Views: 1576

Re: 3 years later, still here

DarknessEmbraced wrote:I'm glad you're doing well!*hugs*

Thanks! I am glad to see you are doing well too.
by Lydia666
Wed May 16, 2018 6:16 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 3 years later, still here
Replies: 7
Views: 1576

Re: 3 years later, still here

lpas wrote:That's awesome, Lydia. So glad to hear all is still going well!!

Thanks lpas. I am glad you are doing well too. I am really celebrating, i am lucky to be among those who get to survive it, at least for a while. It's the luck of the draw.
by Lydia666
Tue May 15, 2018 9:48 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Just diagnosed and it's EVERYWHERE...what to do now??
Replies: 24
Views: 8925

Re: Just diagnosed and it's EVERYWHERE...what to do now??

Hi Amelia's mama, i know this is an insane time, out of this world but there is hope. Once you start treatment, you will feel much better physically and emotionally. I know someone with significannt spread and who is still here 7 years later.

Big hug xx
by Lydia666
Tue May 15, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 3 years later, still here
Replies: 7
Views: 1576

3 years later, still here

Just wanted to say that my 3 yr anniversary is around the corner and I am still here and doing ok. I just wanted to check in because survivors' stories kept me alive 3 years ago. I have found out since that i have a faulty gene , a rare one, called chek2, which basically leaves me less protected aga...
by Lydia666
Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018
Replies: 19
Views: 11147

Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

Terrible news, i hoped for miracles of one of the research studies. Really breaks my heart. Hope her family can carry on.
by Lydia666
Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:40 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Liver question
Replies: 7
Views: 2014

Re: Liver question

Thank you all. Occasionally i worry that something is wrong, wherever i happen to feel something different. Maybe it's just stress. I have scan soon, we'll see what's up. Hopefully nothing.
by Lydia666
Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:48 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Liver question
Replies: 7
Views: 2014

Liver question

Hello,
I was wondering if those who had liver cancer or liver mets had any symptoms before diagnosis or you just found out at scanning.

Thanks!!
by Lydia666
Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: ileostomy
Replies: 13
Views: 2136

Re: ileostomy

Chickspeed wrote:I can't seem to ever get more than 1 day out of my appliance without itching and burning.

How long do you get?

It was the same for me- 2 days max, but usually 1!
by Lydia666
Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:02 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: My Wife Passed Away Today
Replies: 29
Views: 8111

Re: My Wife Passed Away Today

I am really sorry. Sending love.
by Lydia666
Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:53 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Positive news- Cancer free two years in
Replies: 12
Views: 2940

Re: Positive news- Cancer free two years in

I just wanted to say that I am now 2 years since rectal surgery and i am cancer free. In my scan in May, there were a couple of lung spots under watch (i had a bad cold when i was scanned) but 4 months later the scan is clear. I have a rare genetic mutation which predisposes me to multiple cancers,...
by Lydia666
Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:23 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Just told I have a mass in rectum
Replies: 46
Views: 18931

Re: Just told I have a mass in rectum

It is in the rectum. I was told that I would not need a bag because of the location. Thank you so much for all the information, I've been reading as I can. It's so much to take in. It's so hard. But reading the post here has really helped. Oncologist on Tuesday. PET on Thursday Thanks Hi Kathy, Thi...
by Lydia666
Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:13 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: NEW-Need some positivity here.
Replies: 622
Views: 225274

Re: NEW-Need some positivity here.

weisssoccermom & ValZen - Thank you so much! I have to stop googling. It makes me crazy. Thank you all for your input! I have so many questions...If it is an old and large tumor is it a stage 4? Will Chemo make me lose my hair? Can I still work? How do I tell a 12 and 15 yr old that their mothe...

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